SLOW DOWN GIVE THEM A BREAK

With Construction season fast approaching please help protect our Construction Workers please slow down or move over if possible. In some construction areas, lowered speed limits are posted and must be obeyed at all times. Also in work zones penalties double so please slow down and give our Construction Workers a break.

LOST CELL PHONE

As many of you know cell phones have become an integral part of our lives. With that being said there are many times we misplace, lose, or our cell phone is stolen.  If this happens to you we recommend you first attempt to download "Plan B" from the Google Play market:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.labs.planb&hl=en.

Note: this will only work if you have an Android based phone. Second once you login to the market you will be able to download Plan B to your lost or stolen cell phone and it will begin to send emails to you with the location of your cell phone. If you suspect the phone has been stolen please contact Police at 920-746-2450 and we will assist with recovering your cell phone.

GRADUATED LICENSING OR PROBATIONARY LICENSES

Drivers under the age of eighteen have extra restrictions during the first nine months after obtaining a Probationary License, those restrictions are as follows:

·         From the hours of 5 a.m. to midnight you can drive alone and go anywhere. Any number of your immediate family can ride along, as well as…

o        one person who holds a valid regular license with at least 2 years of driving experience

o       a qualified instructor or spouse 19 or older

o       a person 21 or older

o       ONE other person

·         From midnight to 5 a.m., you can drive alone only if…

o       Driving between home, school or work.

o       The same people listed above immediately above may ride too.

·         If driving anywhere else, one of the following people must be seated in the front passenger seat:

o       A parent or legal guardian

o       ONE person with a valid, regular license with two years of licensed driving experience and who is:

- a qualified instructor or spouse 19 or older, OR

- a person 21 or older.

- In addition, any number of the driver's immediate family members and one other person may ride along.

Restrictions will and can be extended 6 months if:

• You are convicted of a moving traffic violation
• You violate any of the restrictions
• Your license is suspended or revoked for any reason.

UPDATING YOUR WISCONSIN LICENSE

You can now update your driver’s license address online, by visiting the Wisconsin Department of Motor Vehicles website. Once on their website click on change your residence address and follow the instructions. To complete this you will need your Wisconsin Driver’s License or Wisconsin Identification number, the last four digits of your social security number and your birth date. However if you have a Commercial Driver’s License or would like an updated driver’s license or identification card you will have to visit your local Department of Motor Vehicles.

Don't pass a stopped school bus

Drivers must stop on the street or highway 20 feet or more from any school bus that has stopped and is flashing red warning lights.

• This applies both to vehicles approaching from the rear and from the opposing lanes.
• All lanes of traffic must stop for the school bus, except in opposing lanes if the highway is divided with a center median.
• No vehicle may proceed until the bus resumes motion and has turned off the red warning lights.
• The stop arm on the bus is an added communication to other drivers, but the lack of an extended stop arm is not reason to pass a bus whose red lights are flashing.

In some urban areas buses will signal with yellow lights, or use red lights only in some parts of town. Motorists should observe school buses carefully for either the "pass cautiously" yellow light signal or the required full stop when a bus is flashing red lights.

A vehicle owner can be cited when the driver of a car passes a school bus illegally. A law enforcement officer need not witness this violation if the school bus driver reports it to the law enforcement agency within 24 hours. Fines can be quite high for illegally passing a school bus, but the risk of hitting a child is even higher.

HOW CAN I POST BOND FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN ARRESTED?

The Door County Jail accepts cash, cashiers check, money orders or credit cards for bond payment.  Bonds may be posted anytime by coming to the Jail which is located at

1203 S. Duluth Avenue

, Sturgeon Bay or at the Door County Clerk of Courts Office during normal business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

If you are paying by credit card, please be sure that you are authorized to use that card.  For your protection, you must bring in the credit card and another form of ID so the signature on the credit card can be verified. 

 

Please note:  the company which handles credit card bond posting, Paytrust Solutions, Inc., does assess a non-refundable handling fee for using their services.

If you are not in Door County and would like to post bond please visit your nearest County Sheriff’s Department.

 

HOW TO PAY A FINE

You can pay for traffic or municipal ordinance citations by mailing or visiting the Door County Clerk of Courts at:

 

Door County Justice Center

1205 S. Duluth Avenue

Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin 54235

 

If you have any questions please contact the Clerk of Court at 920-746-2205 or the City of Sturgeon Bay’s Police Department at 920-746-2450.