City of West Allis Municipal Court

City of West Allis Municipal Court cases in Milwaukee County, West Allis, WI

The City of West Allis Municipal Court is a municipal court with limited jurisdiction. It adjudicates non-criminal forfeiture actions for violations of City of West Allis ordinances and certain traffic laws occurring within the city. Typical matters include traffic and parking citations (including first-offense OWI charged by ordinance), building and housing code violations, animal control and nuisance offenses, juvenile ordinance cases (such as truancy and underage alcohol/tobacco), and other local code violations. The court conducts initial appearances, pretrials, and trials, imposes forfeitures and related conditions, and enforces compliance. It does not hear civil lawsuits, criminal misdemeanors or felonies, or family/probate matters; those are handled by the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.

City of West Allis Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in City of West Allis Municipal Court

City of West Allis Municipal Court adjudicates non-criminal municipal ordinance matters arising in West Allis, including traffic and parking citations; juvenile/ordinance and truancy cases; building, zoning, animal, nuisance, alcohol/tobacco, and other code violations.

Services:
- Case intake from citations/complaints; case management and calendaring.
- Court hearings: initial appearances, pleas, pretrials with the city attorney, motion hearings, and trials before the judge.
- Orders and sanctions: forfeitures, compliance orders, community service, driver's license actions when authorized.
- Records and administrative support: certified dispositions, subpoenas/summons, warrants for failure to appear, payment processing and plans.

Protective orders (restraining/injunction matters) are handled by Milwaukee County Circuit Court, not this court.

Jury services: Municipal court does not conduct jury trials; if a jury is timely demanded on an eligible ordinance/traffic case, it is transferred to circuit court.