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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
February 25, 1997 - Introduced by Senators Huelsman, Rosenzweig, Buettner,
Darling, Drzewiecki, Weeden and Welch, cosponsored by Representatives
Otte, Urban, Duff, Black, Ladwig, Carpenter, Olsen, Goetsch, Wasserman,
Kreibich, Green, Seratti, Schafer, Harsdorf, Robson and Plale. Referred to
Committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
SB96,1,2
1An Act to amend 940.09 (1) (intro.) of the statutes;
relating to: homicide by
2intoxicated use of a vehicle and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person is guilty of homicide by the intoxicated use of a
vehicle if he or she causes the death of another by doing any of the following: a)
operating or handling a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant; b)
operating or handling a vehicle while having a prohibited blood alcohol
concentration (0.1 if the person has one or fewer prior alcohol-related offenses, or
0.08 if the person has 2 or more prior alcohol-related offenses); or c) operating a
commercial motor vehicle while having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more
but less than 0.1. Currently, a person who is guilty of homicide by the intoxicated
use of a vehicle may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than
10 years or both. This bill changes the penalties for intoxicated use of a vehicle by
increasing the maximum imprisonment from 10 years to 40 years and eliminating
the fine.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB96, s. 1
3Section
1. 940.09 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB96,1,54
940.09
(1) (intro.) Any person who does any of the following is guilty of a Class
5C B felony:
SB96,2,32
(1) This act applies to offenses committed on or after the effective date of this
3subsection.
