Table of Contents
- Where is the Police Department?
- What Number do I Call?
- I received a citation from a town officer. Where can I pay the fine?
- I received a parking ticket in the town. Where do I pay it?
- Can you give me a copy of my driving record?
- What is the curfew in the town?
- I locked my keys in my car. Do you do vehicle lockouts?
- Do I need a permit to burn?
- Who do I call about stray animals?
Where is the Police Department?
The Town of Oconomowoc Police Department is located at W359 N6812 Brown St. (at the corners of Hwy P and Hwy K), in the same building as the town hall.
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What Number do I Call ?
If you need to report a crime in progress or other emergency, DIAL 911. If you wish to report an incident that has already happened, call (262)367-2600. That is our police dispatch center, which also houses the City of Oconomowoc Police Department. If you have an administrative issue, you can call our office M-F 8am-4pm at (262)569-0733.
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I received a citation from a town officer. Where can I pay the fine?
You must pay all traffic and municipal ordinance violation citations at the Lake Country Municipal Court at 174 E. Wisconsin Av. Oconomowoc, WI 53066. Their phone number is (262)569-0920.
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I received a parking ticket in the town. Where do I pay it?
You can pay municipal parking tickets at the town police department W359 N6812 Brown St. The fine can be sent in the envelope provided with the citation, or it can be paid in person. It must be paid within 7 days. It can be contested, but there is a $45 fee for a court date.
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Can you give me a copy of my driving record?
The police department is not allowed to give out copies of a persons driving record. Wisconsin Administrative Code, Chapter 195, explains how you can obtain a copy of your driving record. You will have to contact:
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Driver Records Files
P.O. Box 7995
Madison, WI 53707-7995
You must include your complete 14 digit drivers license number, or your complete
name, date of birth, sex, or all of the information above.
There is a $3.00 fee for each single record request. The fee for each copy,
photocopy, or duplicate of an original record is $.25.
It is recommended that you check on the price of the record first with the
department by calling 1-608-266-2353.
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What is the curfew in the town?
Municipal ordinance 9.071 sets the curfew for minors as follows:
(1) Intent. The Town Board has determined that there has been an increase in
juvenile violence, juvenile gang activity and crime by persons under the age of
18 in the Town of Oconomowoc which has resulted in juveniles being involved in a
wide range of unacceptable behavior, including vandalism, public drinking and
littering, drug use, breaking and entering, and harassment of residents. Persons
under the age of 18 are particularly susceptible by their lack of maturity and
experience to participate in unlawful and gang-related activities and to be
victims of older perpetrators of crime. In part, the aforementioned conduct has
been found to be due to a significant breakdown in the supervision and guidance
normally provided by parents for juveniles. The Town of Oconomowoc has an
obligation to provide for the protection of minors from each other and from
other persons and for the protection of the general public and for the reduction
of the incidence of juvenile crime activities. Accordingly, the Town Board of
the Town of Oconomowoc has determined that a juvenile curfew is necessary to
promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to assist in attaining
the foregoing objectives.
(2) No person under the age of 18 shall congregate, loiter, wander, stroll,
stand or play upon any public street, sidewalk, highway, road, alley, park,
vacant lot, public building, place of amusement or entertainment, or any public
place within the Town of Oconomowoc, either on foot or in or upon any conveyance
being driven or parked thereon, between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
unless accompanied by his or her parent, spouse, guardian or other adult person
having legal care or custody of such person. This section shall not apply to a
person under the age of 18 years of age who is:
(a) Returning to his or her home directly from and
immediately after the end of any civic, religious, educational, athletic or
social event sponsored by any accredited school, tax exempt church or
governmental unit or agency, which event such person could properly and did in
fact attend.
(b) Returning directly form and going directly to his or her
place of employment, which place of employment is known to and approved by his
or her parent, spouse, guardian or other adult person having legal care or
custody of such person.
(c) Returning directly from or going directly to any other
activity which has been specifically approved in advance in writing by his or
her parent, spouse, guardian or other adult person having legal care or custody
of such person, provided such written approval is in the possession of such
person while returning from or going to such other place or activity.
(d) Engaged in bona fide interstate travel, either through
the Town or beginning or ending in the Town.
(e) Who is on his own premises or the areas immediately
adjacent thereto.
The fine for the first violation is $100. Second and subsequent violations are
$162 and up.
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I locked my keys in my car. Do you do vehicle lockouts?
We do vehicle lockouts only on vehicles without power locks. However, if there is a child locked in a vehicle, with owner permission, we will do a vehicle with power locks.
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Do I need a permit to burn?
YES. Any open fire (outside of a burn barrel) requires a burning permit issued by the fire chief of your fire district. Exceptions are for outdoor cooking or a campfire the size of which cannot exceed 2'x2'x2'. To find your fire district, check the map. FIRE DISTRICT MAP.
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Who do I call about stray animals?
The Town of Oconomowoc DOES NOT pick up stray animals. We contract with HAWS the Humane Animal Welfare Society for stray animal complaints. Call HAWS at: (262) 542-8851. You must have the animal secured before they will pick it up. They will also only pick up during normal business hours.