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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
January 22, 1996 - Introduced by Representatives Kreuser, Riley and Ourada,
cosponsored by Senator Burke. Referred to Committee on Highways and
Transportation.
AB802,1,2
1An Act to amend 347.50 (3) (a) of the statutes;
relating to: transporting a child
2in a child safety restraint system and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, no person may transport a child under the age of 4 years old
in a motor vehicle unless the child is properly restrained in an approved child safety
seat. A person who violates this prohibition may be required to forfeit not less than
$30 nor more than $75. No forfeiture may be assessed if the vehicle was not equipped
with a child safety seat at the time of the violation and the person provides proof
within 30 days after the violation that the vehicle has been properly equipped with
an approved child safety seat.
Under this bill, a person who violates this prohibition is required to forfeit $100
for a first violation and $250 for each subsequent violation committed within 3 years.
The bill does not change the exception to the forfeiture described above.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB802, s. 1
3Section
1. 347.50 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB802,1,74
347.50
(3) (a)
Any Except as provided in par. (b), any person violating s. 347.48
5(4) (a) 1.
may shall be required to forfeit
not less than $30 nor more than $75 $100
6for the first offense and shall be required to forfeit $250 for a 2nd or subsequent
7conviction within 3 years.
AB802,2,3
1(1) This act first applies to offenses committed on the effective date of this
2subsection but does not preclude the counting of other offenses as prior offenses for
3sentencing a person.
AB802,2,6
5(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after
6publication.
