AB52-ASA3-AA12,3,17 15(4) The department shall include with each operator's license issued under s.
16343.085 to an applicant under 18 years of age written notification of the
17requirements and penalties under this section.
AB52-ASA3-AA12,3,18 18(5) (a) Any person who violates sub. (1) (a) 1. shall forfeit not more than $500.
AB52-ASA3-AA12,3,1919 (b) Any person who violates sub. (1) (a) 2. may be required to forfeit $10.
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16gh 20Section 16gh. 344.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,4,521 344.15 (1) No policy or bond is effective under s. 343.085 (1) (b), 344.10 or 344.14
22unless issued by an insurer authorized to do an automobile a motor vehicle liability
23or surety business in this state, except as provided in sub. (2), or unless the policy or
24bond is subject, if the accident has resulted in bodily injury or death, to a limit,
25exclusive of interest and costs, of not less than $25,000 because of bodily injury to or

1death of one person in any one accident and, subject to that limit for one person, to
2a limit of not less than $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more
3persons in any one accident and, if the accident has resulted in injury to or
4destruction of property, to a limit of not less than $10,000 because of injury to or
5destruction of property of others in any one accident.
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16gp 6Section 16gp. 344.15 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,4,127 344.15 (2) (intro.) A policy or bond with respect to a vehicle which was not
8registered in this state or was registered elsewhere at the time of the effective date
9of the policy or bond or the most recent renewal thereof may be effective under s.
10343.085 (1) (b), 344.10 or 344.14 even though not issued by an insurer authorized to
11do an automobile a motor vehicle liability or surety business in this state if the
12following conditions are complied with:
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16gt 13Section 16gt. 344.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,5,914 344.15 (4) After receipt of the report of an accident of the type specified in s.
15344.12, the secretary may forward to the insurer named therein, that portion of the
16report or other notice which pertains to an automobile a motor vehicle liability policy
17or bond. The secretary shall assume that an automobile a motor vehicle liability
18policy or bond as described in this section was in effect and applied to both the owner
19and operator with respect to the accident unless the insurer notifies the secretary
20otherwise within 30 days from the mailing to the insurer of that portion of the report
21or other notice pertaining to the automobile motor vehicle liability policy or bond.
22Upon receipt of notice from the insurer that an automobile a motor vehicle liability
23policy or bond was in effect as to the owner only, the operator only or was not in effect
24as to either of them, the secretary shall within the remainder of the 90-day period
25specified in s. 344.13 (3) require the owner or operator or both, whichever is

1applicable, to deposit security pursuant to this chapter. As respects permission to
2operate the vehicle, the insurer may correct the report or other notice only if it files
3with the secretary within the 30-day period specified in this subsection an affidavit
4signed by the owner stating that the operator did not have the owner's permission
5to operate the vehicle. Where the insurer's failure to notify the secretary within 30
6days of a correction in that portion of the report or other notice pertaining to an
7automobile
a motor vehicle liability policy or bond is caused by fraud, the insurer
8shall notify the secretary of the correction within 30 days of the time the fraud is
9discovered.
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16md 10Section 16md. 344.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,5,1811 344.15 (5) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impose any obligation
12not otherwise assumed by the insurer in its automobile motor vehicle liability policy
13or bond except that if no correction is made in the report or other notice within 30
14days after it is mailed to the insurer, the insurer, except in case of fraud, whenever
15such fraud may occur, is stopped from using as a defense to its liability the insured's
16failure to give permission to the operator or a violation of the purposes of use specified
17in the automobile motor vehicle liability policy or bond or the use of the vehicle
18beyond agreed geographical limits.
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16mh 19Section 16mh. 344.32 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,6,220 344.32 (1) (intro.) A nonresident may give proof of financial responsibility by
21filing with the secretary a written certification of an insurer authorized to transact
22an automobile a motor vehicle liability or surety business in the state in which the
23person resides or by transmitting such certification to the secretary by another
24means approved by the secretary, provided the certification otherwise conforms to

1this chapter. The secretary shall accept the certification if the insurer complies with
2the following with respect to the policies so certified:
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16mp 3Section 16mp. 344.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,6,94 344.33 (1) Certification. In this chapter ss. 344.30 to 344.34, "motor vehicle
5liability policy" means a motor vehicle policy of liability insurance, certified as
6provided in s. 344.31 or 344.32 as proof of financial responsibility for the future, and
7issued, except as otherwise provided in s. 344.32, by an insurer authorized to do an
8automobile
a motor vehicle liability business in this state to or for the benefit of the
9person named in the policy as the insured.
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16mt 10Section 16mt. 344.35 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,6,11 11344.35 (title) This chapter Section 344.33 not to affect other policies.
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16rd 12Section 16rd. 344.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,6,1713 344.35 (1) This chapter Section 344.33 does not apply to or affect policies of
14automobile motor vehicle insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be
15required by any other law of this state. If such policies contain an agreement or are
16endorsed to conform to the requirements of this chapter s. 344.33, they may be
17certified as proof of financial responsibility under this chapter.
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16rh 18Section 16rh. 344.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,6,2219 344.35 (2) This chapter Section 344.33 does not apply to or affect policies
20insuring solely the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the
21maintenance or use by persons in the insured's employ or on the insured's behalf of
22motor vehicles not owned by the insured.
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16rp 23Section 16rp. 344.51 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,7,1024 344.51 (1m) No lessor or rental company may for compensation rent or lease
25any motor vehicle unless there is filed with the department on a form prescribed by

1the department a certificate for a good and sufficient bond or policy of insurance
2issued by an insurer authorized to do an automobile a motor vehicle liability
3insurance or surety business in this state. The certificate shall provide that the
4insurer which issued it will be liable for damages caused by the negligent operation
5of the motor vehicle in the amounts set forth in s. 344.01 (2) (d). No lessor or rental
6company complying with this subsection, and no lessor or rental company entering
7into or acquiring an interest in any contract for the rental or leasing of a motor vehicle
8for which any other lessor or rental company has complied with this subsection, is
9liable for damages caused by the negligent operation of the motor vehicle by another
10person.
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16rt 11Section 16rt. 345.61 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,7,1712 345.61 (1) (a) Any domestic or foreign surety company which has qualified to
13transact surety business in this state may, in any year, become surety in an amount
14not to exceed $200 with respect to any guaranteed arrest bond certificates issued in
15such year by an automobile club, association or by an insurance company authorized
16to write automobile motor vehicle liability insurance within this state, by filing with
17the commissioner of insurance an undertaking thus to become surety.
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16vd 18Section 16vd. 345.61 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,8,719 345.61 (2) (c) "Guaranteed arrest bond certificate" as used in this section means
20any printed card or other certificate issued by an automobile club, association or
21insurance company to any of its members or insureds, which card or certificate is
22signed by the member or insureds and contains a printed statement that the
23automobile club, association or insurance company and a surety company, or an
24insurance company authorized to transact both automobile motor vehicle liability
25insurance and surety business, guarantee the appearance of the persons whose

1signature appears on the card or certificate and that they will in the event of failure
2of the person to appear in court at the time of trial, pay any fine or forfeiture imposed
3on the person, including the penalty assessment required by s. 165.87, the jail
4assessment required by s. 302.46 (1), the railroad crossing improvement assessment
5required by s. 346.177, 346.495 or 346.65 (4r) and the crime laboratories and drug
6law enforcement assessment required by s. 165.755, in an amount not exceeding
7$200, or $1,000 as provided in sub. (1) (b).
AB52-ASA3-AA12, s. 16vh 8Section 16vh. 345.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB52-ASA3-AA12,9,39 345.61 (3) Any guaranteed arrest bond certificate with respect to which a
10surety company has become surety, or a guaranteed arrest bond certificate issued by
11an insurance company authorized to transact both automobile motor vehicle liability
12insurance and surety business within this state as herein provided, shall, when
13posted by the person whose signature appears thereon, be accepted in lieu of cash bail
14or other bond in an amount not to exceed $200, or $1,000 as provided in sub. (1) (b),
15as a bail bond, to guarantee the appearance of such person in any court in this state,
16including all municipal courts in this state, at such time as may be required by such
17court, when the person is arrested for violation of any vehicle law of this state or any
18motor vehicle ordinance of any county or municipality in this state except for the
19offense of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquors or of drugs or for any
20felony committed prior to the date of expiration shown on such guaranteed arrest
21bond certificates; provided, that any such guaranteed arrest bond certificates so
22posted as bail bond in any court in this state shall be subject to the forfeiture and
23enforcement provisions with respect to bail bonds in criminal cases as otherwise
24provided by law or as hereafter may be provided by law, and that any such
25guaranteed arrest bond certificate posted as a bail bond in any municipal court of this

1state shall be subject to the forfeiture and enforcement provisions, if any, of the
2charter or ordinance of the particular county or municipality pertaining to bail bonds
3posted.".
AB52-ASA3-AA12,9,6 44. Page 9, line 18: delete "and 343.32 (2) (bc)" and substitute ", 343.32 (2) (bc),
5344.10, 344.15 (1), (2) (intro.), (4) and (5), 344.32 (1) (intro.), 344.33 (1), 344.35 (title),
6(1) and (2), 344.51 (1m) and 345.61 (1) (a), (2) (c) and (3)".
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