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Frequently Asked Questions
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The following is a list of questions frequently asked by citizens. You may search for specific words or phases, or shorten the list by selecting a specific category.
Accidents
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An accident must be reported within 72 hours. If you do not have an officer come to the scene but you wish to come to the police department to report a crash that you're involved in, both drivers must be available in order to complete the report, except in a hit and run crash.
Additional Information
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We will take a report up to 72 hours after the fact provided both drivers are available to complete the report. An exception would be a hit and run accident. After 72 hours, you may complete a self-reporting form and send it to Madison on your own.
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Contact our business office to request a copy. Allow a minimum of three business days after a report is taken before making a request. Often times it can take a week or more depending on the investigation.
Business Office
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Agendas and Minutes
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Contact Clerk Services at (262) 532-4213.
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The agenda and minutes archives are kept on the website for the current and past year.
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Contact Clerk Services at (262) 532-4213.
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Contact Clerk Services at (262) 532-4213.
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Alcohol & Driving
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If you take a chemical test and the results are .08 alcohol concentration or more, your license will be automatically suspended. If you refuse to take test(s), the penalties and consequences are more serious.
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One to three years. It is mandatory one year for the first offense.
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No, you cannot have an opened container on your person in a motor vehicle on a public highway. Containers of alcoholic beverages with the seal broken must be transported in the trunk, or in a portion of the vehicle not normally occupied by passengers if the vehicle does not have a trunk. You cannot have an opened container in the glove compartment or center console. No one under the legal drinking age may transport intoxicants, opened or closed, except in the course of employment.
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Open container laws apply to all motor vehicles, including motor homes and pickup campers. Motor buses which are designated to transport people and have a passenger carrying capacity of 16 or more and limousines are NOT included, but must have a hired chauffeur.
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Yes. For a drink to be considered alcoholic, it has to contain 0.5 percent or more of alcohol by volume. The amount of alcohol in non-alcoholic beer is so minimal that a person would have to drink a huge amount before this would register on a PBT.
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Assessing
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This Guide for Property Owners prepared by the Wisconsin Department of Revenue may answer your questions.
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Call our zoning technicians at (262) 532-4273 or (262) 532-4276 or use the following link to go to the Zoning Department.
Zoning Department
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Child Restraints
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Parents can call (800) 261-WINS (800-261-9467) to register their child car seats and receive notification in the event that their seat model is recalled. The WINS provides information about proper use of car seats and the state's new child passenger safety law. WINS also has a brochure that tells what to look for when buying a new or used safety seat and loans out instructional videos, Vince and Larry costumes, and Buckle Bear suits.
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Effective April 30, 1992: All children under age four must be restrained in an approved child car seat. Safety belt requirements were also extended to apply to children up to age eight.
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Transportation Code 310 specifically exempts children who are incapable of being transported due to body size, medical condition, or disabilities.
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Law enforcement officers may stop a vehicle solely because a child passenger under the age of eight is not properly restrained. The mandatory safety belt law only allows secondary enforcement (adults).
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Citations
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No. This is an initial appearance date. This may be before a judge or the Village Prosecutor. Please review the citation and the information slip that the officer provided with the citation for more court information.
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Generally, neither party is entitled to pre-trial discovery in traffic forfeiture actions. But a defendant has a limited right to inspect and test devices used by the police department to determine whether a traffic violation has been committed, including speed and alcohol detection devices. Before these devices can be inspected and tested, a defendant must first request court approval within 10 days after the alleged violation, and a court must order that these devices be inspected and tested.
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Contact the Menomonee Falls Municipal Court Clerk at (262) 532-4370.
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Decisions to cite are situational and based on the circumstances at the time. The nature of the violation, weather conditions, or other factors are considered before issuing a citation. An individual's driving record is typically not a factor, but can be based on the officer's discretion.
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No. While the Menomonee Falls Police Department will investigate complaints regarding the conduct of its officers, we believe that the merits of the citation should be assessed by the judiciary. Knowingly making a false complaint regarding the conduct of a law enforcement officer is a violation of Wisconsin State Statute 946.66 and subject to a forfeiture.
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The violation will be reported to your home state. Some states put it on your record and some don't. Check with your state's Division of Motor Vehicles.
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Disabled & Handicapped
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The Menomonee Falls Police Department has the following application forms at the police business office:
-Parking Identification Cards for individuals with a permanent or temporary disability (this is the type that is hung from the vehicle's mirror)
-Disabled parking license plates
-U.S. Veteran disabled parking license platesAfter you complete the required information in the application and have your doctor certify your eligibility, you must send the application form and the appropriate fee directly to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in Madison, WI.
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You need to contact the Menomonee Falls Municipal Court at (262) 532-4370 and request a court date to discuss this with the Village Prosecutor. The Menomonee Falls Police Department strictly enforces handicapped parking violations, but unless you properly display your identification card, our officers can only assume your vehicle is in violation and is illegally parked.
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For more information regarding handicapped parking, visit the Wisconsin Department of Transportation website.
WisDOT Handicapped Parking
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Driver's License
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Yes, according to Wisconsin State Statute 343.18(1).
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You should notify the Wisconsin Department of Transportation if your change in address within 10 days.
WisDOT Change of Address
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Yes, unless it is an implement of husbandry.
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No, you have lost your operating privileges. When your suspension period is over, you must reinstate your privileges by appearing at a DMV service center in Wisconsin before driving here again.
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Engineering Department
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An Erosion Control Permit can be downloaded and submitted to the Engineering Department. The following link gives more details on Erosion Control Permits.
Erosion Control Permit
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Financial Services
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This charge is for the curbside collection of trash and ordinary recyclable items.
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Contact our Financial Services Department at (262) 532-4234.
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Fire Department
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Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Saturdays subject to certain restrictions. For details, see the following link.
Open Burning Information
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Yes. No experience is necessary for paid-on-call or volunteer positions. View the following link for more information.
Recruitment
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Miscellaneous Traffic
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This is a road that restricts axle weights to 60 percent of ordinary legal weight limitations.
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The public can only use credit cards to renew via online or phone renewal of plates, not in person at any of the DMV offices.
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If you are operating a vehicle for hire, you have to have insurance. Private vehicles don't have to have insurance unless the operator is restricted to financial responsibility.
WisDOT Proof of Insurance
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With the weapon cased and unloaded. Applies to firearms and bow hunting equipment.
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Yes, while obtaining evidence of a speed violation or responding to a felony in progress.
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If there is reason to believe that this would interfere with safe operation of a vehicle, a person could be charged with inattentive driving.
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Motorcycles / Mopeds
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A driver’s license is required. You do not need a motorcycle license.
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You may get a separate motorcycle instructional permit.
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There is no minimum age, but a child has to ride behind the driver (cannot sit in front of the driver), and has to wear a helmet. The child has to be able to reach the foot pegs - the foot pegs can legally be raised.
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Municipal Court
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Send in the correct bond amount and pink copy of the citation to the Menomonee Falls Municipal Court Clerk. The address will be on the citation in the court information area and on the informational slip that the officer provided to you.
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You should contact the Menomonee Falls Municipal Court Clerk at (262) 532-4370 and explain the circumstances.
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Contact the Menomonee Falls Municipal Court Clerk at (262) 532-4370.
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Parks & Forestry
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The Village maintains three ice rinks from late December - February, depending on weather conditions. Due to weather and rink conditions, it is recommended that you visit the rink or call the Village Parks Department at (262) 532-4700 to check ice conditions or closures. The rinks are located in Kiwanis Park, Oakwood Park, and Riverside Park. There are no warming devices at the rinks and outdoor lighting is limited. Evening skating is not recommended. Hockey is allowed on the east half of the Riverside Park rink.
Parks
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Wanaki Golf Course is located in the Village of Menomonee Falls at the intersection of Lisbon and Lannon Rd. For more information on opening/closing dates, fees and tee times call (262) 252-3480.
Wanaki Golf Course
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Menomonee Falls has five parks with areas to be reserved. Two shelters at Rotary Park
One band shell and field area at Village Park
One shelter and one field area at Willowood Park
50-person capacity facility at Mill Pond Park
Three sheltered sites at Oakwood Park For more information or to reserve a shelter call (262) 532-4213, or visit the Clerks office. Cash and Check only.
Reservations
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Police Department
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Always dial 9-1-1 for emergencies.
Emergency calls are to report a fire, a crime in-progress, a breathing problem, a poisoning, a major accident, a drowning, a stabbing or shooting, or any life-threatening situation.Non-Emergency calls are made to report a minor accident, barking dogs, a burglarized property, power outages during a storm, someone selling drugs, loud parties, weather or road conditions, and runaways. These cases call (262)532-8700.
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W156 N8480 Pilgrim Rd.
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
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Fines can be paid at the municipal court. If closed, the police department accepts payment between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
Municipal Court
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Public Works
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Please report the problem and location of a malfunctioning street light to the Public Works Department between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Contact them by phone at (262)532-4700.
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Areas of the Village with curb and gutter are swept on a regular basis as time and weather permit.
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The street sweeping is done to clear debris left by winter snowplowing, to keep storm drains free of obstruction, and to help prevent pollutants from entering the drainage system. The sweeping is not intended to remove leaves placed in the street by property owners. Leaves from private properties should be mulched and left on the lawn, or bagged and taken to the Orchard Ridge Landfill with a yard waste permit.
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Contractor shall be required to pick up no more than an average of four 30-gallon containers per week of normal household trash from each residential pickup. In no event is the contractor responsible for removing more than the equivalent of six 30 gallon containers from any one home in any one week.
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Normal household trash shall be placed in containers not exceeding 60 pounds when filled. All trash should be placed in water tight bags within the container.
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Registration & Plates
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For automobiles, trucks A-C plates, farm plates, and motorcycles, the plates stay with the previous owner. Heavy trucks D-T plates stay with the vehicle.
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You must sign the title over to the new owner and indicate on the title the mileage at the time of the sale. It is also a very good idea to create a bill of sale dated and signed by the new owner. The Division of Motor Vehicles also provides a Statement of Vehicle Transfer (MV2488) for this purpose. Completing this DMV form will help eliminate your liability if the new owner fails to properly register the vehicle. These forms are available at DMV Service Centers and at our department.
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If two plates are issued, one should be in the front and one in the back. The rear plate shall have the month and year sticker attached to it as prescribed by the Department of Transportation. Attach firmly and rigidly in a horizontal position and a conspicuous place. Plates must be displayed so they can be easily read. The rear plate must have a lamp illuminating the plate making it visible 50 feet to the rear.
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