AB795: Bill Text

AB795, s. 80 Section 80. 343.44 (5) (title) of the statutes is created to read:

AB795,32,1 343.44 (5) (title) Vehicle impoundment; lessors and secured creditors.

AB795, s. 81 Section 81. 344.02 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,32,3 344.02 (title) Hearing on revocation suspension or impoundment.

AB795, s. 82 Section 82. 344.02 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27, is amended to read:

AB795,32,18 344.02 (1) Whenever the department under s. 344.13 gives notice of the amount of security required to be deposited and that an order of revocation suspension or impoundment will be made if such security is not deposited, it shall afford the person so notified an opportunity for a hearing on the proposed action, if written request for a hearing is received by the department prior to the date specified in the notice, or prior to the postponed effective date of revocation suspension if postponement has been granted under s. 344.14 (1). Upon receipt of timely request for hearing, the department shall fix the time and place of the hearing and give notice thereof to such person by regular mail. The scope of the hearing is limited to the matter set forth in s. 344.14 (2) (k) and, subject to s. 344.14 (2m), to whether or not the person is the owner of the motor vehicle to be impounded. Any person who fails without reasonable cause to appear at the time and place specified in the notice shall forfeit the right to a hearing.

AB795, s. 83 Section 83. 344.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,32,24 344.02 (3) Upon completion of the hearing, the department shall make findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a decision, and shall either proceed to order revocation suspension of the person's operating privilege, or registrations, or both, and may also order the impoundment of the person's motor vehicle, in accordance with s. 344.14, or upon good cause appearing therefor, shall terminate the proceedings.

AB795, s. 84 Section 84. 344.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,33,5 344.02 (4) The time during which enforcement of an order of revocation suspension or impoundment is stayed pending completion of court review thereof shall not be included as part of the one-year period fixed by s. 344.18 (1) (d) for revocation suspension or the period fixed under s. 344.185 (2) (a) or (b) for impoundment.

AB795, s. 85 Section 85. 344.04 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,33,8 344.04 (title) Power of court to stay revocation suspension of registration or impoundment of vehicles.

AB795, s. 86 Section 86. 344.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,33,14 344.04 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the secretary shall not revoke suspend the registration of a vehicle when ordered not to do so by the court wherein the judgment for damages was had or, in a case not involving a judgment, when ordered not to do so by a court pursuant to under petition of the registrant in accordance with sub. (2).

AB795, s. 87 Section 87. 344.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,34,5 344.04 (2) Upon receiving information, other than of a judgment for damages in a court of this state, that would be cause for revocation suspension of registration or impoundment of the vehicle, the secretary shall notify the registrant of the intention to revoke suspend such registration or impound the vehicle. The registrant may thereupon petition any court of record in the registrant's county for an order enjoining the secretary's contemplated action, whereupon the judge of such court shall grant an order restraining the secretary in the matter until the petition is finally determined by the court. If such petition and order are served upon the secretary within 10 days after the date of the secretary's notice or in any event before the secretary has revoked suspended the registration or impounded the vehicle, the secretary shall await the final determination of the court. The secretary shall be given notice of the hearing. Upon a showing that it would result in undue hardship upon the petitioner to have any such registration revoked suspended or the vehicle impounded, the court shall issue an order restraining the secretary from revoking suspending the registration or impounding the vehicle.

AB795, s. 88 Section 88. 344.04 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,34,8 344.04 (3) This section does not authorize a court to stay suspension or revocation of an operator's license.

AB795, s. 89 Section 89. 344.05 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,34,16 344.05 (1) If a judgment in excess of $500 or more for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident is not satisfied within 30 days after its having become final by expiration without appeal of the time within which an appeal might have been taken or by final affirmation on appeal, the clerk of the court in which the judgment was rendered, or the judge if the court has no clerk, shall forthwith immediately forward to the secretary a certified copy of the judgment upon request of the judgment creditor or the attorney of record for the judgment creditor.

AB795, s. 90 Section 90. 344.08 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,34,18 344.08 (title) Revocation Suspension for failure to report accident.

AB795, s. 91 Section 91. 344.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,34,25 344.08 (1) The secretary may revoke suspend the operating privilege or registration of any person who fails to report an accident as required by s. 346.70 or to give correctly the information requested by the secretary in connection with such report unless, in the judgment of the secretary, there was excusable cause for such failure or unless the accident did not result in injury or damage to the person or property of anyone other than the person so required to report.

AB795, s. 92 Section 92. 344.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,35,7 344.08 (2) Any operating privilege suspended or revoked under this section, or suspended or revoked under any other section for failure to report an accident, shall be reinstated in accordance with s. 344.09 at the end of one year following the effective date of the suspension or revocation order if, during such one-year period, no notice of action has been filed with the department in the manner specified in s. 344.18 (1) (d).

AB795, s. 93 Section 93. 344.08 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB795, s. 94 Section 94. 344.09 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,35,11 344.09 (title) Reinstatement of revoked operating privilege and registration.

AB795, s. 95 Section 95. 344.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,35,20 344.09 (1) Whenever the secretary is satisfied that the reason for revocation of suspending or revoking an operating privilege under this chapter has been removed, including satisfaction of any of the requirements of s. 344.18, the secretary shall order reinstatement of the operating privilege. The department shall give notice of the reinstatement to the person whose operating privilege has been was suspended or revoked in the manner it deems appropriate. The order reinstating a suspended operating privilege has the same effect as an automatic reinstatement under s. 343.39.

AB795, s. 96 Section 96. 344.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,35,25 344.09 (2) Whenever an operating privilege suspended or revoked pursuant to under this chapter is reinstated, any registration which that was suspended or revoked along with the operating privilege is reinstated and the department shall return any surrendered and unexpired registration plate in its possession.

AB795, s. 97 Section 97. 344.12 of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,36,8 344.12 Applicability of provisions relating to deposit of security for past accidents. Subject to the exceptions contained in s. 344.14, the provisions of this chapter requiring deposit of security and requiring revocation suspension for failure to deposit security apply to the operator and owner of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident in this state which has resulted in bodily injury to or death of any person or damage to property of any other person in excess of $1,000 or more.

AB795, s. 98 Section 98. 344.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,36,21 344.13 (1) The secretary after receipt of a report of an accident of the type specified in s. 344.12 shall determine, with respect to such accident, the amount of security which is sufficient in the secretary's judgment to satisfy any judgment for damages resulting from such accident which may be recovered against either operator or owner of the vehicles involved in such accident. Such determination shall be based upon the total property damage suffered by other persons whose property was involved in the accident, not including the vehicle a person was operating when such operation was with the owner's permission, and on the extent of personal injuries, including deaths, involving other parties to the accident. The determination as to the amount of security required shall not be made with respect to operators or owners who are exempt from the requirements of security and revocation suspension under s. 344.14 (2).

AB795, s. 99 Section 99. 344.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,37,8 344.13 (2) The secretary shall determine the amount of security required to be deposited by each person on the basis of the accident reports or other information submitted. In addition to the accident reports required by law, the secretary may request from any of the persons, including passengers and pedestrians, involved in such accident such further information, sworn statements or other evidence relating to property damage, personal injury or death in motor vehicle accidents as deemed necessary to aid in determining the amount to be deposited as security under s. 344.14. Failure of a person to comply with such request is grounds for revoking suspending such person's operating privilege but no revocation suspension shall be made on such grounds until one follow-up request has been made and at least 20 days have elapsed since the mailing of the first request.

AB795, s. 100 Section 100. 344.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,37,19 344.13 (3) The secretary within 90 days after receipt of a report of an accident of the type specified in s. 344.12 and upon determining the amount of security to be required of any person involved in such accident or to be required of the owner of any vehicle involved in such accident, shall give at least 10 days' written notice to every such person of the amount of security required to be deposited by the person. The notice also shall state that an order of revocation suspension will be made as provided in s. 344.14, unless within such time security is deposited as required by the notice. The order of revocation suspension may be made a part of the notice, with a provision that it will take effect on the date specified in this subsection unless security is deposited prior to that date.

AB795, s. 101 Section 101. 344.14 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,37,22 344.14 (title) Revocation Suspension for failure to deposit security; impoundment of vehicle; exceptions.

AB795, s. 102 Section 102. 344.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,38,9 344.14 (1) If a person who was given notice pursuant to under s. 344.13 (3) fails to deposit security in the amount and by the time specified in the notice, the secretary shall forthwith revoke immediately suspend the person's operating privilege if the person was the operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident and all the person's registrations if the person was the owner of a motor vehicle involved in the accident unless the person furnishes proof satisfactory to the secretary that the person comes within one of the exceptions set forth in sub. (2). If the owner and operator are separate persons, only one of them need deposit security or the 2 persons may cooperate in depositing security. Upon request of the owner or operator in question, the secretary may postpone the effective date of a revocation suspension under this section not to exceed 20 days.

AB795, s. 103 Section 103. 344.14 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,38,12 344.14 (1g) The secretary shall refuse registration of any vehicle owned by a person whose registration has been suspended or revoked under sub. (1).

AB795, s. 104 Section 104. 344.14 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,38,15 344.14 (1m) (intro.) In addition to the revocations suspensions under sub. (1), the secretary may order the impoundment of any motor vehicle which is:

AB795, s. 105 Section 105. 344.14 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,38,20 344.14 (2) (e) To the operator or owner of a vehicle involved in an accident wherein no injury was caused to the person of anyone other than such operator or owner and wherein damage to property of any one person other than such operator or owner did not equal or exceed $1,000.

AB795, s. 106 Section 106. 344.14 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,39,9 344.14 (2) (h) To any person who would otherwise have to deposit security if, prior to the date the secretary would otherwise revoke suspend the person's operating privilege and registrations under sub. (1) or order the impoundment of the motor vehicle under sub. (1m), there is filed with the secretary evidence satisfactory to the secretary that the person has been released from liability or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable or has executed a duly acknowledged written agreement providing for the payment of an agreed amount in instalments with respect to all claims for injuries or damage resulting from the accident. The secretary may accept a release from liability executed by a parent as natural guardian on behalf of a minor child with respect to property damage or personal injuries sustained by the minor, provided that the total damages, including the cost of medical care, do not exceed $5,000 and that, in case of personal injury, the doctor's certificate of injury filed with the department certifies that the minor received no permanent injury.

AB795, s. 107 Section 107. 344.18 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,39,12 344.18 (title) Duration of revocation suspension for failure to deposit security.

AB795, s. 108 Section 108. 344.18 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,39,22 344.18 (1) (intro.) Any registration suspended or revoked as provided in under s. 344.14 shall remain suspended or revoked and shall not be renewed or reinstated until the person pays the fee required under s. 341.36 (1m) has been paid, one, meets one of the requirements under pars. (a) to (d) has been met and satisfies the requirements of sub. (1m) are satisfied. Any operating privilege suspended or revoked as provided in under s. 344.14 shall remain suspended or revoked and shall not be renewed or reinstated until the person pays the fee required under s. 343.21 (1) (j) has been paid, the, complies with the applicable provisions of s. 343.38 have been complied with and one meets any of the following requirements has been met:

AB795, s. 109 Section 109. 344.18 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,39,25 344.18 (1) (a) The person whose operating privilege or registration was suspended or revoked deposits the security required under s. 344.14.

AB795, s. 110 Section 110. 344.18 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,40,6 344.18 (1) (b) There is filed with the secretary evidence satisfactory to the secretary that the person whose operating privilege or registration was suspended or revoked has been released from liability or has been finally adjudicated not to be liable. The secretary may accept a release executed by a parent on behalf of a minor child only if the release satisfies the requirements specified in s. 344.14 (2) (h).

AB795, s. 111 Section 111. 344.18 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,40,11 344.18 (1) (c) There is filed with the secretary evidence satisfactory to the secretary that the person whose operating privilege or registration was suspended or revoked has executed a duly acknowledged written agreement in accordance with s. 344.14 (2) (h) and subject to sub. (3).

AB795, s. 112 Section 112. 344.18 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,40,20 344.18 (1) (d) One year has elapsed since the effective date of the suspension or revocation order and, during such period, no notice has been filed with the secretary by any claimant that an action was commenced by a party in interest. If the action was commenced in a court of record, the notice required by this paragraph shall include a certified copy of the summons and complaint or counterclaim or cross-complaint and proof of service filed therein. In all cases of service under s. 345.09, an additional notice and service must be made under this chapter to avail oneself of the provisions of this chapter.

AB795, s. 113 Section 113. 344.18 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,41,6 344.18 (1m) (a) Unless 3 years have elapsed since the date that a requirement under sub. (1) (a), (b), (c) or (d) has been met, the person whose registration was suspended or revoked under sub. (1) or whose operating privilege or registration was suspended or revoked under s. 344.14, 1989 stats., shall file with the department and maintain in effect proof of financial responsibility in the amount, form and manner specified in this chapter. The person shall maintain the proof of financial responsibility at all times for 3 years following reinstatement or renewal of the registration while the registration of any vehicle owned by the person is in effect or, for suspension of operating privilege, for 3 years following reinstatement or renewal of the license while the license is in effect.

AB795, s. 114 Section 114. 344.18 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,41,10 344.18 (1m) (b) This subsection applies as a condition precedent to renewal or reinstatement of an operating privilege or registration suspended or revoked under s. 344.14, 1989 stats.

AB795, s. 115 Section 115. 344.18 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,41,24 344.18 (3) (intro.) If there is any default a person defaults in the payment of any instalment under a duly acknowledged written agreement, the secretary, upon notice of such default given in no event later than 30 days after the time for final instalment, shall forthwith revoke immediately suspend the registrations and operating privilege of the defaulting person, which . A suspension or revocation of registration under this subsection shall remain in effect until the person pays the fee required under s. 341.36 (1m) has been paid, the, meets the requirement under par. (a) or (b) has been met and satisfies the requirements of sub. (3m) are satisfied, and shall forthwith revoke the operating privilege of the defaulting person, which. A suspension or revocation of an operating privilege under this subsection shall remain in effect until the person pays the fee required in s. 343.21 (1) (j) has been paid, the, complies with the applicable provisions of s. 343.38 have been complied with and one meets any of the following requirements has been met:

AB795, s. 116 Section 116. 344.18 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,42,4 344.18 (3) (b) One year has elapsed since the effective date of the suspension or revocation order and, during such period, no notice has been filed with the secretary by any claimant that an action was commenced by a party in interest. The notice required by this paragraph shall comply with sub. (1) (d).

AB795, s. 117 Section 117. 344.18 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,42,15 344.18 (3m) (a) Unless 3 years have elapsed since the date that a requirement under sub. (3) (a) or (b) has been met, the person whose operating privilege or registration was suspended or revoked under sub. (3) or whose operating privilege or registration was suspended under s. 344.18 (3), 1989 stats., shall file with the department and maintain in effect proof of financial responsibility in the amount, form and manner specified in this chapter. The person shall maintain the proof of financial responsibility at all times for 3 years following reinstatement or renewal of the registration while the registration of any vehicle owned by the person is in effect or, for suspension of operating privilege, for 3 years following reinstatement or renewal of the license while the license is in effect.

AB795, s. 118 Section 118. 344.18 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,42,19 344.18 (3m) (b) This subsection applies as a condition precedent to renewal or reinstatement of an operating privilege or registration suspended or revoked under s. 344.18 (3), 1989 stats sub. (3).

AB795, s. 119 Section 119. 344.18 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,42,22 344.18 (3r) The secretary shall refuse registration of any vehicle owned by a person whose registration has been suspended or revoked under sub. (3).

AB795, s. 120 Section 120. 344.18 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,43,3 344.18 (4) The secretary shall not revoke suspend, as required by sub. (3), if the defaulting person has made payments to the extent specified in s. 344.15 (1) with reference to the acceptable limits of a policy or bond.

AB795, s. 121 Section 121. 344.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,43,12 344.19 (2) If the operating privilege or registration of a nonresident is revoked pursuant to suspended under s. 344.14, the secretary shall transmit a certified copy of the record of such action to the administrator of the division of motor vehicles or equivalent official of the state in which that person resides if the law of the state in which that person resides provides for similar action by the administrator or equivalent official of that state in the event that a resident of this state has a nonresident's operating privilege or registration in that state suspended or revoked for failure to comply with the safety responsibility law of that state.

AB795, s. 122 Section 122. 344.19 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,44,10 344.19 (3) Upon receipt of such certification from another state to the effect that the operating privilege or registration of a resident of this state has been suspended or revoked in such other state pursuant to under a law providing for its suspension or revocation for failure to deposit security for payment of judgments arising out of a motor vehicle accident, under circumstances which would require the secretary to revoke suspend a nonresident's operating privilege or registration had the accident occurred in this state, the secretary shall revoke suspend the license operating privilege of such resident if he or she was the operator and all of his or her registrations if he or she was the owner of a motor vehicle involved in such accident. The department may accept a certification which is in the form of a combined notice of required security and suspension or revocation order, but shall not revoke suspend a resident's operating privilege or registration on the basis of such order until at least 30 days have elapsed since the time for depositing security in the other state expired. A suspension or revocation of operating privilege under this section shall continue until such resident furnishes evidence of his or her compliance with the law of the other state relating to the deposit of security, pays the fee required under s. 343.21 (1) (j) has been paid and complies with the applicable provisions of s. 343.38 have been complied with. A suspension or revocation of registration under this section shall continue until such resident furnishes evidence of his or her compliance with the law of the other state relating to the deposit of security, pays the fee required under s. 341.36 (1m) has been paid and satisfies the requirements of sub. (3m) are satisfied.

AB795, s. 123 Section 123. 344.19 (3g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,44,13 344.19 (3g) The secretary shall refuse registration of any vehicle owned by a person whose registration has been suspended or revoked under sub. (3).

AB795, s. 124 Section 124. 344.19 (3m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB795,44,24 344.19 (3m) (a) Unless 3 years have elapsed since compliance of the resident with the law of the other state relating to the deposit of security, the resident whose operating privilege or registration was suspended or revoked under sub. (3) or whose operating privilege or registration was suspended under s. 344.19 (3), 1989 stats., shall file with the department and maintain in effect proof of financial responsibility in the amount, form and manner specified in this chapter. The person shall maintain the proof of financial responsibility at all times for 3 years following reinstatement or renewal of the registration while the registration of any vehicle owned by the resident is in effect or, for suspension of operating privilege, for 3 years following reinstatement or renewal of the license while the license is in effect.