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MUNICIPAL LAW 1 Updated 17−18 Wis. Stats.

Updated 2017−18 Wis. Stats. Published and certified under s. 35.18. January 3, 2020.

2017−18 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2019 Wis. Act 69 and through all Supreme Court and Controlled SubstancesBoard Orders filed before and in effect on January 3, 2020. Published and certified under s. 35.18. Changes effective after Janu-ary 3, 2020, are designated by NOTES. (Published 1−3−20)

CHAPTER 66

GENERAL MUNICIPALITY LAW

SUBCHAPTER IGENERAL POWERS; ADMINISTRATION

66.0101 Home rule; manner of exercise.66.0103 Code of ordinances.66.0104 Prohibiting ordinances that place certain limits or requirements on a land-

lord.66.0105 Jurisdiction of overlapping extraterritorial powers.66.0107 Power of municipalities to prohibit criminal conduct.66.0109 Penalties under county and municipal ordinances.66.0111 Bond or cash deposit under municipal ordinances.66.0113 Citations for certain ordinance violations.66.0114 Actions for violation of ordinances.66.0115 Outstanding unpaid forfeitures.66.0117 Judgment against local governmental units.66.0119 Special inspection warrants.66.0121 Orders; action; proof of demand.66.0123 Recreation authority.66.0125 Community relations−social development commissions.66.0127 Municipal hospital board.66.0129 Hospital facilities lease from nonprofit corporation.66.0131 Local governmental purchasing.66.0133 Energy savings performance contracting.66.0134 Labor peace agreements prohibited.66.0135 Interest on late payments.66.0137 Provision of insurance.66.0139 Disposal of abandoned property.66.0141 Accident record systems.66.0143 Local appeals for exemption from state mandates.

SUBCHAPTER IIINCORPORATION; MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES

66.0201 Incorporation of villages and cities; purpose and definitions.66.0203 Procedure for incorporation of villages and cities.66.0205 Standards to be applied by the circuit court.66.0207 Standards to be applied by the board.66.0209 Review of incorporation−related orders and decisions.66.0211 Incorporation referendum procedure.66.0213 Powers of new village or city: elections; adjustment of taxes; reorganiza-

tion as village.66.0215 Incorporation of certain towns adjacent to 1st class cities.66.02162 Incorporation of certain towns contiguous to 3rd class cities or villages.66.0217 Annexation initiated by electors and property owners.66.0219 Annexation by referendum initiated by city or village.66.0221 Annexation of and creation of town islands.66.0223 Annexation of territory owned by a city or village.66.0225 Stipulated boundary agreements in contested boundary actions.66.0227 Detachment of territory.66.0229 Consolidation.66.0230 Town consolidation with a city or village.66.0231 Notice of certain litigation affecting municipal status or boundaries.66.0233 Town participation in actions to test alterations of town boundaries.66.0235 Adjustment of assets and liabilities on division of territory.

SUBCHAPTER IIIINTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION

66.0301 Intergovernmental cooperation.66.0303 Municipal interstate cooperation.66.0304 Conduit revenue bonds.66.0305 Political subdivision revenue sharing.66.0307 Boundary change pursuant to approved cooperative plan.66.0309 Creation, organization, powers and duties of regional planning commis-

sions.66.0311 Intergovernmental cooperation in financing and undertaking housing proj-

ects.66.0312 Local health departments; mutual assistance.66.03125 Fire departments; mutual assistance.66.0313 Law enforcement; mutual assistance.66.0314 State of emergency; mutual assistance.66.0315 Municipal cooperation; federal rivers, harbors or water resources projects.66.0316 Renew Wisconsin performance review.66.0317 Cooperation region.

SUBCHAPTER IVREGULATION

66.0401 Regulation relating to solar and wind energy systems.66.0403 Solar and wind access permits.66.0404 Mobile tower siting regulations.66.0405 Removal of rubbish.66.0406 Radio broadcast service facility regulations.66.0407 Noxious weeds.66.0408 Regulation of occupations.66.0409 Local regulation of weapons.66.0410 Local regulation of ticket reselling.

66.0411 Sound−producing devices; impoundment; seizure and forfeiture.66.0412 Local regulation of real estate brokers, brokerage services.66.0413 Razing buildings.66.0414 Small wireless facilities.66.0415 Offensive industry.66.0416 Stands operated by minors.66.0417 Local enforcement of certain food and health regulations.66.0418 Prohibition of local regulation of certain foods, beverages.66.0419 Local regulation of auxiliary containers.66.0420 Video service.66.0421 Access to video service.66.0422 Video service, telecommunications, and broadband facilities.66.0423 Transient merchants.66.0425 Privileges in streets.66.0427 Open excavations in populous counties.66.0429 Street barriers; neighborhood watch signs.66.0431 Prohibiting operators from leaving keys in parked motor vehicles.66.0433 Licenses for nonintoxicating beverages.66.0435 Manufactured and mobile home communities.66.0436 Certificates of food protection practices for restaurants.66.0437 Drug disposal programs.66.0438 Limitations on locally issued identification cards.66.0439 Environmental, occupational health, and safety credentials.

SUBCHAPTER V

OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES66.0501 Eligibility for office.66.05015 Background investigation.66.0502 Employee residency requirements prohibited.66.0503 Combination of municipal offices.66.0504 Address confidentiality program.66.0505 Compensation of governing bodies.66.0506 Referendum; increase in employee wages.66.0507 Automatic salary schedules.66.0508 Collective bargaining.66.0509 Civil service system; veterans preference.66.0510 Benefits to officers, employees, agents.66.0511 Law enforcement agency policies on use of force and citizen complaint

procedures.66.0513 Police, pay when acting outside county or municipality.66.0515 Receipts for fees.66.0517 Weed commissioner.66.0518 Defined benefit pension plans.

SUBCHAPTER VI

FINANCE; REVENUES66.0601 Appropriations.66.0602 Local levy limits.66.0603 Investments.66.0605 Local government audits and reports.66.0607 Withdrawal or disbursement from local treasury.66.0608 Separate accounts for municipal fire, emergency medical services practi-

tioner, and emergency medical responder volunteer funds.66.0609 Financial procedure; alternative system of approving claims.66.0611 Political subdivisions prohibited from levying tax on incomes.66.0613 Assessment on racing prohibited.66.0615 Room tax; forfeitures.66.0617 Impact fees.66.0619 Public improvement bonds: issuance.66.0621 Revenue obligations.66.0623 Refunding village, town, sanitary, and inland lake district bonds.66.0625 Joint issuance of mass transit bonding.66.0626 Special assessments or charges for contaminated well or wastewater sys-

tem loans.66.0627 Special charges for current services and certain loan repayments.66.0628 Fees imposed by a political subdivision.

SUBCHAPTER VII

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS66.0701 Special assessments by local ordinance.66.0703 Special assessments, generally.66.0705 Property of public and private entities subject to special assessments.66.0707 Assessment or special charge against property in adjacent city, village or

town.66.0709 Preliminary payment of improvements funded by special assessments.66.0711 Discount on cash payments for public improvements.66.0713 Contractor’s certificates; general obligation−local improvement bonds;

special assessment B bonds.66.0715 Deferral of special assessments; payment of special assessments in install-

ments.66.0717 Lien of special assessment.66.0719 Disposition of special assessment proceeds where improvement paid for

out of general fund or municipal obligations.

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66.0721 Special assessments on certain farmland or camps for construction of sew-erage or water system.

66.0723 Utilities, special assessments.66.0725 Assessment of condemnation benefits.66.0727 Special assessments against railroad for street improvement.66.0729 Improvement of streets by abutting railroad company.66.0731 Reassessment of invalid condemnation and public improvement assess-

ments.66.0733 Repayment of assessments in certain cases.

SUBCHAPTER VIII

PUBLIC UTILITIES66.0801 Definitions; effect on other authority.66.0803 Acquisition of public utility or bus transportation system.66.0805 Management of municipal public utility by commission.66.0807 Joint operation of public utility or public transportation system.66.0809 Municipal public utility charges.66.0811 Municipal public utility revenues.66.0813 Provision of utility service outside of municipality by municipal public

utility.66.0815 Public utility franchises and service contracts.66.0817 Sale or lease of municipal public utility plant.66.0819 Combining water and sewer utilities.66.0821 Sewerage and storm water systems.66.0823 Joint local water authorities.66.0825 Municipal electric companies.66.0827 Utility districts.66.0829 Parking systems.66.0831 Interference with public service structure.

SUBCHAPTER IX

PUBLIC WORKS AND PROJECTS66.0901 Public works, contracts, bids.66.0903 Prevailing wage.66.0905 Pedestrian malls.66.0907 Sidewalks.66.0909 Curb ramping.66.0911 Laterals and service pipes.66.0913 City and county projects, individual or joint; revenue bonding.66.0915 Viaducts in cities, villages and towns.66.0917 Art museums.66.0919 Civic centers.66.0921 Joint civic buildings.66.0923 County−city auditoriums.66.0925 County−city safety building.66.0927 County−city hospitals; village and town powers.

SUBCHAPTER X

PLANNING, HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION66.1001 Comprehensive planning.66.10013 Housing affordability report.66.10014 New housing fee report.66.10015 Limitation on development regulation authority and down zoning.66.1002 Development moratoria.66.1003 Discontinuance of a public way.66.1005 Reversion of title.66.1006 Department of natural resources approval of discontinuance.66.1007 Architectural conservancy districts.66.1009 Agreement to establish an airport affected area.66.1010 Moratorium on evictions.66.1011 Local equal opportunities.66.1013 Urban homestead programs.66.1014 Limits on residential dwelling rental prohibited.66.1015 Municipal rent control, inclusionary zoning, prohibited.

66.1017 Family child care homes.66.1019 Housing codes to conform to state law.66.1021 City, village and town transit commissions.66.1023 Transit employees; Wisconsin retirement system.66.1024 Effect of reservation or exception in conveyance.66.1025 Relief from conditions of gifts and dedications.66.1027 Traditional neighborhood developments and conservation subdivisions.66.1031 Widening of highways; establishment of excess widths.66.1033 Curative provisions.66.1035 Rights of abutting owners.66.1036 Building permit for a shoreland structure.66.1037 Beautification and protection.

SUBCHAPTER XI

DEVELOPMENT66.1101 Promotion of industry; industrial sites.66.1102 Land development; notification; records requests; construction site devel-

opment.66.1103 Industrial development revenue bonding.66.1105 Tax increment law.66.1106 Environmental remediation tax incremental financing.66.1107 Reinvestment neighborhoods.66.1108 Limitation on weekend work.66.1109 Business improvement districts.66.1110 Neighborhood improvement districts.66.1111 Historic properties.66.1113 Premier resort areas.

SUBCHAPTER XII

HOUSING AUTHORITIES66.1201 Housing authorities.66.1203 Housing authorities; operation not for profit.66.1205 Housing authorities; rentals and tenant selection.66.1207 Penalties; evidence.66.1209 Housing authorities; cooperation in housing projects.66.1211 Housing authorities; contracts with city; assistance to counties and munici-

palities.66.1213 Housing authorities for elderly persons.

SUBCHAPTER XIII

URBAN REDEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL66.1301 Urban redevelopment.66.1303 Urban redevelopment; plans, approval.66.1305 Redevelopment corporations; limitations; incubator.66.1307 Urban redevelopment; regulation of corporations.66.1309 Urban redevelopment; transfer of land.66.1311 Urban redevelopment; acquisition of land.66.1313 Urban redevelopment; condemnation for.66.1315 Urban redevelopment; continued use of land by prior owner.66.1317 Urban redevelopment; borrowing; mortgages.66.1319 Urban redevelopment; sale or lease of land.66.1321 Urban redevelopment; city lease to, terms.66.1323 Urban redevelopment; aids and appropriations.66.1325 Urban redevelopment; city improvements.66.1327 Urban redevelopment; construction of statute; conflict of laws; supple-

mental powers.66.1329 Urban redevelopment; enforcement of duties.66.1331 Blighted area law.66.1333 Blight elimination and slum clearance.66.1335 Housing and community development authorities.66.1337 Urban renewal.66.1339 Villages to have certain city powers.66.1341 Towns to have certain city powers.

NOTE: Chapter 66 was substantially revised by 1999 Wis. Act 150, whichcontained extensive explanatory notes. See Laws of Wisconsin, 1999.

SUBCHAPTER I

GENERAL POWERS; ADMINISTRATION

66.0101 Home rule; manner of exercise. (1) Under arti-cle XI, section 3, of the constitution, the method of determinationof the local affairs and government of cities and villages shall beas prescribed in this section.

(1m) In this section, “charter ordinance” means an ordinancethat enacts, amends or repeals the charter, or any part of the char-ter, of a city or village or that makes the election under sub. (4).

(2) (a) A city or village may enact a charter ordinance. A char-ter ordinance shall be designated as a charter ordinance, requiresa two−thirds vote of the members−elect of the legislative body ofthe city or village, and is subject to referendum as provided in thissection.

(b) A charter ordinance that amends or repeals a city or villagecharter shall designate specifically the portion of the charter thatis amended or repealed. A charter ordinance that makes the elec-tion under sub. (4) shall designate specifically each enactment ofthe legislature or portion of the enactment that is made inapplica-ble to the city or village by the election.

(3) A charter ordinance shall be published as a class 1 notice,under ch. 985, and shall be recorded by the clerk in a permanentbook kept for that purpose, with a statement of the manner of itsadoption. A certified copy of the charter ordinance shall be filedby the clerk with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shallkeep a separate index of all charter ordinances, arranged alphabet-ically by city and village and summarizing each ordinance, andannually shall issue the index of charter ordinances filed duringthe 12 months prior to July 1.

(4) A city or village may elect under this section that any lawrelating to the local affairs and government of the city or villageother than those enactments of the legislature of statewide concernas shall with uniformity affect every city or every village shall not

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MUNICIPAL LAW 66.01043 Updated 17−18 Wis. Stats.



apply to the city or village, and when the election takes effect, thelaw ceases to be in effect in the city or village.

(5) A charter ordinance does not take effect until 60 days afterits passage and publication. If within the 60−day period a petitionconforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 and signed by a numberof electors of the city or village equal to not less than 7 percent ofthe votes cast in the city or village for governor at the last generalelection is filed in the office of the clerk of the city or villagedemanding that the ordinance be submitted to a vote of the elec-tors, it may not take effect until it is submitted to a referendum andapproved by a majority of the electors voting in the referendum.The petition and the proceedings for its submission are governedby s. 9.20 (2) to (6).

(6) A charter ordinance may be initiated under s. 9.20 (1) to(6), but alternative adoption of the charter ordinance by the legis-lative body is subject to referendum under sub. (5).

(7) A charter ordinance may be submitted to a referendum bythe legislative body, under s. 9.20 (4) to (6), without initiative peti-tion, and becomes effective when approved by a majority of theelectors voting in the referendum.

(8) A charter ordinance enacted or approved by a vote of theelectors controls over any prior or subsequent act of the legislativebody of the city or village. If the electors of any city or village bya majority vote have adopted or determined to continue to operateunder either ch. 62 or 64, or have determined the method of selec-tion of members of the governing board, the question shall notagain be submitted to the electors, nor action taken on the ques-tion, within a period of 2 years. Any election to change or amendthe charter of any city or village, other than a special election asprovided in s. 9.20 (4), shall be held at the time provided by statutefor holding the spring election.

(9) (a) The legislative body of a city or village, by resolutionadopted by a two−thirds vote of its members−elect may, and uponpetition complying with s. 9.20 shall, submit to the electors unders. 9.20 (4) to (6) the question of holding a charter convention underone or more plans proposed in the resolution or petition.

(b) The ballot shall be in substantially the following form:

Shall a charter convention be held?

YES �� NO �

If a charter convention is held what plan do you favor?

PLAN 1 �� PLAN 2 �

[Repeat for each plan proposed.]

Mark an [X] in the square to the RIGHT of the plan that youselect.

(c) If a majority of the electors voting vote for a charter con-vention, the convention shall be held pursuant to the plan favoredby a majority of the total votes cast for all plans. If no plan receivesa majority, the 2 plans receiving the highest number of votes shallbe again submitted to the electors and a convention shall be heldpursuant to the plan favored by a majority of the votes cast.

(d) A charter convention may adopt a charter or amendmentsto the existing charter. The charter or charter amendmentsadopted by the convention shall be certified, as soon as practica-ble, by the presiding officer and secretary of the convention to thecity or village clerk and shall be submitted to the electors as pro-vided under s. 9.20 (4) to (6), without the alternative provided ins. 9.20 (4) to (6), and take effect when approved by a majority ofthe electors voting.

(10) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair theright of cities or villages under existing or future authority to enactordinances or resolutions other than charter ordinances.

(11) Sections 62.13 and 62.50 and chapter 589, laws of 1921,and chapter 423, laws of 1923, shall be construed as enactmentsof statewide concern for the purpose of providing uniform regula-tion of police, fire, and combined protective services departments.

(12) Every charter ordinance enacted under s. 66.01, 1943stats., which was adopted by the governing body prior to Decem-ber 31, 1944, and which also was published prior to that date in the

official newspaper of the city or village, or, if there was none, ina newspaper having general circulation in the city or village, shallbe valid as of the date of the original publication notwithstandingthe failure to publish the ordinance under s. 10.43 (5) and (6), 1943stats.

History: 1999 a. 150 ss. 18 to 27; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0101; 2011 a. 32.A charter ordinance must be legislative in character before it can be validly initi-

ated by direct legislation. Save Our Fire Department Paramedics Committee v.Appleton, 131 Wis. 2d 366, 389 N.W.2d 43 (Ct. App. 1986).

The city of Milwaukee cannot, by charter ordinance, adopt s. 62.13 (5) (b) sinces. 62.13 deals with a subject of state−wide concern; it cannot do so under s. 62.03since that requires the adoption of whole statute sections. 58 Atty. Gen. 59.

66.0103 Code of ordinances. (1) The governing body ofa city, village, town or county may authorize the preparation of acode of some or all of its general ordinances. The code may beenacted by an ordinance that incorporates the code by reference.A copy of the code shall be available for public inspection not lessthan 2 weeks before it is enacted. After the code is enacted, a copyshall be maintained and available for public inspection in theoffice of the city, village, town or county clerk.

(2) Publication of a code enacted under sub. (1), in book orpamphlet form, meets the publication requirements of ss. 59.14,60.80, 61.50 (1) and 62.11 (4) (a).

History: 1999 a. 150.There is a 4−part test in evaluating whether a municipality may regulate a matter

of state−wide concern: 1) whether the legislature has expressly withdrawn the powerof municipalities to act; 2) whether the ordinance logically conflicts with the state leg-islation; 3) whether the ordinance defeats the purpose of the state legislation; or 4)whether the ordinance goes against the spirit of the state legislation. Anchor Savingsand Loan Association v. Madison EOC, 120 Wis. 2d 391, 355 N.W.2d 234 (1984).

The scope of legislative activity covered by “ordinances” and “resolutions”extends to formal and informal enactments that address matters both general and spe-cific in a manner meant to be either temporary or permanent and that can be character-ized as administrative or otherwise, regardless of how they may be denominated.There is no legislative action a municipality could take that would not come withinthe ambit of ordinance or resolution. If a statute removes the authority of a municipal-ity’s governing body to adopt an ordinance or resolution on a particular subject, thegoverning body loses all legislative authority on that subject. Wisconsin Carry, Inc.v. City of Madison, 2017 WI 19, 373 Wis. 2d 543, 892 N.W.2d 233, 15−0146.

66.0104 Prohibiting ordinances that place certain lim-its or requirements on a landlord. (1) In this section:

(ah) “Habitability violation” means any of the following con-ditions if the condition constitutes an ordinance violation:

1. The rental property or rental unit lacks hot or cold runningwater.

2. Heating facilities serving the rental property or rental unitare not in safe operating condition or are not capable of maintain-ing a temperature, in all living areas of the property or unit, of atleast 67 degrees Fahrenheit during all seasons of the year in whichthe property or unit may be occupied. Temperatures in livingareas shall be measured at the approximate center of the room,midway between floor and ceiling.

3. The rental property or rental unit is not served by electricity,or the electrical wiring, outlets, fixtures, or other components ofthe electrical system are not in safe operating condition.

4. Any structural or other conditions in the rental property orrental unit that constitute a substantial hazard to the health orsafety of the tenant, or create an unreasonable risk of personalinjury as a result of any reasonably foreseeable use of the propertyor unit other than negligent use or abuse of the property or unit bythe tenant.

5. The rental property or rental unit is not served by plumbingfacilities in good operating condition.

6. The rental property or rental unit is not served by sewagedisposal facilities in good operating condition.

7. The rental property or rental unit lacks working smokedetectors or carbon monoxide detectors.

8. The rental property or rental unit is infested with rodentsor insects.

9. The rental property or rental unit contains excessive mold.

(ax) “Premises” has the meaning given in s. 704.01 (3).

(b) “Rental agreement” has the meaning given in s. 704.01(3m).

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(c) “Tenancy” has the meaning given in s. 704.01 (4).

(2) (a) No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordi-nance that places any of the following limitations on a residentiallandlord:

1. Prohibits a landlord from, or places limitations on a land-lord with respect to, obtaining and using or attempting to obtainand use any of the following information with respect to a tenantor prospective tenant:

a. Monthly household income.

b. Occupation.

c. Rental history.

d. Credit information.

e. Court records, including arrest and conviction records, towhich there is public access.

f. Social security number or other proof of identity.

2. Limits how far back in time a prospective tenant’s creditinformation, conviction record, or previous housing may be takeninto account by a landlord.

3. Prohibits a landlord from, or places limitations on a land-lord with respect to, entering into a rental agreement for a prem-ises with a prospective tenant during the tenancy of the currenttenant of the premises.

4. Prohibits a landlord from, or places limitations on a land-lord with respect to, showing a premises to a prospective tenantduring the tenancy of the current tenant of the premises.

(b) No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinancethat places requirements on a residential landlord with respect tosecurity deposits or earnest money or pretenancy or posttenancyinspections that are additional to the requirements under adminis-trative rules related to residential rental practices.

(c) No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinancethat limits a residential tenant’s responsibility, or a residentiallandlord’s right to recover, for any damage or waste to, or neglectof, the premises that occurs during the tenant’s occupancy of thepremises, or for any other costs, expenses, fees, payments, or dam-ages for which the tenant is responsible under the rental agreementor applicable law.

(d) 1. a. No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordi-nance that requires a landlord to communicate to tenants anyinformation that is not required to be communicated to tenantsunder federal or state law.

b. Subdivision 1. a. does not apply to an ordinance that has areasonable and clearly defined objective of regulating the manu-facture of illegal narcotics.

2. No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinancethat requires a landlord to communicate to the city, village, town,or county any information concerning the landlord or a tenant,unless any of the following applies:

a. The information is required under federal or state law.

b. The information is required of all residential real propertyowners.

(e) No city, village, town, or county may enact an ordinancethat does any of the following:

1. Requires that a rental property or rental unit be inspectedexcept upon a complaint by any person, as part of a program ofinspections under subd. 1m., under s. 66.0119, or as requiredunder state or federal law.

1m. A city, village, town, or county may establish a rentalproperty inspection program under this subdivision. Under theprogram, the governing body of the city, village, town, or countymay designate districts in which there is evidence of blight, highrates of building code complaints or violations, deterioratingproperty values, or increases in single−family home conversionsto rental units. A city, village, town, or county may require thata rental property or rental unit located in a district designatedunder this subdivision be initially inspected and periodicallyinspected. If no habitability violation is discovered during a pro-

gram inspection or if a habitability violation is discovered duringa program inspection and the violation is corrected within a periodof not less than 30 days established by the city, village, town, orcounty, the city, village, town, or county may not perform a pro-gram inspection of the property for at least 5 years. If a habitabil-ity violation is discovered during a program inspection and theviolation is not corrected within the period established by the city,village, town, or county, the city, village, town, or county mayrequire the rental property or unit to be inspected annually underthe program. If a habitability violation is discovered during aninspection conducted upon a complaint and the violation is notcorrected within a period of not less than 30 days established bythe city, village, town, or county, the city, village, town, or countymay require the rental property or unit to be inspected annuallyunder the program. If, at a rental property or unit subject to annualprogram inspections, no habitability violation is discovered dur-ing 2 consecutive annual program inspections, the city, village,town, or county, except as provided in this subdivision, may notperform a program inspection of the property for at least 5 years.No rental property or unit that is less than 8 years old may beinspected under this subdivision. A city, village, town, or countymay provide a period of less than 30 days for the correction of ahabitability violation under this subdivision if the violationexposes a tenant to imminent danger. A city, village, town, orcounty shall provide an extension to the period for correction ofa habitability violation upon a showing of good cause. A city, vil-lage, town, or county shall provide in a notice of a habitability vio-lation an explanation of the violation including a specification ofthe violation and the exact location of the violation. No inspectionof a rental unit may be conducted under this subdivision if theoccupant of the unit does not consent to allow access unless theinspection is under a special inspection warrant under s. 66.0119.

2. Charges a fee for conducting an inspection of a residentialrental property unless all of the following are satisfied:

a. The amount of the fee does not exceed $75 for an inspectionof a vacant unit under subd. 1m. or an inspection of the exteriorand common areas of a property under subd. 1m., $90 for anyother initial program inspection under subd. 1m., or $150 for anyother 2nd or subsequent program inspection under subd. 1m. Nofee may be charged for a program inspection under subd. 1m. ifno habitability violation is discovered during the inspection or, ifa violation is discovered during the inspection, the violation is cor-rected within the period established by the city, village, town, orcounty under subd. 1m. No fee may be charged for an inspectionof the exterior and common areas if the property owner voluntar-ily allows access for the inspection and no habitability violationis discovered during the inspection or, if a violation is discoveredduring the inspection, the violation is corrected within the periodestablished by the city, village, town, or county under subd. 1m.No fee may be charged for a reinspection that occurs after a habit-ability violation has been corrected. No fee may be charged to aproperty owner if a program inspection does not occur because anoccupant of the property does not allow access to the property.Annually, a city, village, town, or county may increase the feeamounts under this subd. 2. a. by not more than the percentagechange in the U.S. consumer price index for all urban consumers,U.S. city average, as determined by the federal department oflabor, for the previous year or 2 percent, whichever is greater.

am. The amount of the fee does not exceed $150 for an inspec-tion under s. 66.0119, except that if a habitability violation is dis-covered during the inspection and the violation is not correctedwithin a period of not less than 30 days established by the city, vil-lage, town, or county, the fee may not exceed $300. No fee maybe charged for an inspection under s. 66.0119 if no habitabilityviolation is discovered. Annually, a city, village, town, or countymay increase the fee amounts under this subd. 2. am. by not morethan the percentage change in the U.S. consumer price index forall urban consumers, U.S. city average, as determined by the fed-eral department of labor, for the previous year or 2 percent, which-ever is greater.

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b. The fee is charged at the time that the inspection is actuallyperformed.

3. Charges a fee for a subsequent reinspection of a residentialrental property that is more than twice the fee charged for an initialreinspection.

4. Except as provided in this subdivision, requires that a rentalproperty or rental unit be certified, registered, or licensed orrequires that a residential rental property owner register or obtaina certification or license related to owning or managing the resi-dential rental property. A city, village, town, or county mayrequire that a rental unit or residential rental property owner beregistered if the registration requires only one name of an owneror authorized contact person and an address, telephone number,and, if available, an electronic mail address or other informationnecessary to receive communications by other electronic meansat which the person may be contacted. No city, village, town, orcounty, except a 1st class city, may charge a fee for registrationunder this subdivision except a one−time registration fee thatreflects the actual costs of operating a registration program, butthat does not exceed $10 per building, and a one−time fee for theregistration of a change of ownership or management of a buildingor change of contact information for a building that reflects theactual and direct costs of registration, but that does not exceed $10per building.

(f) No city, village, town, or county may impose an occupancyor transfer of tenancy fee on a rental unit.

(2m) If a city, village, town, or county has in effect an ordi-nance that authorizes the inspection of a rental property or rentalunit upon a complaint from an inspector or other employee orelected official of the city, village, town, or county, the city, vil-lage, town, or county shall maintain for each inspection performedupon a complaint from an employee or official a record of thename of the person making the complaint, the nature of the com-plaint, and any inspection conducted upon the complaint.

(3) (a) If a city, village, town, or county has in effect onDecember 21, 2011, an ordinance that is inconsistent with sub. (2)(a) or (b), the ordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.

(b) If a city, village, town, or county has in effect on March 1,2014, an ordinance that is inconsistent with sub. (2) (c) or (d), theordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.

(c) If a city, village, town, or county has in effect on March 2,2016, an ordinance that is inconsistent with sub. (2) (e) or (f), theordinance does not apply and may not be enforced.

History: 2011 a. 108; 2013 a. 76; 2015 a. 176; 2017 a. 317.Sub. (2) (d) 1. a. preempted a provision in an ordinance requiring landlords to

notify tenants of city inspections under the city’s inspection and registration program;it does not stop local governments from implementing rental housing inspection andregistration programs as part of a housing code, let alone preclude other substantivehousing code regulations. Olson v. City of La Crosse, 2015 WI App 67, 364 Wis. 2d615, 869 N.W.2d 337, 15−0127.

66.0105 Jurisdiction of overlapping extraterritorialpowers. The extraterritorial powers granted to cities and vil-lages by statute, including ss. 30.745, 62.23 (2) and (7a), 66.0415,236.10 and 254.57, may not be exercised within the corporate lim-its of another city or village. Wherever these statutory extraterri-torial powers overlap, the jurisdiction over the overlapping areashall be divided on a line all points of which are equidistant fromthe boundaries of each municipality concerned so that not morethan one municipality shall exercise power over any area.

History: 1981 c. 222 s. 2; 1993 a. 27; 1999 a. 150 s. 368; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0105.

66.0107 Power of municipalities to prohibit criminalconduct. (1) The board or council of any town, village or citymay:

(a) Prohibit all forms of gambling and fraudulent devices andpractices.

(b) Seize anything devised solely for gambling or found inactual use for gambling and destroy the device after a judicialdetermination that it was used solely for gambling or found inactual use for gambling.

(bm) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possessionof marijuana, as defined in s. 961.01 (14), subject to the exceptionsin s. 961.41 (3g) (intro.), and provide a forfeiture for a violationof the ordinance; except that if a complaint is issued regarding anallegation of possession of more than 25 grams of marijuana, orpossession of any amount of marijuana following a conviction inthis state for possession of marijuana, the subject of the complaintmay not be prosecuted under this paragraph for the same actionthat is the subject of the complaint unless the charges are dis-missed or the district attorney declines to prosecute the case.

(bn) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit the possessionof a controlled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb) and providea forfeiture for a violation of the ordinance, except that if a com-plaint is issued regarding an allegation of possession of a con-trolled substance specified in s. 961.14 (4) (tb) following a convic-tion in this state for possession of a controlled substance, thesubject of the complaint may not be prosecuted under this para-graph for the same action that is the subject of the complaint unlessthe charges are dismissed or the district attorney declines to prose-cute the case.

(bp) Enact and enforce an ordinance to prohibit conduct thatis the same as that prohibited by s. 961.573 (1) or (2), 961.574 (1)or (2), or 961.575 (1) or (2) and provide a forfeiture for violationof the ordinance.

(2) Except as provided in sub. (3), nothing in this section maybe construed to preclude cities, villages and towns from prohibit-ing conduct which is the same as or similar to that prohibited bychs. 941 to 948.

(3) The board or council of a city, village or town may not, byordinance, prohibit conduct which is the same as or similar to con-duct prohibited by s. 944.21.

History: 1973 c. 198; 1979 c. 131 s. 4; 1987 a. 332 s. 64; 1987 a. 416; 1989 a. 121,276; 1993 a. 246; 1995 a. 353, 448; 1999 a. 150 ss. 151, 153; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0107;2005 a. 116, ss. 2 to 4; 2011 a. 31; 2013 a. 293, 351; 2015 a. 195.

66.0109 Penalties under county and municipal ordi-nances. If a statute requires that the penalty under any countyor municipal ordinance conform to the penalty provided by statutethe ordinance may impose only a forfeiture and may provide forimprisonment if the forfeiture is not paid.

History: 1971 c. 278; 1999 a. 150 s. 272; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0109.

66.0111 Bond or cash deposit under municipal ordi-nances. (1) If a person is arrested for the violation of a city, vil-lage or town ordinance and the action is to be in circuit court, thechief of police or police officer designated by the chief, marshalor clerk of court may accept from the person a bond, in an amountnot to exceed the maximum penalty for the violation, with suffi-cient sureties, or a cash deposit, for appearance in the court havingjurisdiction of the offense. A receipt shall be issued for the bondor cash deposit.

(2) (a) If the person released fails to appear, personally or byan authorized attorney or agent, before the court at the time fixedfor hearing the case, the bond and money deposited, or an amountthat the court determines to be an adequate penalty, plus costs,including any applicable fees prescribed in ch. 814, may bedeclared forfeited by the court or may be ordered applied to thepayment of any penalty which is imposed after an ex parte hear-ing, together with the costs. In either event, any surplus shall berefunded to the person who made the deposit.

(b) This subsection does not apply to violations of parkingordinances. Bond or cash deposit given for appearance to answera charge under any parking ordinance may be forfeited in the man-ner determined by the governing body.

(3) This section shall not be construed as a limitation upon thegeneral power of cities, villages and towns in all cases of allegedviolations of city, village or town ordinances to authorize theacceptance of bonds or cash deposits or upon the general powerto accept stipulations for forfeiture of bonds or deposits or pleaswhere arrest was had without warrant or where action has not beenstarted in court.

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(4) This section does not apply to ordinances enacted underch. 349.

History: 1971 c. 278; 1977 c. 305; 1977 c. 449 s. 497; 1981 c. 317; 1987 a. 27,399; 1993 a. 246; 1999 a. 150 s. 271; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0111.

A defendant arrested for an ordinance violation has the option to post either therequired bond or the permitted cash bail. City of Madison v. Ricky Two Crow, 88 Wis.2d 156, 276 N.W.2d 359 (Ct. App. 1979).

66.0113 Citations for certain ordinance violations.(1) ADOPTION; CONTENT. (a) Except as provided in sub. (5), thegoverning body of a county, town, city, village, town sanitary dis-trict or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districtmay by ordinance adopt and authorize the use of a citation underthis section to be issued for violations of ordinances, includingordinances for which a statutory counterpart exists.

(b) An ordinance adopted under par. (a) shall prescribe theform of the citation which shall provide for the following:

1. The name and address of the alleged violator.

2. The factual allegations describing the alleged violation.

3. The time and place of the offense.

4. The section of the ordinance violated.

5. A designation of the offense in a manner that can be readilyunderstood by a person making a reasonable effort to do so.

6. The time at which the alleged violator may appear in court.

7. A statement which in essence informs the alleged violator:

a. That the alleged violator may make a cash deposit of a spec-ified amount to be mailed to a specified official within a specifiedtime.

b. That if the alleged violator makes such a deposit, he or sheneed not appear in court unless subsequently summoned.

c. That, if the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and doesnot appear in court, he or she either will be deemed to have ten-dered a plea of no contest and submitted to a forfeiture, plus costs,fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, not to exceed theamount of the deposit or will be summoned into court to answerthe complaint if the court does not accept the plea of no contest.

d. That, if the alleged violator does not make a cash depositand does not appear in court at the time specified, the court mayissue a summons or a warrant for the defendant’s arrest or considerthe nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enter judgmentunder sub. (3) (d), or the municipality may commence an actionagainst the alleged violator to collect the forfeiture, plus costs,fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814.

e. That if the court finds that the violation involves an ordi-nance that prohibits conduct that is the same as or similar to con-duct prohibited by state statute punishable by fine or imprison-ment or both, and that the violation resulted in damage to theproperty of or physical injury to a person other than the allegedviolator, the court may summon the alleged violator into court todetermine if restitution shall be ordered under s. 800.093.

8. A direction that if the alleged violator elects to make a cashdeposit, the alleged violator shall sign an appropriate statementwhich accompanies the citation to indicate that he or she read thestatement required under subd. 7. and shall send the signed state-ment with the cash deposit.

9. Such other information as may be deemed necessary.

(c) An ordinance adopted under par. (a) shall contain a sched-ule of cash deposits that are to be required for the various ordi-nance violations, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed underch. 814, for which a citation may be issued. The ordinance shallalso specify the court, clerk of court, or other official to whom cashdeposits are to be made and shall require that receipts be given forcash deposits.

(2) ISSUANCE; FILING. (a) Citations authorized under this sec-tion may be issued by law enforcement officers of the county,town, city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake pro-tection and rehabilitation district. In addition, the governing bodyof a county, town, city, village, town sanitary district or publicinland lake protection and rehabilitation district may designate by

ordinance or resolution other county, town, city, village, town san-itary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitationdistrict officials who may issue citations with respect to ordi-nances which are directly related to the official responsibilities ofthe officials. Officials granted the authority to issue citations maydelegate, with the approval of the governing body, the authorityto employees. Authority delegated to an official or employee shallbe revoked in the same manner by which it is conferred.

(b) The issuance of a citation by a person authorized to do sounder par. (a) shall be deemed adequate process to give the appro-priate court jurisdiction over the subject matter of the offense forthe purpose of receiving cash deposits, if directed to do so, and forthe purposes of sub. (3) (b) and (c). Issuance and filing of a cita-tion does not constitute commencement of an action. Issuance ofa citation does not violate s. 946.68.

(3) VIOLATOR’S OPTIONS; PROCEDURE ON DEFAULT. (a) The per-son named as the alleged violator in a citation may appear in courtat the time specified in the citation or may mail or deliver person-ally a cash deposit in the amount, within the time, and to the court,clerk of court, or other official specified in the citation. If a personmakes a cash deposit, the person may nevertheless appear in courtat the time specified in the citation, but the cash deposit may beretained for application against any forfeiture or restitution, pluscosts, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814 that may beimposed.

(b) If a person appears in court in response to a citation, thecitation may be used as the initial pleading, unless the court directsthat a formal complaint be made, and the appearance confers per-sonal jurisdiction over the person. The person may plead guilty,no contest, or not guilty. If the person pleads guilty or no contest,the court shall accept the plea, enter a judgment of guilty, andimpose a forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposedunder ch. 814. If the court finds that the violation meets the condi-tions in s. 800.093 (1), the court may order restitution under s.800.093. A plea of not guilty shall put all matters in the case atissue, and the matter shall be set for trial.

(c) If the alleged violator makes a cash deposit and fails toappear in court, the citation may serve as the initial pleading andthe violator shall be considered to have tendered a plea of no con-test and submitted to a forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surchargesimposed under ch. 814, not exceeding the amount of the deposit.The court may either accept the plea of no contest and enter judg-ment accordingly or reject the plea. If the court finds that the vio-lation meets the conditions in s. 800.093 (1), the court may sum-mon the alleged violator into court to determine if restitution shallbe ordered under s. 800.093. If the court accepts the plea of nocontest, the defendant may move within 10 days after the date setfor the appearance to withdraw the plea of no contest, open thejudgment, and enter a plea of not guilty if the defendant shows tothe satisfaction of the court that the failure to appear was due tomistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect. If the pleaof no contest is accepted and not subsequently changed to a pleaof not guilty, no additional costs, fees, or surcharges may beimposed against the violator under s. 814.78. If the court rejectsthe plea of no contest, an action for collection of the forfeiture,plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, may becommenced. A city, village, town sanitary district, or publicinland lake protection and rehabilitation district may commenceaction under s. 66.0114 (1) and a county or town may commenceaction under s. 778.10. The citation may be used as the complaintin the action for the collection of the forfeiture, plus costs, fees,and surcharges imposed under ch. 814.

(d) If the alleged violator does not make a cash deposit and failsto appear in court at the time specified in the citation, the courtmay issue a summons or warrant for the defendant’s arrest or con-sider the nonappearance to be a plea of no contest and enter judg-ment accordingly if service was completed as provided under par.(e) or the county, town, city, village, town sanitary district, or pub-lic inland lake protection and rehabilitation district may com-mence an action for collection of the forfeiture, plus costs, fees,

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and surcharges imposed under ch. 814. A city, village, town sani-tary district, or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation dis-trict may commence action under s. 66.0114 (1) and a county ortown may commence action under s. 778.10. The citation may beused as the complaint in the action for the collection of the forfei-ture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814. If thecourt considers the nonappearance to be a plea of no contest andenters judgment accordingly, the court shall promptly mail a copyor notice of the judgment to the defendant. The judgment shallallow the defendant not less than 20 days from the date of the judg-ment to pay any forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surchargesimposed under ch. 814. If the defendant moves to open the judg-ment within 6 months after the court appearance date fixed in thecitation, and shows to the satisfaction of the court that the failureto appear was due to mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusableneglect, the court shall reopen the judgment, accept a not guiltyplea and set a trial date.

(e) A judgment may be entered under par. (d) if the summonsor citation was served as provided under s. 968.04 (3) (b) 2. or bypersonal service by a county, town, city, village, town sanitary dis-trict or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districtemployee.

(4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS. The adoption and authori-zation for use of a citation under this section does not preclude thegoverning body from adopting any other ordinance or providingfor the enforcement of any other law or ordinance relating to thesame or any other matter. The issuance of a citation under this sec-tion does not preclude proceeding under any other ordinance orlaw relating to the same or any other matter. Proceeding under anyother ordinance or law relating to the same or any other matterdoes not preclude the issuance of a citation under this section.

(5) MUNICIPAL COURT. If the action is to be in municipal court,the citation under s. 800.02 (2) shall be used.

History: 1975 c. 201, 421; 1977 c. 29, 305; 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (8), (17); 1979 c. 151,355; 1987 a. 27, 389; 1989 a. 107; 1991 a. 39, 40, 128, 189, 315; 1993 a. 16, 167; 1995a. 349; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 1999 a. 150 ss. 274 to 277; Stats. 1999 s. 66.0113; 2001a. 16; 2003 a. 139.

Cross−reference: As to (3) (d), see s. 800.093 regarding municipal court authorityto order restitution.

Sub. (3) (b) only authorizes the use of citations for violations of ordinances otherthan those for which a statutory counterpart exists. 76 Atty. Gen. 211.

A judgment for payment of a forfeiture can be docketed, accumulates interest at12 percent, and may be enforced through collection remedies available in other civilproceedings. OAG 2−95.

66.0114 Actions for violation of ordinances. (1) COL-LECTION OF FORFEITURES AND PENALTIES. (a) An action for viola-tion of an ordinance or bylaw enacted by a city, village, town sani-tary district or public inland lake protection and rehabilitationdistrict is a civil action. All forfeitures and penalties imposed byan ordinance or bylaw of the city, village, town sanitary district orpublic inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, except asprovided in ss. 345.20 to 345.53, may be collected in an action inthe name of the city or village before the municipal court or in anaction in the name of the city, village, town sanitary district or pub-lic inland lake protection and rehabilitation district before a courtof record. If the action is in municipal court, the procedures underch. 800 apply and the procedures under this section do not apply.If the action is in a court of record, it shall be commenced by war-rant or summons under s. 968.04 or, if applicable, by citationunder s. 778.25 or 778.26. A law enforcement officer may arrestthe offender in all cases without warrant under s. 968.07. If theaction is commenced by warrant the affidavit may be the com-plaint. The affidavit or complaint is sufficient if it alleges that thedefendant has violated an ordinance or bylaw, specifying the ordi-nance or bylaw by section, chapter, title or otherwise with suffi-cient plainness to identify the ordinance or bylaw. The judge mayrelease a defendant without a cash deposit or may permit him orher to execute an unsecured appearance bond upon arrest. Inarrests without a warrant or summons a statement on the recordsof the court of the offense charged is the complaint unless the courtdirects that a formal complaint be issued. In all actions under thisparagraph the defendant’s plea shall be guilty, not guilty or no con-

test and shall be entered as not guilty on failure to plead. A pleaof not guilty on failure to plead puts all matters in the case at issue,any other provision of law notwithstanding. The defendant mayenter a not guilty plea by certified mail.

(b) Local ordinances, except as provided in this paragraph orss. 345.20 to 345.53, may contain a provision for stipulation ofguilt or no contest of any or all violations under those ordinances,may designate the manner in which the stipulation is to be made,and may fix the penalty to be paid. When a person charged witha violation for which stipulation of guilt or no contest is authorizedmakes a timely stipulation and pays the required penalty, pluscosts, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, to the desig-nated official, the person need not appear in court and no witnessfees or other additional costs, fees, or surcharges may be imposedunder ch. 814 unless the local ordinance so provides. A courtappearance is required for a violation of a local ordinance in con-formity with s. 346.63 (1).

(bm) The official receiving the penalties shall remit all moneyscollected to the treasurer of the city, village, town sanitary district,or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district inwhose behalf the sum was paid, except that all jail surchargesimposed under ch. 814 shall be remitted to the county treasurer,within 20 days after their receipt by the official. If timely remit-tance is not made, the treasurer may collect the payment of theofficer by action, in the name of the office, and upon the officialbond of the officer, with interest at the rate of 12 percent per yearfrom the date on which it was due. In the case of any other costs,fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, the treasurer of thecity, village, town sanitary district, or public inland lake protectionand rehabilitation district shall remit to the secretary of adminis-tration the amount required by law to be paid on the actionsentered during the preceding month on or before the first day ofthe next succeeding month. The governing body of the city, vil-lage, town sanitary district, or public inland lake protection andrehabilitation district shall by ordinance designate the official toreceive the penalties and the terms under which the official quali-fies.

(c) If the circuit court finds a defendant guilty in a forfeitureaction based on a violation of an ordinance, the court shall renderjudgment as provided under ss. 800.09 and 800.095. If the courtfinds the violation meets the conditions in s. 800.093 (1) (a) and(b), the court may hold a hearing to determine if restitution shallbe ordered under s. 800.093.

(2) APPEALS. Appeals in actions in courts of record to recoverforfeitures and penalties imposed by any ordinance or bylaw of acity, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake protectionand rehabilitation district may be taken either by the defendant orby the city, village, town sanitary district or public inland lake pro-tection and rehabilitation district. Appeals from circuit court inactions to recover forfeitures for ordinances enacted under ch. 349shall be to the court of appeals. An appeal by the defendant shallinclude a bond to the city, village, town sanitary district or publicinland lake protection and rehabilitation district with surety, to beapproved by the judge, conditioned that if judgment is affirmed inwhole or in part the defendant will pay the judgment and all costsand damages awarded against the defendant on the appeal. If thejudgment is affirmed in whole or in part, execution may issueagainst both the defendant and the surety.

(3) COSTS AND FEES; FORFEITURES TO GO TO TREASURY. (a) Feesin forfeiture actions in circuit court for violations of ordinances areprescribed in s. 814.63 (1) and (2).

(b) All forfeitures and penalties recovered for the violation ofan ordinance or bylaw of a city, village, town, town sanitary dis-trict, or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districtshall be paid into the city, village, town, town sanitary district, orpublic inland lake protection and rehabilitation district treasuryfor the use of the city, village, town, town sanitary district, or pub-lic inland lake protection and rehabilitation district, except as pro-vided in par. (c) and sub. (1) (bm). The judge shall report and pay

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