AB696: Bill Text

AB696,9,16 344.25 (title) Suspension for nonpayment of judgment or certain financial responsibility violations; exceptions.

AB696,15 Section 15 . 344.25 of the statutes is renumbered 344.25 (1), and 344.25 (1) (f), as renumbered, is amended to read:

AB696,9,21 344.25 (1) (f) Notwithstanding sub. (5), subs. (2) and (3) par. (e), pars. (b) and (c) apply to a damage judgment in accordance with s. 344.05 against a resident of this state which has been entered by an Indian tribal court in this state.

AB696,16 Section 16 . 344.25 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB696,9,25 344.25 (2m) The secretary shall suspend a person's operating privilege and all registrations of the person upon receiving a record of conviction showing that the person has been convicted of an offense under s. 344.62 (1).

AB696,17 Section 17. 344.26 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB696,10,2 344.26 (title) Term of suspension.

AB696,18 Section 18 . 344.26 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,10,12 344.26 (1) (a) Subject to the exceptions stated in ss. 344.25 (2) (1) (b) and 344.27 (2), any operating privilege or registration suspended or revoked under s. 344.25 (1) shall remain suspended or revoked for 5 years from the date of entry of judgment or until the judgment is stayed, satisfied, or discharged, whichever is earlier, and, unless 3 years have elapsed since the date on which the judgment was stayed, satisfied, or discharged or 8 years have elapsed since the date of entry of judgment, whichever is earlier, or unless the person is a nonresident, until the person whose operating privilege and registration was suspended or revoked furnishes and maintains in effect proof of financial responsibility for the future.

AB696,19 Section 19 . 344.26 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB696,10,18 344.26 (1) (am) Any operating privilege or registration suspended under s. 344.25 (2m) for an offense under s. 344.62 (1) shall remain suspended for 3 years from the date of conviction or until the person whose operating privilege and registration was suspended furnishes and maintains in effect proof of financial responsibility for the future.

AB696,20 Section 20 . 344.26 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,10,25 344.26 (1) (b) (intro.) If suspension of any operating privilege or registration under s. 344.25 (1) was terminated before 5 years from the date of entry of judgment because an exception under s. 344.25 (2) (1) (b) or 344.27 (2) applied and the judgment debtor's operating privilege or registration is subsequently suspended under s. 344.25 (2) (1) (b) or 344.27 (3), the operating privilege or registration shall remain suspended for all of the following periods:

AB696,21 Section 21. 344.26 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,11,8 344.26 (1) (b) 1. Five years from the date of suspension under s. 344.25 (2) (1) (b) or 344.27 (3) or until the judgment is stayed, satisfied, or discharged, whichever is earlier. A suspension period that commences on the date of suspension under s. 344.25 (2) (1) (b) or 344.27 (3) under this subdivision shall be reduced by the amount of time that the judgment debtor's operating privilege or registration was suspended under s. 344.25 (1) before one of the exceptions under s. 344.25 (2) (1) (b) or 344.27 (2) was satisfied.

AB696,22 Section 22 . 344.62 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,11,24 344.62 (1) Except as provided in s. 344.63, no person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway or upon premises held out to the public for the use of their motor vehicles, premises provided by employers to employees for the use of their motor vehicles, or premises provided to tenants of rental housing in buildings of 4 or more units for the use of their motor vehicles 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. A traffic officer shall cite a person under this subsection if the traffic officer does not know that the person is operating his or her motor vehicle in compliance with this subsection and the person does not have in his or her immediate possession proof of compliance with this subsection. At the time that a citation is issued for a violation of this subsection, the law enforcement officer issuing the citation shall inform the person to whom the citation is issued that the penalty amount may be reduced if the person obtains a motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the motor vehicle operated in the violation no later than the time of the person's appearance in court.

AB696,23 Section 23 . 344.62 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB696,24 Section 24. 344.64 of the statutes is repealed.

AB696,25 Section 25 . 344.65 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 344.65 (1) (a) 1. and amended to read:

AB696,12,10 344.65 (1) (a) 1. Any Except as provided in subds. 2. to 4., any person who violates s. 344.62 (1) may shall be required to forfeit not more than $500 $100 for a first offense and not less than $250, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1), nor more than $750, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1), for a 2nd or subsequent offense occurring within 3 years. Notwithstanding s. 345.47 (1), the court may not impose costs, fees, or surcharges for a first offense under this subdivision.

AB696,26 Section 26 . 344.65 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:

AB696,12,16 344.65 (1) (a) 2. Any person who commits a 2nd or subsequent violation of s. 344.62 (1) and, in the course of the violation, causes great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14), to another person may be required to forfeit not less than $250, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1), nor more than $2,500, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1).

AB696,27 Section 27 . 344.65 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB696,12,21 344.65 (1) (a) 3. Any person who violates s. 344.62 (1) and, in the course of the violation, causes the death of another person may be required to forfeit not less than $500, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1), nor more than $7,500, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1).

AB696,28 Section 28 . 344.65 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB696,13,5 344.65 (1) (a) 4. If, no later than the time of the person's appearance in court, the person provides proof that he or she currently has in effect a motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the motor vehicle operated in the alleged violation of s. 344.62 (1) for a person's first violation of s. 344.62 (1) in the person's lifetime, the court may not impose a penalty or any cost, fee, or surcharge associated with the violation. This proof may be provided to the clerk of courts in the county where the offense allegedly occurred. This subdivision does not apply to a violation to which subd. 3. applies.

AB696,29 Section 29 . 344.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB696,30 Section 30 . 344.65 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,13,21 344.65 (1) (c) No person charged with violating s. 344.62 (2) (1) 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) the violation. This proof may be produced either at the time of the person's appearance in court in response to the citation; if provided before the time of the person's appearance in court, to the clerk of courts in the county where the offense allegedly occurred; or, if provided within 10 days of the citation, in the office of the traffic officer issuing the citation. This proof may be produced in either paper or electronic format, including by display of electronic images on a cellular telephone or other electronic device. If this proof is displayed in electronic format on any cellular telephone or other electronic device, the person to whom the proof is displayed may not view, and producing proof in electronic format is not considered consent for the person to view, any content on the telephone or other device except the proof required under s. 344.62 (2) to demonstrate compliance with s. 344.62 (1).

AB696,31 Section 31 . 344.65 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB696,32 Section 32. 628.34 (14) (d) 2. c. of the statutes is repealed.

AB696,33 Section 33 . 757.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,14,10 757.05 (1) (a) Whenever a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a violation of state law or for a violation of a municipal or county ordinance except for a violation of s. 101.123 (2) or (2m), for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2), or for a violation of state laws or municipal or county ordinances involving nonmoving traffic violations, violations under s. 343.51 (1m) (b), or safety belt use violations under s. 347.48 (2m), there shall be imposed in addition a penalty surcharge under ch. 814 in an amount of 26 percent of the fine or forfeiture imposed. If multiple offenses are involved, the penalty surcharge shall be based upon the total fine or forfeiture for all offenses. When a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the penalty surcharge shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.

AB696,34 Section 34 . 814.63 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,14,15 814.63 (1) (c) This subsection does not apply to an action for a violation of s. 101.123 (2) or (2m), for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2), for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b), or for a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m).

AB696,35 Section 35 . 814.63 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,14,23 814.63 (2) Upon the disposition of a forfeiture action in circuit court for violation of a county, town, city, village, town sanitary district, or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district ordinance, except for an action for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2) or for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m), the county, town, city, village, town sanitary district, or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district shall pay a nonrefundable fee of $5 to the clerk of circuit court.

AB696,36 Section 36 . 814.65 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,15,9 814.65 (1) Court costs. In a municipal court action, except for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2) or for a violation of an ordinance in conformity with s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or 347.48 (2m), the municipal judge shall collect a fee of not less than $15 nor more than $38 on each separate matter, whether it is on default of appearance, a plea of guilty or no contest, on issuance of a warrant or summons, or the action is tried as a contested matter. Of each fee received by the judge under this subsection, the municipal treasurer shall pay monthly $5 to the secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund and shall retain the balance for the use of the municipality.

AB696,37 Section 37 . 814.85 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,15,16 814.85 (1) (a) Except for an action for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2), or for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m), the clerk of circuit court shall charge and collect a $68 court support services surcharge from any person, including any governmental unit as defined in s. 108.02 (17), paying a fee under s. 814.61 (1) (a), (3), or (8) (am) or 814.63 (1).

AB696,38 Section 38 . 814.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB696,15,24 814.86 (1) Except for an action for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2), or for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m), the clerk of circuit court shall charge and collect a $21.50 justice information system surcharge from any person, including any governmental unit, as defined in s. 108.02 (17), paying a fee under s. 814.61 (1) (a), (3), or (8) (am), 814.62 (1), (2), or (3) (a) or (b), or 814.63 (1). The justice information system surcharge is in addition to the surcharge listed in sub. (1m).

AB696,39 Section 39 . Fiscal changes.

AB696,16,7 (1) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (5) (cq), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20 is increased by $576,450 to increase funding for enforcing and administering the motor vehicle financial responsibility program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (5) (cq), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $562,900 to increase funding for enforcing and administering the motor vehicle financial responsibility program.

AB696,40 Section 40 . Initial applicability.

AB696,16,13 (1) The treatment of s. 344.65 (1) (b) and (c) and (2), the renumbering and amendment of s. 344.65 (1) (a), and the creation of s. 344.65 (1) (a) 2. and 3. first apply to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other violations as prior violations for purposes of sentencing a person.

AB696,16,15 (2) The treatment of ss. 344.25 (2m) and 344.26 (1) (am) first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.

AB696,16,17 (3) The treatment of ss. 341.08 (1g) and 341.10 (2) (bm) first applies to applications for original registration made on the effective date of this subsection.

AB696,16,19 (4) The treatment of ss. 343.05 (5m) and (6) and 343.44 (4) and (5) first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.

AB696,16,23 (5) The treatment of ss. 343.05 (2) (a) (intro.) and (3) (a) and 343.44 (1) (a) and (b) first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other violations as prior violations for purposes of administrative action by the department of transportation or sentencing by a court.

AB696,41 Section 41 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB696,17,4 (1) The treatment of ss. 344.25 (title) and 344.26 (1) (a) and (b) (intro.) and 1., the renumbering and amendment of s. 344.25, the repeal and recreation of s. 344.26 (title), and the creation of ss. 344.25 (2m) and 344.26 (1) (am) and Section 40 (2) of this act take effect on the first day of the 10th month beginning after publication.

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