SB77, s. 4154 15Section 4154. 346.01 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1658,2016 346.01 (2) In this chapter, notwithstanding s. 340.01 (42), "owner" means, with
17respect to a vehicle that is registered, or is required to be registered, by a lessee of
18the vehicle under ch. 341, the lessee of the vehicle for purposes of vehicle owner
19liability under ss. 346.175, 346.195, 346.205, 346.457, 346.465, 346.485, 346.505 (3)
20and 346.945.
SB77, s. 4155 21Section 4155. 346.17 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1658,2422 346.17 (3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), (c) or (d), any person violating s.
23346.04 (3) shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $10,000 and may be
24imprisoned for not more than 2 3 years.
SB77, s. 4156 25Section 4156. 346.17 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1346.17 (3) (b) If the violation results in bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (4),
2to another, or causes damage to the property of another, as defined in s. 939.22 (28),
3the person shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000 and may be
4imprisoned for not more than 2 3 years.
SB77, s. 4157 5Section 4157. 346.17 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1659,86 346.17 (3) (c) If the violation results in great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22
7(14), to another, the person shall be fined not less than $600 nor more than $10,000
8and may be imprisoned for not more than 2 3 years.
SB77, s. 4158 9Section 4158. 346.17 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1659,1210 346.17 (3) (d) If the violation results in the death of another, the person shall
11be fined not less than $600 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not
12more than 5 7 years and 6 months.
SB77, s. 4159 13Section 4159. 346.175 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1659,1614 346.175 (1) (a) The Subject to s. 346.01 (2), the owner of a vehicle involved in
15a violation of s. 346.04 (3) for fleeing a traffic officer shall be presumed liable for the
16violation as provided in this section.
SB77, s. 4160 17Section 4160. 346.195 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1659,2018 346.195 (1) The Subject to s. 346.01 (2), the owner of a vehicle involved in a
19violation of s. 346.19 (1) for failing to yield the right-of-way to an authorized
20emergency vehicle shall be liable for the violation as provided in this section.
SB77, s. 4161 21Section 4161. 346.205 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1659,2422 346.205 (1) The Subject to s. 346.01 (2), the owner of a vehicle involved in a
23violation of s. 346.20 (1) for failing to yield the right-of-way to a funeral procession
24shall be liable for the violation as provided in this section.
SB77, s. 4162 25Section 4162. 346.457 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1346.457 (1) The Subject to s. 346.01 (2), the owner of a vehicle involved in a
2violation of s. 346.455 (1) or (2) shall be liable for the violation as provided in this
3subsection.
SB77, s. 4163 4Section 4163. 346.465 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1660,65 346.465 (1) The Subject to s. 346.01 (2), the owner of a vehicle involved in a
6violation of s. 346.46 (2m) shall be liable for the violation as provided in this section.
SB77, s. 4164 7Section 4164. 346.485 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1660,98 346.485 (1) The Subject to s. 346.02 (1), the owner of a vehicle involved in a
9violation of s. 346.48 (1) shall be liable for the violation as provided in this section.
SB77, s. 4165 10Section 4165. 346.505 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1660,1211 346.505 (3) (a) The Subject to s. 346.01 (2), the owner of a vehicle involved in
12a violation of sub. (2) shall be liable for the violation as provided in this subsection.
SB77, s. 4166 13Section 4166. 346.63 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1660,2114 346.63 (2m) If a person has not attained the age of 19 legal drinking age, as
15defined in s. 125.02 (8m)
, the person may not drive or operate a motor vehicle while
16he or she has an alcohol concentration of more than 0.0 but not more than 0.1. One
17penalty for violation of this subsection is suspension of a person's operating privilege
18under s. 343.30 (1p). The person is eligible for an occupational license under s. 343.10
19at any time. If a person arrested for a violation of this subsection refuses to take a
20test under s. 343.305, the refusal is a separate violation and the person is subject to
21revocation of the person's operating privilege under s. 343.305 (10) (em).
SB77, s. 4167 22Section 4167. 346.65 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1660,2523 346.65 (5) Except as provided in sub. (5m), any person violating s. 346.62 (4)
24shall be fined not less than $600 nor more than $2,000 and may be imprisoned for
25not less than 90 days nor more than 18 2 years and 3 months.
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1Section 4168. 346.65 (6) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1661,222 346.65 (6) (a) 2m. A person who owns a motor vehicle subject to seizure,
3equipping with an ignition interlock device or immobilization under this paragraph
4shall surrender to the clerk of circuit court the certificate of title issued under ch. 342
5for every motor vehicle owned by the person for which a certificate of title has been
6issued and delivered to the person under ch. 342
. The person shall comply with this
7subdivision within 5 working days after receiving notification of this requirement
8from the district attorney. When a district attorney receives a copy of a notice of
9intent to revoke the operating privilege under s. 343.305 (9) (a) of a person who has
102 or more convictions, suspensions or revocations within a 5-year period, as counted
11under s. 343.307 (1), or when a district attorney notifies the department of the filing
12of a criminal complaint against a person under s. 342.12 (4) (a), the district attorney
13shall notify the person of the requirement to surrender to the clerk of circuit court
14all certificates of title to the clerk of circuit court that have been issued and delivered
15to the person
. The notification shall include the time limits for that surrender, the
16penalty for failure to comply with the requirement and the address of the clerk of
17circuit court. The clerk of circuit court shall promptly return each certificate of title
18surrendered to the clerk of circuit court under this subdivision after stamping the
19certificate of title with the notation "Per section 346.65 (6) of the Wisconsin statutes,
20ownership of this motor vehicle may not be transferred without prior court approval".
21 Any person failing to surrender a certificate of title as required under this
22subdivision shall forfeit not more than $500.
SB77, s. 4169 23Section 4169. 346.655 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1662,424 346.655 (1) On or after July 1, 1988, if a court imposes a fine or a forfeiture for
25a violation of s. 346.63 (1) or (5), or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s.

1346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle,
2it shall impose a driver improvement surcharge in an amount of $300 $315 in
3addition to the fine or forfeiture, penalty assessment and , jail assessment and crime
4laboratories assessment
.
SB77, s. 4170 5Section 4170. 346.655 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1662,96 346.655 (2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the clerk of court shall collect and
7transmit the amount under sub. (1) to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40
8(2) (m). The county treasurer shall then make payment of 29.2% 32.6% of the amount
9to the state treasurer as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
SB77,1662,1410 (b) If the forfeiture is imposed by a municipal court, the court shall transmit
11the amount to the treasurer of the county, city, town or village, and that treasurer
12shall make payment of 29.2% 32.6% of the amount to the state treasurer as provided
13in s. 66.12 (1) (b). The treasurer of the city, town or village shall transmit the
14remaining 70.8% 67.4% of the amount to the treasurer of the county.
SB77, s. 4171 15Section 4171. 346.665 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1662,18 16346.665 Definition. In ss. 346.67 to 346.72, notwithstanding s. 340.01 (42),
17"owner" means, with respect to a vehicle that is registered, or required to be
18registered, by a lessee of the vehicle under ch. 341, the lessee of the vehicle.
SB77, s. 4172 19Section 4172. 346.74 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1662,2220 346.74 (5) (b) Shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $5,000 or
21imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than one year 2 years or both if the
22accident involved injury to a person but the person did not suffer great bodily harm.
SB77, s. 4173 23Section 4173. 346.74 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1346.74 (5) (c) May be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than
22 3 years or both if the accident involved injury to a person and the person suffered
3great bodily harm.
SB77, s. 4174 4Section 4174. 346.74 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1663,65 346.74 (5) (d) May be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than
65 7 years and 6 months or both if the accident involved death to a person.
SB77, s. 4175 7Section 4175. 346.915 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1663,9 8346.915 Following snowplow. The operator of any vehicle that is not a
9snowplow may not follow a snowplow closer than 200 feet upon any highway.
SB77, s. 4176 10Section 4176. 346.94 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1663,1311 346.94 (13) Abandoned motor vehicles. No person may cause a motor vehicle
12to be abandoned, within the meaning of s. 342.40 (1) (1m) or (4) (b) 1., on or along any
13highway or on any public or private property.
SB77, s. 4177 14Section 4177. 346.945 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1663,1715 346.945 (1) (a) The Subject to s. 346.01 (2), the owner of a vehicle involved in
16a violation of s. 346.94 (16) shall be presumed liable for the violation as provided in
17this section.
SB77, s. 4178 18Section 4178. 348.01 (2) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1663,2419 348.01 (2) (aj) "Certified portable testing device" means a portable testing
20device which is tested and inspected periodically for accuracy by the department of
21agriculture, trade and consumer protection or other authorized testing agency in
22accordance with specifications, tolerances, standards and procedures established by
23the national institute of standards and technology and the department of
24agriculture, trade and consumer protection for the testing and examination of scales.
SB77, s. 4179 25Section 4179. 348.15 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1348.15 (5) (intro.) For enforcement of weight limitations specified by this
2chapter the gross weight, measured in pounds, imposed on the highway by any wheel
3or any one axle or by any group of 2 or more axles shall be determined by weighing
4the vehicles and load, either by single draft or multiple draft weighing on certified
5stationary scales or on portable scales in good working order which are tested in
6comparison to certified stationary scales or with certified portable testing devices
7within 90 190 days immediately prior to any weighing operation by the department
8of agriculture, trade and consumer protection or other authorized testing agencies
9for accuracy to within standard accepted tolerances. The weighing operation shall
10be performed in accordance with and under conditions accepted as good weighing
11technique and practice. In multiple draft weighing the sum of the weight of
12respective components shall be used to establish the weight of a combination of the
13components. It is recognized that the weight, determined in accordance with
14methods prescribed in this chapter, includes all statutory weights and represents the
15momentary load force or reaction imposed on the scale at the time of weighing. Such
16weights include any variation due to the following factors:
SB77, s. 4180 17Section 4180. 348.26 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1665,518 348.26 (2) Permits for oversize or overweight vehicles or loads. Except as
19provided in sub. (4), single trip permits for oversize or overweight vehicles or loads
20may be issued by the department for use of the state trunk highways and by the
21officer in charge of maintenance of the highway to be used in the case of other
22highways. Such local officials also may issue such single trip permits for use of state
23trunk highways within the county or municipality which they represent. Every
24single trip permit shall designate the route to be used by the permittee. Whenever
25the officer or agency issuing such permit deems it necessary to have a traffic officer

1accompany escort the vehicle through the municipality or county, a reasonable
2charge fee for such traffic officer's services shall be paid by the permittee. All moneys
3received from fees imposed by the department under this subsection shall be
4deposited in the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under s.
520.395 (5) (dg).
SB77, s. 4181 6Section 4181. 349.13 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 349.13 (1e).
SB77, s. 4182 7Section 4182. 349.13 (1b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1665,98 349.13 (1b) In this section, "owner" includes the lessee of a vehicle if the vehicle
9is registered, or required to be registered, by the lessee under ch. 341.
SB77, s. 4183 10Section 4183. 349.13 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1665,1511 349.13 (2) (intro.)  Except as provided in this subsection, neither the
12department nor local authorities may extend stopping, standing or parking
13privileges to areas where stopping, standing or parking is prohibited by ch. 346. The
14department and local authorities, with respect to highways under their respective
15jurisdictions as described in sub. (1) (1e) may:
SB77, s. 4184 16Section 4184. 349.137 (1) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4185 17Section 4185. 349.137 (3) (c) 2. e. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1665,2218 349.137 (3) (c) 2. e. That, if a parking enforcer uses an immobilization device
19on a motor vehicle that is not parked in violation of a restriction against
20unauthorized parking, the owner, lessee or operator shall not be required to pay a
21removal fee and the parking enforcer shall be liable to the owner or, lessee or operator
22of the motor vehicle for an amount equal to the removal fee.
SB77, s. 4186 23Section 4186. 349.137 (3) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1349.137 (3) (f) Require that, whenever a deferral agreement is signed, the
2parking enforcer provide the owner, lessee or operator of the motor vehicle a copy of
3the signed deferral agreement.
SB77, s. 4187 4Section 4187. 349.137 (3) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1666,95 349.137 (3) (h) Require a parking enforcer who uses an immobilization device
6on a motor vehicle that is not parked in violation of a restriction against
7unauthorized parking to pay an amount equal to the removal fee to the owner, lessee
8or operator
of the motor vehicle within 14 days after the determination that the
9immobilization device was used improperly.
SB77, s. 4188 10Section 4188. 349.19 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1666,17 11349.19 Authority to require accident reports. Any city, village, town or
12county may by ordinance require the operator of a vehicle involved in an accident to
13file with a designated municipal department or officer a report of such accident or
14a copy of any report required to be filed with the department. All such reports are
15for the confidential use of such department or officer and are otherwise subject to
16s. 346.73, except that any report filed under this section may be provided to the
17department of industry, labor and job development under s. 49.22 (2m)
.
SB77, s. 4189 18Section 4189. 350.108 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1666,2119 350.108 (2) The department shall develop and issue an educational pamphlet
20on the intoxicated snowmobiling law to be distributed, beginning in 1989, to persons
21issued snowmobile registration certificates under s. 350.12 or 350.122.
SB77, s. 4190 22Section 4190. 350.12 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1667,1623 350.12 (3) (a) (intro.) Except as provided under subs. (2) and (5) (cm), no person
24may operate and no owner may give permission for the operation of any snowmobile
25within this state unless the snowmobile is registered for public use or private use

1under this paragraph or s. 350.122 or as an antique under par. (b) and has the
2registration decals displayed as required by under sub. (5) or s. 350.122 or unless the
3snowmobile has a reflectorized plate attached as required under par. (c) 3. A
4snowmobile that is not registered as an antique under par. (b) may be registered for
5public use. A snowmobile that is not registered as an antique under par. (b) and that
6is used exclusively on private property, as defined under s. 23.33 (1) (n), may be
7registered for private use. A snowmobile public-use registration certificate is valid
8for 2 years beginning the July 1 prior to the date of application if registration is made
9prior to April 1 and beginning the July 1 subsequent to the date of application if
10registration is made after April 1 and ending on June 30, 2 years thereafter. A
11snowmobile private-use registration certificate is valid from the date of issuance
12until ownership of the snowmobile is transferred. The fee for the issuance or renewal
13of a public-use registration certificate is $20 except the fee is $5 if it is a snowmobile
14owned and operated by a political subdivision of this state. There is no fee for the
15issuance of a private-use registration certificate or for the issuance of a registration
16certificate to the state.
SB77, s. 4191 17Section 4191. 350.12 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1667,2018 350.12 (4) (a) Enforcement, administration and related costs. (intro.) The
19moneys appropriated from s. 20.370 (3) (aq), (5) (es) and (mw) and (8) (dq) (9) (mu)
20and (mw)
may be used for the following:
SB77, s. 4192 21Section 4192. 350.12 (4) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 350.12 (4) (c) 1. and
22amended to read:
SB77,1668,223 350.12 (4) (c) 1. Any moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (mq), (3) (aq), (5)
24(mw) or (8) (dq)
or (9) (mw) that lapse at the end of the fiscal year or that lapse after

1the end of the fiscal year because of the liquidation of an encumbrance
shall revert
2to the snowmobile account in the conservation fund.
SB77, s. 4193 3Section 4193. 350.12 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1668,94 350.12 (4) (c) 2. If any moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (9) (mu) lapse, a
5portion of those moneys shall revert to the snowmobile account in the conservation
6fund. The department shall calculate that portion by multiplying the total amount
7lapsing from the appropriation by the same percentage the department used for the
8fiscal year to determine the amount to be expended under the appropriation for
9snowmobile registration.
SB77, s. 4194 10Section 4194. 350.122 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1668,12 11350.122 Lac du Flambeau registration program. (1) Definitions. In this
12section:
SB77,1668,1313 (a) "Band" means the Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa.
SB77,1668,1514 (b) "Reservation" means the territory within the boundaries of the Lac du
15Flambeau reservation that were in existence on April 10, 1996.
SB77,1668,22 16(2) Authorization for issuance. The band may issue registration certificates
17for public use or private use for snowmobiles that are equivalent to the registration
18certificates for public use or private use that are issued by the department. The band
19may not register snowmobiles as antiques and may not issue registration certificates
20to political subdivisions of this state. The band may renew and transfer a
21registration certificate that it or the department has issued. The band may issue
22duplicates of only those registration certificates that it issues under this section.
SB77,1669,5 23(3) Requirements for issuance; fees; periods of validity. (a) For issuing or
24renewing any registration certificate under this section, the band shall collect the
25same fee that would be collected for the equivalent registration certificate under s.

1350.12 (3) (a). For transferring a registration certificate under this section, the band
2shall collect the same fee that would be collected for the transfer under s. 350.12 (3)
3(a) 3. For issuing a duplicate registration certificate under this section, the band
4shall collect the same fee that would be collected for the duplicate under s. 350.12 (3)
5(e).
SB77,1669,86 (b) The band may not issue, renew or otherwise process registration certificates
7under this section in conjunction with discount coupons or as part of a promotion or
8other merchandising offer.
SB77,1669,119 (c) For a registration certificate issued, transferred or renewed under this
10section, the period of validity shall be the same as it would be for the equivalent
11registration certificate under s. 350.12 (3) (a).
SB77,1669,1312 (d) The band may issue, renew or otherwise process registration certificates
13under this section only to persons who appear in person on the reservation.
SB77,1669,17 14(4) Requirements for registration: procedures, applications and decals. (a)
15The band shall use registration applications and certificates that are substantially
16similar to those under s. 350.12 with regard to length, legibility and information
17content.
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