Municipal Court Clerk, Sherry Linzmeier, Office Hours
Monday - Tuesday:            10:00a - 3:30p
Wednesday - Thursday:     11:00a - 4:30p
Friday:                              10:00a - 3:00p

Municipal Judge, David J. Matyas, by appointment only

City Prosecutor, Lora Matzke, (920) 336-5766, Wednesday only.

Community Service Hours

You can call (888) 604-7888 24 hours a day and make your payment over the phone.
Or, you can visit their website:  http://www.govpayexp.com  by following this link.   ( use pay location code:  2586 )

PREPARING FOR YOUR COURT APPEARANCE

When you come into this Court, you are being charged with violating a City Ordinance or a State of Wisconsin Statute as adopted by the City of De Pere.  You have a right to enter a plea of either GUILTY, NOT GUILTY, or NO CONTEST to the charge. 

NO CONTEST means you are not contesting the charge and the Court may find you guilty.  If you are involved in the type of arrest where you may be sued civilly (for example, an accident), the fact that you plead NO CONTEST in the Court may not be used against you in any other action or in any other court.  If you plead GUILTY, that is what is called an admission against interest which can, and may, be used against you civilly.  It is very important that you understand the difference.  You may plead NO CONTEST to any charge in this Court.

A jury trial cannot be requested for any municipal/traffic charge except Operating While Intoxicated or Blood Alcohol Content (OWI/BAC).  If you plead NOT GUILTY to a charge of OWI/BAC, and want a jury trial, you must make a demand of this Court IN WRITING, within 10 days of this appearance and you must accompany your written demand with the jury fee of $36.00 for a six person jury trial.  Checks should be made out to the Clerk of Courts.  The case will then be transferred to the Brown County Circuit Court for the jury trial, and all further communications would be from them.  If you do not properly request the jury trial within this period, you are forever barred and your charge(s) will be heard in this Court, if you plea NOT GUILTY. You will first be scheduled for a pre-trial conference with the City Prosecutor.  If the case cannot be disposed of after this conference, then a trial will be scheduled and held in this Court.

You also have the right to have a trial in another Municipal Court.  If you want to do that, you must make a written demand in this Court within 10 days of your initial appearance, or you will be forever barred from transferring the trial. The Court may send you to jail if you do not pay your fine.  The Court may also suspend your driving privileges for failure to pay.

If there is a suspension of your drivers license, in order to reinstate, you must first pay your citation in full then go to the Department of Motor Vehicles and pay them $50.00 to reinstate your operating privileges.