{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-345.52","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 345.52","heading":"No double prosecution.","body":"(1) A judgment on the merits in a traffic ordinance action bars any proceeding under a state statute for the same violation. A judgment on the merits in an action under a state statute bars any proceeding under a traffic ordinance enacted in conformity with the state statute for the same violation.\n(2) The pendency of an action under a traffic ordinance is grounds for staying an action under a state statute for the same violation. The pendency of an action under a state statute is grounds for staying an action under a traffic ordinance enacted in conformity with the state statute for the same violation.","path":["Chs. 340-351, Vehicles","Chapter 345 Vehicles — Civil And Criminal Liability","SUBCHAPTER III ARRESTS, BAIL, PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/345.52","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:20Z","sha256":"46563df55c4d7470d4d24f783e900f93e7e8aa2c50da97bf1b6645ad242f1cf9","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-345.51","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-345.53"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}