800.11(3)(b) (b) The title of action.
800.11(3)(c) (c) The name, address and vocation of defendant.
800.11(3)(d) (d) The date of judgment.
800.11(3)(e) (e) The amount of judgment, costs and fees.
800.11(3)(f) (f) The certification that it is a true copy of the judgment.
800.11(4) (4) If the municipal judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the judge shall keep separate court records for each municipality.
800.11 History History: 1977 c. 305; 1979 c. 32 ss. 68, 92 (17); Stats. 1979 s. 800.11; 1985 a. 89; 1995 a. 224.
800.11 Note Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1977: Sub. (1) lists the various docket entries that are to be made by a municipal judge.
800.11 Annotation Sub. (2) makes clear that failure to properly docket a matter does not adversely affect the jurisdiction of a municipal court or a judgment rendered therein.
800.11 Annotation Sub. (3) lists the items that must be included in a transcript of judgment. [Bill 1240-A]
800.115 800.115 Relief from judgment.
800.115(1) (1) A defendant in an action involving a general statutory counterpart ordinance may move for relief from the judgment under s. 806.07 (1). Except as provided under sub. (2), the motion must be made no later than 6 months after the judgment was entered or the order or stipulation was made.
800.115(2) (2) A defendant may move for relief from a judgment entered under s. 800.09 at any time for any of the grounds listed under s. 806.07 (1) (f), (g) or (h).
800.115 History History: 1987 a. 389.
800.115 Annotation Only a defendant may seek relief under this section. However a municipal court has the inherent authority to vacate a void judgment irrespective of the statute's requirements for reopening a judgment. City of Kenosha v. Jensen, 184 Wis. 2d 91, 516 N.W.2d 4 (Ct. App. 1994).
800.12 800.12 Municipal court contempt procedure.
800.12(1) (1) A municipal judge may impose a sanction authorized under sub. (2) for contempt of court, as defined in s. 785.01 (1), in accordance with the procedures under s. 785.03.
800.12(2) (2) A municipality may by ordinance provide that a municipal judge may impose a forfeiture for contempt under sub. (1) in an amount not to exceed $50 or, upon nonpayment of the forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, a jail sentence not to exceed 7 days.
800.13 800.13 Recording in municipal court.
800.13(1) (1) Every proceeding in which testimony is taken under oath in a municipal court shall be recorded by electronic means for purposes of appeal.
800.13(2) (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1), a municipal court is not a court of record.
800.13 History History: 1977 c. 305; 1979 c. 32 s. 68; 1979 c. 237; Stats. 1979 s. 800.13.
800.13 Note Judicial Council Committee's Note, 1977: Sub. (1) requires that all testimony taken under oath in municipal court must be recorded by electronic means. Electronic means requires only a tape recorder and a microphone or microphones sufficient to pick up all testimony given under oath. The capacity of the recorder is defined to assure compatibility of equipment upon appeal. The municipal judge has the responsibility to make sure that the recorded testimony in his or her court is done in such a way that the individual giving the testimony can be readily identified.
800.13 Annotation Sub. (2) makes clear that the municipal court is not a court of record. The only purpose of recording testimony in municipal court by electronic means is to establish a record for appeal to a court of record. [Bill 1240-A]
800.14 800.14 Appeal from municipal court decision.
800.14(1)(1) Appeals from judgments of municipal courts may be taken by either party to the circuit court of the county where the offense occurred. The appellant shall appeal by giving the municipal judge and other party written notice of appeal within 20 days after judgment.
800.14(2) (2) On appeal by the defendant, the defendant shall execute a bond to the municipality with or without surety, approved by the municipal judge, that if the judgment is affirmed in whole or in part the defendant shall pay the judgment and all costs awarded on appeal.
800.14(3) (3) On meeting the requirements for appeal, execution on the judgment of the municipal court shall be stayed until the final disposition of the appeal.
800.14(4) (4) Upon the request of either party within 20 days after notice of appeal under sub. (1), or on its own motion, the circuit court shall order that a new trial be held in circuit court. The new trial shall be conducted by the court without a jury unless either party requests a jury trial within 10 days after the order for a new trial. The required fee for a jury is prescribed in s. 814.61 (4).
800.14(5) (5) If there is no request or motion under sub. (4), an appeal shall be based upon a review of a transcript of the proceedings. The municipal judge shall direct that the transcript be prepared from the electronic recording under s. 800.13 (1) and shall certify the transcript. The costs of the transcript shall be paid for under s. 814.65 (5). The electronic recording and the transcript shall be transferred to the circuit court for review.
800.14(6) (6) The disposition of the appeal shall be certified to the municipal court by the reviewing court within 30 days of the judgment of the reviewing court.
800.14 History History: 1977 c. 305; 1979 c. 32 ss. 68, 92 (17); 1979 c. 237; Stats. 1979 s. 800.14; 1981 c. 317 s. 2202; 1987 a. 389; 2005 a. 191.
800.14 Annotation Review under sub. (5) is analogous to appellate review of a trial to the court under s. 805.17 (2). Village of Williams Bay v. Metzl, 124 Wis. 2d 356, 369 N.W.2d 186 (Ct. App. 1985).
800.14 Annotation That sub. (4) only allows the appellant to request a jury trial is not an unconstitutional denial of equal protection. Village of Oregon v. Waldofsky, 177 Wis. 2d 412, 501 N.W.2d 912 (Ct. App. 1993).
800.14 Annotation When a municipal court found the defendant guilty of OWI and dismissed a blood alcohol count charge without finding guilt, the defendant's appeal of the OWI conviction did not give the circuit court jurisdiction to hear the BAC charge absent an appeal of the dismissal. Town of Menasha v. Bastian, 178 Wis. 2d 191, 503 N.W.2d 382 (Ct. App. 1993).
800.14 Annotation There is no statutory or constitutional requirement that a circuit court must hold a hearing or request briefs when conducting a transcript review under sub. (5). This section, when considered as a whole, affords municipal court appellants a meaningful right to be heard. City of Middleton v. Hennen, 206 Wis. 2d 347, 557 N.W.2d 818 (Ct. App. 1996), 95-3054.
800.14 Annotation That sub. (4) only allows the appellant to request a jury trial does not deny the respondent the constitutional right to equal protection. City of Kenosha v. Leese, 228 Wis. 2d 806, 598 N.W.2d 278 (Ct. App. 1999), 98-1769.
800.14 Annotation A case dismissed before trial could not be appealed under sub. (4). The words of sub. (4) that "a new trial be held in circuit court" presuppose that a trial has taken place in municipal court. A proceeding constituted a trial under sub. (4) when the prosecution presented its case, the defendant had an opportunity to present its evidence, even though it chose not to do so and moved for dismissal, and the matter was judicially resolved on its merits. City of Pewaukee v. Carter, 2004 WI 136, 276 Wis. 2d 333, 688 N.W.2d 449, 03-1114
800.14 Annotation Appealing Municipal Court Judgments to Circuit Court. Andregg. Wis. Law. March 2006.
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