AB133-SSA1,767,174 62.23 (3) (b) The commission may adopt the master plan as a whole by a single
5resolution, or, as the work of making the whole master plan progresses, may from
6time to time by resolution adopt a part or parts thereof, any such part to correspond
7generally with one or more of the functional subdivisions of the subject matter of the
8plan
elements specified in s. 66.0295. The adoption of the plan or any part,
9amendment or addition, shall be by resolution carried by the affirmative votes of not
10less than a majority of all the members of the city plan commission. The resolution
11shall refer expressly to the maps, descriptive matter, elements under s. 66.0295 and
12other matters intended by the commission to form the whole or any part of the plan,
13and the action taken shall be recorded on the adopted plan or part thereof by the
14identifying signature of the secretary of the commission, and a copy of the plan or
15part thereof shall be certified to the common council. The purpose and effect of the
16adoption and certifying of the master plan or part thereof shall be solely to aid the
17city plan commission and the council in the performance of their duties.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1591g 18Section 1591g. 62.23 (7) (e) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,768,1519 62.23 (7) (e) 7. The board of appeals shall have the following powers: To hear
20and decide appeals where it is alleged there is error in any order, requirement,
21decision or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of
22this section or of any ordinance adopted pursuant thereto; to hear and decide special
23exception to the terms of the ordinance upon which such board is required to pass
24under such ordinance; to authorize upon appeal in specific cases such variance from
25the terms of the ordinance as will not be contrary to the public interest, where, owing

1to special conditions, a literal enforcement of the provisions of the ordinance will
2result in practical difficulty or unnecessary hardship, so that the spirit of the
3ordinance shall be observed, public safety and welfare secured, and substantial
4justice done. The board may permit in appropriate cases, and subject to appropriate
5conditions and safeguards in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the
6ordinance, a building or premises to be erected or used for such public utility
7purposes in any location which is reasonably necessary for the public convenience
8and welfare. Except in cases where a property owner requests a variance from an
9ordinance enacted under s. 59.692, 61.351 or 62.231, or adopted by the department
10of natural resources under s. 61.351 (6) or 62.231 (6), or from a conservancy zoning
11ordinance, a property owner may establish "unnecessary hardship", as that term is
12used in this subdivision, by demonstrating that strict compliance with an area
13zoning ordinance would unreasonably prevent the property owner from using the
14property owner's property for a permitted purpose or would render conformity with
15the zoning ordinance unnecessarily burdensome.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1592g 16Section 1592g. 62.50 (23m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,768,2417 62.50 (23m) Firearm law media campaign. The board shall conduct a city-wide
18communications media campaign designed to deter the unlawful possession and use
19of firearms by educating the public about the legal consequences of unlawful
20possession and use of firearms. The department of administration shall provide
21funding to the board for the media campaign under this subsection from the
22appropriation under s. 20.475 (1) (f). The amounts paid by the department of
23administration under this subsection may not exceed $90,000 in the 1999-2000
24fiscal year and $60,000 in the 2000-01 fiscal year.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1606 25Section 1606. 66.0295 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,769,1
166.0295 Comprehensive planning. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB133-SSA1,769,22 (a) "Comprehensive plan" means:
AB133-SSA1,769,43 1. For a county, a development plan that is prepared or amended under s. 59.69
4(2) or (3).
AB133-SSA1,769,65 2. For a city or a village, or for a town that exercises village powers under s.
660.22 (3), a master plan that is adopted or amended under s. 62.23 (2) or (3).
AB133-SSA1,769,87 3. For a regional planning commission, a master plan that is adopted or
8amended under s. 66.945 (8), (9) or (10).
AB133-SSA1,769,109 (b) "Local governmental unit" means a city, village, town, county or regional
10planning commission that may adopt, prepare or amend a comprehensive plan.
AB133-SSA1,769,12 11(2) Contents of a comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan shall contain
12all of the following elements:
AB133-SSA1,769,2013 (a) Issues and opportunities element. Background information on the local
14governmental unit and a statement of overall objectives, policies, goals and programs
15of the local governmental unit to guide the future development and redevelopment
16of the local governmental unit over a 20-year planning period. Background
17information shall include population, household and employment forecasts that the
18local governmental unit uses in developing its comprehensive plan, and
19demographic trends, age distribution, educational levels, income levels and
20employment characteristics that exist within the local governmental unit.
AB133-SSA1,770,521 (b) Housing element. A compilation of objectives, policies, goals, maps and
22programs of the local governmental unit to provide an adequate housing supply that
23meets existing and forecasted housing demand in the local governmental unit. The
24element shall assess the age, structural, value and occupancy characteristics of the
25local governmental unit's housing stock. The element shall also identify specific

1policies and programs that promote the development of housing for residents of the
2local governmental unit with all income levels and with various needs, policies and
3programs that promote the availability of land for the development or redevelopment
4of low-income and moderate-income housing, and policies and programs to
5maintain or rehabilitate the local governmental unit's existing housing stock.
AB133-SSA1,770,166 (c) Transportation element. A compilation of objectives, policies, goals, maps
7and programs to guide the future development of the various modes of
8transportation, including highways, transit, transportation systems for persons
9with disabilities, bicycles, walking, railroads, air transportation, trucking and water
10transportation. The element shall compare the local governmental unit's objectives,
11policies, goals and programs to state and regional transportation plans. The element
12shall also identify highways within the local governmental unit by function and
13incorporate other applicable transportation plans, including transportation corridor
14plans, county highway functional and jurisdictional studies, urban area and rural
15area transportation plans, airport master plans and rail plans that apply in the local
16governmental unit.
AB133-SSA1,771,517 (d) Utilities and community facilities element. A compilation of objectives,
18policies, goals, maps and programs to guide the future development of utilities and
19community facilities in the local governmental unit such as sanitary sewer service,
20storm water management, water supply, solid waste disposal, on-site wastewater
21treatment technologies, recycling facilities, parks, telecommunications facilities,
22power-generating plants and transmission lines, cemeteries, health care facilities,
23child care facilities and other public facilities, such as police, fire and rescue facilities,
24libraries, schools and other governmental facilities. The element shall describe the
25location, use and capacity of existing public utilities and community facilities that

1serve the local governmental unit, shall include an approximate timetable that
2forecasts the need in the local governmental unit to expand or rehabilitate existing
3utilities and facilities or to create new utilities and facilities and shall assess future
4needs for government services in the local governmental unit that are related to such
5utilities and facilities.
AB133-SSA1,771,136 (e) Agricultural, natural and cultural resources element. A compilation of
7objectives, policies, goals, maps and programs for the conservation, and promotion
8of the effective management, of natural resources such as groundwater, forests,
9productive agricultural areas, environmentally sensitive areas, threatened and
10endangered species, stream corridors, surface water, floodplains, wetlands, wildlife
11habitat, metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources, parks, open spaces, historical
12and cultural resources, community design, recreational resources and other natural
13resources.
AB133-SSA1,771,2514 (f) Economic development element. A compilation of objectives, policies, goals,
15maps and programs to promote the stabilization, retention or expansion, of the
16economic base and quality employment opportunities in the local governmental unit,
17including an analysis of the labor force and economic base of the local governmental
18unit. The element shall assess categories or particular types of new businesses and
19industries that are desired by the local governmental unit. The element shall assess
20the local governmental unit's strengths and weaknesses with respect to attracting
21and retaining businesses and industries, and shall designate an adequate number
22of sites for such businesses and industries. The element shall also evaluate and
23promote the use of environmentally contaminated sites for commercial or industrial
24uses. The element shall also identify county, regional and state economic
25development programs that apply to the local governmental unit.
AB133-SSA1,772,11
1(g) Intergovernmental cooperation element. A compilation of objectives,
2policies, goals, maps and programs for joint planning and decision making with other
3jurisdictions, including school districts and adjacent local governmental units, for
4siting and building public facilities and sharing public services. The element shall
5analyze the relationship of the local governmental unit to school districts and
6adjacent local governmental units, and to the region, the state and other
7governmental units. The element shall incorporate any plans or agreements to
8which the local governmental unit is a party under s. 66.023, 66.30 or 66.945. The
9element shall identify existing or potential conflicts between the local governmental
10unit and other governmental units that are specified in this paragraph and describe
11processes to resolve such conflicts.
AB133-SSA1,773,412 (h) Land-use element. A compilation of objectives, policies, goals, maps and
13programs to guide the future development and redevelopment of public and private
14property. The element shall contain a listing of the amount, type, intensity and net
15density of existing uses of land in the local governmental unit, such as agricultural,
16residential, commercial, industrial and other public and private uses. The element
17shall analyze trends in the supply, demand and price of land, opportunities for
18redevelopment and existing and potential land-use conflicts. The element shall
19contain projections, based on the background information specified in par. (a), for 20
20years with detailed maps, in 5-year increments, of future residential, agricultural,
21commercial and industrial land uses including the assumptions of net densities or
22other spatial assumptions upon which the projections are based. The element shall
23also include a series of maps that shows current land uses and future land uses that
24indicate productive agricultural soils, natural limitations for building site
25development, floodplains, wetlands and other environmentally sensitive lands, the

1boundaries of areas to which services of public utilities and community facilities, as
2those terms are used in par. (d), will be provided in the future, consistent with the
3timetable described in par. (d), and the general location of future land uses by net
4density or other classifications.
AB133-SSA1,773,175 (i) Implementation element. A compilation of programs and specific actions to
6be completed in a stated sequence, including proposed changes to any applicable
7zoning ordinances, official maps, sign regulations, erosion and storm water control
8ordinances, historic preservation ordinances, site plan regulations, design review
9ordinances, building codes, mechanical codes, housing codes, sanitary codes or
10subdivision ordinances, to implement the objectives, policies, plans and programs
11contained in pars. (a) to (h). The element shall describe how each of the elements of
12the comprehensive plan will be integrated and made consistent with the other
13elements of the comprehensive plan, and shall include a mechanism to measure the
14local governmental unit's progress toward achieving all aspects of the
15comprehensive plan. The element shall include a process for updating the
16comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan under this subsection shall be updated
17no less than once every 10 years.
AB133-SSA1,773,21 18(3) Actions, procedures that must be consistent with comprehensive plans.
19Beginning on January 1, 2010, any action of a local governmental unit that affects
20land use shall be consistent with that local governmental unit's comprehensive plan,
21including all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,773,2222 (a) Municipal incorporation procedures under s. 66.012, 66.013 or 66.014.
AB133-SSA1,773,2323 (b) Annexation procedures under s. 66.021, 66.024 or 66.025.
AB133-SSA1,773,2424 (c) Cooperative boundary agreements entered into under s. 66.023.
AB133-SSA1,773,2525 (d) Consolidation of territory under s. 66.02.
AB133-SSA1,774,1
1(e) Detachment of territory under s. 66.022.
AB133-SSA1,774,22 (f) Municipal boundary agreements fixed by judgment under s. 66.027.
AB133-SSA1,774,33 (g) Official mapping established or amended under s. 62.23 (6).
AB133-SSA1,774,44 (h) Local subdivision regulation under s. 236.45 or 236.46.
AB133-SSA1,774,65 (i) Extraterritorial plat review within a city's or village's extraterritorial plat
6approval jurisdiction, as is defined in s. 236.02 (5).
AB133-SSA1,774,77 (j) County zoning ordinances enacted or amended under s. 59.69.
AB133-SSA1,774,88 (k) City or village zoning ordinances enacted or amended under s. 62.23 (7).
AB133-SSA1,774,99 (L) Town zoning ordinances enacted or amended under s. 60.61 or 60.62.
AB133-SSA1,774,1110 (m) An improvement of a transportation facility that is undertaken under s.
1184.185.
AB133-SSA1,774,1312 (n) Agricultural preservation plans that are prepared or revised under subch.
13IV of ch. 91.
AB133-SSA1,774,1414 (o) Impact fee ordinances that are enacted or amended under s. 66.55.
AB133-SSA1,774,1515 (p) Land acquisition for recreational lands and parks under s. 23.09 (20).
AB133-SSA1,774,1716 (q) Zoning of shorelands or wetlands in shorelands under s. 59.692, 61.351 or
1762.231.
AB133-SSA1,774,1918 (r) Construction site erosion control and storm water management zoning
19under s. 59.693, 61.354 or 62.234.
AB133-SSA1,774,21 20(4) Procedures for adopting comprehensive plans. A local governmental unit
21shall comply with all of the following before its comprehensive plan may take effect:
AB133-SSA1,775,522 (a) The governing body of a local governmental unit shall adopt written
23procedures that are designed to foster public participation, including open
24discussion, communication programs, information services and public meetings for
25which advance notice has been provided, in every stage of the preparation of a

1comprehensive plan. The written procedures shall provide for wide distribution of
2proposed, alternative or amended elements of a comprehensive plan and shall
3provide an opportunity for written comments on the plan to be submitted by
4members of the public to the governing body and for the governing body to respond
5to such written comments.
AB133-SSA1,775,136 (b) The planning commission or other body of a local governmental unit that
7is authorized to prepare or amend a comprehensive plan may recommend the
8adoption or amendment of a comprehensive plan only by adopting a resolution by
9majority vote. The vote shall be recorded in the official minutes of the planning
10commission or other body. The resolution shall refer to maps and other descriptive
11materials that relate to one or more elements of a comprehensive plan. One copy of
12an adopted comprehensive plan, or of an amendment to such a plan, shall be sent to
13all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,775,1514 1. Every governmental body that is located in whole or in part within the
15boundaries of the local governmental unit.
AB133-SSA1,775,1816 2. Every local governmental unit that is adjacent to the local governmental unit
17which is the subject of the plan that is adopted or amended as described in par. (b)
18(intro.).
AB133-SSA1,775,1919 3. The Wisconsin land council.
AB133-SSA1,775,2020 4. After September 1, 2003, the department of administration.
AB133-SSA1,776,321 (c) No recommended comprehensive plan that is adopted or amended under
22par. (b) may take effect until the plan or amendment is enacted as an ordinance by
23the local governmental unit. The local governmental unit may not enact an
24ordinance under this paragraph unless the comprehensive plan contains all of the
25elements specified in sub. (2). An ordinance may be enacted under this paragraph

1only by a majority vote of the members-elect, as defined in s. 59.001 (2m), of the
2governing body. An ordinance that is enacted under this paragraph shall be filed
3with at least all of the following:
AB133-SSA1,776,54 1. The public library and the regional planning commission that serves the area
5in which the local governmental unit is located.
AB133-SSA1,776,66 2. The clerk of any adjacent local governmental unit.
AB133-SSA1,776,137 (d) No local governmental unit may enact an ordinance under par. (c) unless
8the local governmental unit holds at least one public hearing at which the proposed
9ordinance is discussed. That hearing must be preceded by a class 1 notice under ch.
10985 that is published at least 30 days before the hearing is held. The local
11governmental unit may also provide notice of the hearing by any other means it
12considers appropriate. The class 1 notice shall contain at least the following
13information:
AB133-SSA1,776,1414 1. The date, time and place of the hearing.
AB133-SSA1,776,1615 2. A summary, which may include a map, of the proposed comprehensive plan
16or amendment to such a plan.
AB133-SSA1,776,1817 3. The name of an individual employed by the local governmental unit who may
18provide additional information regarding the proposed ordinance.
AB133-SSA1,776,2119 4. Information relating to where and when the proposed comprehensive plan
20or amendment to such a plan may be inspected before the hearing, and how a copy
21of the plan or amendment may be obtained.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1606m 22Section 1606m. 66.034 of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,776,24 2366.034 Traditional neighborhood developments. (1) Definitions. In this
24section:
AB133-SSA1,776,2525 (a) "Extension" has the meaning given in s. 36.05 (7).
AB133-SSA1,777,3
1(b) "Traditional neighborhood development" means a compact, mixed-use
2neighborhood where residential, commercial and civic buildings are within close
3proximity to each other.
AB133-SSA1,777,9 4(2) Model ordinance. Not later than January 1, 2001, the extension, in
5consultation with any other University of Wisconsin System institution or with a
6landscape architect, as that term is used in s. 443.02 (5), or with independent
7planners or any other consultant with expertise in traditional neighborhood
8planning and development, shall develop a model ordinance for a traditional
9neighborhood development.
AB133-SSA1,777,13 10(3) City, village and town requirements. (a) Not later than January 1, 2002,
11every city and village, and every town with a population of at least 5,000 shall enact
12an ordinance under s. 62.23 (7) that is substantially similar to the model ordinance
13that is developed under sub. (2), although the ordinance is not required to be mapped.
AB133-SSA1,777,1914 (b) A city or village that comes into existence, or town whose population reaches
15at least 5,000, after January 1, 2002, shall enact an ordinance under s. 62.23 (7) that
16is substantially similar to the model ordinance that is developed under sub. (2) not
17later than the first day of the 12th month beginning after the city or village comes
18into existence or after the town's population reaches at least 5,000, although the
19ordinance is not required to be mapped.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1607 20Section 1607. 66.04 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,777,2521 66.04 (1m) (a) No city, village or, town, family care district under s. 46.2895 or
22agency or subdivision of a city, village or town may authorize funds for or pay to a
23physician or surgeon or a hospital, clinic or other medical facility for the performance
24of an abortion except those permitted under and which are performed in accordance
25with s. 20.927.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1608
1Section 1608. 66.04 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,778,52 66.04 (1m) (b) No city, village or, town, family care district under s. 46.2895 or
3agency or subdivision of a city, village or town may authorize payment of funds for
4a grant, subsidy or other funding involving a pregnancy program, project or service
5if s. 20.9275 (2) applies to the pregnancy program, project or service.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1608g 6Section 1608g. 66.076 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,778,147 66.076 (5) (a) For the purpose of making equitable charges for all services
8rendered by the sanitary sewerage system to the municipality or to citizens,
9corporations and other users, the property benefited thereby may be classified,
10taking into consideration the volume of water, including surface or drain waters, the
11character of the sewage or waste and the nature of the use made of the sewerage
12system, including the sewage disposal plant. The Subject to sub. (13), the charges
13may also include standby charges to property not connected but for which such
14facilities have been made available.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1608h 15Section 1608h. 66.076 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,779,216 66.076 (5) (b) For the purpose of making equitable charges for all services
17rendered by a storm water and surface water sewerage system to users, the property
18served may be classified, taking into consideration the volume or peaking of storm
19water or surface water discharge that is caused by the area of impervious surfaces,
20topography, impervious surfaces and other surface characteristics, extent and
21reliability of mitigation or treatment measures available to service the property,
22apart from measures provided by the storm water and surface water sewerage
23system, and any other considerations that are reasonably relevant to a use made of
24the storm water and surface water sewerage system. The Subject to sub. (13), the
25charges may also include standby charges to property not yet developed with

1significant impervious surfaces for which capacity has been made available in the
2storm water and surface water sewerage system.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1608j 3Section 1608j. 66.076 (13) of the statutes is created to read:
AB133-SSA1,779,64 66.076 (13) No municipality may impose any charges under this section which
5are not uniformly assessed against all users of the system, unless the charges that
6are imposed meet the standards under s. 66.55 (6).
AB133-SSA1, s. 1609 7Section 1609. 66.119 (1) (b) 7. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,779,168 66.119 (1) (b) 7. c. That if the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and does
9not appear in court, he or she either will be deemed to have tendered a plea of no
10contest and submitted to a forfeiture, a penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87
11757.05, a jail assessment imposed by s. 302.46 (1), a crime laboratories and drug law
12enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, any applicable consumer
13information assessment imposed by s. 100.261
and any applicable domestic abuse
14assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1) not to exceed the amount of the deposit or will
15be summoned into court to answer the complaint if the court does not accept the plea
16of no contest.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1610 17Section 1610. 66.119 (1) (b) 7. d. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,780,218 66.119 (1) (b) 7. d. That if the alleged violator does not make a cash deposit and
19does not appear in court at the time specified, the court may issue a summons or a
20warrant for the defendant's arrest or consider the nonappearance to be a plea of no
21contest and enter judgment under sub. (3) (d), or the municipality may commence an
22action against the alleged violator to collect the forfeiture, the penalty assessment
23imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the jail assessment imposed by s. 302.46 (1), the crime
24laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755 , any

1applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261
and any
2applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1).
AB133-SSA1, s. 1611 3Section 1611. 66.119 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,780,124 66.119 (1) (c) An ordinance adopted under par. (a) shall contain a schedule of
5cash deposits that are to be required for the various ordinance violations, and for the
6penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the jail assessment imposed by s.
7302.46 (1), the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by
8s. 165.755, any applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261
9and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1), for which
10a citation may be issued. The ordinance shall also specify the court, clerk of court
11or other official to whom cash deposits are to be made and shall require that receipts
12be given for cash deposits.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1612 13Section 1612. 66.119 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,780,2214 66.119 (3) (a) The person named as the alleged violator in a citation may appear
15in court at the time specified in the citation or may mail or deliver personally a cash
16deposit in the amount, within the time and to the court, clerk of court or other official
17specified in the citation. If a person makes a cash deposit, the person may
18nevertheless appear in court at the time specified in the citation, provided that the
19cash deposit may be retained for application against any forfeiture, restitution,
20penalty assessment, jail assessment, crime laboratories and drug law enforcement
21assessment or, consumer information assessment or domestic abuse assessment that
22may be imposed.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1613 23Section 1613. 66.119 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,781,1024 66.119 (3) (b) If a person appears in court in response to a citation, the citation
25may be used as the initial pleading, unless the court directs that a formal complaint

1be made, and the appearance confers personal jurisdiction over the person. The
2person may plead guilty, no contest or not guilty. If the person pleads guilty or no
3contest, the court shall accept the plea, enter a judgment of guilty and impose a
4forfeiture, the penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the jail assessment
5imposed by s. 302.46 (1), the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement
6assessment imposed by s. 165.755, any applicable consumer information assessment
7imposed by s. 100.261
and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s.
8973.055 (1). If the court finds that the violation meets the conditions in s. 800.093
9(1), the court may order restitution under s. 800.093. A plea of not guilty shall put
10all matters in the case at issue, and the matter shall be set for trial.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1614 11Section 1614. 66.119 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,782,1612 66.119 (3) (c) If the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and fails to appear
13in court, the citation may serve as the initial pleading and the violator shall be
14considered to have tendered a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture, the
15penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the jail assessment imposed by s.
16302.46 (1), the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by
17s. 165.755, any applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261
18and any applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1) not
19exceeding the amount of the deposit. The court may either accept the plea of no
20contest and enter judgment accordingly or reject the plea. If the court finds the
21violation meets the conditions in s. 800.093 (1), the court may summon the alleged
22violator into court to determine if restitution shall be ordered under s. 800.093. If
23the court accepts the plea of no contest, the defendant may move within 10 days after
24the date set for the appearance to withdraw the plea of no contest, open the judgment
25and enter a plea of not guilty if the defendant shows to the satisfaction of the court

1that the failure to appear was due to mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable
2neglect. If the plea of no contest is accepted and not subsequently changed to a plea
3of not guilty, no costs or fees may be taxed against the violator, but a penalty
4assessment, a jail assessment, a crime laboratories and drug law enforcement
5assessment and, if applicable, a consumer information assessment or a domestic
6abuse assessment shall be assessed. If the court rejects the plea of no contest, an
7action for collection of the forfeiture, penalty assessment, jail assessment, crime
8laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment, any applicable consumer
9information assessment
and any applicable domestic abuse assessment may be
10commenced. A city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection
11and rehabilitation district may commence action under s. 66.12 (1) and a county or
12town may commence action under s. 778.10. The citation may be used as the
13complaint in the action for the collection of the forfeiture, penalty assessment, jail
14assessment, crime laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment , any
15applicable consumer information assessment
and any applicable domestic abuse
16assessment.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1615 17Section 1615. 66.119 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,783,1718 66.119 (3) (d) If the alleged violator does not make a cash deposit and fails to
19appear in court at the time specified in the citation, the court may issue a summons
20or warrant for the defendant's arrest or consider the nonappearance to be a plea of
21no contest and enter judgment accordingly if service was completed as provided
22under par. (e) or the county, town, city, village, town sanitary district or public inland
23lake protection and rehabilitation district may commence an action for collection of
24the forfeiture, penalty assessment, jail assessment and crime laboratories and drug
25law enforcement assessment, any applicable consumer information assessment and

1any applicable domestic abuse assessment. A city, village, town sanitary district or
2public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district may commence action under
3s. 66.12 (1) and a county or town may commence action under s. 778.10. The citation
4may be used as the complaint in the action for the collection of the forfeiture, penalty
5assessment, jail assessment and crime laboratories and drug law enforcement
6assessment, any applicable consumer information assessment and any applicable
7domestic abuse assessment. If the court considers the nonappearance to be a plea
8of no contest and enters judgment accordingly, the court shall promptly mail a copy
9or notice of the judgment to the defendant. The judgment shall allow the defendant
10not less than 20 days from the date of the judgment to pay any forfeiture, penalty
11assessment, jail assessment and crime laboratories and drug law enforcement
12assessment, any applicable consumer information assessment and any applicable
13domestic abuse assessment imposed. If the defendant moves to open the judgment
14within 6 months after the court appearance date fixed in the citation, and shows to
15the satisfaction of the court that the failure to appear was due to mistake,
16inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect, the court shall reopen the judgment,
17accept a not guilty plea and set a trial date.
AB133-SSA1, s. 1616 18Section 1616. 66.12 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB133-SSA1,784,2419 66.12 (1) (b) Local ordinances, except as provided in this paragraph or ss.
20345.20 to 345.53, may contain a provision for stipulation of guilt or no contest of any
21or all violations under those ordinances, and may designate the manner in which the
22stipulation is to be made and fix the penalty to be paid. When a person charged with
23a violation for which stipulation of guilt or no contest is authorized makes a timely
24stipulation and pays the required penalty and pays the penalty assessment imposed
25by s. 165.87 757.05, the jail assessment imposed by s. 302.46 (1), the crime

1laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, any
2applicable consumer information assessment imposed by s. 100.261
and any
3applicable domestic abuse assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1) to the designated
4official, the person need not appear in court and no witness fees or other additional
5costs may be taxed unless the local ordinance so provides. A court appearance is
6required for a violation of a local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.63 (1). The
7official receiving the penalties shall remit all moneys collected to the treasurer of the
8city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation
9district in whose behalf the sum was paid, except that all jail assessments shall be
10remitted to the county treasurer, within 20 days after its receipt by him or her; and
11in case of any failure in the payment, the treasurer may collect the payment of the
12officer by action, in the name of the office, and upon the official bond of the officer,
13with interest at the rate of 12% per year from the time when it should have been paid.
14In the case of the penalty assessment imposed by s. 165.87 757.05, the crime
15laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment imposed by s. 165.755, the driver
16improvement surcharge imposed by s. 346.655 (1), any applicable consumer
17information assessment imposed by s. 100.261
and any applicable domestic abuse
18assessment imposed by s. 973.055 (1), the treasurer of the city, village, town sanitary
19district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district shall remit to the
20state treasurer the sum required by law to be paid on the actions so entered during
21the preceding month on or before the first day of the next succeeding month. The
22governing body of the city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake
23protection and rehabilitation district shall by ordinance designate the official to
24receive the penalties and the terms under which the official shall qualify.
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