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2013 - 2014 LEGISLATURE
December 10, 2013 - Introduced by Senators Kedzie and Gudex, cosponsored by
Representatives Nass, LeMahieu and Pridemore. Referred to Committee on
Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs.
SB431,1,3
1An Act to create 343.30 (7) and 939.05 (3) of the statutes;
relating to:
2purchasing or leasing a motor vehicle after a violation relating to operating a
3motor vehicle while intoxicated and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who violates state law or a local ordinance
prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an
intoxicant or with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration is subject to having his
or her operating privileges suspended or revoked. The duration of the suspension or
revocation generally depends upon how many times the person has violated the state
law or local ordinance and generally ranges from six months to three years. A
person's period of revocation may be doubled for certain violations.
This bill prohibits a person whose operating privileges have been suspended or
revoked for a violation relating to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated from
purchasing or leasing from another person a motor vehicle while his or her operating
privileges are suspended or revoked. Under the bill, if a person whose operating
privileges have been suspended or revoked has an occupational license, that person
may purchase or lease a motor vehicle as long as the occupational license is in effect.
A person who purchases or leases a motor vehicle in violation of the prohibition is
guilty of a Class I felony and subject to a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment of up
to three years and six months, or both.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to
result if the bill is enacted.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB431,1
1Section
1. 343.30 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
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343.30
(7) (a) A person whose license is suspended or revoked under sub. (1q)
3or s. 343.305 (10) may not purchase or lease from another person a motor vehicle
4while the suspension or revocation is in effect. This subsection does not apply to a
5person who holds an occupational license under s. 343.10.
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(b) Any person who violates par. (a) is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB431,2
7Section
2. 939.05 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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939.05
(3) This section does not apply to a person who sells or leases a motor
9vehicle to a person who is prohibited under s. 343.30 (7) from purchasing or leasing
10a motor vehicle unless the person sells or leases the motor vehicle with the intent that
11a crime be committed.
