AB470,17,1111 (f) A commercial off-highway motorcycle certificate may not be transferred.
AB470,17,16 12(6) Nonresident trail passes. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no person may
13operate an off-highway motorcycle on an off-highway motorcycle corridor unless a
14nonresident trail pass for off-highway motorcycle operation is issued by the
15department to the person and the pass is permanently affixed on the exterior of the
16motorcycle where it is clearly visible.
AB470,17,2517 (b) An off-highway motorcycle that is registered under sub. (3) or that is
18exempt from registration under sub. (2) (b) 2., 3., or 4. is exempt from having a
19nonresident trail pass. The department may promulgate a rule to provide additional
20exemptions from the requirement of being issued a nonresident trail pass or from
21having to pay a fee for the pass. The department may promulgate a rule to exempt
22off-highway motorcycles that are exempt from registration under sub. (2) (b) 5. from
23having nonresident trail passes affixed as required under par. (a) or may promulgate
24a rule to exempt owners of such vehicles from having to pay any applicable
25nonresident trail pass fee.
AB470,18,6
1(c) There is no fee for a nonresident trail pass issued for an off-highway
2motorcycle that is registered under s. 23.35. The department or Indian tribe or band
3shall issue a nonresident trail pass for such an off-highway motorcycle when it
4issues the registration certificate for the motorcycle. The department shall provide
5Indian tribes or bands that register off-highway motorcycles under s. 23.35 with a
6supply of trail passes.
AB470,18,87 (d) The fee for an annual nonresident trail pass is $34.25. The fee for a 5-day
8nonresident trail pass is $19.25. Annual trail passes expire on March 31 of each year.
AB470,18,119 (e) 1. The department may appoint any person who is not an employee of the
10department as the department's agent to issue nonresident trail passes and collect
11the fees for these passes.
AB470,18,1512 2. Any person, including the department, who issues a nonresident trail pass
13shall collect in addition to the fee under par. (d) an issuing fee of 75 cents. An agent
14appointed under subd. 1. may retain 50 cents of the issuing fee to compensate the
15agent for the agent's services in issuing the pass.
AB470,18,1816 3. The department shall establish, by rule, procedures for issuing nonresident
17trail passes, and the department may promulgate rules regulating the activities of
18persons who are appointed to be agents under this paragraph.
AB470,18,2119 (f) A person may operate an off-highway motorcycle off the highways in this
20state during the first full weekend in June of each year without having a nonresident
21trail pass as required under par. (a).
AB470,18,24 22(7) Rental of limited use off-highway motorcycles. (a) No person who is
23engaged in the rental or leasing of limited use off-highway motorcycles to the public
24may do any of the following:
AB470,19,4
11. Rent or lease a limited use off-highway motorcycle for operation by a person
2who will be operating the limited use off-highway motorcycle for the first time unless
3the person engaged in the rental or leasing gives the person instruction on how to
4operate the limited use off-highway motorcycle.
AB470,19,65 2. Rent or lease a limited use off-highway motorcycle to a person under 12
6years of age.
AB470,19,97 3. Rent or lease a limited use off-highway motorcycle without first ascertaining
8that any person under the age of 18 who will be on the vehicle has protective
9headgear of the type required under s. 347.485 (1) (a).
AB470,19,1310 (b) A person who is engaged in the rental or leasing of limited use off-highway
11motorcycles to the public shall have clean, usable protective headgear available for
12rent in sufficient quantity to provide headgear to all persons under the age of 18 who
13will be on the limited use off-highway motorcycles that the person rents or leases.
AB470,19,1514 (c) The department may promulgate rules to establish minimum standards for
15the instruction given under par. (a) 1.
AB470,19,20 16(8) Use of protective headgear. (a) Off highway. No person may operate an
17off-highway motorcycle on an off-highway motorcycle corridor, or be a passenger on
18an off-highway motorcycle that is being operated on an off-highway motorcycle
19corridor, without wearing protective headgear of the type required under s. 347.485
20(1) (a), with the chin strap properly fastened, unless one of the following applies:
AB470,19,2121 1. The person is at least 18 years of age.
AB470,19,2322 2. The person is traveling for the purpose of hunting or fishing and is at least
2312 years of age.
AB470,19,2424 3. The off-highway motorcycle is being operated for an agricultural purpose.
AB470,20,6
1(b) On highway. No person may operate a limited use off-highway motorcycle
2on an off-highway motorcycle route or in an area where operation is authorized
3under sub. (10) (a) or (11) (a), or be a passenger on an off-highway motorcycle that
4is being operated on such a route or in such an area, without wearing protective
5headgear of the type required under s. 347.485 (1) (a), with the chin strap properly
6fastened, unless the person is at least 18 years of age.
AB470,20,117 (c) On corridors and routes. No person may operate or be a passenger on an
8off-highway motorcycle that is being operated on an off-highway motorcycle
9corridor or on an off-highway motorcycle route without wearing glasses, wearing
10goggles, or wearing a protective face shield that is attached to headgear approved by
11the department.
AB470,20,13 12(9) Rules of operation. (a) No person who is operating an off-highway
13motorcycle off a highway may do any of the following:
AB470,20,1514 1. Operate the off-highway motorcycle in any careless way so as to endanger
15another person or the property of another.
AB470,20,1716 2. Operate the off-highway motorcycle at a rate of speed that is unreasonable
17under the circumstances.
AB470,20,2018 3. Operate the off-highway motorcycle on private property without the consent
19of the owner or lessee. Failure to post private property does not imply consent for
20off-highway motorcycle use.
AB470,20,2321 4. Operate the off-highway motorcycle on public property that is posted as
22closed to off-highway motorcycle operation or on which the operation of an
23off-highway motorcycle is prohibited by law.
AB470,21,3
15. Operate the off-highway motorcycle on Indian lands without the consent of
2the tribal governing body or Indian owner. Failure to post Indian lands does not
3imply consent for off-highway motorcycle use.
AB470,21,54 6. Operate the off-highway motorcycle at a speed exceeding 10 miles per hour,
5if the off-highway motorcycle is within 100 feet of a fishing shanty.
AB470,21,96 7. Operate the off-highway motorcycle at a speed exceeding 10 miles per hour,
7if the off-highway motorcycle is within 150 feet of a dwelling. The speed limit
8specified in this subsection does not apply to a person operating an off-highway
9motorcycle on a roadway that is designated as an off-highway motorcycle route.
AB470,21,1410 8. Operate the off-highway motorcycle on the frozen surface of public waters
11or on an off-highway motorcycle trail at a speed exceeding 10 miles per hour or
12without yielding the right-of-way when within 100 feet of another person who is not
13operating a motor vehicle, an all-terrain vehicle, a utility terrain vehicle, an
14off-highway motorcycle, or a snowmobile.
AB470,21,1615 9. Operate the off-highway motorcycle to drive or pursue any animal except as
16part of normal farming operations involving livestock.
AB470,21,2017 10. Operate the off-highway motorcycle in a manner which violates rules
18promulgated by the department. This subdivision does not authorize the
19department to promulgate or enforce a rule that imposes a speed restriction that is
20more stringent than a speed restriction specified under this paragraph.
AB470,21,2521 (b) The speed restrictions under par. (a) 6. and 8. do not apply to a race or derby
22sponsored by a local governmental unit, by an off-highway motorcycle association,
23or by a similar organization that is approved by a local governmental unit if the
24sponsor of the race or derby marks the race or derby route or track to warn spectators
25from entering the route or track.
AB470,22,4
1(c) 1. The distance restriction under par. (a) 8. does not apply to persons who
2are assisting in directing a race or derby sponsored by a local governmental unit, by
3an off-highway motorcycle association, or by a similar organization that is approved
4by a local governmental unit.
AB470,22,85 2. The distance restriction under par. (a) 8. does not apply if the person who is
6not operating the motor vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle,
7off-highway motorcycle, or snowmobile gives his or her consent to have the person
8operating the off-highway motorcycle at a closer distance.
AB470,22,11 9(10) Operation on highways; limited use motorcycles. (a) Generally. No
10person may operate a limited use off-highway motorcycle on the roadway portion of
11any highway unless one of the following applies:
AB470,22,1812 1. Operation on the roadway is necessary to cross the roadway. The crossing
13of a roadway is authorized only if the crossing is done in the most direct manner
14practicable, if the crossing is made at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick
15and safe crossing, and if the operator stops the limited use off-highway motorcycle
16prior to entering the crossing and yields the right-of-way to any other vehicles,
17pedestrians, or electric personal assistive mobility devices that are using the
18roadway.
AB470,23,219 2. Operation on the roadway is necessary to cross a bridge, culvert, or railroad
20right-of-way. The crossing of a bridge, culvert, or railroad right-of-way is not
21authorized if the roadway is officially closed to off-highway motorcycle traffic. The
22crossing is authorized only if the crossing is done in the most direct manner
23practicable, if the crossing is made at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick
24and safe crossing, and if the operator stops the limited use off-highway motorcycle
25prior to entering the crossing and yields the right-of-way to any other vehicles,

1pedestrians, or electric personal assistive mobility devices that are using the
2roadway.
AB470,23,63 2m. Operation is on the roadway or shoulder for the purpose of crossing a bridge
4that is 1,000 feet in length or less if the operation is in compliance with a county
5ordinance adopted under sub. (21) (am) that applies to that bridge and a city, village,
6or town ordinance adopted under sub. (21) (am) that applies to that bridge.
AB470,23,107 3. Operation is on a roadway which is not maintained, or is only minimally
8maintained, on a seasonal basis for motor vehicle traffic. Such operation is
9authorized only during the seasons when no maintenance occurs and only if the
10roadway is not officially closed to off-highway motorcycle traffic.
AB470,23,1411 4. Operation is on a roadway that is an off-highway motorcycle route. Such
12operation is authorized only for the extreme right side of the roadway except that left
13turns may be made from any part of the roadway which is safe given prevailing
14conditions.
AB470,23,1715 5. The operator of the limited use off-highway motorcycle is a person who holds
16a Class A permit or a Class B permit under s. 29.193 (2) and who is traveling for the
17purpose of hunting or is otherwise engaging in an activity authorized by the permit.
AB470,23,2218 6. The limited use off-highway motorcycle is registered for private use under
19sub. (3) and is being used exclusively as an implement of husbandry or for
20agricultural purposes. Such operation is authorized only for the extreme right side
21of the roadway except that left turns may be made from any part of the roadway
22which is safe given prevailing conditions.
AB470,23,2423 7. The roadway part of the highway is blocked off for a special off-highway
24motorcycle event as authorized under par. (b).
AB470,24,8
1(b) Off-highway motorcycle events. A local governmental unit may block off
2highways under its jurisdiction for the purpose of allowing special off-highway
3motorcycle events. No state trunk highway or connecting highway, or part thereof,
4may be blocked off by any local governmental unit for any off-highway motorcycle
5event. A local governmental unit shall notify the local police department and the
6county sheriff's office at least one week in advance of the time and place of any
7off-highway motorcycle event that may result in any street, or part thereof, of the
8local governmental unit being blocked off.
AB470,24,149 (c) Freeways. No person may operate a limited use off-highway motorcycle on
10any part of any freeway which is a part of the federal system of interstate and defense
11highways under any circumstances. No person may operate a limited use
12off-highway motorcycle on any part of any other freeway unless the department of
13transportation authorizes the use of limited use off-highway motorcycles on that
14freeway.
AB470,24,19 15(11) Operation adjacent to roadway. (a) Location of operation. 1. A person
16may operate an off-highway motorcycle adjacent to a roadway of a town highway
17that is designated as an off-highway motorcycle route or an off-highway motorcycle
18trail without any restriction on how close the off-highway motorcycle is to the
19roadway.
AB470,24,2520 2. A person may operate an off-highway motorcycle adjacent to a roadway of
21a U.S. numbered highway, a state highway, or a county highway that is designated
22an off-highway motorcycle route or an off-highway motorcycle trail provided that
23the operation occurs at a distance of 10 or more feet from the roadway or such greater
24distance as is reasonably necessary in order to avoid an obstruction. Travel on the
25median of a divided highway is prohibited except to cross.
AB470,25,4
1(b) Direction of operation. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a person may
2operate an off-highway motorcycle on an off-highway motorcycle route or
3off-highway motorcycle trail adjacent to a roadway only in the same direction as
4motor vehicle traffic in the nearest lane.
AB470,25,65 2. A person may operate the off-highway motorcycle in either direction if any
6of the following applies:
AB470,25,77 a. The off-highway motorcycle is being operated during hours of daylight.
AB470,25,108 b. The off-highway motorcycle is being operated during hours of darkness and
9the off-highway motorcycle route or off-highway motorcycle trail is located at least
1040 feet from the roadway or is separated from the roadway by a head lamp barrier.
AB470,25,1411 (c) Other limitation. A person operating an off-highway motorcycle on an
12off-highway motorcycle route or off-highway motorcycle trail adjacent to a roadway
13shall comply with the speed limits of the adjacent roadway and with rules
14promulgated by the department and approved by the department of transportation.
AB470,25,17 15(12) Intoxicated operation. (a) Operation. 1. No person may operate an
16off-highway motorcycle while under the influence of an intoxicant to a degree which
17renders him or her incapable of safe operation of the off-highway motorcycle.
AB470,25,1918 2. No person may engage in the operation of an off-highway motorcycle while
19the person has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.
AB470,25,2220 2m. No person may engage in the operation of an off-highway motorcycle while
21the person has a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her
22blood.
AB470,25,2523 3. If a person has not attained the age of 21, the person may not engage in the
24operation of an off-highway motorcycle while he or she has an alcohol concentration
25of more than 0.0 but not more than 0.08.
AB470,26,9
14. A person may be charged with and a prosecutor may proceed upon a
2complaint based upon a violation of any combination of subd. 1., 2., or 2m. for acts
3arising out of the same incident or occurrence. If the person is charged with violating
4any combination of subd. 1., 2., or 2m., the offenses shall be joined. If the person is
5found guilty of any combination of subd. 1., 2., or 2m. for acts arising out of the same
6incident or occurrence, there shall be a single conviction for purposes of sentencing
7and for purposes of counting convictions under sub. (23) (c) 2. and 3. Subdivisions
81., 2., and 2m. each require proof of a fact for conviction which the others do not
9require.
AB470,26,1610 5. In an action under subd. 2m. that is based on the defendant allegedly having
11a detectable amount of methamphetamine, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or
12delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his or her blood, the defendant has a defense if he
13or she proves by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time of the incident or
14occurrence he or she had a valid prescription for methamphetamine or one of its
15metabolic precursors, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or
16delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
AB470,26,2017 (b) Operation causing injury. 1. No person while under the influence of an
18intoxicant to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safe operation of an
19off-highway motorcycle may cause injury to another person by the operation of an
20off-highway motorcycle.
AB470,26,2221 2. No person who has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more may cause injury
22to another person by the operation of an off-highway motorcycle.
AB470,26,2523 2m. No person who has a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance
24in his or her blood may cause injury to another person by the operation of an
25off-highway motorcycle.
AB470,27,9
13. A person may be charged with and a prosecutor may proceed upon a
2complaint based upon a violation of any combination of subd. 1., 2., or 2m. for acts
3arising out of the same incident or occurrence. If the person is charged with violating
4any combination of subd. 1., 2., or 2m. in the complaint, the crimes shall be joined
5under s. 971.12. If the person is found guilty of any combination of subd. 1., 2., or 2m.
6for acts arising out of the same incident or occurrence, there shall be a single
7conviction for purposes of sentencing and for purposes of counting convictions under
8sub. (23) (c) 2. and 3. Subdivisions 1., 2., and 2m. each require proof of a fact for
9conviction which the others do not require.
AB470,27,1510 4. In an action under this paragraph, the defendant has a defense if he or she
11proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the injury would have occurred even
12if he or she had been exercising due care and even if he or she had not been under
13the influence of an intoxicant to a degree which rendered him or her incapable of safe
14operation, did not have an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more, or did not have a
15detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood.
AB470,27,2216 5. In an action under subd. 2m. that is based on the defendant allegedly having
17a detectable amount of methamphetamine, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or
18delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol in his or her blood, the defendant has a defense if he
19or she proves by a preponderance of the evidence that at the time of the incident or
20occurrence he or she had a valid prescription for methamphetamine or one of its
21metabolic precursors, gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or
22delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
AB470,28,523 (c) Implied consent. Any person who engages in the operation of an
24off-highway motorcycle upon the public highways of this state, or in those areas
25enumerated in par. (d), is considered to have given consent to provide one or more

1samples of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis
2as required under pars. (f) and (g). Any person who engages in the operation of an
3off-highway motorcycle within this state is considered to have given consent to
4submit to one or more chemical tests of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the
5purpose of authorized analysis as required under pars. (f) and (g).
AB470,28,76 (d) Applicability of law. The intoxicated operation of an off-highway
7motorcycle law applies to all of the following:
AB470,28,98 1. The operation of an off-highway motorcycle on any off-highway motorcycle
9corridor or any off-highway motorcycle route.
AB470,28,1310 2. The operation of any off-highway motorcycle on other premises or areas
11located off the highways that are held out to the public for the recreational use of
12off-highway motorcycles whether such premises or areas are publicly or privately
13owned and whether or not a fee is charged for the use of an off-highway motorcycle.
AB470,28,1514 3. The operation of a limited use off-highway motorcycle on a highway as
15authorized under sub. (10).
AB470,28,1716 4. The operation of an off-highway motorcycle adjacent to a highway as
17authorized under sub. (11).
AB470,28,2218 (e) Preliminary breath screening. 1. A person shall provide a sample of his or
19her breath for a preliminary breath screening test if a law enforcement officer has
20probable cause to believe that the person is violating or has violated the intoxicated
21operation of an off-highway motorcycle law and if, prior to an arrest, the law
22enforcement officer requested the person to provide this sample.
AB470,29,323 2. A law enforcement officer may use the results of a preliminary breath
24screening test for the purpose of deciding whether or not to arrest a person for a
25violation of the intoxicated operation of an off-highway motorcycle law or for the

1purpose of deciding whether or not to request a chemical test under par. (f).
2Following the preliminary breath screening test, chemical tests may be required of
3the person under par. (f).
AB470,29,74 3. The result of a preliminary breath screening test is not admissible in any
5action or proceeding except to show probable cause for an arrest, if the arrest is
6challenged, or to show that a chemical test was properly required of a person under
7par. (f).
AB470,29,98 4. There is no penalty for a violation of subd. 1. Subsection (23) (a) and the
9general penalty provision under s. 939.61 do not apply to the violation.
AB470,29,1710 (f) Chemical tests; requirement. 1. A person shall provide one or more samples
11of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis if he or she
12is arrested for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an off-highway motorcycle
13law and if he or she is requested to provide the sample by a law enforcement officer.
14A person shall submit to one or more chemical tests of his or her breath, blood, or
15urine for the purpose of authorized analysis if he or she is arrested for a violation of
16the intoxicated operation of an off-highway motorcycle law and if he or she is
17requested to submit to the test by a law enforcement officer.
AB470,29,2018 2. A law enforcement officer requesting a person to provide a sample or to
19submit to a chemical test under subd. 1. shall inform the person of all of the following
20at the time of the request and prior to obtaining the sample or administering the test:
AB470,29,2121 a. That he or she is deemed to have consented to tests under par. (c).
AB470,29,2422 b. That a refusal to provide a sample or to submit to a chemical test constitutes
23a violation under par. (h) and is subject to the same penalties and procedures as a
24violation of par. (a) 1.
AB470,30,2
1c. That in addition to the designated chemical test under par. (g) 2., he or she
2may have an additional chemical test under par. (g) 4.
AB470,30,83 3. A person who is unconscious or otherwise not capable of withdrawing
4consent is presumed not to have withdrawn consent under this paragraph, and if a
5law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person violated the
6intoxicated operation of an off-highway motorcycle law, one or more chemical tests
7may be administered to the person without a request under subd. 1. and without
8providing information under subd. 2.
AB470,30,139 (g) Chemical tests; procedures. 1. Upon the request of a law enforcement officer,
10a test facility shall administer a chemical test of breath, blood, or urine for the
11purpose of authorized analysis. A test facility shall be prepared to administer 2 out
12of 3 of these tests for the purpose of authorized analysis. The department may enter
13into agreements for the cooperative use of test facilities.
AB470,30,1614 2. A test facility shall designate one chemical test of breath, blood, or urine
15which it is prepared to administer first as the primary test for the purpose of
16authorized analysis.
AB470,30,1917 3. A test facility shall designate another chemical test of breath, blood, or urine,
18other than the test designated under subd. 2., which it is prepared to administer as
19an additional chemical test for the purpose of authorized analysis.
AB470,31,220 4. If a person is arrested for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an
21off-highway motorcycle law or is the operator of an off-highway motorcycle involved
22in an accident resulting in great bodily harm to or the death of someone and if the
23person is requested to provide a sample or to submit to a test under par. (f) 1., the
24person may request the test facility to administer the additional chemical test
25specified under subd. 3.. or, at his or her own expense, reasonable opportunity to have

1any qualified person administer a chemical test of his or her breath, blood, or urine
2for the purpose of authorized analysis.
AB470,31,113 5. If a person is arrested for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an
4off-highway motorcycle law and if the person is not requested to provide a sample
5or to submit to a test under par. (f) 1., the person may request the test facility to
6administer a chemical test of his or her breath or may request, at his or her own
7expense, a reasonable opportunity to have any qualified person administer a
8chemical test of his or her breath, blood, or urine for the purpose of authorized
9analysis. If a test facility is unable to perform a chemical test of breath, the person
10may request the test facility to administer the chemical test designated under subd.
112. or the additional chemical test designated under subd. 3.
AB470,31,1312 6. A test facility shall comply with a request under this paragraph to
13administer any chemical test it is able to perform.
AB470,31,1614 7. The failure or inability of a person to obtain a chemical test at his or her own
15expense does not preclude the admission of evidence of the results of a chemical test
16required and administered under this paragraph or par. (f).
AB470,32,317 8. A chemical test of blood or urine conducted for the purpose of authorized
18analysis is valid as provided under s. 343.305 (6). The duties and responsibilities of
19the laboratory of hygiene, department of health services, and department of
20transportation under s. 343.305 (6) apply to a chemical test of blood or urine
21conducted for the purpose of authorized analysis under this paragraph and par. (f).
22Blood may be withdrawn from a person arrested for a violation of the intoxicated
23operation of an off-highway motorcycle law only by a physician, registered nurse,
24medical technologist, physician assistant, phlebotomist, or other medical
25professional who is authorized to draw blood, or person acting under the direction

1of a physician, and the person who withdraws the blood, the employer of that person,
2and any hospital where blood is withdrawn have immunity from civil or criminal
3liability as provided under s. 895.53.
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