Wisconsin Legislature: 28,2963t

2. The department may not charge a fee to an applicant for the initial issuance of an identification card if any of the following apply:

a. The department has canceled the applicant's valid operator's license after a special examination under s. 343.16 (5) and, at the time of cancellation, the expiration date for the canceled license was not less than 6 months after the date of cancellation.

b. The department has accepted the applicant's voluntary surrender of a valid operator's license under s. 343.265 (1) and, at the time the department accepted surrender, the expiration date for the surrendered license was not less than 6 months after the date that the department accepted surrender.

(b) Except as provided in par. (c) and s. 343.165 (4) (c), an original or reinstated card shall be valid for the succeeding period of 8 years from the applicant's next birthday after the date of issuance, and a renewed card shall be valid for the succeeding period of 8 years from the card's last expiration date.

(c) Except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (c) and as otherwise provided in this paragraph, an identification card that is issued to a person who is not a United States citizen and who provides documentary proof of legal status as provided under s. 343.14 (2) (es) shall expire on the date that the person's legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized or on the expiration date determined under par. (b), whichever date is earlier. If the documentary proof as provided under s. 343.14 (2) (es) does not state the date that the person's legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized, then the card shall be valid for the period specified in par. (b) except that, if the card was issued or renewed based upon the person's presenting of any documentary proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7., the card shall, subject to s. 343.165 (4) (c), expire one year after the date of issuance or renewal.

28,2959 Section 2959. 343.50 (5) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

343.50 (5) (a) 2. The department may not charge a fee to an applicant for the initial issuance of an identification card if any of the following apply:

28,2960 Section 2960. 343.50 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

343.50 (5m) Federal security verification mandate Card issuance fee. In addition to any other fee under this section, for the issuance of an original identification card or duplicate identification card or for the renewal or reinstatement of an identification card after cancellation under sub. (10), a federal security verification mandate card issuance fee of $10 shall be paid to the department.

28,2961 Section 2961 . 343.50 (5m) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

343.50 (5m) Card issuance fee. In addition to any other fee under this section, for the issuance of an original identification card or duplicate identification card or for the renewal or reinstatement of an identification card after cancellation under sub. (10), a card issuance fee of $10 shall be paid to the department. The fee under this subsection does not apply to an applicant if the department may not charge the applicant a fee under sub. (5) (a) 2.

28,2962g Section 2962g. 343.72 (5m) of the statutes is amended to read:

343.72 (5m) No driver school may represent that completion of a course of instruction will guarantee that the student will pass the driving skills test administered by the department or by a 3rd-party tester under s. 343.16 (1) (bm). A driver school may only represent by means of a certificate of completion that the student has satisfactorily completed the required course.

28,2962r Section 2962r. 343.72 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

343.72 (6) All licensees must ascertain from state license examiners the route over the department the routes in the licensee's locale on which road tests are given, and no by state license examiners and by authorized examiners of 3rd-party testers under s. 343.16 (1) (bm). No licensee may instruct in those areas on these routes, except that driver schools may operate on a division of motor vehicle skills test route on these routes if comparable training location opportunities are not otherwise available in the locale.

28,2962t Section 2962t. 344.01 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

344.01 (2) (am) "Minimum liability limits" means, with respect to a motor vehicle policy of liability insurance, liability limits, exclusive of interest and costs, in the following amounts:

1. Before January 1, 2010, $25,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one accident, and $10,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

2. From January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2010, $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one accident, and $15,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

3. From January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011, $75,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, $150,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one accident, and $20,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

4. From January 1, 2012, to December 31, 2016, $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, $300,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one accident, and $25,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

5. After December 31, 2016, the liability limit amounts published by the department under s. 344.11 (2).

28,2963c Section 2963c. 344.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

344.01 (2) (d) "Proof of financial responsibility" or "proof of financial responsibility for the future" means proof of ability to respond in damages for liability on account of accidents occurring subsequent to the effective date of such proof, arising out of the maintenance or use of a motor vehicle, in the amount of $25,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, in the amount of $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one accident and in the amount of $10,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident an amount, as of the date that proof is furnished to the department, equal to or greater than the minimum liability limits.

28,2963r Section 2963r. 344.11 of the statutes is created to read:

344.11 Five-year indexing of insurance policy liability limits. (1) At 5-year intervals after January 1, 2012, the department shall adjust the monetary amounts of the liability limits specified in s. 344.01 (2) (am) 4. to reflect changes since January 1, 2012, in the consumer price index for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, for the medical care group, as determined by the U.S. department of labor.

(2) Beginning in January 2017, and at 5-year intervals thereafter, the department shall publish the adjusted liability limit amounts, as determined under sub. (1), in the Wisconsin Administrative Register.

28,2963t Section 2963t. 344.14 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

344.14 (2) (L) To the operator or owner involved in an accident if, at the time of the accident, the operator was complying with s. 344.62 (1) or s. 344.63 (1) applies.

28,2964c Section 2964c. 344.15 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 344.15 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

344.15 (1) (intro.) No policy or bond is effective under s. 344.14 unless all of the following apply:

(a) The policy or bond is issued by an insurer authorized to do an automobile liability or surety business in this state, except as provided in sub. (2), or unless the.

(b) The limits of liability under the policy or bond is subject, if the accident has resulted in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than $25,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to that limit for one person, to a limit of not less than $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one accident and, if the accident has resulted in injury to or destruction of property, to a limit of not less than $10,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident, as of the date of the accident, are equal to or greater than the minimum liability limits.

28,2964e Section 2964e. 344.25 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

344.25 (7) At the time of the motor vehicle accident giving rise to the judgment, the person was complying with s. 344.62 (1) or s. 344.63 (1) applies.

28,2965c Section 2965c. 344.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

344.33 (2) Motor vehicle liability policy. A motor vehicle policy of liability insurance shall insure the person named therein using any motor vehicle with the express or implied permission of the owner, or shall insure any motor vehicle owned by the named insured and any person using such motor vehicle with the express or implied permission of the named insured, against loss from the liability imposed by law for damages arising out of the maintenance or use of the motor vehicle within the United States of America or the Dominion of Canada, subject to the minimum liability limits exclusive of interest and costs, with respect to each such motor vehicle as follows: $25,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to such limit for one person, $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one accident, and $10,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.

28,2966v Section 2966v. 344.55 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

344.55 (1) (intro.) No motor vehicle may be used as a human service vehicle unless a policy of bodily injury and property damage liability insurance, issued by an insurer authorized to transact business in this state, is maintained thereon. The policy shall provide property damage liability coverage with a limit of not less than $10,000. The policy also shall provide bodily injury liability coverage with limits, as of the policy's effective date, of at least the minimum liability limits or, if greater, of not less than $75,000 for each person and, subject to such limit for each person, total limits as follows:

28,2967r Section 2967r. Subchapter VI of chapter 344 [precedes 344.61] of the statutes is created to read:

Chapter 344

Subchapter VI
MANDATORY LIABILITY INSURANCE

344.61 Definitions. In this subchapter:

(1) Notwithstanding s. 344.01 (2) (b), "motor vehicle" does not include trailers, semitrailers, and all-terrain vehicles.

(2) Notwithstanding s. 344.33 (1), "motor vehicle liability policy" means a motor vehicle policy of liability insurance to which all of the following apply:

(a) The policy is issued by an insurer authorized to do a motor vehicle liability business in this state or, if the policy covers a vehicle that was not registered in this state at the time of the policy's effective date, in another state in which the vehicle was registered or the owner or operator of the vehicle resided at that time.

(b) The policy is to or for the benefit of the person named in the policy as the insured.

(c) The policy satisfies, as of the date of motor vehicle operation, all requirements specified in s. 344.33 (2) and (3).

344.62 Motor vehicle liability insurance required. (1) Except as provided in s. 344.63, no person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the owner or operator of the vehicle has in effect a motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the vehicle being operated.

(2) Except as provided in s. 344.63, no person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the person, while operating the vehicle, has in his or her immediate possession proof that he or she is in compliance with sub. (1). The operator of the motor vehicle shall display the proof required under this subsection upon demand from any traffic officer.

(3) Nothing in this subchapter prohibits a person who violates this section from also being subject to any provision in subchs. I to IV of this chapter.

344.63 Exceptions to motor vehicle liability insurance requirement. (1) A person operating a motor vehicle is not subject to s. 344.62 if any of the following apply:

(a) The owner or operator of the motor vehicle has in effect a bond with respect to the vehicle that meets the requirements under s. 344.36 (1), including the filing of the bond with the secretary, and the vehicle is being operated with the permission of the person who filed the bond.

(b) The motor vehicle is insured as required by s. 121.53, 194.41, or 194.42 and the vehicle is being operated by the owner or with the owner's permission.

(c) The motor vehicle is owned by a self-insurer holding a valid certificate of self-insurance under s. 344.16, the self-insurer has made an agreement described in s. 344.30 (4), and the vehicle is being operated with the owner's permission.

(d) The owner or operator of the motor vehicle has made a deposit of cash or securities meeting the requirements specified in s. 344.37 (1) and the vehicle is being operated by or with the permission of the person who made the deposit.

(e) The motor vehicle is subject to s. 344.51, 344.52, or 344.55.

(f) The motor vehicle is owned by or leased to the United States, this or another state, or any county or municipality of this or another state, and the vehicle is being operated with the owner's or lessee's permission.

(2) (a) The provisions of ss. 344.34 and 344.36 (2) and (3) shall apply with respect to a bond filed with the secretary under sub. (1) (a).

(b) The provisions of s. 344.37 (2) shall apply with respect to a deposit made with the secretary under sub. (1) (d). Any deposit received by the department under sub. (1) (d) shall be maintained in an interest-bearing trust account. All deposits received by the department under sub. (1) (d) shall be held for the benefit of the depositors and potential claimants against the deposits and shall be applied only to the payment of judgments and assignments relating to motor vehicle accidents, following the procedure described in s. 344.20 (2).

(3) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the secretary shall, upon request, consent to the immediate cancellation of any bond filed under sub. (1) (a) or to the return of any deposit of money or securities made under sub. (1) (d) if any of the following apply:

1. The owner or operator of a motor vehicle provides proof satisfactory to the department that the owner or operator has in effect a motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the vehicle or provides proof that a different exception under sub. (1) applies with respect to the vehicle.

2. The person on whose behalf the bond was filed or deposit made has died, has become permanently incapacitated to operate a motor vehicle, or no longer maintains a valid operator's license.

3. The person on whose behalf the bond was filed or deposit made no longer owns any motor vehicle registered with the department.

(b) The secretary may not consent to the cancellation of any bond filed under sub. (1) (a) or to the return of any deposit of money or securities made under sub. (1) (d) if any action for damages upon the bond or deposit is then pending or any judgment against the person, for which a claim may be made against the bond or deposit, is then unsatisfied. If a judgment is in excess of the amounts specified in s. 344.33 (2), for purposes of this paragraph the judgment is considered satisfied when payments in the amounts specified in s. 344.33 (2) have been made. An affidavit of the applicant that the applicant satisfies the provisions of this paragraph is sufficient for the department to consent to the cancellation of a bond or to return any deposit, in the absence of evidence in the records of the department contradicting the affidavit.

344.64 Fraudulent, false, or invalid proof of insurance. No person may do any of the following for purposes of creating the appearance of satisfying the requirements under s. 344.62 (2):

(1) Forge, falsify, counterfeit, or fraudulently alter any proof of insurance, policy of insurance, or other insurance document, or possess any forged, falsified, fictitious, counterfeit, or fraudulently altered proof of insurance, policy of insurance, or other insurance document.

(2) Represent that any proof of insurance, policy of insurance, or other insurance document is valid and in effect, knowing or having reason to believe that the proof of insurance, policy of insurance, or other insurance document is not valid or not in effect.

344.65 Violations. (1) (a) Any person who violates s. 344.62 (1) may be required to forfeit not more than $500.

(b) Except as provided in par. (c), any person who violates s. 344.62 (2) may be required to forfeit $10.

(c) No person charged with violating s. 344.62 (2) may be convicted if the person produces proof that he or she was in compliance with s. 344.62 (1) at the time the person was issued a uniform traffic citation for violating s. 344.62 (2). This proof may be produced either at the time of the person's appearance in court in response to the citation or in the office of the traffic officer issuing the citation.

(2) Any person who violates s. 344.64 may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000.

(3) A traffic officer may not stop or inspect a vehicle solely to determine compliance with s. 344.62 or a local ordinance in conformity therewith. This subsection does not limit the authority of a traffic officer to issue a citation for a violation of s. 344.62 or a local ordinance in conformity therewith observed in the course of a stop or inspection made for other purposes, except that a traffic officer may not take a person into physical custody solely for a violation of s. 344.62 or a local ordinance in conformity therewith.

344.66 Rules. The department shall promulgate rules, and prescribe any necessary forms, to implement and administer this subchapter.

344.67 Notice. The department shall include with each operator's license issued under ch. 343 notification of the requirements and penalties under this subchapter.

28,2968 Section 2968. 345.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 345.05 (1) (am).

28,2969 Section 2969. 345.05 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:

345.05 (1) (ag) "Authority" means a transit authority created under s. 66.1038 or 66.1039.

28,2970 Section 2970. 345.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

345.05 (2) A person suffering any damage proximately resulting from the negligent operation of a motor vehicle owned and operated by a municipality or authority, which damage was occasioned by the operation of the motor vehicle in the course of its business, may file a claim for damages against the municipality or authority concerned and the governing body thereof of the municipality, or the board of directors of the authority, may allow, compromise, settle and pay the claim. In this subsection, a motor vehicle is deemed owned and operated by a municipality or authority if the vehicle is either being rented or leased, or is being purchased under a contract whereby the municipality or authority will acquire title.

28,2991 Section 2991. 347.48 (2m) (gm) of the statutes is amended to read:

347.48 (2m) (gm) Notwithstanding s. 349.02, a law enforcement officer may not stop or inspect a vehicle solely to determine compliance with this subsection or sub. (1) or (2) or a local ordinance in conformity with this subsection, sub. (1) or (2) or rules of the department. This paragraph does not limit the authority of a law enforcement officer to issue a citation for a violation of this subsection or sub. (1) or (2) or a local ordinance in conformity with this subsection, sub. (1) or (2) or rules of the department observed in the course of a stop or inspection made for other purposes, except that a A law enforcement officer may not take a person into physical custody solely for a violation of this subsection or sub. (1) or (2) or a local ordinance in conformity with this subsection, sub. (1) or (2) or rules of the department.

28,2992 Section 2992. 347.50 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

347.50 (2m) (a) Any person who violates s. 347.48 (2m) (b) or (c) and any person 16 years of age or older who violates s. 347.48 (2m) (d) may shall be required to forfeit $10.

28,2992e Section 2992e. 348.175 of the statutes is amended to read:

348.175 Seasonal operation of vehicles hauling peeled or unpeeled forest products cut crosswise or abrasives or salt for highway winter maintenance. The transportation of peeled or unpeeled forest products cut crosswise or of abrasives or salt for highway winter maintenance in excess of gross weight limitations under s. 348.15 shall be permitted during the winter months when the highways are so frozen that no damage may result thereto by reason of such transportation. If at any time any person is so transporting such products or abrasives or salt upon a class "A" highway in such frozen condition then that person may likewise use a class "B" highway without other limitation, except that chains and other traction devices are prohibited on class "A" highways but such chains and devices may be used in cases of necessity. The officers or agencies in charge of maintenance of highways, upon On the first day that conditions warrant their determination of such frozen condition and freedom of damage to such highways by transportation, the officers or agencies in charge of maintenance of highways shall declare particular highways, or highways within areas of the state, as eligible for increased weight limitations, and each declaration shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the 2nd day following the declaration. Such declaration shall include the maximum weight on each axle, combination of axles and the gross weight allowed. Any person transporting any such product over any highway of this state under this section is liable to the maintaining authority for any damage caused to such highway. This section does not apply to the national system of interstate and defense highways, except for that portion of USH 51 between Wausau and STH 78 and that portion of STH 78 between USH 51 and the I 90/94 interchange near Portage upon their federal designation as I 39 between USH 51 and I 90/94.

28,2992m Section 2992m. 348.175 of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act 167 and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read: