Finally, the bill categorically exempts low-speed vehicles from motor vehicle
emission limitations and testing.

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:
SB29, s. 1 1Section 1. 70.112 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,3,52 70.112 (5) Motor vehicles, bicycles, snowmobiles. Every automobile,
3low-speed vehicle, motor bicycle, motor bus, motorcycle, motor truck, moped, road
4tractor, school bus, snowmobile, truck tractor, or other similar motor vehicle, or
5trailer or semitrailer used in connection therewith.
SB29, s. 2 6Section 2. 194.01 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,3,97 194.01 (7) "Motor vehicle" means any automobile, truck, trailer, semitrailer,
8tractor, motor bus or any self-propelled or motor driven vehicle, except a low-speed
9vehicle,
motorcycle, moped, motor bicycle or a vehicle operated on rails.
SB29, s. 3 10Section 3. 218.0101 (19m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB29,3,1111 218.0101 (19m) "Low-speed vehicle" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (27m).
SB29, s. 4 12Section 4. 218.0101 (23) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,3,1513 218.0101 (23) (a) 2. Is engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling or
14leasing motor vehicles, including motorcycles and low-speed vehicles, whether or
15not the motor vehicles are owned by that person, firm or corporation.
SB29, s. 5 16Section 5. 218.0114 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,4,417 218.0114 (5) (a) A motor vehicle dealer or an applicant for a motor vehicle
18dealer license shall provide and maintain in force a bond or irrevocable letter of credit
19of not less than $25,000 or, if the dealer or applicant sells or proposes to sell
20motorcycles or low-speed vehicles, or both, and not other types of motor vehicles, a
21bond or irrevocable letter of credit of not less than $5,000. The bond or letter of credit

1shall be executed in the name of the department of transportation for the benefit of
2any person who sustains a loss because of an act of a motor vehicle dealer that
3constitutes grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license under ss. 218.0101
4to 218.0163.
SB29, s. 6 5Section 6. 218.0122 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,4,86 218.0122 (3) This section does not apply to motorcycles or low-speed vehicles
7that are delivered in a crated, disassembled condition to the dealer or the dealer's
8agent.
SB29, s. 7 9Section 7. 218.0171 (2) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,4,1910 218.0171 (2) (b) 2. b. Accept return of the motor vehicle and refund to the
11consumer and to any holder of a perfected security interest in the consumer's motor
12vehicle, as their interest may appear, the full purchase price plus any sales tax,
13finance charge, amount paid by the consumer at the point of sale and collateral costs,
14less a reasonable allowance for use. Under this subdivision, a reasonable allowance
15for use may not exceed the amount obtained by multiplying the full purchase price
16of the motor vehicle by a fraction, the denominator of which is 100,000 or, for a
17motorcycle or low-speed vehicle, 20,000, and the numerator of which is the number
18of miles the motor vehicle was driven before the consumer first reported the
19nonconformity to the motor vehicle dealer.
SB29, s. 8 20Section 8. 285.30 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,4,2321 285.30 (5) (c) A motor vehicle exempt from registration under s. 341.05, except
22that a motor vehicle owned by the United States is not exempt unless it comes under
23par. (a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g) or, (h), or (j).
SB29, s. 9 24Section 9. 285.30 (5) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
SB29,4,2525 285.30 (5) (j) A low-speed vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (27m).
SB29, s. 10
1Section 10. 340.01 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,5,42 340.01 (4) (a) Type 1 is a motor vehicle designed and used primarily for carrying
3persons but which does not come within the definition of a low-speed vehicle, motor
4bus, motorcycle, moped or motor bicycle.
SB29, s. 11 5Section 11. 340.01 (19d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB29,5,96 340.01 (19d) "Golf cart" means a vehicle whose speed attainable in one mile
7does not exceed 20 miles per hour on a paved, level surface, and is used to convey one
8or more persons and equipment to play the game of golf in an area designated as a
9golf course.
SB29, s. 12 10Section 12. 340.01 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB29,5,1411 340.01 (27m) "Low-speed vehicle" means a low-speed vehicle, as defined in 49
12CFR 571.3
, that satisfies the equipment standards under 49 CFR 571.500 and which
13was originally manufactured to meet the applicable equipment standards under 49
14CFR 571.500
. "Low-speed vehicle" does not include a golf cart.
SB29, s. 13 15Section 13. 341.067 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,5,19 16341.067 Registration of special vehicles. The department shall register a
17specially designed vehicle which is authorized for operation by a person holding a
18special restricted operator's license under s. 343.135 if the special vehicle meets the
19equipment standards established under s. 347.02 (6) or (8).
SB29, s. 14 20Section 14. 341.25 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,5,22 21341.25 (title) Annual and biennial registration fees; biennial
22motorcycle fees
.
SB29, s. 15 23Section 15. 341.25 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,6,224 341.25 (1) (b) For each motorcycle or moped with a curb weight of 1,499 pounds
25or less, except a specially designed vehicle under s. 341.067, which is designed for the

1transportation of persons rather than property, and for each low-speed vehicle, a
2biennial fee of $23.
SB29, s. 16 3Section 16. 341.297 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,6,54 341.297 (1) A motorcycle or, moped, or low-speed vehicle, as specified in s.
5341.25 (1) (b).
SB29, s. 17 6Section 17 . 341.31 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,6,97 341.31 (1) (b) 5. The vehicle is a motorcycle which or low-speed vehicle that has
8been transferred or leased to the applicant and for which a current registration
9plates plate had been issued to the previous owner; or
SB29, s. 18 10Section 18. 341.31 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,6,1311 341.31 (4) (c) A person retaining a set of plates plate removed from a motorcycle
12or low-speed vehicle may receive credit for the unused portion of the registration fee
13paid when registering a replacement motorcycle vehicle of the same type.
SB29, s. 19 14Section 19. 342.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,6,2115 342.15 (4) (a) If the vehicle being transferred is a motorcycle or low-speed
16vehicle
or an automobile registered under s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck,
17dual purpose motor home, or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of
18not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than
1912,000 pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plate or plates and retain and
20preserve them the plate or plates for use on any other vehicle of the same type and
21gross weight which may subsequently be registered in his or her name.
SB29, s. 20 22Section 20. 342.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,7,923 342.34 (1) (c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle or low-speed vehicle or an
24automobile registered under s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose
25motor home, or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than

18,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000
2pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plate or plates and retain and
3preserve them the plate or plates for use on any other vehicle of the same type which
4may subsequently be registered in his or her name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle
5or low-speed vehicle or an automobile registered under s. 341.27, or a motor home
6or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home, or dual purpose farm truck which has
7a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross
8weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, he or she shall remove and destroy the plate
9or
plates.
SB29, s. 21 10Section 21. 343.08 (1) (a) and (2) (a) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB29,7,1611 343.08 (1) (a) The department must be satisfied that it is necessary for the
12applicant to operate an automobile, farm truck, dual purpose farm truck, low-speed
13vehicle,
Type 1 motorcycle powered with an engine of not more than 125 cubic
14centimeters displacement, Type 2 motorcycle, moped or motor bicycle owned and
15registered by the applicant's parent or guardian or a farm truck leased to the
16applicant's parent or guardian.
SB29,7,25 17(2) (a) A restricted license issued pursuant to this section is valid only until the
18licensee secures an operator's license issued pursuant to s. 343.03 or reaches 18 years
19of age and, except as provided in par. (b), entitles the licensee to operate an
20automobile, farm truck, dual purpose farm truck, low-speed vehicle, Type 1
21motorcycle powered with an engine of not more than 125 cubic centimeters
22displacement, Type 2 motorcycle, moped or motor bicycle owned and registered by
23the licensee's parent or guardian or a farm truck leased to the licensee's parent or
24guardian or any combination of these vehicles, depending on the restrictions placed
25by the department on the particular license.
SB29, s. 22
1Section 22. 343.135 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,8,22 343.135 (2) (a) 1. Motor bicycles or mopeds; or.
SB29, s. 23 3Section 23. 343.135 (2) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB29,8,44 343.135 (2) (a) 1m. Low-speed vehicles.
SB29, s. 24 5Section 24. 346.16 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,8,106 346.16 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no pedestrian or person riding a
7bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle and no person operating a low-speed vehicle,
8moped or motor bicycle may go upon any expressway or freeway when official signs
9have been erected prohibiting such person from using the expressway or freeway
10have been erected as provided in s. 349.105.
SB29, s. 25 11Section 25. 346.94 (18) of the statutes is created to read:
SB29,8,1412 346.94 (18) Low-speed vehicles on roadway. (a) Subject to s. 349.237, a person
13may operate a low-speed vehicle upon any roadway that is under the jurisdiction of
14a local authority and that has a speed limit of 35 or less miles per hour.
SB29,8,2115 (b) No person may operate a low-speed vehicle upon any highway that has a
16speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour. Except at crossings authorized under s.
17349.237 (2), and at intersections where traffic is controlled by an official traffic
18control device, no person may operate a low-speed vehicle upon a state trunk
19highway or connecting highway. This paragraph does not apply to vehicles
20registered under s. 341.26 (2m) or vehicles exempted from this paragraph by the
21department by rule.
SB29, s. 26 22Section 26. 346.95 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB29,8,2423 346.95 (8) Any person violating s. 346.94 (18) may be required to forfeit not less
24than $30 nor more than $300.
SB29, s. 27 25Section 27. 347.02 (8) of the statutes is created to read:
SB29,9,7
1347.02 (8) Notwithstanding the requirements of this chapter or s. 340.01
2(27m), the department may, by rule, establish for low-speed vehicles special
3equipment standards that differ from the equipment standards established under
4this chapter. Special equipment standards established under this subsection shall
5be identical to the federal standards established in 49 CFR 571.500, except that the
6department may establish additional standards for equipment not required under
749 CFR 571.500.
SB29, s. 28 8Section 28. 349.06 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
SB29,9,149 349.06 (4) Any municipality or county may enact and enforce an ordinance that
10regulates the equipment of a low-speed vehicle if the ordinance strictly conforms to
11rules promulgated under s. 347.02 (8). An ordinance that incorporates by reference
12existing and future amendments of rules promulgated under s. 347.02 (8) shall be
13considered to be in strict conformity and not contrary to or inconsistent with s. 347.02
14(8) and rules promulgated under that subsection.
SB29, s. 29 15Section 29. 349.105 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,9,23 16349.105 Authority to prohibit certain traffic on expressways and
17freeways.
The authority in charge of maintenance of an expressway or freeway
18may, by order, ordinance or resolution, prohibit the use of such expressway or
19freeway by pedestrians, persons riding bicycles or other nonmotorized traffic or by
20persons operating low-speed vehicles, mopeds or motor bicycles. The state or local
21authority adopting any such prohibitory regulation shall erect and maintain official
22signs giving notice thereof on the expressway or freeway to which such prohibition
23applies.
SB29, s. 30 24Section 30. 349.237 of the statutes is created to read:
SB29,10,3
1349.237 Authority to regulate operation of low-speed vehicles. The
2governing body of any municipality or county may by ordinance do any of the
3following:
SB29,10,5 4(1) Restrict the operation of low-speed vehicles on roadways under its
5jurisdiction to roadways having a speed limit of 25 or less miles per hour.
SB29,10,9 6(2) Designate locations for low-speed vehicles to cross a state trunk highway
7or connecting highway that is not a controlled-access highway. A municipality or
8county may erect official signs or mark a crossing designated under this subsection
9only as directed by the department.
SB29, s. 31 10Section 31. 779.41 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB29,10,1811 779.41 (2) Every keeper of a garage or repair shop who alters, repairs or does
12any work on any detached accessory, fitting or part of an automobile, truck,
13motorcycle, moped, low-speed vehicle, motor bicycle or similar motor vehicle or
14bicycle at the request of the owner or legal possessor thereof, shall have a lien upon
15and may retain possession of any such accessory, fitting or part until the charges for
16such alteration, repairing or other work have been paid. If the detached article
17becomes attached to such motor vehicle or bicycle while in the possession of the
18keeper, the keeper has a lien on the motor vehicle or bicycle under sub. (1).
SB29,10,1919 (End)
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