[Adopted 8-5-1997 by Ord. No. 97-1461 as Secs. 10.04, 10.19, 10.11, 10.30, 10.44, 10.06, 10.07, 10.32, 10.10, 10.24, 10.25, 10.45, 10.49, 10.13, 10.46, 10.28, 10.56, 10.60 and 10.54 of the 1997 Code]
No person shall, within the City:
A. 
In any public or private place engage in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances which tend to cause or provoke a disturbance.
B. 
Intentionally cause, provoke or engage in any fight, brawl, riot or noisy altercation other than a bona fide athletic contest.
C. 
With intent to annoy another, make a telephone call, whether or not a conversation ensues.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Section 10.05, Sale of Tobacco to Minor Prohibited, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 12-15-1998 by Ord. No. 98-1526. For these provisions, see § 183-71.
No person shall injure, deface, destroy, remove, take or meddle with any property of any kind belonging to the City or its departments or to any person or association without the consent of the owner or proper authority.
No person shall knowingly or intentionally do any of the following in a public place:
A. 
Engage in sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, necrophilia, fellatio or cunnilingus;
B. 
Appear in a state of nudity, "nudity" meaning the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, perineum, or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering below the point immediately above the top of the areola, or the showing of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state; or
C. 
Fondle the genitals of himself or herself or another person.
[Amended 10-6-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-1983]
A. 
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
Any method of communicating which uses any wire, radio, electromagnetic, photooptical or photoelectronic facilities for the purposes of transmitting a communication including any computer facilities or related electronic equipment for the electronic storage of such communications. This definition shall include, but is not limited to, landline telephones, facsimile machines, cellular telephones, text messages, MMS messages, electronic mail messages, instant messaging systems and other social media communications.
B. 
Whoever uses an electronic communications system to do any of the following, provided that the communication originates or terminates within the limits of the City, shall, upon conviction, have a penalty imposed as provided in § 183-79:
(1) 
Makes any comment, request, suggestion or proposal which is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent.
(2) 
Makes a telephone call, whether or not conversation ensues, with the intent to abuse, threaten or harass any person at the called number or numbers.
(3) 
Makes or causes the telephone of another repeatedly or continuously to ring, with intent to abuse, threaten or harass any person at the called number or numbers.
(4) 
Makes repeated telephone calls, during which conversation ensues, solely to abuse, threaten or harass any person at the called number or numbers.
(5) 
Repeatedly sends a message or other communication with the intent to abuse, threaten or harass another person.
(6) 
Sends a message or makes any other communication with the intent to abuse, threaten or harass another person while intentionally preventing or attempting to prevent the disclosure of his or her own identity.
(7) 
Knowingly permits any electronic communications service device under his or her control to be used for any purpose prohibited by this section.
(8) 
In conspiracy or concerted action with other persons, makes repeated or simultaneous communications solely to abuse, threaten or harass any person at the called number or numbers.
(9) 
With the intent to abuse, threaten or harass another person, undertakes any combination of the above activities.
At a time of any public parade, accident, riot, public peril or other circumstance causing people to congregate or assemble, no person shall enter, break through or remain within the danger lines or other bounds established by the safety patrol officer or by or under the direction of any authorized City official or employee for the preservation of public safety, peace and order, unless such person be duly authorized by an officer there in charge.
A. 
Whoever knowingly resists or obstructs an officer while such officer is doing any act in his or her official capacity and with lawful authority may be penalized under Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-19.
B. 
As used in the section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
OBSTRUCTS
Includes, without limitation, knowingly giving false information to the officer or knowingly placing physical evidence with intent to mislead him or her in the performance of his or her duty, including the service of any summons or civil process.
[Amended 6-5-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-2326]
OFFICER
A peace officer or other public officer or public employee having the authority by virtue of his or her office or employment to take another into custody.
C. 
Whoever by violation of this section hinders, delays or prevents an officer from properly serving or executing any summons or civil process is civilly liable to the person injured for any actual loss caused thereby and to the officer or his or her superior for any damages adjudged against either of them by reason thereof.
A. 
Whoever, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails, upon command to aid any person known to him or her to be a peace officer may be penalized under Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-19.
B. 
This section does not apply if under the circumstances the officer was not authorized to command such assistance.
No person shall operate or be an inmate of a house of prostitution or engage in prostitution within the City.
No person shall cause bodily harm to another by an act done with intent to cause bodily harm to that person or another without the consent of the person so harmed.
No person shall cause bodily harm to a peace officer, as defined in § 939.22(22), Wis. Stats., or fire fighter acting in his or her official capacity and the person knows or has reason to know that the victim is a peace officer or fire fighter by an act done with intent to cause bodily harm to the peace officer or fire fighter without consent of the person so injured.
Section 943.50, Wis. Stats., and as amended from time to time, is hereby adopted by reference and made a part of this article as if fully set forth herein.
A. 
Whoever does either of the following may be fined under Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-19:
(1) 
Having obtained any food, lodging or other service or accommodation at any hotel, motel, boarding or lodging house or restaurant, intentionally absconds without paying for it.
(2) 
While a guest at any hotel, motel, boarding or lodging house or restaurant, intentionally defrauds the keeper thereof in any transaction arising out of such relationship as guest.
B. 
Under this section, prima facie evidence of an intent to defraud is shown by:
(1) 
The refusal of payment upon presentation when due and the return of any bank check or order for the payment of money, given by return and guest to any hotel, motel, boarding or lodging house or restaurant, in payment of any obligation arising out of such relationship as guest. Such facts shall also be deemed prima facie evidence of an intent to abscond without payment.
(2) 
The failure or refusal of any guest at a hotel, motel, boarding or lodging house or restaurant, to pay, upon written demand, the established charge for food, lodging or other service or action actually rendered.
(3) 
The giving of false information on a lodging registration form or the presenting of false or fictitious credentials for the purpose of obtaining lodging or credit.
(4) 
The drawing, endorsement, issuing or delivering to any hotel, motel, boarding or lodging house or restaurant, of any check, draft or order for payment of money upon any bank or other depository, in payment of established charges for food, lodging or other service or accommodation, knowing at the time that there is not sufficient credit with the drawee bank or other depository for payment in full of the instrument drawn.
No person shall make false statements as follows:
A. 
Under oath or affirmation make or subscribe false statement which the person does not believe is true, when such oath or affirmation is authorized or required by any public officer or governmental agency as a prerequisite to such officer or agency taking some official action.
B. 
Make or subscribe inconsistent statements under oath or affirmation in regard to any matter respecting which an oath or affirmation is in each case authorized or required by any public officer or governmental agency as a prerequisite to such officer or agency taking some official action under circumstances which demonstrate that the witness or subscriber knew at least one of the statements to be false when made.
Any officer or other person who delivers or procures to be delivered or has in his or her possession with intent to deliver to any inmate confined in the Milwaukee County House of Correction or shall deposit or conceal in or about such House of Correction, or the precincts thereof, or in any vehicle going into the premises belonging to the House of Correction, any article or thing whatever, with intent that any inmate confined therein shall obtain or receive the same, or who receives from any inmate any article or thing whatever with intent to convey the same out of the House of Correction, contrary to the rules or regulations and without the knowledge or permission of the Superintendent thereof, shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-19.
A. 
Aid and abet. No person shall intentionally aid and abet, advise, hire, counsel or otherwise procure or assist another to violate a City ordinance. A person can aid and abet even though the person did not directly commit the violation and even if the person who directly committed the violation has not been found guilty of that or some other violation based upon the same set of facts.
B. 
Solicitation. No person shall, with the intent that an ordinance be violated, advise another to violate an ordinance, even though the person did not directly commit the ordinance violation or did not directly violate the ordinance.
C. 
Attempt. No person shall intend to perform acts and violate an ordinance which, if complete, would violate an ordinance and do any act toward the violation of the ordinance.
[Added 3-7-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-1595]
A. 
Graffiti defined. "Graffiti" means any inscription, word, figure or design, marked, scratched, etched, drawn or painted with spray paint, liquid paint, ink, chalk, dye or other similar substances, on buildings, fences, structures and other similar places, without the express written consent of the owner or operator of the property.
B. 
Prohibited conduct. No person may write, paint or draw any inscription, figure or mark of any type on any public or private building or other real or personal property owned, operated or maintained by any public or private person, entity, agency, firm or corporation, unless the express permission of the owner or operator of the property has been obtained.
C. 
Graffiti removal. The existence of graffiti on any property within the City is expressly declared to be a public nuisance as it affects the public health, safety and welfare. No owner of any property within the City may maintain or allow any graffiti to remain upon such property when the graffiti is visible from the street or other public or private property. The Building Inspection Department may serve any property owner whose property has been injured by the application of graffiti with a written order to remove, cover, clean up or repair such property within 15 days of the date of such order. Such order may be served personally or by registered, certified or regular mail, and service upon any one of joint or in-common owners shall constitute valid service upon all property owners. Should such property owner fail to comply with the terms of such order, in addition to the penalties set forth under Subsection D below, the City may obtain the removal, covering, clean up or repair of such graffiti upon its own instance as a special charge against the property, pursuant to § 66.0627, Wis. Stats., or by way of other available relief to abate such nuisance.
[Amended 3-5-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-1708]
D. 
Penalty. Any person convicted of violating this section shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-19, and all orders for restitution which may be imposed by the Municipal Court under law.
[Added 8-5-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-1952; amended 7-21-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-1975]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
EMERGENCY
As used within this section, shall mean a situation for which an immediate response by public safety personnel is essential because of the possibility of property damage or loss, bodily harm, including a potentially life-threatening illness or condition and/or any similar situation which mandates the immediate attention of public safety personnel.
STATEWIDE EMERGENCY SERVICES NUMBER
The "911" emergency number system described in § 256.35, Wis. Stat.
B. 
Use of statewide emergency services number. No person shall use the statewide emergency services number for any purpose other than to report an emergency.
C. 
Intentional misuse. Any person who intentionally dials the statewide emergency services number to report an emergency, knowing that the fact situation which he or she reports does not exist, shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $300 for the first offense and not less than $500 nor more than $2,500 for any subsequent offenses which occur within one year of a prior offense.
D. 
Repeated inadvertent or mistaken misuse.
(1) 
No person shall, by mistake, inadvertence or otherwise, make continual and/or repeated calls to the statewide emergency services number when attempting to make a nonemergency call, including, but not limited to, mistakes in dialing country codes and the use of "outside line" prefix numbers.
(2) 
Where violations of this subsection stem from calls made to the statewide emergency services number which are placed from a business or other location that has multiple phone lines servicing the location, the business owner and/or the listed owner of the offending telephone number shall be liable for violations of this subsection.
(3) 
Violations of this subsection shall be subject to forfeitures as follows:
[Amended 12-6-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-2064]
(a) 
For the fourth and fifth violations in any calendar year, a forfeiture of $50.
(b) 
For the sixth and seventh violations in any calendar year, a forfeiture of $100.
(c) 
For the eighth and ninth violations in any calendar year, a forfeiture of $150.
(d) 
For the 10th and all subsequent violations in any calendar year, a forfeiture not less than $200 nor more than $1,000.
E. 
Responsibility of parents and/or guardians. No parent, guardian, or other adult person having the care and custody of a person under the age of 18 shall allow such minor or have such insufficient control to allow such minor to violate this section. Said person shall be subject to forfeitures hereunder as if he or she were the actual violator.
F. 
For the purposes of calculating violations under this section, each separate call to the statewide emergency services number shall constitute a separate violation.