Wis. Admin. Code NR 8.52

Revocations for failure to pay or appear in court

Year: 2026Length: 1,097 wordsOfficial source

Cite as Wis. Admin. Code NR § 8.52

Revocations for failure to pay or appear in court. (1) Violations occurring in Wisconsin. (a) Clerk of court. 1. After a violator does any of the following regarding a wildlife-related violation, the clerk shall provide a notice of noncompliance to the department’s wildlife violator compact administrator: a. Fails to respond to a summons under s. 23.66 (3) or 23.67 (4) , Stats., or a warrant or summons under s. 968.04 , Stats. b. Fails to appear on the court date set under s. 23.72 or 23.75 , Stats., unless the person makes a deposit under s. 23.66 , Stats., or makes a deposit and stipulation under s. 23.67 , Stats. c. Fails to appear before the court and is subject to a bench warrant under s. 968.09 , Stats. 2. A notice of noncompliance provided under subd. 1. shall include at least the following information: a. The violator’s full name, date of birth if known and last known address. b. Case number, statute, or administrative rule number violated, description of violation, date of violation and county of violation. c. Name, address and telephone number of the court. d. Disposition by the court, including conviction date, any penalty imposed and any hunting, trapping or fishing privilege or approval revocations ordered by the court. 3. After a violator has resolved any citation, summons, or complaint which is subject to this section, the clerk shall provide a notice of compliance to the department’s wildlife violator compact administrator. The notice shall include the following: a. The violator’s full name, date of birth, if known, and last known address. b. Case number, statute, or administrative rule number violated, description of violation, date of violation and county of violation. c. Name, address and telephone number of the court. d. Disposition by the court, including conviction date and penalty imposed, if applicable, and any court ordered revocation of the violator’s hunting, fishing or trapping licenses, privileges and approvals under s. 29.971 , Stats., not related to the violator’s failure to pay or appear in court. e. The date on which any hunting, fishing or trapping privilege and approval revocation was ordered by the court under s. 29.971 , Stats., will end. (b) Wildlife violator compact administrator. The department’s wildlife violator compact administrator or designee shall keep a record of all notices received from the clerk under par. (a) and s. NR 8.53 (1) , and shall do all of the following after receiving a notice of noncompliance from a clerk under par. (a) 1. : 1. Mail a notice of revocation by the department to the violator. The notice shall include all the following information: a. The violator’s full name, date of birth, if known, and last known address. b. Case number, statute, or administrative rule number violated, description of violation, date of violation and county of violation. c. Name, address and telephone number of the court. d. Disposition by the court, including conviction date, any penalty imposed by the court. e. That the revocation for failure to resolve the citation, summons or complaint shall take effect 21 days after issuance of the notice of revocation by the department, unless an earlier date has been specified by the court as authorized under s. 23.795 (2) or 29.971 , Stats. The date on which the revocation takes effect shall be provided in the notice of revocation. f. That the revocations shall remain in effect until the department’s wildlife violator compact administrator receives a notice of compliance from the clerk of the court with jurisdiction. g. Of the conditions provided under s. 29.972 (1) (a) to (c) , Stats., under which the violator may request a hearing to appeal the revocation and the procedures for doing so. 2. Update the department’s statewide automated system with a violator’s revocation status, including the starting date and the ending date when known. 3. Notify all other participating states of the hunting, fishing and trapping revocation status of a violator for any wildlife-related violations. (c) Alternative revocation by the department. Notwithstanding the procedures established in par. (a) , the department may revoke all hunting, fishing and trapping privileges and approvals of a violator pursuant to s. 29.972 , Stats., when the department determines that the procedures of par. (a) are applicable, but have not been complied with. If the department revokes the violator’s hunting, fishing and trapping privileges and approvals under this paragraph, the department’s wildlife violator compact administrator or designee shall do all of the following: 1. Send a notice of revocation by the department to the violator containing the information required under par. (b) . 2. Update the department’s statewide automated system with a violator’s revocation status, including the starting date and the ending date when known. 3. Provide updated information to all other participating states of the hunting, fishing and trapping revocation status of the violator. (d) Wildlife violator compact administrator acknowledgement of compliance. When a violator has resolved the matter subject to par. (a) or (c) with the court and the department has received a notice of compliance from the clerk, the department’s wildlife violator compact administrator or designee shall do all of the following: 1. Mail the violator an acknowledgement of receipt of the notice of compliance. The acknowledgement shall include: a. The violator’s full name, date of birth, if known, and last known address. b. Case number, statute, or administrative rule number violated, description of violation, date of violation and county of violation. d. Disposition by the court, including conviction date, any penalty imposed by the court, including any additional court ordered revocation still in effect and the term of any court ordered revocation, if known. e. The date on which the violator’s hunting, fishing and trapping privileges and approvals are to be reinstated by the department, or the ending date of any court ordered revocation, whichever is later. 2. Update the department’s statewide automated system with any change in the violator’s hunting, fishing and trapping revocation status. 3. Provide updated information to all other participating states of the change in hunting, fishing and trapping revocation status of the violator as appropriate. (e) Appeals and request for a hearing. 1. The opportunity for an administrative appeal of a revocation by the department pursuant to s. 29.972 , Stats., shall be limited to the issues specified in s. 29.972 (1) (a) to (c) , Stats. 2. If the revocation is upheld, the violator must then proceed to resolve the court case with the revocation remaining in effect. 3. If the revocation is overturned for any reason, the matter is terminated and the revocation order vacated.
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