City of Green Bay Municipal Court

City of Green Bay Municipal Court cases in Brown County, Green Bay, WI

City of Green Bay Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the City of Green Bay, Wisconsin. It has jurisdiction over noncriminal forfeiture actions arising under city ordinances and certain Wisconsin statutes adopted by ordinance. The court handles traffic and parking citations, municipal code violations (such as building, zoning, health, and animal control), juvenile ordinance matters (e.g., truancy and curfew), alcohol and tobacco ordinance violations, and other local forfeiture cases. It does not hear criminal, family, probate, juvenile delinquency, or small-claims civil lawsuits; those are heard in Brown County Circuit Court. Proceedings are bench trials; defendants may appeal or demand a jury trial in circuit court as provided by Wisconsin law.

City of Green Bay Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in City of Green Bay Municipal Court

City of Green Bay Municipal Court handles non-criminal municipal ordinance matters within the city, including traffic and parking citations, animal/code enforcement, nuisance, underage alcohol/tobacco, curfew, truancy, and similar violations.

Key public services:
- Case intake and docketing of citations/complaints
- Court hearings: initial appearances, pretrials with the city prosecutor, plea/sentencing, and bench trials
- Case management: adjournments, compliance monitoring, defaults, and dispositions
- Payments: forfeitures by mail/online/in person; payment plans and indigency hearings
- Enforcement tools for noncompliance (e.g., driver's license/registration suspensions, tax intercepts, commitments)
- Records: case lookups and certified copies
- Access: interpreters and ADA accommodations

Not handled by this court: protective/restraining orders, criminal cases, and jury service or jury trials (these are managed by Brown County Circuit Court).