AB75: Bill Text

AB75,1459,14 342.22 (1) (intro.) Within one month or within 10 days following written demand by the debtor after there is no outstanding obligation and no commitment to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value, secured by the security interest in a vehicle under any security agreement between the owner and the secured party, the secured party shall do one of the following:

AB75,1459,22 (a) If the secured party is an individual or a person exempted by rule under s. 342.245 (3), execute and deliver to the owner, as the department prescribes, a release of the security interest in the form and manner prescribed by the department and a notice to the owner stating in no less than 10-point boldface type the owner's obligation under sub. (2). If the secured party fails to execute and deliver the release and notice of the owner's obligation as required by this subsection paragraph, the secured party is liable to the owner for $25 and for any loss caused to the owner by the failure.

AB75, s. 2911 Section 2911. 342.22 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1460,2 342.22 (1) (b) If the secured party is not described in par. (a), deliver to the department a release of the security interest in the manner specified in s. 342.245 (1) and deliver to the owner a notice stating that the release has been provided to the department.

AB75, s. 2912 Section 2912. 342.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1460,11 342.22 (2) The An owner, other than a dealer holding the vehicle for resale, upon receipt of the release and notice of obligation delivered under sub. (1) (a) shall promptly cause the certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the department, which shall release the secured party's rights on the certificate and issue a new certificate. Upon receipt of the notice under sub. (1) (b), the owner may, in the form and manner prescribed by the department and without additional fee, deliver an application and the certificate of title to the department and the department shall issue a new certificate of title free of the security interest notation.

AB75, s. 2913 Section 2913. 342.245 of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1460,17 342.245 Electronic processing of certain applications. (1) Except as provided in sub. (3), a secured party shall file a security interest statement and pay the fee under s. 342.19 (2) (a) 2. and deliver a release of a security interest under s. 342.22 (1) (b) utilizing an electronic process prescribed by the department under sub. (4).

AB75,1460,20 (2) Upon receipt of a certificate of title as provided in s. 342.20 (1), a person required to file a security interest statement under sub. (1) shall destroy the certificate of title.

AB75,1460,25 (3) The department may, by rule, exempt a person or a type of transaction from the requirements of sub. (1). Any person who is exempted under this subsection shall pay a fee to the department for processing applications submitted by the person under s. 342.19 (2) (a) 1. and releases submitted under s. 342.22, utilizing a process other than an electronic process.

AB75,1461,2 (4) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.

AB75, s. 2914 Section 2914. 342.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1461,14 342.34 (1) (c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle or an automobile registered under s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plates plate and retain and preserve them the plate for use on any other vehicle of the same type which may subsequently be registered in his or her name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle or an automobile registered under s. 341.27, or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, he or she shall remove and destroy the plates plate.

AB75, s. 2915 Section 2915. 342.34 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1461,17 342.34 (2) (c) Remove and either retain or destroy the registration plates plate for the vehicle as provided in sub. (1) (c).

AB75, s. 2916 Section 2916. 343.03 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1462,2 343.03 (7) (c) Within 10 days after a conviction of the holder of a commercial driver license issued by another jurisdiction for violating any state law or local ordinance of this state or any law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with any state law relating to motor vehicle traffic control, other than parking violations, or after a conviction of the holder of an operator's license issued by another jurisdiction, other than a commercial driver license, for any such violation while operating a commercial motor vehicle without a commercial driver license, the department shall notify the driver licensing agency of the jurisdiction that issued the license of the conviction.

AB75, s. 2917 Section 2917. 343.15 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1462,6 343.15 (4) (a) 3. A person who is a ward of the state, county, or court and who has been placed in a foster home or a treatment foster home or in the care of a religious welfare service.

AB75, s. 2918 Section 2918. 343.16 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1462,11 343.16 (1) (b) 2. The department, the applicable federal highway administration agency, or its a representative of the applicable federal agency may conduct random examinations, inspections, and audits of the 3rd-party tester without any prior notice.

AB75, s. 2919 Section 2919. 343.16 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1463,3 343.16 (3) (a) The department shall examine every applicant for the renewal of an operator's license once every 8 years. The department may institute a method of selecting the date of renewal so that such examination shall be required for each applicant for renewal of a license to gain a uniform rate of examinations. The examination shall consist of a test of eyesight. The department shall make provisions for giving such examinations at examining stations in each county to all applicants for an operator's license. The person to be examined shall appear at the examining station nearest the person's place of residence or at such time and place as the department designates in answer to an applicant's request. In lieu of examination, the applicant may present or mail to the department a report of examination of the applicant's eyesight by an ophthalmologist, optometrist or physician licensed to practice medicine. The report shall be based on an examination made not more than 3 months prior to the date it is submitted. The report shall be on a form furnished and in the form required by the department. The department shall decide whether, in each case, the eyesight reported is sufficient to meet the current eyesight standards.

AB75, s. 2920 Section 2920. 343.16 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB75,1463,21 343.16 (3) (a) Except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (d), the department shall examine every applicant for the renewal of an operator's license once every 8 years. The department may institute a method of selecting the date of renewal so that such examination shall be required for each applicant for renewal of a license to gain a uniform rate of examinations. The examination shall consist of a test of eyesight. The department shall make provisions for giving such examinations at examining stations to all applicants for an operator's license. The person to be examined shall appear at the examining station nearest the person's place of residence or at such time and place as the department designates in answer to an applicant's request. In lieu of examination, the applicant may present or mail to the department a report of examination of the applicant's eyesight by an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or physician licensed to practice medicine. The report shall be based on an examination made not more than 3 months prior to the date it is submitted. The report shall be on a form furnished and in the form required by the department. The department shall decide whether, in each case, the eyesight reported is sufficient to meet the current eyesight standards.

AB75, s. 2921 Section 2921. 343.20 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1464,6 343.20 (2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), at least 180 60 days prior to the expiration of an "H" endorsement specified in s. 343.17 (3) (d) 1m., the department of transportation shall mail a notice to the last-known address of the licensee that the licensee is required to pass a security threat assessment screening by the federal transportation security administration of the federal department of homeland security as part of the application to renew the endorsement. The notice shall inform the licensee that the licensee may commence the federal security threat assessment screening at any time, but no later than 90 30 days before expiration of the endorsement.

AB75, s. 2922 Section 2922. 343.21 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1464,11 343.21 (1) (n) In addition to any other fee under this subsection, for the issuance, renewal, upgrading, or reinstatement of any license, endorsement, or instruction permit, a federal security verification mandate license issuance fee of $10.

AB75, s. 2923 Section 2923. 343.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1465,12 343.23 (2) (b) The information specified in pars. (a) and (am) must be filed by the department so that the complete operator's record is available for the use of the secretary in determining whether operating privileges of such person shall be suspended, revoked, canceled, or withheld, or the person disqualified, in the interest of public safety. The record of suspensions, revocations, and convictions that would be counted under s. 343.307 (2) shall be maintained permanently, except that the department shall purge the record of a first violation of s. 23.33 (4c) (a) 2., 30.681 (1) (b) 1., 346.63 (1) (b), or 350.101 (1) (b) after 10 years, if the person who committed the violation had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 0.1 at the time of the violation, if the person does not have a commercial driver license, if the violation was not committed by a person operating a commercial motor vehicle, and if the person has no other suspension, revocation, or conviction that would be counted under s. 343.307 during that 10-year period. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (h) shall be maintained for at least 10 years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (f) and, (j), and (L), and all records specified in par. (am), shall be maintained for at least 3 years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (a) to (e) shall be maintained permanently, except that 5 years after a licensee transfers residency to another state such record may be transferred to another state of licensure of the licensee if that state accepts responsibility for maintaining a permanent record of convictions for disqualifying offenses. Such reports and records may be cumulative beyond the period for which a license is granted, but the secretary, in exercising the power of suspension granted under s. 343.32 (2) may consider only those reports and records entered during the 4-year period immediately preceding the exercise of such power of suspension.

AB75, s. 2924 Section 2924. 343.23 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20 and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:

AB75,1466,15 343.23 (2) (b) The information specified in pars. (a) and (am) must be filed by the department so that the complete operator's record is available for the use of the secretary in determining whether operating privileges of such person shall be suspended, revoked, canceled, or withheld, or the person disqualified, in the interest of public safety. The record of suspensions, revocations, and convictions that would be counted under s. 343.307 (2) shall be maintained permanently, except that the department shall purge the record of a first violation of s. 23.33 (4c) (a) 2., 30.681 (1) (b) 1., 346.63 (1) (b), or 350.101 (1) (b) after 10 years, if the person who committed the violation had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 0.1 at the time of the violation, if the person does not have a commercial driver license, if the violation was not committed by a person operating a commercial motor vehicle, and if the person has no other suspension, revocation, or conviction that would be counted under s. 343.307 during that 10-year period. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (h) shall be maintained for at least 10 years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (f), (j), and (L), and all records specified in par. (am), shall be maintained for at least 3 years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (a) to (e) shall be maintained permanently, except that 5 years after a licensee transfers residency to another state such record may be transferred to another state of licensure of the licensee if that state accepts responsibility for maintaining a permanent record of convictions for disqualifying offenses. Such reports and records may be cumulative beyond the period for which a license is granted, but the secretary, in exercising the power of suspension granted under s. 343.32 (2) may consider only those reports and records entered during the 4-year period immediately preceding the exercise of such power of suspension. The department shall maintain the digital images of documents specified in s. 343.165 (2) (a) for at least 10 years.

AB75, s. 2925 Section 2925. 343.23 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1466,22 343.23 (4) (a) Any Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2) (b), any record of an administrative suspension upon receipt of a report from the court hearing the action arising out of the same incident or occurrence that the action has been dismissed or the person has been found innocent of the charge arising out of that incident or occurrence, except that the record of an administrative suspension for a person holding a commercial driver license may be purged only upon receipt of a court order.

AB75, s. 2926 Section 2926. 343.24 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1467,3 343.24 (2) (intro.) The Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the department shall charge the following fees to any person for conducting searches of vehicle operators' records:

AB75, s. 2927 Section 2927. 343.24 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1467,6 343.24 (2) (b) For each computerized search, $5. The department may not charge this fee to any governmental unit, as defined in s. 895.51 (1) (dm).

AB75, s. 2928 Section 2928. 343.24 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1467,10 343.24 (2) (c) For each search requested by telephone, $6, or an established monthly service rate determined by the department. The department may not charge this fee to any governmental unit, as defined in s. 895.51 (1) (dm).

AB75, s. 2929 Section 2929. 343.24 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1467,12 343.24 (2) (d) For providing a paper copy of an abstract, $2.

AB75, s. 2930 Section 2930. 343.245 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1467,16 343.245 (4) (b) Any person who violates sub. (3) (b) shall be fined not less than $2,500 $2,750 nor more than $10,000 $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both.

AB75, s. 2931 Section 2931. 343.315 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 343.315 (1m).

AB75, s. 2932 Section 2932. 343.315 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1467,20 343.315 (1g) Definition. In this section, "engaged in commercial motor vehicle-related activities" means all of the following:

AB75,1467,21 (a) Operating or using a commercial motor vehicle.

AB75,1468,2 (b) Operating or using any motor vehicle on or after September 30, 2005, if the person operating or using the vehicle has ever held a commercial driver license, has ever operated a commercial motor vehicle on a highway, or has ever been convicted of a violation related to, or been disqualified from, operating a commercial motor vehicle.

AB75, s. 2933 Section 2933. 343.315 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1468,9 343.315 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. pars. (b) and (bm), a person shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a one-year period upon a first conviction of any of the following offenses, committed on or after July 1, 1987, while driving or operating a commercial motor vehicle or committed on or after September 30, 2005, while driving or operating any motor vehicle engaged in commercial motor-vehicle related activities:

AB75, s. 2934 Section 2934. 343.315 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1468,18 343.315 (2) (a) 5. Section 343.305 (7) or (9) or a local ordinance in conformity therewith or a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with s. 343.305 (7) or (9) or the law of another jurisdiction prohibiting refusal of a person driving or operating a motor vehicle to submit to chemical testing to determine the person's alcohol concentration or intoxication or the amount of a restricted controlled substance in the person's blood, or prohibiting positive results from such chemical testing, as those or substantially similar terms are used in that jurisdiction's laws.

AB75, s. 2935 Section 2935. 343.315 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1468,21 343.315 (2) (a) 8. Causing a fatality through negligent or criminal operation of a commercial motor vehicle.

AB75, s. 2936 Section 2936. 343.315 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1469,2 343.315 (2) (am) Except as provided in par. (b), a person shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a one-year period upon a first conviction of causing a fatality through negligent or criminal operation of a motor vehicle, committed on or after July 1, 1987, and before September 30, 2005, while driving or operating any motor vehicle.

AB75, s. 2937 Section 2937. 343.315 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1469,8 343.315 (2) (b) If any of the violations listed in par. (a) or (am) occurred in the course of transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR 73 on or after July 1, 1987, the person shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a 3-year period.

AB75, s. 2938 Section 2938. 343.315 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1469,13 343.315 (2) (bm) The period of disqualification under par. (a) for a disqualification imposed under par. (a) 5. shall be reduced by any period of suspension, revocation, or disqualification under this chapter previously served for an offense if all of the following apply:

AB75,1469,15 1. The offense arises out of the same incident or occurrence giving rise to the disqualification.

AB75,1469,18 2. The offense relates to a vehicle operator's alcohol concentration or intoxication or the amount of a restricted controlled substance in the operator's blood.

AB75, s. 2939 Section 2939. 343.315 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1469,24 343.315 (2) (c) A person shall be disqualified for life from operating a commercial motor vehicle if convicted of 2 or more violations of any of the offenses listed in par. (a) or (am), or any combination of those offenses, arising from 2 or more separate incidents. The department shall consider only offenses committed on or after July 1, 1987, in applying this paragraph.

AB75, s. 2940 Section 2940. 343.315 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1470,8 343.315 (2) (e) A person is disqualified for life from operating a commercial motor vehicle if the person uses a commercial motor vehicle on or after July 1, 1987, or uses any motor vehicle on or after September 30, 2005, in the commission of a felony involving the manufacture, distribution, delivery, or dispensing of a controlled substance or controlled substance analog, or possession with intent to manufacture, distribute, deliver, or dispense a controlled substance or controlled substance analog, the person is engaged in commercial motor vehicle-related activities. No person who is disqualified under this paragraph is eligible for reinstatement under par. (d).

AB75, s. 2941 Section 2941. 343.315 (2) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1470,22 343.315 (2) (f) (intro.) A person is disqualified for a period of 60 days from operating a commercial motor vehicle if convicted of 2 serious traffic violations, and 120 days if convicted of 3 serious traffic violations, arising from separate occurrences committed within a 3-year period while driving or operating a commercial motor vehicle or while driving or operating any motor vehicle if the person holds a commercial driver license. The 120-day period of disqualification under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other period of disqualification imposed under this paragraph. In this paragraph, "serious traffic violations" means any of the following offenses committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle, or any of the following offenses committed while operating any motor vehicle if the offense results in the revocation, cancellation, or suspension of the person's operator's license or operating privilege engaged in commercial motor vehicle-related activities:

AB75, s. 2942 Section 2942. 343.315 (2) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1471,3 343.315 (2) (f) 2. Violating any state or local law of this state or any law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with any state law or any law of another jurisdiction relating to motor vehicle traffic control, arising in connection with a fatal accident, other than parking, vehicle weight or vehicle defect violations, or violations described in par. (a) 8. or (am).

AB75, s. 2943 Section 2943. 343.315 (2) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1471,9 343.315 (2) (fm) A person is disqualified for a period of 60 days from operating a commercial motor vehicle if the person is convicted of violating s. 343.14 (5) or 345.17, if and the violation of s. 343.14 (5) or 345.17 relates to an application for a commercial driver license or if the person's commercial driver license is cancelled by the secretary under s. 343.25 (1) or (5).

AB75, s. 2944 Section 2944. 343.315 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1471,23 343.315 (2) (h) Except as provided in par. (i), a person is shall be disqualified for a period of 90 days from operating a commercial motor vehicle if convicted of an out-of-service violation, or one year 2 years if convicted of 2 out-of-service violations, or 3 years if convicted of 3 or more out-of-service violations, arising from separate occurrences committed within a 10-year period while driving or operating a commercial motor vehicle. A disqualification under this paragraph shall be in addition to any penalty imposed under s. 343.44. In this paragraph, "out-of-service violation" means violating s. 343.44 (1) (c) or a law of another jurisdiction for an offense therein which, if committed in this state, would have been a violation of s. 343.44 (1) (c), by operating a commercial motor vehicle while the operator or vehicle is ordered out-of-service under the law of this state or another jurisdiction or under federal law, if the operator holds a commercial driver license or is required to hold a commercial driver license to operate the commercial motor vehicle.

AB75, s. 2945 Section 2945. 343.315 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1472,9 343.315 (2) (i) If the violation listed in par. (h) occurred in the course of transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR 73, or while operating a vehicle designed to carry, or actually carrying, 16 or more passengers, including the driver, the person shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for 180 days upon a first conviction, or for a 3-year period 3 years for a 2nd or subsequent conviction, arising from separate occurrences committed within a 10-year period while driving or operating a commercial motor vehicle. A disqualification under this paragraph shall be in addition to any penalty imposed under s. 343.44.

AB75, s. 2946 Section 2946. 343.315 (2) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1472,18 343.315 (2) (j) (intro.) A person is disqualified for a period of 60 days from operating a commercial motor vehicle if convicted of a railroad crossing violation, or 120 days if convicted of 2 railroad crossing violations or one year if convicted of 3 or more railroad crossing violations, arising from separate occurrences committed within a 3-year period while driving or operating a commercial motor vehicle. In this paragraph, "railroad crossing violation" means a violation of a federal, state, or local law, rule, or regulation, or the law of another jurisdiction, relating to any of the following offenses at a railroad crossing:

AB75, s. 2947 Section 2947. 343.315 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1473,2 343.315 (2) (L) If the department receives notice from another jurisdiction of a failure to comply violation by a person issued a commercial driver license by the the department arising from the person's failure to appear to contest a citation issued in that jurisdiction or failure to pay a judgment entered against the person in that jurisdiction, the person is disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle until the department receives notice from the other jurisdiction terminating the failure to comply violation except that the disqualification may not be less than 30 days nor more than 2 years.

AB75, s. 2948 Section 2948. 343.315 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1473,13 343.315 (3) (b) If a person's license or operating privilege is not otherwise revoked or suspended as the result of an offense committed after March 31, 1992, which results in disqualification under sub. (2) (a) to (f), (h), (i), or to (j), or (L), the department shall immediately disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle for the period required under sub. (2) (a) to (f), (h) , (i), or to (j), or (L). Upon proper application by the person and payment of the fees specified in s. 343.21 (1) (L) and (n), the department may issue a separate license authorizing only the operation of vehicles other than commercial motor vehicles. Upon expiration of the period of disqualification, the person may apply for authorization to operate commercial motor vehicles under s. 343.26.

AB75, s. 2949 Section 2949. 343.315 (3) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75,1473,22 343.315 (3) (bm) Notwithstanding pars. (a) and (b) and the time periods for disqualification specified in sub. (2), if a person is convicted in another jurisdiction of a disqualifying offense specified in sub. (2) while the person is not licensed in or a resident of this state, that other jurisdiction disqualified the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle as a result of the conviction, and the period of disqualification in that other jurisdiction has expired, the department may not disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle as a result of the conviction.

AB75, s. 2950 Section 2950. 343.35 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 343.35 (1) and amended to read:

AB75,1474,5 343.35 (1) Except as provided in par. (b), the The department may order any person whose operating privilege has been canceled, revoked or suspended to surrender his or her license or licenses to the department. The department may order any person who is in possession of a canceled, revoked or suspended license of another to surrender the license to the department.

AB75, s. 2951 Section 2951. 343.35 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.