The form of the citation to be issued by village police officers or other designated village officials is incorporated herein by reference, and shall provide for the following information.
(a) The name, address, date of birth, and physical description of the alleged violator.
(b) The factual allegations describing the alleged violation.
(c) The date and place of the offense.
(d) The section of the ordinance violated.
(e) A designation of the offense in such manner as can be readily understood by a person making a reasonable effort to do so.
(f) The time at which the alleged violator may appear in court.
(g) A statement which, in essence, informs the alleged violator:
(1) The alleged violator may make a cash deposit of a specified amount to be mailed to a specified official within a specified time;
(2) If the alleged violator makes such a deposit, he or she need not appear in court unless subsequently summoned;
(3) If the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and does not appear in court, he or she will be deemed to have tendered a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture and a penalty assessment imposed by Wis. Stats. § 165.87, and court costs as imposed by Wis. Stats. § 800.10, not to exceed the amount of the deposit, or will be summoned into court to answer the complaint if the court does not accept the plea of no contest; and
(4) If the alleged violator does not make a cash deposit and does not appear in court at the time specified, an action may be commenced against the alleged violator to collect the forfeiture and the penalty assessment imposed by Wis. Stats. § 165.87.
(h) A direction that if the alleged violator elects to make a cash deposit, the alleged violator shall sign an appropriate statement which accompanies the citation to indicate that he or she read the statement required under subsection (g) above, and shall send the signed statement with the cash deposit.
(i) Such other information as may be deemed necessary.
(Prior Code, § 1-2-3)