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Fond du Lac County, WI Parking Rules: Street Parking Limits (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Governing sections
Fond du Lac County Code §§ 54-41, 54-42
County property penalty
$20.00-$40.00 first offense
Repeat offense penalty
$50.00-$100.00 within a year
CTH/private property penalty
$20.00 within 10 days, then $30.00
Enforcing agency
Sheriff's Office, highway commissioner
Exempted cities
Fond du Lac, Ripon, Waupun, N. Fond du Lac

Summary

Fond du Lac County Code § 54-42 bars parking on county-owned property or the county trunk highway system against posted signage, and separately bars parking on private property without the owner's consent. The Sheriff's Office and county highway commissioner enforce it with graduated forfeitures.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Fond du Lac County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

No person shall park any motor vehicle within county-owned property in violation of any official sign or marker indicating the particular prohibition, limitation or restriction on parking. Any person violating Wis. Stat. § 346.55(4) may be required to forfeit not less than $20.00 nor more than $40.00 for the first offense and not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year. ... In addition, any person who shall stop, stand or park any vehicle on private property without the consent of the owner or lessee of the property, or on private property contrary to a sign posted on the property which indicates for whom parking is permitted, limited, restricted or prohibited, is in violation of this article. Each violation shall result in a penalty to the county in the sum of $20.00 if said amount is paid within ten days after the violation occurs, in full satisfaction of the violation. Thereafter, the penalty shall be $30.00.

Full Breakdown

Section 54-41 delegates the county board's authority over stopping, standing and parking on the county trunk highway system and on county-owned property, granted by Wis. 55, to the Sheriff's Office and to the county highway commissioner. Section 54-42(a) then bars parking any motor vehicle on county-owned property against an official sign or marker setting a prohibition, limitation or restriction; a violator of Wis. 00 for a second or later conviction within a year. Section 54-42(b) reaches the county trunk highway system itself: stopping, standing or parking against a posted sign erected by the Sheriff's Office, the highway commissioner, or a local government without its own police force violates the article, and so does parking on private property without the owner's or lessee's consent, or against a posted restriction on that private property.

00 after that window, payable to the Sheriff's Office. An editor's note tied to Res. No. 46-12 (Sept. 18, 2012) confirms the Sheriff's Office issues these tickets everywhere in the county except inside the cities of Fond du Lac, Ripon and Waupun and the village of North Fond du Lac, which handle their own enforcement. Because Fond du Lac County has no general zoning ordinance, this parking article is the county's operative rule for unincorporated roads and county-owned lots rather than a use-district regulation.

Violations & Fines

A first parking violation on county-owned property against posted signage runs $20.00 to $40.00, rising to $50.00 to $100.00 for a second or later conviction within a year under § 54-42(a). Violations on the county trunk highway system or on private property without consent carry a flat $20.00 penalty if paid within ten days of the violation, increasing to $30.00 after that window under § 54-42(b). Penalties are payable to the Sheriff's Office, which along with the county highway commissioner enforces the article under the authority delegated in § 54-41.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the county ticket me for parking on a county trunk highway?
Yes. Section 54-42(b) makes it a violation to stop, stand or park against an official sign or marker on the county trunk highway system, enforced by the Sheriff's Office or the county highway commissioner under authority delegated in § 54-41.
What does a parking ticket on county property cost in Fond du Lac County?
Under § 54-42(a), a first violation of a posted parking restriction on county-owned property runs $20.00 to $40.00; a second or later conviction within a year runs $50.00 to $100.00, per Wis. Stat. § 346.55(4).
Does this ordinance cover parking on someone else's private property?
Yes. Section 54-42(b) also bars parking on private property without the owner's or lessee's consent, or against a posted restriction, with a $20.00 penalty if paid within ten days, rising to $30.00 afterward.
Does the Sheriff's Office ticket parking inside Fond du Lac, Ripon or Waupun?
No. An editor's note to § 54-42 confirms the Sheriff's Office issues county parking tickets everywhere except inside the cities of Fond du Lac, Ripon and Waupun and the village of North Fond du Lac, which enforce their own parking rules.

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