Village of Caledonia Municipal Court

Village of Caledonia Municipal Court cases in Racine County, Caledonia, WI

The Village of Caledonia Municipal Court is a municipal court serving the Village of Caledonia in Racine County, Wisconsin. It has limited jurisdiction over violations of the village's municipal ordinances, adjudicating non-criminal matters such as traffic and parking citations issued within the village; local ordinance offenses including public nuisance, health and building code violations, zoning, and animal control; and juvenile ordinance cases such as truancy, curfew, and underage alcohol or tobacco. The court conducts initial appearances and trials for these cases, imposes forfeitures and other non-criminal remedies, and does not hear felony, misdemeanor, probate, family, or larger civil actions. Decisions may be appealed to Racine County Circuit Court.

Village of Caledonia Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Village of Caledonia Municipal Court

Village of Caledonia Municipal Court serves the public by adjudicating non-criminal municipal ordinance violations within the Village.

Case types:
- Traffic and parking citations
- Local ordinance/code, building, and health violations
- Animal control violations
- Juvenile/ordinance matters (e.g., truancy)

Core services:
- Case intake and citation processing
- Scheduling and conducting initial appearances, pretrials, motion hearings, and court trials before a judge
- Plea entry, mitigation/negotiation with the prosecutor, and payment of forfeitures
- Compliance monitoring, default judgments, and enforcement for failures to appear
- Records requests (case information/copies) and language/accessibility accommodations

Not handled:
- Criminal cases, small claims, family matters, or protective orders (handled by county circuit court)
- Jury services (municipal court does not conduct jury trials; qualifying jury demands proceed in circuit court)

Role: Provides a local forum to resolve ordinance matters efficiently and ensure due process and compliance.