ELCI (Uniform Traffic Citation)

ELCI is the uniform traffic citation

Transmittable: This form is transmittable and is transmitted to the eCitation workflow.
This form is transmitted electronically to the DA, Circuit Courts, Muni Courts and EARS system
Voided Uniform traffic citations are required to be transmitted to eCitation so the void can be logged into the EARS system. By statute ELCI number can be audited by the DOT.

As directed by Trans 114

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/trans/114.pdf

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/trans/114/06

Form Design

The ELCI form contains following groups:

Document
Defendant
Vehicle
Location
Violation
Plaintiff
Summary
Parent/Guardian
Law Enforcement Agency
Attachment

How to:

How to Amend a Citation after issuance

Additional Information

Agency Tables associated with form

Document Group

Each ELCI contains one Document group. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. The ELCI form number located in the upper left-hand corner is auto generated. The following fields in this section show TraCS patch and pack information used to tell if ELCI is up to date.

Defendant Group

Each ELCI contains one Defendant group. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. If a company is cited, the Defendant Type field must be Non-Individual which will disable the name fields. While in the Last Name field click the External Search button (If configured) to populate the databar then highlight individual.

Note: Use OT-OTHER JURISDICTIONS for entries not in State of Issuing field

Vehicle Group

Each ELCI contains one Vehicle group. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. While in the License Plate Number field click the External Search button (If configured) to populate the databar then highlight Vehicle.

Violation Group

Each ELCI contains one Violation group. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. While in the Statute/Transportation Rule Number or Ordinance fields these fields may be populated four ways:

Using Statute and Ordinance search features.

Manually type the statute or ordinance number in the databar and click next or push Enter key. While in the Seq Num field select the description.
Manually type a shortcut in the databar and click next or push Enter key. While in the Seq Num field select the description.
Click Search button on databar. Enter statute number or description based off what is selected to the right of the field (Statute, Description,). After entering information click the Find button. When you have the correct statute or ordinance number highlighted click the Done button.

Click Search button on databar. If you have setup individual shortcuts, they will be displayed at the top of the list of statute or ordinances. Highlight it and click Done button.

Plaintiff Group

Each ELCI contains one Plaintiff group. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. If court name doesn’t display in databar, ensure DMV County field in the Location group is populated. Users can manually change the DA Routing field. If YES, the citation will only get transmitted to DA office. If No, the citation will only be transmitted to the court selected. Transmission to court is only available if your Municipal court has been setup. All Circuit Courts have been setup.

Timely Transmission of TraCS Electronic Citations (eCitations) for DA Routing

For an eCitation to be useful to the DA office, it MUST be received by them in a timely fashion. In general, that means less than 24 hours from the time of the incident, and certainly before the paperwork arrives in their office, particularly if the defendant is in custody. The eCitation information is needed for the DA to file the criminal complaint.

For an eCitation to be received in the DA office, Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) TraCS Administration staff should insure the following procedure is implemented in their agency:

The Officer must put a “Y” in the "DA ROUTING?" field. The DA Routing fields are in the "Plaintiff" section of the form.
Once in ISSUED status, if the citation was issued from a TraCS Field Unit, the citation must be End Shifted into the LEA TraCS Office Database as soon as possible, typically at end of shift. If the ELCI was completed and ISSUED in the office on a TraCS Workstation, it is already in the TraCS Office Database, ready for TRANSMISSION.
Citations in an ISSUED status should be reviewed/approved per LEA policy and then TRANSMITTED from TraCS Utilities. As mentioned above, in general, that means less than 24 hours from the time of the incident, and before the paperwork arrives in the DA office.

This also applies to any non-criminal Citations associated with a criminal incident that your DA wishes to receive. Routing non-criminal eCitations to the DA office is something that should be discussed and decided between the referring LEA, the DA and the Clerk of Circuit Court, as each county may have their own thoughts on how this should be handled.

If a DA office informs you that they will not be prosecuting the criminal charge, DMV needs to be notified that the citation is being withdrawn. Either the DA office or the LEA can report VOIDED or WITHDRAWN citations directly to dotdmvears@dot.wi.gov

Summary Group

Each ELCI contains one Summary group. The fields within the group are shown in the figure below. Type in the Crash document number in the Accident Doc No. field if available. The narrative has 2000-character max.

TraCS Guides

ELCI