Sheboygan - Kohler Joint Municipal Court

Sheboygan - Kohler Joint Municipal Court cases in Sheboygan County, Sheboygan, WI

Sheboygan and Kohler Joint Municipal Court is a municipal court in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, serving the City of Sheboygan and the Village of Kohler. It has limited jurisdiction over non-criminal violations of municipal ordinances and traffic laws arising within those municipalities. Common matters include traffic citations, parking tickets, building and property maintenance code violations, animal and public-nuisance violations, and juvenile ordinance cases such as curfew, truancy, and underage alcohol or tobacco. The court imposes forfeitures and related conditions, not criminal penalties or incarceration. Criminal, civil, probate, and family law cases are handled by the Sheboygan County Circuit Court; municipal court decisions may be appealed there.

Sheboygan - Kohler Joint Municipal Court Contact and Location Information

Services and Case Types Handled in Sheboygan - Kohler Joint Municipal Court

The Sheboygan-Kohler Joint Municipal Court handles non-criminal violations of local ordinances from the City of Sheboygan and Village of Kohler, including traffic and parking citations, first-offense OWI/related ordinances (where adopted), juvenile ordinance matters (truancy, underage alcohol/tobacco), animal/nuisance, and property/building code violations.

Public services include:
- Case intake of citations/complaints; acceptance of pleas and motions.
- Scheduling and conducting initial appearances, pretrials with the prosecutor, bench trials, sentencing/forfeiture, and compliance/indigency hearings.
- Payment processing, payment plans, and compliance monitoring.
- Access to case records and certified copies.
- Issuance of summons, default judgments, and, when authorized, commitments or driver's license suspensions for failure to pay/appear.
- Transfer of timely jury demands and appeals to Sheboygan County Circuit Court.

Protective/restraining orders and jury services are handled by the circuit court, not this municipal court.