Amendment SSA1-AB496

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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE

SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO 2009 ASSEMBLY BILL 496

April 13, 2010 - Offered by Senator Leibham.

AB496-SSA1,1,2 An Act to amend 346.95 (2); and to create 346.95 (11) of the statutes; relating to: penalty for inattentive driving and providing a penalty.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law prohibits inattentive driving of a motor vehicle, which means that a driver of a motor vehicle may not be so engaged or occupied as to interfere with the safe driving of the vehicle. Any person convicted of inattentive driving may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $400.

This substitute amendment changes the penalty for inattentive driving to not less than $100 nor more than $400 for the first offense and not less than $200 nor more than $800 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB496-SSA1, s. 1 Section 1. 346.95 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB496-SSA1,1,5 346.95 (2) Any person violating s. 346.89 (1) or 346.94 (2), (4) or (7) may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $400.

AB496-SSA1, s. 2 Section 2. 346.95 (11) of the statutes is created to read:

AB496-SSA1,2,3 346.95 (11) Any person violating s. 346.89 (1) may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $400 for the first offense and not less than $200 nor more than $800 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction.

AB496-SSA1, s. 3 Section 3. Initial applicability.

AB496-SSA1,2,6 (1) This act first applies to violations that occur on the effective date of this subsection.

AB496-SSA1,2,7 (End)