SB508,11,2423 346.63 (4) If a person is convicted under sub. (1) or a local ordinance in
24conformity therewith, or sub. (1m) or (2), the court shall proceed under s. 343.30 (1q).
SB508, s. 28 25Section 28. 346.635 of the statutes is amended to read:
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1346.635 Report arrest or out-of-service order to department.
2Whenever a law enforcement officer arrests a person for a violation of s. 346.63 (1),
3(5) or (7), or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s. 346.63 (1m) or (2) or (6)
4or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, the officer shall
5notify the department of the arrest and of issuance of an out-of-service order under
6s. 343.305 (7) (b) or (9) (am) as soon as practicable.
SB508, s. 29 7Section 29. 346.65 (2g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB508,12,228 346.65 (2g) (b) The court may require a person ordered to perform community
9service work under par. (a), or under s. 973.05 (3) (a) if that person's fine resulted from
10violating s. 346.63 (1m) or (2), 940.09 (1) or 940.25, to participate in community
11service work that demonstrates the adverse effects of substance abuse or of operating
12a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug, including working
13at an alcoholism treatment facility approved under s. 51.45, an emergency room of
14a general hospital or a driver awareness program under s. 346.637. The court may
15order the person to pay a reasonable fee, based on the person's ability to pay, to offset
16the cost of establishing, maintaining and monitoring the community service work
17ordered under this paragraph. If the opportunities available to perform community
18service work are fewer in number than the number of defendants eligible under this
19subsection, the court shall, when making an order under this paragraph, give
20preference to defendants who were under 21 years of age at the time of the offense.
21All provisions of par. (a) apply to any community service work ordered under this
22paragraph.
SB508, s. 30 23Section 30. 346.65 (2g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB508,13,924 346.65 (2g) (c) If there was a minor passenger under 16 years of age in the
25motor vehicle or commercial motor vehicle at the time of the violation that gave rise

1to the conviction, the court may require a person ordered to perform community
2service work under par. (a), or under s. 973.05 (3) (a) if that person's fine resulted from
3violating s. 346.63 (1m), (2), (5) (a) or (6) (a), 940.09 (1) or 940.25, to participate in
4community service work that benefits children or that demonstrates the adverse
5effects on children of substance abuse or of operating a vehicle while under the
6influence of an intoxicant or other drug. The court may order the person to pay a
7reasonable fee, based on the person's ability to pay, to offset the cost of establishing,
8maintaining and monitoring the community service work ordered under this
9paragraph.
SB508, s. 31 10Section 31. 346.65 (2i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB508,14,1011 346.65 (2i) In addition to the authority of the court under sub. (2g) and s. 973.05
12(3) (a), the court may order a defendant subject to sub. (2), or a defendant subject to
13s. 973.05 (3) (a) who violated s. 346.63 (1m) or (2), 940.09 (1) or 940.25, to visit a site
14that demonstrates the adverse effects of substance abuse or of operating a vehicle
15while under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug, including an alcoholism
16treatment facility approved under s. 51.45 or an emergency room of a general
17hospital in lieu of part or all of any forfeiture imposed or in addition to any penalty
18imposed. The court may order the defendant to pay a reasonable fee, based on the
19person's ability to pay, to offset the costs of establishing, maintaining and monitoring
20the visits ordered under this subsection. The court may order a visit to the site only
21if agreed to by the person responsible for the site. If the opportunities available to
22visit sites under this subsection are fewer than the number of defendants eligible for
23a visit, the court shall, when making an order under this subsection, give preference
24to defendants who were under 21 years of age at the time of the offense. The court
25shall ensure that the visit is monitored. A visit to a site may be ordered for a specific

1time and a specific day to allow the defendant to observe victims of vehicle accidents
2involving intoxicated drivers. If it appears to the court that the defendant has not
3complied with the court order to visit a site or to pay a reasonable fee, the court may
4order the defendant to show cause why he or she should not be held in contempt of
5court. Any organization or agency acting in good faith to which a defendant is
6assigned pursuant to an order under this subsection has immunity from any civil
7liability in excess of $25,000 for acts or omissions by or impacting on the defendant.
8The issuance or possibility of the issuance of an order under this subsection does not
9entitle an indigent defendant who is subject to sub. (2) (a) to representation by
10counsel under ch. 977.
SB508, s. 32 11Section 32. 346.65 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB508,14,1312 346.65 (2m) (b) The court shall consider a report submitted under s. 85.53 (2)
13(d) when imposing a sentence under sub. (2), (2q), (3g) or (3m).
SB508, s. 33 14Section 33. 346.65 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB508,14,2015 346.65 (3g) Any person violating s. 346.63 (1m) shall be fined not less than $300
16nor more than $1,000 and may be imprisoned for not less than 5 days nor more than
176 months. If there was a minor passenger under 16 years of age in the motor vehicle
18at the time of the violation that gave rise to the conviction under s. 346.63 (1m), the
19applicable minimum and maximum fines or periods of imprisonment for the
20conviction are doubled.
SB508, s. 34 21Section 34. 346.655 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB508,15,222 346.655 (1) On or after July 1, 1988, if a court imposes a fine or a forfeiture for
23a violation of s. 346.63 (1) or (5), or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s.
24346.63 (1m), (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a
25vehicle, it shall impose a driver improvement surcharge in an amount of $340 in

1addition to the fine or forfeiture, penalty assessment, jail assessment and crime
2laboratories and drug law enforcement assessment.
SB508, s. 35 3Section 35. 949.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB508,15,94 949.03 (1) (b) The commission or the attempt to commit any crime specified in
5s. 346.62 (4), 346.63 (1m), (2) or (6), 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.07,
6940.08, 940.09, 940.10, 940.19, 940.20, 940.201, 940.21, 940.22 (2), 940.225, 940.23,
7940.24, 940.25, 940.285, 940.29, 940.30, 940.305, 940.31, 940.32, 941.327, 943.02,
8943.03, 943.04, 943.10, 943.20, 943.23 (1g), (1m) or (1r), 943.32, 948.02, 948.025,
9948.03, 948.04, 948.07, 948.095, 948.20, 948.30 or 948.51.
SB508, s. 36 10Section 36. 949.08 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB508,15,1711 949.08 (2) (e) Is an adult passenger in the offender's vehicle and the crime
12involved is specified in s. 346.63 (1m) or (2) or 940.25 and the passenger knew the
13offender was under the influence of an intoxicant, a controlled substance, a
14controlled substance analog or any combination of an intoxicant, controlled
15substance and controlled substance analog, or had a prohibited alcohol
16concentration, as defined in s. 340.01 (46m). This paragraph does not apply if the
17victim is also a victim of a crime specified in s. 940.30, 940.305, 940.31 or 948.30.
SB508, s. 37 18Section 37. 967.055 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB508,16,1119 967.055 (2) (a) Notwithstanding s. 971.29, if the prosecutor seeks to dismiss
20or amend a charge under s. 346.63 (1) or (5) or a local ordinance in conformity
21therewith, or s. 346.63 (1m), (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense
22involved the use of a vehicle or an improper refusal under s. 343.305, the prosecutor
23shall apply to the court. The application shall state the reasons for the proposed
24amendment or dismissal. The court may approve the application only if the court
25finds that the proposed amendment or dismissal is consistent with the public's

1interest in deterring the operation of motor vehicles by persons who are under the
2influence of an intoxicant, a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog or
3any combination of an intoxicant, controlled substance and controlled substance
4analog, under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders him or her
5incapable of safely driving, or under the combined influence of an intoxicant and any
6other drug to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving, or in
7deterring the operation of commercial motor vehicles by persons with an alcohol
8concentration of 0.04 or more. The court may not approve an application to amend
9the vehicle classification from a commercial motor vehicle to a noncommercial motor
10vehicle unless there is evidence in the record that the motor vehicle being operated
11by the defendant at the time of his or her arrest was not a commercial motor vehicle.
SB508, s. 38 12Section 38. 967.055 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB508,16,1313 967.055 (3) (b) A violation of s. 346.63 (1m), (2) or (6).
SB508, s. 39 14Section 39. 971.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB508,16,2415 971.17 (1) Commitment period. When a defendant is found not guilty by reason
16of mental disease or mental defect, the court shall commit the person to the
17department of health and family services for a specified period not exceeding
18two-thirds of the maximum term of imprisonment that could be imposed under s.
19973.15 (2) (a) against an offender convicted of the same crime or crimes, including
20imprisonment authorized by ss. 346.65 (2) (f), (2j) (d), (3g) or (3m), 939.62, 939.621,
21939.63, 939.635, 939.64, 939.641, 939.645, 940.09 (1b), 940.25 (1b) and 961.48 and
22other penalty enhancement statutes, as applicable, subject to the credit provisions
23of s. 973.155. If the maximum term of imprisonment is life, the commitment period
24specified by the court may be life, subject to termination under sub. (5).
SB508, s. 40 25Section 40. Initial applicability.
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1(1) This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this
2subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other convictions, suspensions or
3revocations as prior convictions, suspensions or revocations for purposes of
4administrative action by the department of transportation or sentencing by a court.
SB508, s. 41 5Section 41. Effective date.
SB508,17,76 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after
7publication.
SB508,17,88 (End)
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