Municipal ordinance enforcement and court procedures. (FE)

What it does

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill makes various changes to municipal ordinance enforcement and municipal court procedures, including the following: the bill outlines the procedure for the formation or dissolution of joint municipal courts; the bill specifies that municipal court budgets must be separate from, or appear on a separate line item from municipal prosecuting attorneys and municipal law enforcement agencies; the bill allows for non-OWI municipal citations from an OWI offense to be tried with the OWI offense in circuit court; the bill outlines when proceedings in municipal court may be held by audiovisual means; the bill clarifies the procedure and fees required for an appeal from a municipal court judgment; the bill requires each municipal court to have an armed guard unless the judge orders otherwise; and the bill specifies that no municipal court clerk may appear in attire that suggests he or she is a law enforcement officer or employee of a law enforcement agency.

Who's behind it

7 senators are its authors⁠. 4 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.

8 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

What it would cost

State agencies filed a cost estimate. Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

• Fiscal Estimate From CTS

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories
• LC Amendment Memo