AB301: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 301

April 8, 1995 - Introduced by Representatives Schneider, Meyer, Boyle, Gronemus, Handrick, Skindrud and L. Young. Referred to Committee on Highways and Transportation.

AB301,1,3 An Act to amend 346.60 (2) (a) and 346.60 (3m); and to create 343.32 (2) (bw) and 346.60 (6) of the statutes; relating to: violations of speed limits of 55 miles per hour and providing a penalty.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, with certain exceptions, no person may operate a motor vehicle at any speed faster than the posted maximum speed or, where no maximum speed is posted, 55 miles per hour. A person who violates a maximum speed limit of 55 miles per hour may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300. The minimum and maximum forfeitures are doubled for a violation occurring in a highway maintenance or construction area.

Under this bill, a person who violates a speed limit of 55 miles per hour by not more than 15 miles per hour may be required to forfeit $5. This reduced forfeiture only applies to violations occurring on any interstate highway or on certain portions of STH 78 or USH 51. Also under the bill, no demerit points may be assessed for a violation that is punishable by the reduced forfeiture. The bill does not affect the forfeitures applicable to a violation occurring in a highway maintenance or construction area.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB301, s. 1 Section 1. 343.32 (2) (bw) of the statutes is created to read:

AB301,2,3 343.32 (2) (bw) The scale adopted by the secretary may not assess any demerit points for a violation of s. 346.57 (4) (h) or (5) that is punishable under s. 346.60 (6) (b).

AB301, s. 2 Section 2. 346.60 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB301,2,7 346.60 (2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (3m) or (5), any person violating s. 346.57 (4) (d) to (g) or (h) or (5) or 346.58 may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.

AB301, s. 3 Section 3. 346.60 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB301,2,12 346.60 (3m) If an operator of a vehicle violates s. 346.57 (2), (3) or (4) (d) to (h) where persons engaged in work in a highway maintenance or construction area are at risk from traffic, any applicable minimum and maximum forfeiture specified in sub. (2) or, (3) or (6) for the violation shall be doubled.

AB301, s. 4 Section 4. 346.60 (6) of the statutes is created to read:

AB301,2,16 346.60 (6) (a) Except as provided in par. (b) or sub. (3m) or (5), any person who violates s. 346.57 (4) (h) or (5) may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.

AB301,2,23 (b) Any person who violates s. 346.57 (4) (h) or (5) on any interstate highway as defined in s. 84.30 (2) (f), on STH 78 between the I 90/94 interchange and USH 51, or on USH 51 between STH 78 and the Prairie River in Lincoln County, by exceeding a speed limit of 55 miles per hour by not more than 15 miles per hour, may be required to forfeit $5. This paragraph does not apply if the violation occurred where persons engaged in work in a highway maintenance or construction area are at risk from traffic.

AB301,2,24 (End)