Acts Index

Federal security verification mandate fee renamed ``license issuance fee" for operator's licenses and ``card issuance fee" for ID cards [Sec. 2922, 2960] -  Act 28

ID card for medical surrender of cancelled driver's license: no fee to be charged; DOT may order surrender of revoked license [Sec. 2950-2952, 2957-2959, 2961, 9350 (2), 9450 (2)]  -  Act 28

Judgments in municipal courts and traffic courts: payment in installments if defendant is unable to pay because of poverty; operating privilege suspension provisions  -  Act 17

Low-speed vehicles: operation on certain highways with speed limit of 35 mph or less permitted, exceptions and ordinance provision; neighborhood electric vehicle redefined as a low-speed vehicle and electric power requirement removed; forfeiture and demerit point provisions -  Act 311

Motor vehicle operating privileges: seizure of license by court or law enforcement modified; nonresident, reinstatement, and DOT provisions -  Act 103

OAR and OWS: penalties revised [Sec. 2954, 9350 (3)] -  Act 28

Operating privilege revocation for fourth offense OAR, OWS, or OWD: court-ordered revocation made permissive and DOT administrative revocation requirement eliminated  -  Act 102

Operator's licensing tests: DOT contract with third-party testers (law enforcement agencies) [Sec. 2216e, 2916b, 2917g, r, 2918m, 2962g, r] -  Act 28

OWI law revisions re court ordered ignition interlock device, eligibility for an occupational license, first offense provisions, increased penalties, felony crimes, expanding a Winnebago County sentencing pilot program to other counties, revocation, trial court sentencing authority, and fee increases; court may not release certain persons after conviction but before sentencing -  Act 100

Photographs on motor vehicle operators license and ID cards: DOT to make available to DOJ in digital format; DOJ to provide electronic access to certain law enforcement agencies  -  Act 167

Proof of financial responsibility: requirement that nonresident provide in order to reinstate suspended operating privilege or vehicle registration eliminated (remedial legislation)  -  Act 245

motor vehicle _ drunken driving Motor vehicle — Drunken driving, see Drunken driving

motor vehicle _ emission standards Motor vehicle — Emission standards, see Motor vehicle — Regulation

motor vehicle _ equipment Motor vehicle — Equipment

Automotive oil filters, oil absorbent materials, and waste oil: disposal of used materials in landfills prohibited, exception provided -  Act 86

Bittering agent added to engine coolant and antifreeze required; exceptions, penalty, and civil liability immunity provisions -  Act 381

Child safety alarm required in certain vehicles used to transport children to and from a child care provider; DCF duties, emergency rule, and penalty provisions; JRCCP report  -  Act 19

Child safety alarms in child care vehicles: certain effective dates re 2009 WisAct 19 modified [Sec. 3416g-j]  -  Act 28

OWI law revisions re court ordered ignition interlock device, eligibility for an occupational license, first offense provisions, increased penalties, felony crimes, expanding a Winnebago County sentencing pilot program to other counties, revocation, trial court sentencing authority, and fee increases; court may not release certain persons after conviction but before sentencing -  Act 100

Safety belt law primary enforcement authorized, forfeiture made mandatory; federal incentive grant provision; effective date clarified [Sec. 2991, 2992, 9150 (5c), (14q), 9350 (4), 9450 (6)-(7q)] -  Act 28

motor vehicle _ insurance Motor vehicle — Insurance, see Insurance — Motor vehicle

motor vehicle _ license plate Motor vehicle — License plate, see Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration

motor vehicle _ operator_s license Motor vehicle — Operator's license, see Motor vehicle — Driver's license

motor vehicle _ parking Motor vehicle — Parking, see also Garage

Failure-to-stop requirements expanded to include vehicle that departs a highway or certain premises; reporting requirement and owner liability provisions -  Act 62

Special registration plates for vehicles leased to person with a disability that limits the ability to walk: redundant provision repealed (remedial legislation) -  Act 246

motor vehicle _ publicly_owned Motor vehicle — Publicly-owned

Renewable and alternative fuels: OEI to promote use of in state owned and operated vehicles -  Act 401

motor vehicle _ registration Motor vehicle — Registration, see Bus and truck — Taxation or registration; Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration

motor vehicle _ regulation Motor vehicle — Regulation, see also Court — Traffic; Drunken driving; Implied consent or alcohol concentration

Bicycle and EPAMD distance from parked vehicle requirement limited to school bus or motor bus, audible signal when passing deleted; opening motor vehicle door on a highway without checking traffic first prohibited, passengers under age 16 and forfeiture provisions -  Act 22

Electronic text or mail message: driving while composing or sending prohibited; exceptions, penalty, and driver education course provisions -  Act 220

Emission inspection and maintenance program revision re who is allowed to perform; temporary vehicle emission inspection exemptions permitted -  Act 228

Failure-to-stop requirements expanded to include vehicle that departs a highway or certain premises; reporting requirement and owner liability provisions -  Act 62

Farmland preservation district exemption specified re conditional use permits for transportation facilities used in vehicle emission program [Sec. 1918gq, 1947]  -  Act 28

Law enforcement training re cultural diversity and sensitivity toward racial and ethnic differences required [Sec. 2450, 9430 (1)] -  Act 28

Lightweight utility vehicle: limited-purpose operation on highways allowed, pilot program provision  -  Act 157

Police escorted vehicle or procession of vehicles: provisions created; rights-of-way penalty specified  -  Act 46

Private roads within manufactured and mobile home communities: private owner may enter into agreement with municipality or county re traffic regulation enforcement  -  Act 129

Railroad crossing: distance vehicle is required to stop modified  -  Act 65

Safety belt law primary enforcement authorized, forfeiture made mandatory; federal incentive grant provision; effective date clarified [Sec. 2991, 2992, 9150 (5c), (14q), 9350 (4), 9450 (6)-(7q)] -  Act 28

Snowplow: prohibition created on following closer than 75 feet on highways with speed limit 35 mph or less, penalty provision -  Act 255

Traffic stop information collection and analysis requirements created; DOA, OJA, and JCF duties; data analysis re disproportionate number of vehicle stops and searches involving racial minorities; report required [Sec. 158m, 577-577s, 2993t, 9101 (11y), (12x)] -  Act 28

U-turn at intersection controlled by traffic control signal allowed; passing a left-turning vehicle on the right by use of a paved shoulder permitted -  Act 97

motor vehicle _ regulation _ speed Motor vehicle — Regulation — Speed

Snowmobile operation during hours of darkness: sunset on speed limit repealed; exception for sanctioned race or derby -  Act 389

motor vehicle _ repair Motor vehicle — Repair, see Garage; Motor vehicle — Regulation

motor vehicle _ taxation or registration Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration, see also Bus and truck — Taxation or registration

``Celebrate Children" special registration plate annual fee increased -  Act 340

Electronic payment mechanisms for fees and deposits paid to DOT permitted; convenience fee authorized [Sec. 296, 307, 670, 671, 1933, 2851, 2993] -  Act 28

Endangered resources registration plate: second design allowed, fees and criteria set; plate to be purchased from Minnesota (re flat-plate technology); Corr.Dept to produce if using same technology [Sec. 266, 668, 674, 2811, 2815, 2818, 2820, 2821, 2824, 9450 (4)] -  Act 28

Former military vehicle may be registered as special interest vehicle, definition provision -  Act 225

Historic military vehicle registration: provisions re former military vehicles created; DOT, fees, and definition provisions -  Act 135

Proof of financial responsibility: requirement that nonresident provide in order to reinstate suspended operating privilege or vehicle registration eliminated (remedial legislation)  -  Act 245

Rebasing registration plates: DOT to determine intervals for redesign and reissuance [Sec. 2796-2798]  -  Act 28

Self-authentication by electronic certification of certain DOT records -  Act 118

Special distinguishing registration plate created for women veterans; fee and Veterans Trust Fund provisions  -  Act 230

Special distinguishing registration plates created for persons supporting motorcycle safety; fees, Harley-Davidson logo and licensing rights, and DOT provisions  -  Act 226

Special distinguishing registration plates created for professional baseball team using facilities in a Professional Baseball Park District; funds used to retire Park District debt [Sec. 298, 304, 630, 675, 1857, 1857d, 2810, 2816, 2817, 2819, 2822, 2823, 2826, 9150 (3), 9443 (14x)] -  Act 28

Special distinguishing registration plates created re Lions Clubs of Wisconsin; fees, logo, and license or approval provisions -  Act 224

Special distinguishing registration plates created to express support for Marquette University, fee and implementation costs provisions -  Act 159

Special distinguishing registration plates re national guard: decal available for members, or former members, of units identified by DMA by rule; fee provision  -  Act 195

Special registration plates for vehicles leased to person with a disability that limits the ability to walk: redundant provision repealed (remedial legislation) -  Act 246

Vehicle environmental impact fee: sunset eliminated [Sec. 2899]  -  Act 28

Vehicle fleet registration: optional three-year period permitted; fee and data processing cost provisions [Sec. 669d, 1927d, 2874t, 9150 (9u), 9450 (14v)] -  Act 28

motor vehicle dealer Motor vehicle dealer, see Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies

motorboat Motorboat, see Boat

motorcycle Motorcycle

Special distinguishing registration plates created for persons supporting motorcycle safety; fees, Harley-Davidson logo and licensing rights, and DOT provisions  -  Act 226

mpcp _milwaukee parental choice program_ MPCP (Milwaukee Parental Choice Program), see Milwaukee — School

mps MPS, see Milwaukee — School

mueller, nickolas a Mueller, Nickolas A.

Life and military service commended [AJR-104] -  JR-25

municipal clerk Municipal clerk, see Municipality — Officers

municipal court Municipal court, see Court — Municipal

municipal employment relations act _mera_ Municipal Employment Relations Act (MERA), see Public employee

municipality Municipality, see also Milwaukee — City; Town; Village; name of specific municipality

``Class B" license: municipal quota exception for full-service restaurant on a golf course in Bayfield County, fee and special provisions applied -  Act 73

Conduit revenue bonds: two or more political subdivisions authorized to create a commission to issue; AG duties; WHEDA and WHEFA bonds re affordable or elderly housing projects or health facility information technology projects provisions; JSCTE appendix report -  Act 205

ERTID tax increments applied to another ERTID created by the same political subdivision authorized, conditions specified -  Act 66

Law enforcement investigative records: information technology unit must deny requests for access, custody remains with the local governmental unit; law enforcement agency that shares information with OJA is considered the custodian of the information -  Act 259

Managed forest land withdrawal tax or fee assessment exception created for land transferred to a municipality for siting of a public safety communications tower -  Act 186

Municipality's highways: transfer of jurisdiction and ownership to American Indian tribe or band or agency of the U.S. government on behalf of a tribe or band permitted; dispute resolution procedure and public use re vehicular traffic provisions -  Act 231

Private roads within manufactured and mobile home communities: private owner may enter into agreement with municipality or county re traffic regulation enforcement  -  Act 129

Recovery zone facility bonds: waving allocation and requiring Comm.Dept to develop a system to reallocate, other units of government may apply; industrial revenue bonds for ``project" facilities and housing authority included in intergovernmental cooperation agreements; counties granted authority to issue IDB -  Act 112

Rendering or processing plant may be established or expanded within one-eighth mile of a residence or public or private place of business with approval of the municipality  -  Act 398

Sale of personal property or real estate to satisfy a judgment: public notice to include county, town, or municipality Web site -  Act 325

Wetland map review, wetland identification, or wetland confirmation: DNR to provide, for a fee, upon request of person who owns or leases the land; building permits or other construction approvals required to include information re construction on or near wetlands; memorandum of agreement with Army Corps of Engineers provision; DNR informational brochure on laws that apply to wetlands -  Act 373

Wisconsin Uniform Securities Law: ``institutional investor" definition limited re securities transaction exemption for certain school district employee benefit plans  -  Act 345