De Pere, WI

De Pere bars parking on any unpaved area within the public right-of-way and confines yard parking to a paved permanent driveway. City Code § 150-14 prohibits vehicles in unpaved…

De Pere requires vehicles on public streets to park parallel to the curb, headed with traffic, on the right side, with left-side parking allowed only on one-way streets. City Code §…

De Pere bans overnight street parking between 2:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., Monday through Friday, under City Code § 150-22(2). The rule covers any street, alley, parking mall or public lot…

De Pere bars leaving a junked motor vehicle on any street or public property, and caps how long one can sit on private property in plain public view at three days under City Code…

Electric vehicle charging stations are permitted as accessory uses citywide under Section 14-78(6) of De Pere's zoning ordinance: private, restricted-access chargers are allowed in…

De Pere's zoning ordinance requires every use that ships or receives goods by truck to provide on-site loading and unloading facilities. Spaces must run at least 10 feet wide, 25 feet…

Wisconsin caps what a towing service may charge you after a nonconsensual tow from private property. Wis. Admin. Code § Trans 319.03(1) limits removal to $150 regardless of the…

De Pere exempts backyard campfires and fire pits at single-family and two-family homes from its open burning ban under City Code § 58-9(b), so long as the fire sits at least 15 feet…

De Pere bans all open burning within city limits under Code § 58-9(a), except for the narrow exemptions the section itself carves out for recreational fires, approved cooking grills…

De Pere folds the state's smoke and carbon monoxide detector rules straight into its own building code. Sec. 54-3(a)(1)h adopts Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 328 by reference, and Sec…

Wis. Stat. §167.10 requires a user's permit for nearly all consumer fireworks (firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, mortars, aerial repeaters). Permits issued by the mayor…

Wisconsin uniformly regulates propane storage, installation, and handling under Wis. Admin. Code SPS 340, adopting NFPA 58 statewide and preempting inconsistent local rules through…

Wisconsin DNR designates statewide Fire Protection Areas under Wis. Stat. § 26.11 where the agency holds primary wildfire suppression authority and enforces stricter ignition rules…

De Pere puts the burden of finding the property line on the fence owner, not the neighbor. Sec. 54-7(b) requires the owner to locate all lot lines before building, allows fences right…

De Pere's building design standards cap knee walls and retaining walls used to manage sloping ground-story facades at 30 inches, allowing a taller run for only a 15-foot stretch of…

De Pere caps residential fence height at three feet in the front or street-side yard setback, four feet if it is a see-through design, six feet along every other lot line, and eight…

De Pere bans six categories of fencing material on residential lots: barbed wire, permanent chicken wire, thin wire or plastic mesh, hardware cloth, snow fencing, and agricultural or…

Brown County treats a new fence in the shoreland zone as development requiring a shoreland permit, unless it is a roadway fence meeting a narrow height and placement exemption in the…

De Pere requires a building permit before any swimming pool, hot tub, spa or backyard pond is built or installed. Sec. 54-8(d) puts the building inspector in charge of approving fully…

De Pere requires a fence at least four feet high, measured from grade, to completely enclose every swimming pool, hot tub, spa and backyard pond, with gates that self-close and…

Any shed, detached garage, gazebo, pergola or other accessory structure in De Pere needs a building permit from the building inspector before it is built, enlarged, altered or…

De Pere allows one backyard cottage, a detached accessory dwelling unit, per lot occupied by a detached house under Zoning Ordinance Section 14-27. The cottage can't be used as a…

Wisconsin's Uniform Dwelling Code (Wis. Stat. ch. 101 and SPS 320-325) sets statewide construction standards for one- and two-family dwellings, including tiny homes built as permanent…

De Pere treats a dog or other animal whose frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking or crowing 'greatly annoys or disturbs' a neighborhood as a public nuisance under City Code…

De Pere bars lawn mowers, garden tools, riding tractors and similar power equipment from running between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., the one exception being snow removal equipment, under…

De Pere caps sound at the lot line by zone and time of day: 57 dB(A) daytime and 52 dB(A) at night in residential zones, rising to 72 dB(A) daytime and 67 dB(A) at night in commercial…

De Pere prohibits engaging a truck's compression brake, commonly called a Jake brake, anywhere within city limits except to avoid imminent danger. City Code § 150-25 defines a…

De Pere exempts construction and public-utility work from its noise limits only during daytime hours, Monday through Saturday; work outside that window, including Sundays, falls back…

De Pere's noise ordinance sets hard decibel ceilings measured at the lot line: 57 dB(A) daytime and 52 dB(A) at night in residential zones, rising to 72/67 dB(A) in commercial and…

Land within Brown County's District A aircraft noise contour, 65 LDN or greater near Austin Straubel International Airport, is off-limits to new residential, schools, hospitals and…

De Pere caps household pets at four dogs and cats combined under Code § 86-3: no more than two dogs and three cats per dwelling unit, and keeping permitted chickens shrinks that cap…

De Pere allows up to four chickens per residential parcel with a city permit under Code § 86-5(g), while § 86-4(a)(1) bans roosters, ducks, geese, cattle, sheep, swine and all other…

De Pere allows up to two beehives per parcel with a city health department permit under Code § 86-7, limited to R-1 and R-2 residential districts. Hives must sit at least ten feet from…

De Pere has no breed ban: Code § 86-4(c) declares an animal dangerous based on what it actually does, not its breed, covering any animal that kills or seriously injures without…

De Pere bans keeping, breeding or selling wild animals as pets under Code § 86-4(a): monkeys and other primates, raccoons, skunks, foxes, wolves (including wolf-dog hybrids), and any…

De Pere bars any animal from running at large: Code § 86-5(a) requires a pet to stay on its owner's property unless crated, penned or tied so it can't reach a public right-of-way, and…

Wisconsin prohibits baiting and feeding deer in counties with chronic wasting disease (CWD) or bovine TB under Wis. Stat. 29.336 and NR 10.07. The Department of Natural Resources…

De Pere's zoning ordinance defines a family day care home as a licensed use for 8 or fewer children under age 7 operating from a residence. Under Section 14-78(8)(c)2, family day care…

De Pere splits home businesses into Type A, with no employees or customers visiting, and Type B, with one nonresident employee or customer, under Section 14-78(8). Type A operates by…

A Type B home occupation in De Pere can have either customers or a nonresident employee, never both. Section 14-78(8)8.b bars a nonresident employee entirely once any client, customer…

Wisconsin has only one cottage food exemption written into its statutes, and it is narrow. Wis. Stat. § 97.29(2)(b)2. lets you sell home-canned pickles and other processed fruits or…

Wisconsin has never created a microenterprise home kitchen permit, and it has no exemption that lets you cook meals in your own kitchen and sell them. Wis. Stat. § 97.30(2)(a) requires…

Owners and occupants whose trees overhang a De Pere street or public place must keep branches trimmed so the lowest ones sit at least 10 feet above the ground, per City Code Sec…

De Pere caps grass and noxious weeds at 12 inches under City Code § 74-8, and the weed commissioner can destroy noncompliant growth at the owner's expense under Wis. Stats. § 66.0517…

De Pere requires a written permit from the city forester before anyone removes, cuts or destroys a tree growing in a public highway or public place, under City Code Sec. 30-9(a) and…

When Brown County landowners restore a shoreland vegetative buffer, every plant species must come from the county's approved Native Plant List, with substitutions requiring sign-off…

Wisconsin has no statute banning rainwater harvesting. Under Wis. Stat. 145.01(10)(br)1, a rainwater gutter or downspout is expressly excluded from the legal definition of "plumbing"…

De Pere taxes short-term rentals the same 10 percent room tax it charges hotels, due to the city clerk monthly, and adds real money for owners who fall behind: a 25 percent forfeiture…

De Pere requires anyone who rents out a short-term rental more than ten nights a year to hold a tourist roominghouse license, and every operator must first register with the city clerk…

Brown County does not publish a county-wide STR occupancy cap. Maximum guest counts are governed by the property's state Tourist Rooming House license under Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 72…

De Pere adopts the National Electrical Code and the state electrical code, Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 316, under City Code § 62-1, and requires a permit from the electrical inspector…

De Pere adopts Wis. Stats. ch. 145 and the state plumbing code, Wis. Admin. Code chs. SPS 381-387, under City Code § 66-2, and section 66-7 requires a plumbing permit and fee before…

De Pere requires a building permit before any one- or two-family dwelling is built, enlarged, altered or repaired, plus for accessory structures like garages, sheds, gazebos and…

In unincorporated Brown County, no private on-site wastewater treatment system (POWTS) may be backfilled until the county inspects it. The installing plumber must give at least 24…

De Pere property owners must clear snow and ice from the sidewalk fronting their land within 48 hours of it falling or accumulating, under City Code Sec. 22-18(a). If the ice is frozen…

Under City Code section 94-16, De Pere's building inspector can condemn any building, dwelling or dwelling unit so old, damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary or unsafe that it…

De Pere bans putting anything but stormwater into its municipal storm sewer system (MS4) under City Code Sec. 29-4(a)(1), and bars illicit connections outright. The director of public…

Anyone starting land-disturbing construction in De Pere needs an erosion and sediment control permit from the building inspector before work begins, under City Code Sec. 42-10(a). The…

De Pere's zoning ordinance caps truck engine idling at loading docks: every commercial loading space must be posted with a sign prohibiting engines from idling more than 5 minutes…

In unincorporated Brown County, Wisconsin, any habitable structure near a mapped floodplain must set its lowest opening at least two feet above the base or regional flood elevation…

Brown County Code Chapter 23 (Floodplains), revised 02-15-2023, regulates development in unincorporated areas under Wis. Stat. §87.30 and FEMA NFIP. Three districts: Floodway (FW)…

Wisconsin's NR 115 sets minimum shoreland zoning standards along navigable waters, and the Public Trust Doctrine protects Great Lakes shores. Counties must adopt rules at least as…

All De Pere parks close to the public between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. under City Code Sec. 30-2(m), with narrower hours for Voyager Park (11 p.m.-4 a.m.) and dog parks (sunset-7…

De Pere bars anyone under 17 from public places or business premises between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless a listed exception applies, such as being accompanied by a parent, at work…

The director of parks and recreation permits private and public groups to use De Pere's parks under City Code Sec. 30-6, and can restrict a group to a specific park or portion of one…

De Pere Code § 22-8(b) lets residents ask to close a city street for up to 24 hours for a neighborhood gathering. The director of public works and police chief review location…

A restaurant that wants tables and chairs on De Pere's public sidewalk needs a sidewalk cafe permit under § 106-6(b)(2)b, on top of the general right-of-way encroachment permit…

De Pere requires a permit from the chief of police before anyone may form or take part in a parade on city streets, parks or public places, filed 30 to 45 days ahead, with no permit…

Any festival, fair, parade or similar event that disrupts De Pere's streets, sidewalks or parks needs a special event permit from the city clerk, filed at least 60 days ahead…

City Code section 82-4(a)(1) requires De Pere garbage and recycling polycarts to be set within three feet of the curb with the arrow pointing toward the street, spaced at least four…

De Pere sets curbside placement rules for brush, bulk refuse and yard waste under City Code § 82-5: brush must be stacked parallel to the curb within four feet of it, loose refuse…

City Code section 82-5 requires brush, refuse and yard waste to be prepared for pickup exactly as specified: brush stacked parallel to the curb, refuse cleared of sharp edges, and yard…

De Pere bans depositing, throwing, placing or leaving solid waste anywhere in the city except a place the code sets aside for collection, under section 82-7(b). The rule covers…

De Pere collects residential garbage once a week and collectable recyclables once every two weeks under City Code section 82-2(b), capping single-family pickup at two 200-pound garbage…

De Pere allows only one portable storage container per property at a time under City Code § 54-13, capping use at 30 days unless the building inspector grants an extension. Containers…

City Code section 82-4(c) requires every single- to four-unit residence in De Pere to separate collectable recyclables from garbage 'to the greatest extent practicable' and keep them…

De Pere's housing code requires every dwelling to be kept clean, sanitary and free of garbage buildup under Code § 94-3, with garbage and rubbish facilities compliant with chapter 82…

Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.17 sets the pre-eviction notice. For nonpayment of rent on a month-to-month tenancy or a lease of one year or less, the landlord gives a 5-day notice to pay or…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0104 and Act 317 prevent municipalities from limiting landlord-tenant relationships beyond state law, including any local just-cause eviction requirement. Eviction…

Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.05(2) lets a landlord enter only on advance notice and at reasonable times to inspect, repair, or show the unit. Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.09(2) makes that…

Under Wis. Stat. Sec. 704.19, either the landlord or tenant may end a month-to-month or other periodic tenancy with at least 28 days' written notice. If rent is payable on a basis less…

Wisconsin prohibits rent control statewide. Wis. Stat. § 66.1015 bars every city, village, town, and county from regulating the amount of rent charged for a residential rental unit…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0104 bars municipalities from requiring rental registration or licensing and limits inspection programs to designated districts with blight or code problems…

Wisconsin sets no statutory cap on the amount of a residential security deposit. After a tenancy ends, the landlord must mail or deliver the deposit, less lawful deductions, within 21…

Wisconsin recognizes three adverse-possession tracks. The default under Wis. Stat. Sec. 893.25 is 20 years of uninterrupted possession with no written instrument. Sec. 893.26 shortens…

De Pere Code of Ordinances § 7-9 bars drinking or carrying an open container of liquor or fermented malt beverage on any city street, alley, sidewalk, thoroughfare, parking lot or…

De Pere Code § 8-1 adopts Wis. Stat. § 961.41, marijuana possession, by reference as a municipal forfeiture offense. That lets De Pere police issue a city citation with a penalty set…

De Pere Code § 8-3(a)(2)b bars smoking on any childcare center's outdoor premises while children are present and within 25 feet of a college dormitory, and subsection (a)(2)c bans it…

De Pere Code § 8-15(b)(2) bars riding a skateboard, bicycle, electric scooter or in-line skates in any municipal parking lot or structure, except briefly while parking a bicycle in a…

De Pere Code § 8-16 bans loitering that obstructs a public street, sidewalk or building, or interferes with a nearby business's use of its property. Officers must first order violators…

De Pere Code § 8-14 makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate outside a designated sanitary facility on any sidewalk, street, alley, parking lot, park, playground or cemetery, or on…

Brown County Code § 31.02 bans boisterous, unreasonably loud conduct in public or private places that provokes a disturbance, punishable by up to a $500 forfeiture plus 90 days in jail…

On any De Pere lot with a backyard cottage, Zoning Ordinance Section 14-27(4)(k) caps the combined ground-floor footprint of every accessory building, including the cottage, at 850…

De Pere's zoning ordinance normally sets minimum front, rear and interior side setbacks by residential district, but Section 14-21(8) overrides those baseline figures whenever a…

Brown County bans structures over 35 feet within 75 feet of a navigable lake, river or stream's ordinary high-water mark in the unincorporated towns and shoreland zone, not inside…

Pawnbrokers in De Pere need a city license issued under Wis. Stat. § 134.71(7)(a), granted only after a ten-year criminal background check and, for pawnbrokers specifically, a $500…

Secondhand article and secondhand jewelry dealers in De Pere are licensed under the same Sec. 110-6 that covers pawnbrokers, but carry their own recordkeeping duties: a digitized photo…

De Pere's zoning ordinance flatly bans vehicle repair as a home occupation. Section 14-78(8)(c)5.a lists assembly, cleaning, maintenance or repair of vehicles or equipment with…

De Pere lets a traffic officer order a vehicle towed from a street, parking facility or private property for specific violations like blocking traffic or a posted tow-away zone, and…

De Pere requires a city license to sell cigarettes and other tobacco products in the city, with the fee set by resolution of the common council. Sec. 8-3(c) bars retailers from selling…

De Pere requires a license from the city before any sexually oriented adult entertainment establishment can operate, covering adult bookstores, cabarets, adult motion picture theaters…

De Pere does not run its own tattoo code: City Code § 106-4(b) adopts Wisconsin's tattoo and body piercing rules, Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 221, by reference and requires every studio…

De Pere bans door-to-door sellers and solicitors from calling at any dwelling between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. without an appointment, and from approaching any home displaying a "no…

De Pere requires anyone doing direct sales or door-to-door solicitation to register with the city clerk before working the city's streets. Sec. 114-3 makes registering mandatory, Sec…

De Pere zones farmland under a dedicated Agricultural (AG) district, Zoning Ordinance Art. V, § 14-51, meant to keep farming viable on land not yet ready for urban development. Allowed…

Wisconsin Statute 823.08 protects established agricultural operations from nuisance lawsuits by neighbors, requiring courts to dismiss claims unless the farm substantially threatens…

De Pere bars mobile food vendors from congested areas that impede public use and from operating on any playground, school, library or other public premises outright. Selling in a city…

De Pere caps how long a food truck can occupy one spot and holds sidewalk vendors to a sanitation standard: no stationary sale longer than four hours per location, and anyone selling…

De Pere requires every mobile food establishment to hold two separate licenses: a City Health Department license for food safety and, from the City Clerk, a business license to operate…

Placing anything in De Pere's street right-of-way that is not already covered by another city permit requires a revocable occupancy permit from the development services director under…

De Pere Code § 22-6 puts sidewalk repair on the abutting property owner once the board of public works orders it, with the city billing the cost if the owner does not act. The city…

De Pere caps residential garage sales at three per calendar year, with each sale running no more than three consecutive days. The zoning ordinance's definition of "garage sale" folds…

De Pere requires dark sky-compliant fixtures and installation practices for lighting in mixed-use, commercial and employment districts, paired with a 3,000 Kelvin color-temperature…

De Pere caps how much light a property can spill onto its neighbors: 0.20 footcandles measured at the property line where the light lands on a residential lot, and 0.50 footcandles for…

De Pere requires every business building to be ratproofed and every business and residential building kept rat-free under City Code § 74-7. Owners get at least 15 days to ratproof…

Brown County's Health Officer inspects every restaurant and requires the inspection report to be posted inside the restaurant, not hidden from customers or altered.

De Pere allows accessory solar energy systems on any principal or accessory structure under Section 14-78(14) of the zoning ordinance. Building-mounted panels must meet all setback…

Wisconsin does not merely limit what a homeowners' association may say about solar. Wis. Stat. § 236.292(2) declares that all restrictions on platted land that prevent or unduly…

De Pere charges hotels, motels and other public lodging a ten percent room tax on gross receipts, collected from the guest at checkout and remitted to the city clerk every month under…

De Pere's zoning ordinance regulates window signs by placement, not area: a window sign must sit on the interior surface of the glazing or hang inside the glass with its hardware…

De Pere will not let an electronic message sign (EMS) stand alone: it must be built into an already-allowed wall or freestanding sign with no more than a one-foot gap between the two…

Wisconsin protects the display of political signs on private property. Wis. Stat. 12.04 limits how municipalities may restrict residential political signs, and Wis. Stat. 12.13(3)(h)…

De Pere bicyclists must follow state traffic law, keep their bikes in safe mechanical condition, and follow strict passenger-seat rules under Sec. 130-2. Riding is separately banned on…

Wisconsin splits these two machines apart in the definitions and then treats them completely differently. A low-speed vehicle has a statewide right of the road: under Wis. Stat. s…

De Pere exempts residential cooking grills from its open burning ban under Code § 58-9(c), but multifamily buildings taller than one story cannot use a propane, charcoal, wood or gas…

Brown County exempts noise from residential air conditioners in good working order from its Chapter 39 decibel limits, so a normally functioning home AC unit can't trigger a noise…

Wisconsin has no legal recreational or medical marijuana dispensary program. State law prohibits cannabis sales, so no municipality can authorize dispensary operations through zoning…

Wisconsin prohibits all marijuana cultivation, including for personal use. Growing any cannabis plant is a felony under state controlled substances law. No municipality may authorize…

Wisconsin commercial drone operators follow FAA Part 107. Wis. Stat. 114.045 sets state no-fly zones over prisons, schools, and utilities, and local governments cannot regulate flight…

Wisconsin has a partial drone framework: local governments generally cannot regulate drone flight, but Wis. Stat. 114.045 sets state no-fly zones over prisons, schools, and utilities…

Wisconsin Statute 104.001 expressly preempts cities, villages, towns, and counties from establishing a minimum wage higher than the state minimum, ensuring uniform wage rules across…

Wisconsin Statute 103.10 and 104.001 preempt local paid sick leave ordinances, blocking cities and counties from requiring private employers to provide paid time off beyond state and…

Wisconsin preempts local predictive scheduling and fair workweek ordinances under Wis. Stat. 103.007, ensuring statewide uniformity for employer scheduling practices and forbidding…

Wisconsin Statute 66.0409 broadly preempts local firearm regulation, barring cities, villages, towns, and counties from enacting ordinances stricter than state law on possession…

Wisconsin permits adults at least 18 who are not prohibited persons to openly carry firearms in public without a permit, with statewide preemption blocking local restrictions on lawful…

Wisconsin Statute 941.23 makes carrying a concealed handgun in a vehicle without a CCW license a misdemeanor, while open carry and licensed concealed carry inside vehicles are lawful…

Wisconsin requires footings and foundations to sit below the frost penetration level or at least 48 inches below adjacent grade, whichever is deeper, so 48 inches is a floor, not a…

Wisconsin's dwelling code sets minimum roof snow loads from a state zone map and does not state a ground snow load at all, which is the opposite of how most states publish the figure.

Wisconsin bans gambling as a crime, but Wis. Stat. § 563.11(1) lets bona fide religious, charitable, service, fraternal, or veterans organizations apply to the Department of…

Wisconsin's gambling code has no carve-out for private social games. Wis. Stat. § 945.01(1) defines 'bet' and lists eight exceptions, business deals, contest prizes, bingo, pari-mutuel…

Wisconsin has no commercial sportsbook law. Wis. Stat. § 945.02 makes placing any bet a Class B misdemeanor unless it fits a listed exception, and § 945.01(1)(h), added by 2025…

Wisconsin has no comprehensive non-condo HOA act. Condominium associations get a statutory assessment lien under Wis. Stat. § 703.165 that is foreclosed like a mortgage. Non-condo HOAs…

Wisconsin condominiums run through an association of unit owners under Wis. Stat. § 703.15, which sets meeting-notice, proxy, and voting rules. Non-condo HOAs are governed as nonstock…

Wisconsin overrides anti-solar and anti-wind HOA restrictions by statute. Wis. Stat. § 236.292 voids restrictions on platted land that prevent or unduly restrict solar or wind energy…

Wisconsin protects flag display through two separate statutes, and which one applies depends on whether you own a condominium unit or a lot in a covenanted subdivision. Wis. Stat. §…

Wisconsin sets no dollar cap on association fines and requires no hearing before one is imposed. For condominiums, Wis. Stat. § 703.24(2) makes a unit owner liable for any charges…

Only Wisconsin condominium associations hold a statutory collection lien. Wis. Stat. § 703.165(3) gives the association a lien for unpaid assessments if it files a statement of…

Wisconsin runs the opposite way from states that shield owners who lease. Wis. Stat. § 703.10(3) expressly authorizes condominium bylaws to carry any restriction on the use of the…

You will not meet an OWI checkpoint in Wisconsin. Wis. Stat. § 349.02(2)(a) forbids a police officer, sheriff, deputy sheriff, traffic officer or motor vehicle inspector from stopping…

Wisconsin is a one-party consent state. Wis. Stat. § 968.31(2)(c) makes it lawful for a person not acting under color of law to intercept a wire, electronic or oral communication when…

Wisconsin has no general stop-and-identify offense. Wis. Stat. § 968.24 lets an officer who has first identified himself or herself as law enforcement stop you in a public place, for a…

Wisconsin is unusual in codifying the grounds for a search at all. Wis. Stat. § 968.10 says a search may be made and things seized only when it is incident to a lawful arrest, with…

Wisconsin Statute 134.66 bars selling cigarettes and tobacco to anyone under 18 and vapor products to anyone under 21. The federal Tobacco 21 law independently requires all tobacco and…

Wisconsin has not enacted a statewide ban on flavored tobacco or vapor products; sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored e-cigarettes remain lawful under Wis. Stat. 134.66 subject to…

Wisconsin's rule on extra lighting is a colour rule with a count attached. Wis. Stat. § 347.07(2) bars operating any vehicle on a highway displaying a colour other than white or amber…

Wisconsin never legislated dash cams, so the governing rule is the windshield rule, and Wisconsin's version is a closed list. Wis. Admin. Code § Trans 305.34(6) bars any posters…

Wisconsin has never legislated lane splitting in either direction. The phrases "lane splitting" and "between lanes" appear nowhere in chs. 340 to 351, the whole Wisconsin Vehicle Code…

Wisconsin attacks plate covers from two directions. Wis. Stat. s. 341.61 (3) makes it an offence carrying a forfeiture of up to $500 to place any substance on a plate that hinders its…

A radar detector is lawful in a private car in Wisconsin. The phrase "radar detector" appears nowhere in the Wisconsin Statutes or the Wisconsin Administrative Code, and the equipment…

Wisconsin gives ordinary drivers no studded-tire season at all. Wis. Stat. s. 347.45 (2) bans any block, stud, flange, cleat, spike or other non-rubber protuberance that projects…

Wisconsin puts its tint numbers in the Department of Transportation's equipment rules, not in the statute book. Aftermarket film on the vent and front side windows must still pass at…