§ 70.99 PENALTY.

   (A)   The penalty for violation of any provision of this title shall be a forfeiture as hereafter provided, together with statutory court costs and penalty assessment, if applicable.

      (1)   State forfeiture statutes. Forfeitures for violation of Wis. Stats. Chapters 340 through 349 shall conform to the forfeiture permitted to be imposed for violation of the statutes adopted by reference, including any variations or increases for subsequent offenses.

      (2)   State fine statutes. The forfeiture for violation of any statute adopted by reference hereunder for which the penalty is a fine shall not exceed the maximum fine permitted under such statute.

      (3)   Local regulations. The penalty for violations of §§ 70.02 through 70.08 shall be as provided in § 10.99.

      (4)   Penalty for parking violations. Notwithstanding any other penalty provided in this title, the forfeiture for parking violations other than those violations contained in the state statutes, as adopted by reference in § 70.01, shall be as hereinafter provided, in addition to any costs associated with the prosecution thereof which are required or authorized by state statute or administrative regulation, as follows in division (B).

   (B)   (1)   The table of forfeitures for: 2-hour zone, 24-hour violation, Doubled parked, Illegally parked heavy vehicles, Illegally parked causing heavy traffic hazard, Loading zone, No parking zone, No parking 2:30 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., Not a parking space, Other, Parked in zone for physically disabled parking, Parking on private property without consent, Parking on sidewalk area, Permit only, Posted restrictions, Winter parking, Within 4 feet - blocked driveway, Within 15 feet of crosswalk, and Wrong side of road, as provided in § 36.04.

      (2)   The amount of the forfeiture for any violation of this division (B) shall be doubled if not paid within seven days of the issuance of the citation.

      (3)   In addition to the applicable forfeiture, failure to pay the forfeiture within 28 days of the issuance of the citation shall result in an assessment of $10 for the cost of using the state traffic violation and registration program and related procedures under Wis. Stats. § 345.28.

      (4)   In addition to all applicable forfeitures, those illegally parked vehicles which cause a traffic hazard shall be towed and the owner of such vehicle shall be charged the towing and storage costs.

(Prior Code, § 7.14)  (Ord. 9-00, passed 12-14-2000; Ord. 1-2013, passed 8-22-2013; Ord. 03-2019, passed 2-14-2019)