FAQs

What will happen if I am guilty, will not be coming to court but I don’t have the money to pay my ticket by the court date?: If you have a mandatory or non-mandatory appearance and you do not come to court, you will be found guilty by default and given 60 days to pay from your court date.

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Municipal Court

1. My due date is here and I still don’t have the money I need to pay the ticket, what can I do?: Complete the Payment Plan Agreement form found on the Municipal Court home page or at the Clerk's office, and submit the Payment Plan Agreement along with your first
payment.

2. What will happen if I am guilty, will not be coming to court but I don’t have the money to pay my ticket by the court date?: If you have a mandatory or non-mandatory appearance and you do not come to court, you will be found guilty by default and given 60 days to pay from your court date.

3. I don’t feel I am guilty and I would like to talk to the City Attorney about the points, circumstances, or fine amount; how do I do this?: You need to complete and return the orange informational sheet issued to you by the officer when he issued you your ticket. On the informational sheet you will find a form with a box to check for guilty or not guilty or no contest; you will also need to write down your request for a pretrial on the form and then mail it to the court office at 300 N. Pine St., Burlington, WI 53105. Upon receipt of your written request for a pretrial, the court will set you up with a pretrial to talk to the attorney for the City; your time and date of pretrial will then be mailed to you.

4. What do I do if my license has been suspended for a Right-of-Way or Failure to Yield infraction?: If your operating privilege is suspended, you will not be eligible to reinstate until you have successfully completed the Right-of-Way course. This course has been designed to reacquaint you with vehicle right-of-way rules and provide awareness of keeping motorcyclists, pedestrians and bicyclists safe. List of instructors and locations can be found on the Department of Transportation website.

5. My license is suspended for failure to pay and I would like to get it reinstated. What do I do next?: Your license will remain suspended until your citations are paid in full. If you have paid your citations in full, your license will remain suspended until you pay a reinstatement fee to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. You can check the Department of Transportation website for reinstatement eligibility.