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Welcome to the City of Madison Municipal Court
The City of Madison Municipal Court represents the judicial branch of government and provides a neutral setting for resolving alleged City ordinance violations. We provide friendly and efficient service to all court users, keeping in mind legal and ethical requirements.
The Municipal Court provides a neutral forum for hearing City Ordinance cases, where the penalty includes a forfeiture. The court handles approximately 38,000 cases per year. These are not criminal charges and defendants are not entitled to a free lawyer.
Common cases include:
- Animal control violations
- Building code
- Disorderly conduct
- First offense drunk driving
- Health code
- Parking
- Traffic
- Trespass
- Truancy
- Underage alcohol
