Disorderly Conduct Ticket

[baball08]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: WI

My girlfriend and I were involved in a fight in our apartment. She pushed me, I pushed her and then she called the cops. They came and issued us both a ticket for disorderly conduct but neither of us were arrested. She went to her mother's and I stayed at our place until a few days later. She came back and we are trying to work things out. Can this ticket be reduced to something else? We have to both go to court. What should we do first? I am trying to get a job in law enforcement and I think this will not help my chances. thank you

[LawResearcherMissy]

Was this just disorderly conduct, or was it domestic disorderly conduct?

(The latter carries higher penalties.)

You should each hire an attorney - you especially, if you're looking to go into law enforcement.

[joyfuldae32]

Maybe the following will help:

WI Statute 947.01: Disorderly Conduct. Whoever, in a public or private place, engages in violent, abusive, indecent, profane, boisterous, unreasonably loud, or otherwise disorderly conduct under circumstances in which the conduct tends to cause or provoke a disturbance is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.


domestic Disorderly Conduct Charge
A domestic disorderly conduct charge is simply distinguished from a disorderly conduct charge without a domestic qualifier, but its bite has a much more severe and long-lasting effect. The domestic qualifier means simply that one or more people involved in the situation that resulted in the arrest of one or more people either are in a domestic relationship, or were previously domestically united.

A domestic relationship is one in which two people are or have been married to one another, two or more people are or have been living together in the same dwelling, or two or more people have or have had a child in common between them. Under Wisconsin laws, the domestic status applies to both current and past relationships.

A disorderly conduct conviction can have long-term impact on a person's life, but a domestic disorderly condcut conviction is much more severe. If convicted of a domestic disorderly charge involving domestic abuse or violence, the conviction will be reported on CCAP, will appear on a background check to purchase a firearm, will prevent purchase of a firearm, can prevent employment in a nursing home or work with vulnerable adults, and will prevent employment in a childcare center. The handgun restriction will apply while the charge appears on the criminal record of the person convicted, during probation, and in some situations, even after probation. A domestic abuse restraining order will likely be ordered, or at minimum, suggested at the time of arrest, and the court will order the convicted person to surrender all firearms to police.