Town of Linn, WI Traffic Code

In the interest of public safety, stop signs shall be installed at the following locations to control traffic on the highways over which the Town has exclusive jurisdiction:

Traffic on	Stops at
Academy Road	South Shore Drive
Alta Vista Drive	Snake Road
Armsby Road	Railroad tracks
Armsby Road	State Line Road
Basswood Drive	South Shore Drive intersection
Birches Drive	Linn Road
Bissell Road	Mohawk Road
Bissell Road	State Line Road
Black Point Road	Maple Ridge Road
Black Point Road [Added 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-008]	Wooddale Drive
Border Drive	Academy Road
Brink Road	Linton Road
CTH B	Linton Road
Crescent Drive [Added 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-008]	Shoreview Drive
East Road	Chapin Road
East Road	Main Road
Eastman Street	Pleasant Street
Eastman Street	Zenda Road
Elm Street	South Lakeshore Drive
Fair Oaks Road	South Shore Drive
Forest Rest Lane	Snake Road
Franklin Walsh Street	Zenda Road
Glenmore Avenue	Linn Road
Greenleaf Drive	Indian Drive
Greenview Drive	Oriole Road
Hardwood Drive	Basswood Drive
Hardwood Drive	South Shore Drive
Hillside Road	Linton Road
Hillside Road	Willow Road
Hilltop Drive	South Lakeshore Drive
Indian Drive	Knollwood Drive
Indian Road	Cisco Road
Lakeview Drive	Linn Road
Lakeview Avenue	Washington Avenue
Lakeview Avenue	Williams Plaza
Lakeview Park Drive	Linn Road
Lakeville Road	Swamp Angel Road
Laurel Street	Geneva Street
Laurel Street	Knollwood Drive
Linden Road [Added 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-008]	Wooddale Drive
Linn Road	South Shore Drive
Linn-Walworth Road	Lakeville Road
Linn-Walworth Road	Railroad tracks
Linnwood Avenue	Linn Road
Lortin Plaza	Washington Avenue (northwest and southeast corners of intersection)
Lortin Plaza	Williams Plaza (northwest and southeast corners of intersection)
Main Road	Chapin Road
Main Road	East Road
Maple Lane	Linn Road
Maple Ridge Road	Black Point Road
Maple Ridge Road	Linton Road
Maple Ridge Road	South Lakeshore Drive
Maple Ridge Road	Southland
Meadow Court	South Lakeshore Drive
Mohawk Road	Hillside Road
Mohawk Road	Swamp Angel Road
North Creekside Road	South Shore Drive
North Lakeshore Drive	Knollwood Road
Oakrest Avenue	Linn Road
Oakwood Road	Elgin Club Road
Orchard Road	Woodale Road
Oriole Road	Knollwood Drive
Pleasant Street	Franklin Walsh Street
Pleasant Street	Eastman Street
Pleasant Street	Forest Glen Street
Shadow Lane	South Shore Drive
Shoreview Drive	Indian Drive
Shoreview Drive	Oriole Road
Solar Lane [Added 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-008]	Birches Drive
South Lakeshore Drive	Linton Road
State Line Road	Hillside Road
Sunset Drive	Chapin Road
Swamp Angel Road	State Line Road
West Side Road	STH 120
Wildwood Road	South Lakeshore Drive
Willow Road	South Lakeshore Drive
Willow Road	STH 120
Wilmot Boulevard	South Street
Wooddale Drive	South Shore Drive
Zenda Road	Builders Court
Zenda Road	Forest Glen Street (sign on Forest Glen Street)
Zenda Road	Linton Road
Zenda Road	Mohawk Road (sign on Zenda Road)
Zenda Road	South Lakeshore Drive

Four-way stops.

There shall be a four-way stop at the intersection of South Lakeshore Drive, Willow Road and Linton Road.

There shall be a four-way stop at the intersection of Hillside Road and Willow Road.

(c)

There shall be a four-way stop at the intersection of Eastman Street and Pleasant Street.

(Reserved)[1]

Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, Yield signs to be erected, was repealed 6-12-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-008.

Operators to obey traffic control devices. Every operator of a vehicle approaching an intersection at which an official traffic control device is erected in accordance with this section shall obey the direction of such official traffic control device as required by the Wisconsin Statutes incorporated by reference in § 9-1 of this chapter. Operators of vehicles approaching a stop sign shall stop before entering a highway as required by § 346.46, Wis. Stats. Operators approaching intersections at which a yield sign has been installed shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles as required by § 346.18(6), Wis. Stats.

§ 9-4 Weight limits and heavy traffic routes.

[Amended 4-11-2011]

Special and season weight limitations. The Town Board shall have the authority to impose special or seasonal weight limits on any highway, bridge or culvert maintained by the Town to prevent injury to the roadway or for the safety of the users of such bridge or culvert and shall be responsible for erecting uniform traffic control devices giving notice thereof.

§ 9-5 Parking regulations.

[Amended 10-9-1998; 8-10-2009; 6-9-2014; 8-20-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-011; 8-20-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-013; 9-15-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-015]

Parking prohibited at all times. Except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading or in receiving or discharging passengers or property and while the vehicle is attended by a licensed operator so that it may be moved promptly in case of an emergency or to avoid obstruction of traffic, no person shall at any time park or leave standing any vehicle or trailer upon any of the following roads or highways or parts of the roads or highways:

Birches Drive

Burr Oak Drive

Center Street

Chapin Road

Hillside Road

Linn Pier Road

Loramoor Drive

Main Road

Maple Street

Poplar Avenue

Shadow Lane

State Trunk Highway 120 from the south limit of the City of Lake Geneva to the east and west 1/4 section line of Section 12, Town 1 North, Range 17 East

Sunnyside Avenue

Wildwood Road

Parking, stopping or standing prohibited. No person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle for any purpose upon the highways or parts of highways at any time where signs are erected giving notice thereof.

Limited time parking. When official traffic signs are erected in any block giving notice thereof, no person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, for more than the time periods set forth on said sign, on the highway or parts thereof.

Miscellaneous parking restrictions.

Street maintenance. Whenever it is necessary to clear or repair a Town roadway or any part thereof, the Town Highway Superintendent shall post such highways or parts thereof with signs bearing the words "No Parking - Street Maintenance Work." Such signs shall be erected at least two hours prior to the time that street maintenance work is to be commenced. No person shall park a motor vehicle in violation of such signs.

Parking in driveways. No person shall park or leave standing any motor vehicle in any private driveway without the permission of the owner or lessee of the property upon which such driveway is located, whether or not such driveway is posted to limit or restrict parking.

Parking heavy vehicles in residential districts. No operator of a motor truck, truck-tractor, trailer, or semitrailer or any other vehicle or combination of vehicles other than motorbuses weighing more than 12,000 pounds shall park such vehicle on any highway other than a routed state trunk highway in any residential district except for such time as is reasonably necessary to facilitate the loading or unloading of the vehicle.

(4)

No parking for snow removal.

For the purpose of removing snow and/or ice from public roadways within the Town, the Town prohibits parking on any public street during or after a winter weather event, which includes snow, freezing rain, and/or sleet, until after the snow and/or ice has been removed or plowed to the edge of the pavement from November 15 to April 1. The Police Department may tow away all vehicles parked in violation of this subsection. Any person who violates this subsection may be subject to a forfeiture plus the costs of towing and storing the vehicle.

[Amended 5-8-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-002]

Emergencies.

If the Town Chairman declares that an emergency exists making streets hazardous during and following a snowstorm until the snow has been removed from and sand applied where necessary to public streets:

[a]

No person shall park, stop or leave standing any vehicle on any public street in an area which has been marked with signs or barriers by the police of said Town indicating no parking due to snow removal.

[b]

No person shall park or leave standing any vehicle on any street during or after a winter weather event, including freezing rain, until after the snow and/or ice has been removed or plowed to the edge of the pavement.

[2]

In the event that any vehicle is abandoned and left standing in violation of Subsection D(4)(b)[1], the vehicle may be removed by or under the supervision of the Police Department of the Town. The cost of the removal shall be charged against the owner or the one in possession of the vehicle.

[3]

The following temporary parking shall be permitted:

[a]

The vehicle of a doctor.

[b]

Vehicles being used for deliveries.

[c]

Police, fire and other emergency vehicles.

[d]

Any vehicle with a handicapped sticker affixed to it.

(5)

Fire lanes. When signs are erected giving notice, no person shall park any vehicle in a fire lane. The Police Department shall tow away all vehicles parked in violation of this subsection. Any person who violates this subsection shall be subject to a forfeiture plus the costs of towing and storing the vehicle.

Removal of illegally parked vehicles. Any vehicle parked or left standing upon a highway, street or alley or other public grounds in violation of any of the provisions of this section or § 9-1 of this chapter is declared to be a hazard to traffic and public safety. Such vehicle shall be removed by the operator, upon request of any police officer, to a position where parking, stopping or standing is not prohibited. Any police officer, after issuing a citation for illegal parking, stopping or standing of an unattended vehicle in violation of this code, is authorized to remove such vehicle to a position where parking is not prohibited. The officer may order a motor carrier holding a permit to perform vehicle towing services, a licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer or a licensed motor vehicle dealer who performs vehicle towing services to remove and store such vehicle in any storage garage or rental parking grounds or any facility of the person providing the towing services. In addition to other penalties provided by § 9-6 of this chapter, the owner or operator of a vehicle so removed shall pay the cost of towing and storage. If towing is done by the Police Department, the sum of $50 shall be paid for towing.

Registration record of vehicle as evidence. When any vehicle is found upon a street or highway in violation of any provision of this code regulating the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles and the identity of the operator cannot be determined, the owner as shown by the ownership registration of the vehicle supplied by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, or a comparable authority of any other state, shall be subject to appropriate penalty.

§ 9-6 Abandoned vehicles.

Abandonment of vehicles prohibited. No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home on any public street or highway, or public or private property, for such time and under such circumstances as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. When any such vehicle has been left unattended on any Town street or highway, or on any public or private property, within the Town without the permission of the owner for more than 48 hours, the vehicle is deemed abandoned and constitutes a public nuisance.

Exceptions. This section shall not apply to a vehicle in an enclosed building or a vehicle in an appropriate storage place or a depository maintained in a lawful place and manner authorized by the Town.

Removal and impoundment or sale. Any vehicle found abandoned in violation of this section shall be impounded by the Chief of Police until lawfully claimed or disposed of as provided in this section. If the Chief of Police or his duly authorized representative determines that towing costs and storage charges for the minimum impoundment period would exceed the value of the vehicle, the vehicle may be junked or sold prior to the expiration of the impoundment period upon determination by the Chief of Police that the vehicle is not wanted for evidence or any other reason, provided that vehicles in excess of 19 model years of age shall be sold or disposed of only by auction, sale or sealed bid in accordance with § 342.40(3)(c), Wis. Stats.

Minimum impoundment period. The minimum period of impoundment or storage of a vehicle found in violation of this section shall be 10 days.

Notice to owner. The officer removing or causing the removal of any vehicle found in violation of this section shall immediately notify the Chief of Police of the abandonment and location of the impounded vehicle and shall, within two days thereafter, notify the owner and lienholders of record, by certified mail, of the impoundment and of their right to reclaim the vehicle. The notice shall set forth the information contained in § 342.40(3), Wis. Stats., and shall state that the failure of the owner or lienholders to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle shall be deemed a waiver of all right, title and interest in the vehicle and a consent to sale of the vehicle.

Sale. Each retained vehicle not reclaimed by the owner or lienholder may be disposed of by sealed bid or auction sale as provided in § 342.40(3), Wis. Stats.

Owner responsible for impoundment and sale costs. The owner of any abandoned vehicle, except a stolen vehicle, is responsible for the abandonment and all costs of impoundment and disposing of the vehicle. Costs not recovered for the sale of the vehicle may be recovered in a civil action by the Town against the owner.

Notice of sale or disposition. Within five days after the sale or disposal of a vehicle as provided in this section, the Police Chief or his representatives shall advise the State Department of Transportation, Division of Motor Vehicles, of such sale or disposition on a form supplied by the Division. A copy of such form shall also be given to the purchaser of the vehicle and a copy shall be retained by the Town.

Sale to bar claims against vehicle. The sale of a motor vehicle under the provisions of this section shall forever bar all prior claims thereto and interest therein except as hereinafter provided.

Purchaser to remove vehicle. The purchaser of any vehicle on sealed bid or auction sale under Subsection F of this section shall have 10 days to remove the vehicle from the storage area upon payment of a storage fee of $25 for each day the vehicle has remained in storage after the second business day subsequent to the sale date. Ten days after the sale, the purchaser shall forfeit all interest in the vehicle and the vehicle shall be deemed to be abandoned and may be again sold.

Request for list. Any listing of vehicles to be sold pursuant to this section shall be made available by the Town Clerk to any interested person or organization who or which makes a written request therefor, for a fee of $10.

[Amended 9-9-2019]

Exemption.

Any owner or person operating a registered vehicle which shall become disabled or inoperative for any reason and who shall be unable to cause removal of such vehicle from any alley, street, highway or public place, not otherwise regulated as a restricted parking, stopping or standing zone, shall, within 12 hours of such occurrence, notify the Chief of Police or the Town Police Department of the location of the vehicle and shall transfer and deliver clear title for said vehicle to the Town together with the current towing price and junking charges and shall be exempt from the provisions of this code.

[Amended 6-9-2008]

When so requested by the owner or person in charge of a vehicle, the Chief of Police shall be authorized to order such vehicle removed and junked directly from the scene of disablement by the Highway Superintendent or contractor engaged by the Town for towing of disabled vehicles.

§ 9-7 Speed limits.

[Amended 7-10-2000; 4-12-2004; 9-12-2005; 12-12-2005; 2-12-2007; 10-8-2007; 4-13-2009; 9-14-2009; 5-13-2013; 8-20-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-014; 10-14-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-017]

The Town Board hereby determines that the statutory speed limits on the following highways and roads and portions thereof are unreasonable, unsafe or imprudent and modifies such speed limits to decrease the same as follows:

Fifteen miles per hour. Fifteen miles per hour on:

Loramoor Drive.

East Beach Drive.

Elm Street.

Maple Street.

Hickory Street.

Poplar Avenue.

Border Drive.

Linn Road north of Sunnyside Drive to the waters of Geneva Lake.

Highland Road.

Greenland Road.

Woodland Road.

Oakland Road.

Lakeview Road.

Twenty-five miles per hour. Twenty-five miles per hour on:

Basswood Drive.

Harwood Drive.

Cisco Road.

Oriole Road.

Knollwood Drive.

Chapin Road.

Blackpoint Road.

Elgin Club Road.

Fairoaks Road.

Lackey Lane.

Hillside Road north of old Highway BB.

(12)

Laurel Street.

(13)

Maple Ridge Road north of Blackpoint Road.

Oakwood Drive.

Southland Lane.

South Land Road.

South Street.

Snake Road.

Wooddale Drive.

Mill Road.

Zenda Road from Highway B south to south of railroad.

(22)

Linn Road from South Lakeshore Drive to Sunnyside Drive to official sign for 25 miles per hour from Memorial Day through Labor Day; 35 miles per hour the remaining days of the year.

(23)

South Lakeshore Drive between the intersection of North Creekside Lane and the Village of Fontana-on-Geneva Lake.

(24)

South Lakeshore Drive from the southerly most point of the Big Foot Beach south 1,040 feet.

Thirty-five miles per hour. Thirty-five miles per hour on:

Academy Road.

Hillside Road south of old Highway BB to Willow Road.

Maple Ridge Road north of South Lakeshore Drive.

(4)

South Lakeshore Drive from North Creekside Lane east to the eastern portion of Basswood Drive.

(5)

South Lakeshore Drive north from old Highway BB to the southerly most boundary of the City of Lake Geneva.

(6)

South Lakeshore Drive from old Highway 120 westerly to the intersection of South Lakeshore Drive, Willow Road and Linton Road.

(7)

Linton Road from the intersection of South Lakeshore Drive and Willow Road westerly to Brink Road.

Forty miles per hour. Forty miles per hour on:

South Lakeshore Drive between Linn Road and the eastern portion of Basswood Drive and Linton Road between the eastern- and westernmost signs designating the Linton unincorporated limits.

Forty-five miles per hour. Forty-five miles per hour on:

South Lakeshore Drive between old County Trunk BB and Linn Road.

Maple Ridge Road from Linton Road to South Lakeshore Drive.

Fifty-five miles per hour. Fifty-five miles per hour on:

Linton Road from Brink Road to the easternmost sign designating the Linton unincorporated limits.

Linton Road from the westernmost sign designating the Linton unincorporated limits to Academy Road.

School zone speed limit. The speed limit in the Traver School Zone on Linton Road shall be 35 miles per hour when children are present. The Traver School Zone shall be that area between the school zone signs as placed by the Town of Linn Highway Department.

§ 9-8 Accident reports.

Operators to file. The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or property damage to an apparent total extent of $200 or more, shall, within 10 days after such accident, file with the Town of Linn Police Department a copy of the report required by § 346.70, Wis. Stats.

Reports confidential. Accident reports filed under this section shall be for the confidential use of the Department and shall not be open to public inspection; except as permitted by § 346.73, Wis. Stats., such reports shall not be used as evidence in any trial or proceeding.

§ 9-9 Snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.

[Amended 6-9-2008; 5-12-2014]

In addition to the provisions of § 13-15 of this Code, the statutory provisions describing and defining regulations with respect to snowmobiles in Ch. 350, Wis. Stats., the statutory provisions describing and defining regulations with respect to all terrain vehicles in Ch. 23, Wis. Stats., and the definition of "motor vehicle" in § 340.01(35), Wis. Stats., including all subsequent revisions and additions thereto, are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this section as if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by and statute incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited by this section.

In the interest of public health and safety the following laws and regulations are adopted:

Operation forbidden on public property. Except as provided in §§ 350.02 and 350.03, Wis. Stats., no person shall operate a snowmobile upon the path around the lake or any other public right-of-way or street or in any public park or on any other public property unless the same or any parts thereof have been designated as snowmobile routes and the trails have been clearly marked by municipal authorities.

Rules of road adopted. If snowmobile routes are designated over public highways, operators of vehicles upon them shall observe the rules of the road for motor vehicles set forth in Ch. 346, Wis. Stats., in addition to any special rules adopted by this section, and where operated over parks or other recreational areas, the speed shall not be in excess of the posted speed limit.

Unattended vehicles. No person shall leave or allow a snowmobile owned or operated by him to remain unattended while the motor is running or with the starting key left in the ignition.

(4)

Operation on private premises restricted. No person shall operate a snowmobile on any private property not owned or controlled by him without the express consent and permission of the owner or occupant of such land.

(5)

Accidents and accident reports.

Definition. "Snowmobile accident" means a collision, accident or other casualty involving a snowmobile.

Rendering help. If he can do so without serious danger to his own snowmobile or to persons on board, the operator of a snowmobile involved in a snowmobile accident shall stop his snowmobile and shall render to other persons affected thereby such assistance as may be practicable and necessary to save them from or minimize any danger caused by the accident and shall give his name and address and identification of his snowmobile to any person injured and to the owner of any property damaged in the accident.

(c)

Reporting accident.

If the snowmobile results in death or injury to any person or totals property damage in excess of $200, every operator of a snowmobile involved in such accident shall, as soon as possible, notify the Police Department having jurisdiction over the area in which the accident occurred and file a written report thereof with such Department on forms prescribed by it.

[2]

If the operator of a snowmobile is physically incapable of making the report required by this section and there is another occupant in the snowmobile at the time of the accident who is capable of making it, he or she shall make such report.

(6)

Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction thereof, except where otherwise provided herein, forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500, together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of the forfeiture and costs of prosecution shall be imprisoned in the county jail until such forfeiture and costs are paid, but not exceeding 30 days, and provided further that the forfeiture imposed shall not exceed the maximum fine permitted under the statute adopted by reference.

§ 9-10 Driving onto lake.

No person shall remove, without proper authority, any rope, cable or barricade of any description which has been placed across any entrance to Geneva Lake. No person shall drive a motor-driven vehicle in such a manner as to bypass or circumvent any barricade across an entrance to Geneva Lake when such barricade has been so placed by proper authorities for the purpose of warning drivers not to enter the frozen surface of Geneva Lake.

§ 9-11 Display of power prohibited.

No person shall make unnecessary and annoying noises with a motor vehicle, by squealing tires, excessive acceleration of engine, or by emitting unnecessary and loud muffler noises.

§ 9-12 Liquor in vehicles.

No underage person, unaccompanied by a parent, guardian or spouse, may possess, transport or have under his control any alcohol beverage in any motor vehicle, unless such person is employed by an alcohol beverage licensee and such possession is during regular working hours and in the course of his employment.

No person shall have in his possession an open container containing an alcohol beverage in a motor vehicle on a public street, alley or highway within the Town.

§ 9-13 Enforcement procedure.

This chapter shall be enforced according to §§ 66.0114 and 345.20 to 345.53 and Ch. 800, Wis. Stats., including § 345.28(4) and (5) for nonmoving violations.

Deposit. Any person arrested for a violation of this chapter may make a deposit of money as directed by the arresting officer at the police station, the Town of Linn Municipal Court at W3728 Franklin Walsh Street, P.O. Box 130. Zenda. WI, 53195, or by mailing the deposit to such places.

[Amended 6-9-2008; 11-13-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-011

The arresting officer or the person receiving the deposit shall notify the arrested person, orally or in writing, that:

If he fails to appear in Court at the time fixed in the citation, he will be deemed to have tendered a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture plus costs not to exceed the amount of the deposit; or

If he fails to appear in Court at the time fixed in the citation and if the Court does not accept the deposit as a forfeiture, he will be summoned into Court to answer the complaint.

The amount of the deposit shall be determined in accordance with the deposit schedule established by the Wisconsin Judicial Conference and shall include the penalty assessment established under § 757.05, Wis. Stats., and costs. If a deposit schedule has not been established, the arresting officer shall require the alleged defendant to deposit the forfeiture established by the Chief of Police, which shall include the penalty assessment established under § 757.05, Wis. Stats. Deposits for nonmoving violations shall not include the penalty assessment.

The arresting officer or the person receiving the deposit shall issue to the arrested person a receipt therefor as required by § 345.26(3)(b), Wis. Stats.

Stipulation of no contest. Any person charged with a violation of this chapter, except §§ 346.62(1) and 346.63(1), Wis. Stats., adopted by reference in § 9-1, may make a stipulation of no contest pursuant to § 345.27, Wis. Stats., which shall be received at the police station or the office of the Clerk of Court within 10 days of the date of the alleged violation. Such person shall, at the time of entering into the stipulation, make the deposit required under Subsection B of this section if he has not already done so. A person who has mailed or filed a stipulation under this subsection may, however, appear in Court on the appearance date and may be relieved from the stipulation for cause shown as required in § 345.37, Wis. Stats.

Citations.[1]

Uniform citation and complaint. The Wisconsin Uniform Traffic Citation and Complaint described and defined in the Wisconsin Statutes shall be used for enforcement of all provisions of this code except those provisions which describe or define nonmoving traffic violations.

Parking citations. The Chief of Police shall recommend a citation for use in enforcing the nonmoving traffic offenses of this code. When approved by the Town Board, such citation shall be used for enforcement of nonmoving traffic regulations created or adopted by this code, including violations of nonmoving traffic regulations defined and described in the Wisconsin Statutes adopted by reference in § 9-1 and all provisions of §§ 9-5 and 9-6 of this code. The citation for nonmoving traffic violations shall contain a notice that the person cited may discharge the forfeiture for violation of a nonmoving traffic regulation and penalty thereof by complying with Subsection B of this section. Nonmoving traffic citations may be issued by law enforcement officers.

Editor's Note: Original § 9.13(d)1, Authority to issue citations, which appeared at the beginning of this subsection, has been moved to Ch. 1, General Provisions.

Nonmoving traffic offenses; direct payment of penalty permitted. Persons cited for violation of nonmoving traffic offenses described and defined in this code may discharge the penalty thereof and avoid court prosecution by forwarding within five days of the issuance of the citation to the Town Police Department the minimum penalty specified for the violation. If not so forwarded, the penalty may be discharged by forwarding within 30 days of the date of the citation to the above-named office the amount of $20. When payment is made as provided in this subsection, no court costs shall be charged. If the alleged violator does not deliver or mail a deposit as provided herein within 30 days of the date of the citation, the Chief of Police shall forward a copy of the citation to the Town Attorney for prosecution according to law.

§ 9-14 Violations and penalties.

Forfeiture penalty. The penalty for violation of any provision of this code shall be a forfeiture as hereinafter provided together with the costs of prosecution and the penalty assessment imposed by § 757.05, Wis. Stats., where applicable. Payment of the judgment may be suspended by the sentencing judge for not more than 60 days. Any person who shall fail to pay the amount of the forfeiture, costs of prosecution and penalty imposed for violation of any provision of this code may, upon order of the court entering judgment therefor and having jurisdiction of the case, be imprisoned until such forfeiture, costs and assessment are paid, but not exceeding 90 days.

Other sanctions. Nothing herein shall preclude or affect the power of the sentencing court to exercise additional authorities granted by the Wisconsin Statutes to suspend or revoke the operating privileges of the defendant or to order the defendant to submit to assessment and rehabilitation or attend traffic safety school in addition to payment of a monetary penalty or in lieu of imprisonment.

Forfeitures for uniform traffic offenses. Forfeitures for violations of any traffic regulations set forth in the Wisconsin Statutes adopted by reference in § 9-1 of this chapter shall conform to the forfeiture penalty permitted to be imposed for violations of the comparable state statute, including any variations or increases for subsequent offenses; provided, however, that this subsection shall not permit prosecution under this code of any offense for which an imprisonment penalty or fine may be imposed upon the defendant.

Forfeitures for parking violations.

Forfeitures for uniform statewide parking, stopping and standing offenses. Minimum and maximum forfeitures for violation of the offenses described in § 346.51 to 346.55, Wis. Stats., adopted by reference in § 9-1 of this code shall be:[1]

		Forfeiture
Section	Offense	Minimum	Maximum
346.51(1)	Improper parking on/off roadway	$5	$200
346.52(1)	Stopping/standing in prohibited areas	$5	$40
	2nd conviction within 1 year	$10	$100
346.52(2)	Stopping/standing on highway by grade school	$5	$40
	2nd conviction within 1 year	$10	$100
346.53	Parking/standing where prohibited	$5	$40
	2nd conviction within 1 year	$10	$100
346.54	Improper parking/standing of vehicle	$5	$40
	2nd conviction within 1 year	$10	$100
346.55(1)	Parking on left side of highway	$5	$100
346.55(3)	Parking on posted private property	$5	$100
	2nd conviction within 1 year	$10	$100

Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Code Adoption Ordinance).