Town of Waterford Municipal Court

Town of Waterford Municipal Court cases in Racine County, Waterford, WI

Town of Waterford Municipal Court is a municipal court with limited jurisdiction in Wisconsin. It adjudicates noncriminal forfeiture cases arising under Town of Waterford ordinances and certain state laws adopted by ordinance, serving as the local forum for ordinance and traffic enforcement. Typical matters include traffic citations (e.g., speeding, registration, licensing), parking tickets, juvenile ordinance violations (such as truancy or underage alcohol/tobacco), and municipal code violations involving property maintenance, building, zoning, health and safety, and animal control. It does not hear criminal cases, civil lawsuits, small claims, probate, or family law, which are handled by Racine County Circuit Court. Judgments can be appealed to the Racine County Circuit Court.

Town of Waterford Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Town of Waterford Municipal Court

Town of Waterford Municipal Court primarily handles non-criminal municipal ordinance and traffic forfeiture cases. Typical matters include speeding and other traffic violations (including OWI 1st offense), parking, animal control, building/zoning/code violations, disorderly conduct under ordinance, truancy/curfew, and other juvenile ordinance cases.

Core services:
- Case intake and processing of citations filed by law enforcement/code officials
- Scheduling and conducting hearings: initial appearances/pleas, pretrial conferences with the prosecutor, and court (non-jury) trials
- Issuing judgments/forfeitures, setting compliance terms, payment plans, and enforcing noncompliance (e.g., license suspensions, warrants where authorized)
- Payment processing and providing case records/certifications

Not handled:
- Protective orders (processed in circuit court)
- Jury services (municipal cases are judge-tried; eligible jury demands proceed in circuit court)

The court's functional role is to efficiently process local ordinance matters and provide accessible hearing, payment, and records services to the public.