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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
February 12, 2002 - Introduced by Representative Grothman, cosponsored by
Senator M. Meyer. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AB815,1,2 1An Act to amend 343.16 (2) (cm) of the statutes; relating to: authorization to
2operate motorcycles.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person may obtain a driver's license to operate a
motorcycle if he or she is otherwise qualified and has passed a driving skills test
administered by the department of transportation (DOT). However, DOT does not
require a person to take a driving skills test if, at the time the person applies for a
driver's license, he or she holds a learning permit to operate a motorcycle and the
person has successfully completed a basic rider instruction course that is approved
by DOT.
Under this bill, DOT may issue a driver's license to operate a motorcycle to a
person without requiring the person to take a driving skills test if the person has
successfully completed a basic rider instruction course that is approved by DOT,
regardless of whether the person holds a learning permit to operate a motorcycle at
the time he or she applies for a driver's license.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB815, s. 1 3Section 1. 343.16 (2) (cm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB815,2,24 343.16 (2) (cm) Motorcycle waiver. The department shall waive the driving
5skills test of a person applying for authorization to operate "Class M" vehicles if the

1applicant holds an instruction permit under s. 343.07 (4) and has successfully
2completed a basic rider course approved by the department.
AB815,2,33 (End)
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