2023 WISCONSIN ACT 9
An Act to amend 346.65 (1) (a), 346.65 (1) (b), 346.65 (3), 346.65 (4m), 346.65 (5), 346.655 (1) and 346.657 (1) of the statutes; relating to: penalties for reckless driving and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 346.65 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.65 (1) (a) May be required to forfeit not less than $25 $50 nor more than $200 $400, except as provided in par. (b).
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2. 346.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.65 (1) (b) May be fined not less than $50 $100 nor more than $500 $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both if the total of convictions under s. 346.62 (2) 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. 346.62 (2) equals 2 or more in a 4-year period. The 4-year period shall be measured from the dates of the violations which resulted in the convictions for a 2nd or subsequent violation.
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3. 346.65 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.65 (3) Except as provided in sub. (5m), any person violating s. 346.62 (3) shall be fined not less than $300 $600 nor more than $2,000 $4,000 and may be imprisoned for not less than 30 60 days nor more than one year 2 years in the county jail.
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4. 346.65 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.65 (4m) Except as provided in sub. (5m), any person violating s. 346.62 (2m) shall forfeit not less than $300 $600 nor more than $1,000 $2,000.
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5. 346.65 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.65 (5) Except as provided in sub. (5m), any person violating s. 346.62 (4) is guilty of a Class I
H felony.
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Section 6
. 346.655 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.655 (1) If a court imposes a fine or a forfeiture for a violation of s. 346.62 or 346.63 (1) or (5), or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s. 346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, it shall impose a driver improvement surcharge under ch. 814 in an amount of $435 in addition to the fine or forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and other surcharges imposed under ch. 814.
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Section 7
. 346.657 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.657 (1) If a court imposes a fine or a forfeiture for a violation of s. 346.62 or 346.63 (1) or (5), or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s. 346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, it shall impose a safe ride program surcharge under ch. 814 in an amount of $50 in addition to the fine or forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and other surcharges imposed under ch. 814.
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Section 8
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Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.
