Kenosha Municipal Court

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Kenosha Municipal Court cases in Kenosha County, Kenosha, WI

The City of Kenosha Municipal Court is a municipal court that adjudicates non-criminal forfeiture actions for violations of City of Kenosha ordinances within city limits. It handles traffic and parking citations; municipal code violations (e.g., property, nuisance, animal, and building code matters); juvenile ordinance cases (such as truancy and curfew); underage alcohol/tobacco offenses; and, when charged under a conforming city ordinance, first-offense operating while intoxicated. The court's role is to determine ordinance liability and impose forfeitures and other statutory dispositions, and to enforce municipal judgments. It does not hear state criminal cases, civil lawsuits, small claims, family, probate, or misdemeanor/felony matters, which are handled by the Kenosha County Circuit Court.

Kenosha Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Court Type: Municipal Court
County: Kenosha
Street Address: 625 52nd St., Room 97
City: Kenosha
Zip Code: 53140
Phone: 262-653-4220
Fax: 262-653-4222
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Website URL: https://www.kenosha.org/departments/municipal-court
Forms & Filing: Forms
Languages: English
Email: municipalcourt@kenosha.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kenosha-Municipal-Court/265948353475266
About / Additional Info: The City of Kenosha Municipal Court adjudicates all non-criminal traffic and local ordinance violations in the City of Kenosha. Seventy-Five percent of the cases that are heard are traffic related while the remaining twenty-five percent involve city ordinance violations. Municipal Court is in session every weekday morning from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Initial appearances are scheduled each morning. Indigence hearings, motions to suppress evidence, motions to reopen, and motions to modify a sentence are scheduled on Monday mornings. Most Juvenile matters are heard on Tuesday mornings. Trials to the court are heard Wednesday through Friday.

Services and Case Types Handled in Kenosha Municipal Court

City of Kenosha Municipal Court handles non-criminal municipal ordinance matters occurring in the city. Core case types: traffic and parking citations; building/zoning and property maintenance; public-nuisance and licensing; animal-control; juvenile ordinance offenses (truancy, curfew, tobacco/alcohol).

Public-facing services:
- Process municipal citations/complaints; accept pleas and filings for continuances, reopenings, and appeals.
- Schedule and conduct initial appearances, pretrials with the City Attorney, motion hearings, and bench trials; order forfeitures, restitution, and compliance.
- Take payments, set payment plans or community service, and hold ability-to-pay/indigency reviews; clear Driver's License/DMV holds and report to WisDOT.
- Issue subpoenas and warrants/commitments for failure to appear/pay; monitor compliance (e.g., proof of insurance, code abatement).
- Provide certified copies and record requests.

Not handled: criminal cases, small claims, family/probate, protective or restraining orders, or jury services (jury demands are heard in Kenosha County Circuit Court).

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