Paying or Contesting a Traffic Ticket in Wisconsin

Circuit court fees and fines in all Wisconsin counties can be paid online through the Wisconsin Court System's payment service. To pay a citation before the court date, click Continue, use Simple Search to find the case, open the case number, choose View Case Details and then Pay Citation Online. US Bank charges a non-refundable 2.75% convenience fee for Visa and MasterCard or a $1.95 flat fee for electronic checks; Discover and American Express are not accepted. Juvenile and confidential cases are not shown; contact the county where the case was filed. This service covers circuit court only; tickets in a municipal court are paid to that municipal court.

Completing an approved in-person traffic safety course at a Wisconsin technical college reduces demerit points by three; online courses do not count. The driver has 30 days after completing the course to ask DMV for the reduction, and only one reduction is allowed every three years. If a driver is already suspended with 12, 13, or 14 points, the suspension may be released after the course. The course reduces points; it does not dismiss the ticket.

Grounds include accumulating 12 or more demerit points in 12 months (2 months to 1 year depending on points and license type), OWI convictions (revocation of 6 to 9 months for a first offense), and improperly refusing a chemical test (one-year revocation for a first refusal).