Municipal Court

City of Portage Joint Municipal Court
The City of Portage Municipal Court was established in April of 2008. We have jurisdiction over traffic and city ordinance violations. On January 1, 2014 the Village of Endeavor joined our Municipal Court.

Court Proceedings
All Court proceedings are held in the Council Chambers and Pre-trials are held in Conference Room One at the Portage City Hall.

Payment Options
By Mail, In Person or Over the Phone
To pay over the phone please call 1-800-487-4567 (Jurisdiction Code: 5843)
To pay by credit/debit card there is a processing fee.  The processing fee differs with the amount of the citation.
To pay on-line or over the phone, you will need your citation number.
To pay on-line, click here.

State of Wisconsin Department of Revenue
If you have citation debt that has been referred to the Department of Revenue for collection, please click here to pay.

Notice:
Non payment of fines will result in the following:

• Suspension of Driver's License
• Interception of Taxes
• Attachment of wages or other compensation being paid to you
• Garnishment, seizure or levy against your property, including bank accounts and IRAs
• Filing a delinquent tax warrant with the Clerk of Courts in the county in which you reside and/or own property.  This warrant will act as judgment and lien on any real and personal property that you own and may affect your credit rating.
• Suspend and refuse Vehicle Registration
• Suspend hunting and fishing licenses
• Jail Sentence

PROCEDURE FOR INITIAL APPEARANCES