LRBs0319/1
PEN:wlj:hmh
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 1999 SENATE BILL 360
March 9, 2000 - Offered by Committee on Economic Development, Housing and
Government Operations.
SB360-SSA1,1,4
1An Act to renumber 345.28 (5m) (a) 4.;
to amend 345.28 (4) (d), 345.28 (4) (e),
2345.28 (4) (g), 345.28 (5m) (c) 1. and 345.28 (5m) (c) 2.; and
to create 345.28 (5m)
3(a) 4. (intro.) and 345.28 (5m) (a) 4. b. of the statutes;
relating to: nonmoving
4traffic violations involving rented or leased motor vehicles.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB360-SSA1,1,86
345.28
(4) (d) The authority may assess the person for the cost of using the
7traffic violation and registration program as established by the department under
8s. 85.13.
This paragraph does not apply to citations paid under sub. (5m) (c).
SB360-SSA1,2,610
345.28
(4) (e) If the person subsequently pays the amount of the forfeiture and
11the costs, if any, under par. (d) or appears in court in response to the citation or a
12notice by the authority who issued the citation or the department, the department
1shall be immediately notified in the form and manner prescribed by the department.
2If the vehicle involved in the nonmoving traffic violation is owned by a person
3engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles and the owner pays
the
4costs, if any, under par. (d) and 50% of the
amount of the forfeiture
under sub. (2) (a),
5the authority shall immediately notify the department in the form and manner
6prescribed by the department.
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(4) (g) Notification of the department under par. (a) 1. shall toll any
9applicable statute of limitation for 4 years from the date of the notification.
This
10paragraph does not apply to any notice involving a vehicle that is owned by a person
11engaged in the business of renting or leasing motor vehicles and the vehicle was in
12the possession of a renter or lessee at the time of the violation, if the vehicle owner
13meets the requirements under sub. (5m) (a) 3.
SB360-SSA1, s. 4
14Section
4. 345.28 (5m) (a) 4. (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
SB360-SSA1,2,1515
345.28
(5m) (a) 4. (intro.) Either of the following applies:
SB360-SSA1, s. 5
16Section
5. 345.28 (5m) (a) 4. of the statutes is renumbered 345.28 (5m) (a) 4.
17a.
SB360-SSA1, s. 6
18Section
6. 345.28 (5m) (a) 4. b. of the statutes is created to read:
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345.28
(5m) (a) 4. b. At least one year has elapsed since the citation was issued.
SB360-SSA1, s. 7
20Section
7. 345.28 (5m) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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(5m) (c) 1. If the renter or lessee does not pay the forfeiture or appear
22in court in response to the citation for a nonmoving traffic violation within 30 days
23after the 2nd notice from the authority is mailed to the renter or lessee, the owner
24shall pay the authority 50% of the
amount of the forfeiture
applicable to the
1nonmoving traffic violation under sub. (2) (a). The authority shall notify the owner
2in writing of its responsibility for this payment.
SB360-SSA1, s. 8
3Section
8. 345.28 (5m) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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345.28
(5m) (c) 2. If the owner does not pay 50% of
the amount of the forfeiture
5applicable to the citation under sub. (2) (a) within 30 days after notice under subd.
61. has been mailed to the owner, the authority may send a notice to the department
7under sub. (4) (a) 1. The action which the authority shall specify that the department
8take under sub. (4) (a) 2. is limited to suspension of the registration of the vehicle
9involved in the nonmoving traffic violation.
SB360-SSA1,3,1211
(1)
This act first applies to citations issued for nonmoving violations committed
12on the effective date of this subsection.
SB360-SSA1,3,1514
(1)
This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after
15publication.
