City of Milwaukee v. Kilgore

Two related issues are presented in this appeal: (1) whether municipal court judges have statutory authority to order the suspension of drivers' licenses for failure to pay forfeitures for non-traffic related offenses; and (2) if they do, whether that statutory authority is constitutional. The trial court concluded that the statutes do not provide such authority and that, even if they do, the statutes are unconstitutional. We conclude, however, that under *505§§ 800.09 and 800.095, STATS.,1 municipal court judges do have such authority and, further, that the statutory authority is constitutional.…