Frequently Asked Questions
Police
No, please do not hang up if you experience a delay in the ringing signal after dialing 911. Your call is still being processed and will be connected to emergency services as quickly as possible. As long as you have an active celluar or phone signal, it is important to remain on the line until your call is answered.
The 5 to 12 second delay before the ringing signal is due to a component of the system called "call setup time" which is necessary for the 911 system to process calls efficiently. This delay is a result of the transition from old copper landlines to the new nationwide 911 system based on IP technology, as well as the complexities of routing calls from non-local phone numbers and cellular phones.
Mequon City Ordinance Sec. 82-63 Parking prohibited.
Except as set forth in this article or as otherwise directed by appropriate signs, it shall be unlawful for any person to: park, stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon any street or highway of this city; park on private property without the expressed consent or permission of the property owner; park, in whole or in part, in or on any space designated as handicap parking.
(Code 1957, § 12.04(1))
Unless permission is first obtained through the Mequon Police Department, parking is illegal.
Parking restrictions do not apply to in front of Mequon City Hall.
In special circumstances, or special events at your home, or if you are suffering a disabled vehicle, problem, the Mequon Police will work with you on the parking request.
In the case of multiple car parking requests, the Mequon Police normally grants parking permission, but only for one side of the road.
The Mequon Police will typically not grant parking permission for parking on State Highways, such as Mequon Road (Hwy 167), Cedarburg Road (Hwy 57), or Wauwatosa Road (Hwy 181).
Please phone the Mequon Police at (262) 242-3500 for a parking permission request.
More at Municipal Ordinances website
By and large, the vast majority of simple traffic tickets can be dealt with by stipulation (paying the fine). If you choose to stipulate, then simply remit the money bond amount (entered by the Officer in the upper right corner) before the court date. That will take care of it! Please don't send cash - a check or money order will do.
You can also pay online here.
Some serious violations require a court appearance. These mandatory appearances require your appearance on the posted court date. In those cases, you may not "just" pay the bond, you must see the Judge. You will see the MANDATORY APPEARANCE box annotated with an "X" by the Officer, on your copy of the citation you received. If you wish to plead NOT GUILTY to the charge (you want to contest the Officer's ticket), without appearing in court, then you or your attorney must notify the court in writing, of such a plea, before the court date. Your plea will be entered for you on the return date and thereafter, a trial will be set. Either you will receive written notice, of the setting of court date, at your address (as set forth on the citation), or your attorney will. You will be notified by the court in approximately 1 week of the date for your PRE TRIAL. A Pre Trial is a meeting between yourself (or yourself and your attorney) and the City Attorney for the City of Mequon and a Command Staff Officer of the Mequon Police Department. Both sides of the matter will be discussed. Questions and answers concerning court, prosecution, and police procedure can be posed at this time.
Please do not attempt to establish a court date on a NOT GUILTY plea over the telephone. All such messages must be done in writing.
If you plead GUILTY, or NO CONTEST, the court officer will present information contained in the arresting Officer's written report, to the court. The arresting Officers normally make thorough notes of the citation or arrest. These notes or report will be read by the Judge before he or she imposes a sentence. You may, if you want, make a statement regarding any extenuating circumstances, if any, for the Judge’s consideration in determination of the penalty the Judge will impose.
If you wish to contest the charge you must plead NOT GUILTY. If you plead NOT GUILTY on the return (court date), the case will not be set and called for trial until a later date. Your appearance then and there will be to establish your not guilty plea and schedule a court date for some time later on. This later date for trial is necessary because many other cases will be called on your original court date. Furthermore, both you and your attorney and the prosecuting attorney should be granted time to prepare for a trial, or subpoena necessary witnesses or even request a jury trial, should you deem that appropriate.
If you request a Jury Trial, the request must be received in the Office of the Clerk of Courts, IN WRITING within 10 days of entering a plea of NOT GUILTY.
If you have posted bond and fail to appear in court on the return date, such bond will be forfeited and a report of the conviction of the offense charged will be forwarded to the Division of Motor Vehicles. Failure to appear, or pay the forfeiture by the return date, unless you have pleaded NOT GUILTY, will result in an automatic conviction to the charge and possible suspension of your driver's license (operator's privileges). Any person who holds a Probationary License, or to whom such license would have been issued had proper application been made, will be assigned the regular demerit points, plus two additional points for the second and all subsequent violations.
Any dog, male or female, living in the City of Mequon, that is five (5) months of age or older as of January 1 of any year must be licensed prior to March 31. Further, a license is also required within 30 days of acquiring ownership of a new dog or within thirty (30) days from a date a young dog becomes five (5) months of age.
Cost of license for unspayed females and unneutered males is $15.00, and for neutered males and spayed females is $10.00 and half of these amounts if the dog became five (5) months of age after July 1 of the license year. An additional late fee will be charged if the dog is not licensed by April 1 of after the 30 day period has elapsed in the cases of new dogs and young dogs. The license must be secured to a collar and the collar kept on the dog at all times.
No license shall be issued for any dog unless the applicant presents proof that the dog has been inoculated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian within three years prior to such application.
2. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, harbor, or keep any dog which:
a. Habitually pursues any vehicle upon any public street, alley, or highway in the City.
b. Assaults or attacks any person.
c. Is at large within the limits of the City; ("At large" includes any dog which is on any of the highways, streets, alleys, parks or other public grounds or on any premises other than that of its owner, except within the immediate presence and control of the owner, his or her servant or member of his or her family over 12 years of age.).
d. Habitually barks or howls to the annoyance of any person or persons.
e. Kills, wounds, or worries any domestic animal.
f. Is known by such person to be infected with rabies or to have been bitten by an animal known to have been infected with rabies.
g. Is deemed vicious
h. All dogs kept in the City are to be inoculated against rabies by the time the dog reaches 5 months of age.
3. Duty of Owner in Cases of Dog Bite. Every owner who knows that such a dog has bitten any person shall immediately report such fact to the health officer and keep such dog confined for not less than 14 days or for such period of time as the health officer shall direct. The owner or keeper of any such dog shall surrender the dog for examination to the health officer or any police officer upon demand.
4. Impounding, Killing of Dogs. Any person may impound any dog with the humane officer and any Police Officer may kill any dog which is found to have broken rules set forth in section 2 (a,b,c,d,e,f and g above). If the owner is not found within a period of seven days or ten days of a bite, the dog or cat may be destroyed in a humane manner.
Please see the Employment section of this website.
Fingerprinting is a service the Mequon Police Department will assist with. The days and times of service are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The fee is $20.00.
An Officer can be requested to give a safety presentation, attend a ceremony, or participate in a youth event. Please call Diane at (262) 242-7987, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, to discuss the details of your request.
Please download and fill out the "Request to Access Public Records" request form. Fax it to the number listed, (262) 242-7655. You will be notified when the copies are available for pickup. There is a $0.25 fee per page.