§ 35.01 CREATED.

   There is created and established a Municipal Court, to be designated as the Mid-Moraine Municipal Court, under the provisions of Wis. Stats. Ch. 755, and pursuant to the Agreement for the Operation of the Municipal Court for Washington County, as amended (“Agreement”), a copy of which is on file with the Village Clerk.

(Ord. 12-2000, passed 12-14-2000)

§ 35.02 MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE.

   The Municipal Court shall be under the jurisdiction of and presided over by a Municipal Judge, who shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in the state, and who resides in any of the member municipalities as defined in the Agreement. The Municipal Judge shall be elected at large in the spring election for a term of two years commencing on May 1 of the year of his or her election. The governing bodies of the member municipalities shall provide for a primary election in the event that more than two candidates file nomination papers for the position of Municipal Judge.

(Ord. 12-2000, passed 12-14-2000)

§ 35.03 BOND.

   The amount of the bond required by Wis. Stats. § 755.03(1) shall be set as provided in § 36.04.

(Ord. 03-2019, passed 2-14-2019)

§ 35.04 HOURS.

   The Municipal Court shall be open at such times as the Municipal Judge determines, subject to the Agreement.

(Ord. 12-2000, passed 12-14-2000)

§ 35.05 CONTEMPT.

   The Municipal Judge may impose a forfeiture for contempt and a jail sentence for nonpayment of the forfeiture and any applicable assessments, under Wis. Stats. § 800.12(2).

(Ord. 12-2000, passed 12-14-2000)

§ 35.06 JURISDICTION.

   This chapter shall be construed to limit neither the jurisdiction of the Municipal Court nor the authority of the Municipal Court to impose penalties under the Wisconsin Statutes.

(Ord. 12-2000, passed 12-14-2000)