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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 108,
TO ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO 2001 SENATE BILL 55
June 29, 2001 - Offered by Representatives Carpenter and Berceau.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,1,11 At the locations indicated, amend the substitute amendment as follows:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,1,2 21. Page 985, line 20: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,1,3 3" Section 2972r. 194.41 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,2,214 194.41 (1) No permit or vehicle registration may be issued to a common motor
5carrier of property, contract motor carrier, or rental company, no permit or vehicle
6registration may remain in force to operate any motor vehicle under the authority
7of this chapter, and no vehicle registration may be issued or remain in force for a
8semitrailer unless the carrier or rental company has on file with the department and
9in effect an approved certificate for a policy of insurance or other written contract in
10such form and containing such terms and conditions as may be approved by the
11department issued by an insurer authorized to do a surety or automobile motor
12vehicle
liability business in this state under which the insurer assumes the liability

1prescribed by this section with respect to the operation of such motor vehicles. The
2certificate or other contract is subject to the approval of the department and shall
3provide that the insurer shall be directly liable for and shall pay all damages for
4injuries to or for the death of persons or for injuries to or destruction of property that
5may be recovered against the owner or operator of any such motor vehicles by reason
6of the negligent operation thereof in such amount as the department may require.
7Liability may be restricted so as to be inapplicable to damage claims on account of
8injury to or destruction of property transported, but the department may require a
9certificate or other contract protecting the owner of the property transported by
10carriers from loss or damage in the such amount and under the such conditions as
11the department may require. No permit or vehicle registration may be issued to a
12common motor carrier of passengers by any motor vehicle, or other carrier of
13passengers by motor bus, except those registered in accordance with s. 341.26 (2) (a)
14and (d), and no permit or vehicle registration may remain in force to operate any
15motor vehicle unless it has on file with the department a like certificate or other
16contract in the form and containing the such terms and conditions as may be
17approved by the department for the payment of damages for injuries to property and
18injuries to or for the death of persons, including passengers, in the such amounts as
19the department may require. This subsection does not apply to a motor carrier that
20is registered by another state under a single-state registration system consistent
21with the standards under 49 USC 14504.".
SB55-ASA1-AA108,2,23 222. Page 1089, line 9: after "violations" insert ", financial responsibility
23violations under s. 344.10 (1) (a) 2.,
".
SB55-ASA1-AA108,2,24 243. Page 1118, line 21: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,3,1
1" Section 3427rg. 344.10 of the statutes is created to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,3,8 2344.10 Compulsory financial responsibility; limits and penalties. (1)
3(a) 1. No person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the
4owner or operator has in effect a motor vehicle liability policy or bond for the motor
5vehicle, which meets the requirements under s. 344.15, insuring against loss
6resulting from liability imposed by law for bodily injury, death, and property damage
7sustained by any person arising out of the ownership, maintenance, operation, or use
8of the motor vehicle.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,3,149 2. No person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless
10the person has in his or her immediate possession at all times while operating the
11motor vehicle proof that he or she is in compliance with subd. 1. or that the
12requirements of subd. 1. do not apply to him or her. The operator of the motor vehicle
13shall display the proof required under this subdivision upon demand from any law
14enforcement officer.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,3,2115 (b) 1. No person charged with violating par. (a) 1. may be convicted if the person
16produces proof that he or she was in compliance with par. (a) 1. or that the
17requirements of par. (a) 1. did not apply to him or her at the time of the issuance of
18the citation. Such proof may be produced either at the time of the person's
19appearance in court in response to the uniform traffic citation, or in the office of the
20officer issuing the citation within 5 days after the date of issuance of the uniform
21traffic citation.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,4,222 2. Proof of compliance with par. (a) 1. may be evidenced by display of the motor
23vehicle liability policy or bond in effect for the motor vehicle under s. 344.15 or a copy
24of that policy or bond, or an identification card issued to the person by the insurer

1indicating that the policy or bond is in effect, or a certification of insurance under s.
2344.31 or a copy of that certification.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,4,53 3. The department shall promulgate a rule specifying the form of proof that
4may be displayed by a person under par. (c) to show that the requirements under par.
5(a) 1. do not apply to him or her.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,4,66 (c) Paragraph (a) 1. does not apply to:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,4,87 1. Any person operating a vehicle owned by a self-insurer under s. 344.16, if
8operating with the owner's permission.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,4,109 2. Any person operating a vehicle insured as required by s. 121.53, 194.41, or
10194.42, if operating with the owner's permission.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,4,1311 3. Any person who has filed proof of financial responsibility as provided under
12sub. (2) or any person operating a vehicle owned by the person who has filed such
13proof, if operating with the owner's permission.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,4,1614 4. The operator of a vehicle owned by or leased to the United States, this or
15another state, or any county or municipality of this or another state, if operating with
16the owner's or lessee's permission.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,4,18 17(2) Proof of financial responsibility may be evidenced by a deposit of money or
18securities in the amount, form, and manner specified in s. 344.37.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,5,2 19(3) Notwithstanding s. 349.02, a law enforcement officer may not stop or
20inspect a vehicle solely to determine compliance with sub. (1) (a) 1. or 2. or both or
21a local ordinance in conformity with sub. (1) (a) 1. or 2. or both. This subsection does
22not limit the authority of a law enforcement officer to issue a citation for a violation
23of sub. (1) (a) 1. or 2. or both or a local ordinance in conformity with sub. (1) (a) 1. or
242. or both observed in the course of a stop or inspection made for other purposes,
25except that a law enforcement officer may not take a person into physical custody

1solely for a violation of sub. (1) (a) 1. or 2. or both or a local ordinance in conformity
2with sub. (1) (a) 1. or 2. or both.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,5,4 3(4) The department shall include with each operator's license issued under ch.
4343 notification of the requirements and penalties under this section.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,5,5 5(5) (a) Any person who violates sub. (1) (a) 1. shall forfeit not more than $500.
SB55-ASA1-AA108,5,66 (b) Any person who violates sub. (1) (a) 2. may be required to forfeit $10.
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3427rh 7Section 3427rh. 344.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,5,178 344.15 (1) No policy or bond is effective under s. 344.10 or 344.14 unless issued
9by an insurer authorized to do an automobile a motor vehicle liability or surety
10business in this state, except as provided in sub. (2), or unless the policy or bond is
11subject, if the accident has resulted in bodily injury or death, to a limit, exclusive of
12interest and costs, of not less than $25,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one
13person in any one accident and, subject to that limit for one person, to a limit of not
14less than $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of 2 or more persons in any one
15accident and, if the accident has resulted in injury to or destruction of property, to
16a limit of not less than $10,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of
17others in any one accident.
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3427ri 18Section 3427ri. 344.15 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,5,2419 344.15 (2) (intro.) A policy or bond with respect to a vehicle which was not
20registered in this state or was registered elsewhere at the time of the effective date
21of the policy or bond or the most recent renewal thereof may be effective under s.
22344.10 or 344.14 even though not issued by an insurer authorized to do an automobile
23a motor vehicle liability or surety business in this state if the following conditions are
24complied with:
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3427rj 25Section 3427rj. 344.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,6,21
1344.15 (4) After receipt of the report of an accident of the type specified in s.
2344.12, the secretary may forward to the insurer named therein, that portion of the
3report or other notice which pertains to an automobile a motor vehicle liability policy
4or bond. The secretary shall assume that an automobile a motor vehicle liability
5policy or bond as described in this section was in effect and applied to both the owner
6and operator with respect to the accident unless the insurer notifies the secretary
7otherwise within 30 days from the mailing to the insurer of that portion of the report
8or other notice pertaining to the automobile motor vehicle liability policy or bond.
9Upon receipt of notice from the insurer that an automobile a motor vehicle liability
10policy or bond was in effect as to the owner only, the operator only or was not in effect
11as to either of them, the secretary shall within the remainder of the 90-day period
12specified in s. 344.13 (3) require the owner or operator or both, whichever is
13applicable, to deposit security pursuant to this chapter. As respects permission to
14operate the vehicle, the insurer may correct the report or other notice only if it files
15with the secretary within the 30-day period specified in this subsection an affidavit
16signed by the owner stating that the operator did not have the owner's permission
17to operate the vehicle. Where the insurer's failure to notify the secretary within 30
18days of a correction in that portion of the report or other notice pertaining to an
19automobile
a motor vehicle liability policy or bond is caused by fraud, the insurer
20shall notify the secretary of the correction within 30 days of the time the fraud is
21discovered.
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3427rk 22Section 3427rk. 344.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,7,523 344.15 (5) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to impose any obligation
24not otherwise assumed by the insurer in its automobile motor vehicle liability policy
25or bond except that if no correction is made in the report or other notice within 30

1days after it is mailed to the insurer, the insurer, except in case of fraud, whenever
2such fraud may occur, is estopped from using as a defense to its liability the insured's
3failure to give permission to the operator or a violation of the purposes of use specified
4in the automobile motor vehicle liability policy or bond or the use of the vehicle
5beyond agreed geographical limits.
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3427rL 6Section 3427rL. 344.32 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,7,137 344.32 (1) (intro.) A nonresident may give proof of financial responsibility by
8filing with the secretary a written certification of an insurer authorized to transact
9an automobile a motor vehicle liability or surety business in the state in which the
10person resides or by transmitting such certification to the secretary by another
11means approved by the secretary, provided the certification otherwise conforms to
12this chapter. The secretary shall accept the certification if the insurer complies with
13the following with respect to the policies so certified:
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3427rm 14Section 3427rm. 344.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,7,2015 344.33 (1) Certification. In this chapter ss. 344.30 to 344.34, "motor vehicle
16liability policy" means a motor vehicle policy of liability insurance, certified as
17provided in s. 344.31 or 344.32 as proof of financial responsibility for the future, and
18issued, except as otherwise provided in s. 344.32, by an insurer authorized to do an
19automobile
a motor vehicle liability business in this state to or for the benefit of the
20person named in the policy as the insured.
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3427rn 21Section 3427rn. 344.35 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,7,22 22344.35 (title) This chapter Section 344.33 not to affect other policies.
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3427ro 23Section 3427ro. 344.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,8,324 344.35 (1) This chapter Section 344.33 does not apply to or affect policies of
25automobile motor vehicle insurance against liability which may now or hereafter be

1required by any other law of this state. If such policies contain an agreement or are
2endorsed to conform to the requirements of this chapter s. 344.33, they may be
3certified as proof of financial responsibility under this chapter.
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3427rp 4Section 3427rp. 344.35 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,8,85 344.35 (2) This chapter Section 344.33 does not apply to or affect policies
6insuring solely the insured named in the policy against liability resulting from the
7maintenance or use by persons in the insured's employ or on the insured's behalf of
8motor vehicles not owned by the insured.
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3427rq 9Section 3427rq. 344.51 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,8,2110 344.51 (1m) No lessor or rental company may for compensation rent or lease
11any motor vehicle unless there is filed with the department on a form prescribed by
12the department a certificate for a good and sufficient bond or policy of insurance
13issued by an insurer authorized to do an automobile a motor vehicle liability
14insurance or surety business in this state. The certificate shall provide that the
15insurer which issued it will be liable for damages caused by the negligent operation
16of the motor vehicle in the amounts set forth in s. 344.01 (2) (d). No lessor or rental
17company complying with this subsection, and no lessor or rental company entering
18into or acquiring an interest in any contract for the rental or leasing of a motor vehicle
19for which any other lessor or rental company has complied with this subsection, is
20liable for damages caused by the negligent operation of the motor vehicle by another
21person.".
SB55-ASA1-AA108,8,22 224. Page 1124, line 20: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,8,23 23" Section 3441r. 345.61 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,9,6
1345.61 (1) (a) Any domestic or foreign surety company which has qualified to
2transact surety business in this state may, in any year, become surety in an amount
3not to exceed $200 with respect to any guaranteed arrest bond certificates issued in
4such year by an automobile club, by an association , or by an insurance company
5authorized to write automobile motor vehicle liability insurance within this state, by
6filing with the commissioner of insurance an undertaking thus to become surety.".
SB55-ASA1-AA108,9,7 75. Page 1125, line 10: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,9,9 8" Section 3442b. 345.61 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2001 Wisconsin
9Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,9,2410 345.61 (2) (c) "Guaranteed arrest bond certificate" as used in this section means
11any printed card or other certificate issued by an automobile club, association, or
12insurance company to any of its members or insureds, which card or certificate is
13signed by the member or insureds and contains a printed statement that the
14automobile club, association, or insurance company and a surety company, or an
15insurance company authorized to transact both automobile motor vehicle liability
16insurance and surety business, guarantee the appearance of the persons whose
17signature appears on the card or certificate and that they will in the event of failure
18of the person to appear in court at the time of trial, pay any fine or forfeiture imposed
19on the person, including the penalty assessment required by s. 757.05, the truck
20driver education assessment required by s. 349.04, the jail assessment required by
21s. 302.46 (1), the railroad crossing improvement assessment required by s. 346.177,
22346.495, or 346.65 (4r), and the crime laboratories and drug law enforcement
23assessment required by s. 165.755, in an amount not exceeding $200, or $1,000 as
24provided in sub. (1) (b).
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3442c
1Section 3442c. 345.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,10,212 345.61 (3) Any guaranteed arrest bond certificate with respect to which a
3surety company has become surety, or a guaranteed arrest bond certificate issued by
4an insurance company authorized to transact both automobile motor vehicle liability
5insurance and surety business within this state as herein provided, shall, when
6posted by the person whose signature appears thereon, be accepted in lieu of cash bail
7or other bond in an amount not to exceed $200, or $1,000 as provided in sub. (1) (b),
8as a bail bond, to guarantee the appearance of such person in any court in this state,
9including all municipal courts in this state, at such time as may be required by such
10court, when the person is arrested for violation of any vehicle law of this state or any
11motor vehicle ordinance of any county or municipality in this state except for the
12offense of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquors or of drugs or for any
13felony committed prior to the date of expiration shown on such guaranteed arrest
14bond certificates; provided, that any such guaranteed arrest bond certificates so
15posted as bail bond in any court in this state shall be subject to the forfeiture and
16enforcement provisions with respect to bail bonds in criminal cases as otherwise
17provided by law or as hereafter may be provided by law, and that any such
18guaranteed arrest bond certificate posted as a bail bond in any municipal court of this
19state shall be subject to the forfeiture and enforcement provisions, if any, of the
20charter or ordinance of the particular county or municipality pertaining to bail bonds
21posted.".
SB55-ASA1-AA108,10,22 226. Page 1129, line 6: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,10,23 23" Section 3445d. 346.73 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,11,10
1346.73 Accident reports not to be used in trial. Notwithstanding s. 346.70
2(4) (f), accident reports required to be filed with or transmitted to the department or
3a county or municipal authority shall not be used as evidence in any judicial trial,
4civil or criminal, arising out of an accident, except that such reports may be used as
5evidence in a trial for a violation of s. 344.10 or in any administrative proceeding
6conducted by the department. The department shall furnish upon demand of any
7person who has or claims to have made such a report, or upon demand of any court,
8a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the
9department solely to prove a compliance or a failure to comply with the requirement
10that such a report be made to the department.".
SB55-ASA1-AA108,11,12 117. Page 1182, line 22: after "traffic violations" insert ", financial responsibility
12violations under s. 344.10 (1) (a) 2.,
".
SB55-ASA1-AA108,11,14 138. Page 1208, line 7: after "(5)" insert ", a financial responsibility violation
14under s. 344.10 (1) (a) 2.,
".
SB55-ASA1-AA108,11,15 159. Page 1208, line 8: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,11,16 16" Section 3832r. 814.63 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,11,2317 814.63 (2) Upon the disposition of a forfeiture action in circuit court for
18violation of a county, town, city, village, town sanitary district , or public inland lake
19protection and rehabilitation district ordinance, except an action for a financial
20responsibility violation under s. 344.10 (1) (a) 2. or
a safety belt use violation under
21s. 347.48 (2m), the county, town, city, village, town sanitary district , or public inland
22lake protection and rehabilitation district shall pay a nonrefundable fee of $5 to the
23clerk of circuit court.".
SB55-ASA1-AA108,11,24 2410. Page 1208, line 13: after that line insert:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,12,1
1" Section 3834r. 814.634 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB55-ASA1-AA108,12,62 814.634 (1) (a) Except for an action for a financial responsibility violation
3under s. 344.10 (1) (a) 2. or
a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m), the clerk
4of circuit court shall charge and collect a $40 court support services fee from any
5person, including any governmental unit, as defined in s. 108.02 (17), paying a fee
6under s. 814.61 (1) (a), (3), or (8) (am) or 814.63 (1).
SB55-ASA1-AA108, s. 3834t 7Section 3834t. 814.635 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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