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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 262
September 17, 2019 - Offered by Representative Plumer.
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Section 4m. 346.073 of the statutes is created to read:
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6346.073 Owner's liability for certain violations related to stopped
7emergency or roadside service vehicles. (1) Subject to sub. (5) (b), the owner
8of a vehicle involved in a violation of s. 346.072 is liable for the violation as provided
9in this section.
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10(2) An operator of an emergency or roadside service vehicle, as defined in s.
11346.072 (1g), who observes a violation of s. 346.073 may prepare a written report
12indicating that a violation has occurred. If possible, the report shall contain the
13following information:
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1(a) The time and the approximate location at which the violation occurred.
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(b) The license number and color of the vehicle involved in the violation.
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(c) Identification of the vehicle as an automobile, motor truck, motor bus,
4motorcycle, or other type of vehicle.
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5(3) If, within 24 hours after observing the violation, the flagman delivers a
6report under sub. (2) to a traffic officer of the county or municipality in which the
7violation occurred, the officer may issue a citation under sub. (4). A report that does
8not contain all of the information in sub. (2) shall be maintained by the county or
9municipality for statistical purposes.
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10(4) (a) Within 48 hours after receiving a report under sub. (3) containing all of
11the information in sub. (2), the traffic officer may issue a citation for a violation of
12this section to the owner of the vehicle involved in the violation. A citation for a
13violation of this section shall be prepared on a uniform traffic citation form under s.
14345.11 and personally served on the owner of the vehicle.
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(b) If with reasonable diligence the owner cannot be served under par. (a),
16service may be made by leaving a copy of the citation at the owner's usual place of
17abode within this state in the presence of a competent member of the family at least
1814 years of age, who shall be informed of the contents thereof.
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(c) If with reasonable diligence the owner cannot be served under par. (a) or (b)
20or if the owner lives outside of the jurisdiction of the issuing authority, service may
21be made by certified mail addressed to the owner's last-known address.
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22(5) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), it is not a defense to a violation of this
23section that the owner was not operating the vehicle at the time of the violation.
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(b) The following are defenses to a violation of this section:
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11. That a report that the vehicle was stolen was made by the owner to a law
2enforcement agency before the violation occurred or within a reasonable time after
3the violation occurred.
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2. That the owner of the vehicle provided a traffic officer with the name and
5address of the person operating the vehicle at the time of the violation and the person
6so named admits operating the vehicle at the time of the violation. In that case, the
7person operating the vehicle may be charged under s. 346.072.
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3. That the vehicle is owned by a lessor of vehicles and is registered in the name
9of the lessor, that at the time of the violation the vehicle was in the possession of a
10lessee, and that the lessor provided a traffic officer with the information required
11under s. 343.46 (3). In that case, the lessee may be charged under s. 346.072.
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4. That the vehicle is owned by a dealer, as defined in s. 340.01 (11) (intro.), but
13including the persons specified in s. 340.01 (11) (a) to (d), that at the time of the
14violation the vehicle was being operated by a person on a trial run, and that the
15dealer provided a traffic officer with the name, address, and operator's license
16number of the person operating the vehicle. In that case, the person operating the
17vehicle may be charged under s. 346.072.
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18Section 4p. 346.17 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:
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(2g) A vehicle owner found liable under s. 346.073 may be required to
20forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300. Imposition of liability under s. 346.073
21shall not result in suspension or revocation of a person's operating privilege under
22s. 343.30, nor shall it result in demerit points being recorded on a person's driving
23record under s. 343.32 (2) (a).”.
