AB150-engrossed,2162,1513
343.21
(1) (m) For reinstatement of a previously canceled license or
14endorsement, $50. This fee includes reinstatement of any classification or
15endorsement applied for at the same time for which the applicant is qualified.
AB150-engrossed,2163,2117
343.23
(2) The department shall maintain a file for each licensee containing
18the application for license, permit or endorsement, a record of reports or abstract of
19convictions, the status of the licensee's authorization to operate different vehicle
20groups, a record of any out-of-service orders issued under s. 343.305 (7) (b) or (9)
21(am) and a record of any reportable accident in which the licensee has been involved,
22including specification of the type of license and endorsements issued under this
23chapter under which the licensee was operating at the time of the accident and an
24indication whether or not the accident occurred in the course of the licensee's
25employment as a law enforcement officer, fire fighter or emergency medical
1technician — paramedic or as a person engaged, by an authority in charge of the
2maintenance of the highway, in highway winter maintenance snow and ice removal
3during either a storm or cleanup following a storm. This information must be filed
4by the department so that the complete operator's record is available for the use of
5the secretary in determining whether operating privileges of such person shall be
6suspended, revoked, canceled or withheld in the interest of public safety. The record
7of suspensions, revocations and convictions that would be counted under s. 343.307
8(2)
and of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (h) shall be
9maintained for at least 10 years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses
10under s. 343.315 (2) (f) shall be maintained for at least 3 years. The record of
11convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (a) to (e) shall be
12maintained permanently, except that 5 years after a licensee transfers residency to
13another state such record may be transferred to another state of licensure of the
14licensee if that state accepts responsibility for maintaining a permanent record of
15convictions for disqualifying offenses. Such reports and records may be cumulative
16beyond the period for which a license is granted, but the secretary, in exercising the
17power of revocation granted under s. 343.32 (2) may consider only those reports and
18records entered during the 4-year period immediately preceding the exercise of such
19power of revocation. For purposes of this subsection, "highway winter maintenance
20snow and ice removal" includes plowing, sanding, salting and the operation of
21vehicles in the delivery of those services.
AB150-engrossed,2163,2323
343.245
(3) (b) 3. Is subject to an out-of-service order in any state;
or
AB150-engrossed,2163,2524
4. Has more than one operator's license, except during the 10-day period
25beginning on the date on which the employe is issued an operator's license
.; or
AB150-engrossed,2164,32
343.245
(3) (b) 5. Does not possess a valid commercial driver license properly
3endorsed to permit operation of the vehicle.
AB150-engrossed,2164,75
343.245
(4) (b) Any person who violates sub. (3) (b) shall be fined not
more than
6$5,000 less than $2,500 nor more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90
7days or both.
AB150-engrossed,2164,1510
343.265
(1) The department may accept the voluntary surrender of the
11operator's license of a person who has a mental or physical disability or disease or
12a medical condition which prevents or may prevent the person from exercising
13reasonable control over a motor vehicle if the person's operating privilege is not
14subject to suspension or revocation for any reason
and if either of the following
15conditions are satisfied:.
AB150-engrossed,2165,418
343.28
(1) Whenever a person is convicted of a moving traffic violation under
19chs. 341 to 349 or under a local ordinance enacted under ch. 349, the clerk of the court
20in which the conviction occurred, or the justice, judge or magistrate of a court not
21having a clerk, shall, as provided in s. 345.48, forward to the department the record
22of such conviction. The record of conviction forwarded to the department shall state
23whether the offender was involved in an accident at the time of the offense, whether
24the offender was operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense and,
25if so, whether the offender was transporting hazardous materials
or operating a
1vehicle designed to carry, or actually carrying, 16 or more passengers, including the
2driver. Whenever a person is convicted of exceeding a posted speed limit, the record
3of conviction forwarded to the department shall include the number of miles per hour
4in excess of the posted speed limit.
AB150-engrossed,2165,166
343.28
(2) Whenever a person is convicted of any offense for which s. 343.31
7makes mandatory the revocation by the secretary of such person's operating
8privilege, the court in which the conviction occurred shall require the surrender to
9it of any license then held by such person. The clerk of the court, or the justice, judge
10or magistrate if the court has no clerk, shall, as provided in s. 345.48, forward to the
11department the record of conviction and any surrendered licenses. The record of
12conviction forwarded to the department shall state whether the offender was
13involved in an accident at the time of the offense, whether the offender was operating
14a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the offense and, if so, whether the offender
15was transporting hazardous materials
or operating a vehicle designed to carry, or
16actually carrying, 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
AB150-engrossed,2166,218
343.305
(10) (em) One penalty for improperly refusing to submit to a test for
19intoxication regarding a person arrested for a violation of s. 346.63 (2m)
or (7) or a
20local ordinance in conformity therewith is revocation of the person's operating
21privilege for 6 months. After the first 15 days of the revocation period, the person
22is eligible for an occupational license under s. 343.10. Any such improper refusal or
23revocation for the refusal does not count as a prior refusal or a prior revocation under
24this section or ss. 343.30 (1q), 343.307 and 346.65 (2). The person shall not be
1required to submit to and comply with any assessment or driver safety plan under
2pars. (c) and (d).
AB150-engrossed,2166,114
343.315
(2) (f) (intro.) A person is disqualified for a period of 60 days from
5operating a commercial motor vehicle if convicted of 2 serious traffic violations,
or 6and 120 days if convicted of 3 serious traffic violations, arising from separate
7occurrences committed within a 3-year period while driving or operating a
8commercial motor vehicle. The
department shall consider only offenses committed
9on or after November 2, 1989 in applying 120-day period of disqualification under
10this paragraph shall be in addition to any other period of disqualification imposed
11under this paragraph. In this paragraph, "serious traffic violations" means:
AB150-engrossed,2166,1513
343.315
(2) (fm) A person is disqualified for a period of 60 days from operating
14a commercial motor vehicle if convicted of violating s. 343.14 (5) or 345.17, if the
15violation relates to an application for a commercial driver license.
AB150-engrossed,2166,2517
343.315
(2) (h) Except as provided in par. (i), a person is disqualified for a period
18of 90 days from operating a commercial motor vehicle if convicted of an
19out-of-service violation, or one year if convicted of 2 out-of-service violations, or 3
20years if convicted of 3 or more out-of-service violations, arising from separate
21occurrences committed within a 10-year period while driving or operating a
22commercial motor vehicle. A disqualification under this paragraph shall be in
23addition to any penalty imposed under s. 343.44. In this paragraph, "out-of-service
24violation" means violating s. 343.44 (1) by operating a commercial motor vehicle
25while ordered out-of-service under state or federal law.
AB150-engrossed,2167,92
343.315
(2) (i) If the violation listed in par. (h) occurred in the course of
3transporting hazardous materials or while operating a vehicle designed to carry, or
4actually carrying, 16 or more passengers, including the driver, the person shall be
5disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for 180 days upon a first
6conviction, or for a 3-year period for a 2nd or subsequent conviction, arising from
7separate occurrences committed within a 10-year period while driving or operating
8a commercial motor vehicle. A disqualification under this paragraph shall be in
9addition to any penalty imposed under s. 343.44.
AB150-engrossed,2167,2211
343.315
(3) (a) Notwithstanding s. 343.39, if a person's license or operating
12privilege is revoked or suspended as the result of an offense committed after March
1331, 1992, which results in disqualification under sub. (2), the
department shall
14immediately disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle for the
15period required under sub. (2). The person's authorization to operate a commercial
16motor vehicle shall not be reinstated upon expiration of the period of revocation or
17suspension unless the period of disqualification has also expired. During any period
18of disqualification in which the person's license or operating privilege is not revoked
19or suspended, the department may issue an operator's license to the person for the
20operation of vehicles other than commercial motor vehicles.
Upon expiration of the
21period of disqualification, the person may apply for authorization to operate
22commercial motor vehicles as provided in s. 343.14.
AB150-engrossed,2168,824
343.315
(3) (b) If a person's license or operating privilege is not otherwise
25revoked or suspended as the result of an offense committed after March 31, 1992,
1which results in disqualification under sub. (2) (a) to (f)
, (h) or (i), the department
2shall immediately
cancel the person's license disqualify the person from operating
3a commercial motor vehicle for the period required under sub. (2) (a) to (f), (h) or (i).
4 Upon proper application by the person and payment of a duplicate license fee, the
5department may issue a separate license authorizing only the operation of vehicles
6other than commercial motor vehicles. Upon expiration of the period of
7disqualification, the person may apply for authorization to operate commercial
8motor vehicles under s. 343.26.
AB150-engrossed,2168,1610
343.32
(4) In adopting rules for weighing traffic convictions by their
11seriousness under sub. (2), the secretary shall provide by rule for a reduction of up
12to 3 points if a person shows to the department satisfactory evidence of completion
13of a rider course approved by the secretary. This subsection applies only to demerit
14points relating to violations committed before completion of the rider course by a
15person while driving or operating a Type 1 motorcycle.
No person is eligible for more
16than one point reduction of up to 3 points under this subsection.
AB150-engrossed,2168,19
18343.325 (title)
Courts to report appeals; when appeal stays suspension
19or, revocation or disqualification.
AB150-engrossed,2169,521
343.325
(2) Notwithstanding ss. 343.31
, 343.315 and 343.32 and except as
22otherwise provided in sub. (4), the secretary shall not suspend or revoke a person's
23operating privilege
or disqualify a person from operating a commercial motor vehicle 24on the basis of a conviction if the secretary receives from the court in which the
25conviction occurred a certificate stating that an appeal from the conviction has been
1taken. If the secretary receives such certificate after suspension or revocation of the
2operating privilege, the operating privilege shall be reinstated without requiring
3compliance with s. 343.38. If the secretary receives the certificate after suspension
4of the operating privilege
or disqualification, the operating privilege
or authorization
5to operate a commercial motor vehicle shall be reinstated automatically.
AB150-engrossed,2169,177
343.325
(3) Whenever suspension or revocation of an operating privilege
or a
8disqualification has been withheld as provided in sub. (2) and the department
9receives notice that the conviction in question has been affirmed on appeal or that
10the appeal has been dropped, the secretary shall suspend or revoke such operating
11privilege
or disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor vehicle on the
12same basis as if the appeal had not been taken, but the period of suspension
or, 13revocation
or disqualification shall run from the date of suspension
or, revocation
or
14disqualification following the affirmance of the conviction or dropping of the appeal,
15less any time the operating privilege had been suspended or revoked
or the
16authorization to operate a commercial motor vehicle had been disqualified prior to
17the receipt by the secretary of the certificate under sub. (2).
AB150-engrossed,2169,2519
343.325
(3m) Whenever the suspension or revocation of an operating privilege
20or a disqualification has been rescinded or withheld because of administrative
21action, an appeal, or a court order to reopen, stay or vacate a conviction, suspension
22or, revocation
or disqualification, and that suspension
or, revocation
or
23disqualification is subsequently reimposed, the period of suspension
or, revocation
24or disqualification so reimposed shall be reduced by the period of suspension
or, 25revocation
or disqualification previously served.
AB150-engrossed,2170,82
343.325
(4) If a person whose suspension
or
, revocation
or disqualification was
3stayed pursuant to sub. (2) is convicted of an offense for which revocation
or
4disqualification is mandatory under s. 343.31
or 343.315, during the pendency of the
5appeal of the original conviction, the secretary shall forthwith revoke such person's
6operating privilege
or disqualify the person from operating a commercial motor
7vehicle on account of the latter conviction, notwithstanding the appeal of either or
8both convictions.
AB150-engrossed,2170,1210
343.325
(5) This section shall not prevent suspension or revocation of an
11operating privilege
or a disqualification if there are grounds for suspension
or, 12revocation
or disqualification other than the conviction in question.
AB150-engrossed,2170,1714
343.325
(6) (a) If a court enters an order reopening, vacating or staying a
15conviction or a suspension or revocation of an operating privilege
or a
16disqualification, the court shall promptly forward a copy of that order to the
17department.
AB150-engrossed,2170,20
19343.44 (title)
Driving while disqualified
, out of service or ordered
20out-of-service or after license revoked or suspended.
AB150-engrossed,2171,522
343.44
(1) No person whose operating privilege has been duly revoked or
23suspended pursuant to the laws of this state shall operate a motor vehicle upon any
24highway in this state during such suspension or revocation or thereafter before filing
25proof of financial responsibility or before that person has obtained a new license in
1this state, including an occupational license, or the person's operating privilege has
2been reinstated under the laws of this state. No person may operate a commercial
3motor vehicle while ordered out-of-service
as provided in s. 343.305 (7) (b) or (9) (am) 4under state or federal law. No person may operate a commercial motor vehicle
after
5March 31, 1992, while disqualified as provided in s. 343.315.
AB150-engrossed,2171,137
343.44
(3) Refusal to accept or failure to receive an order of revocation
or, 8suspension
or disqualification mailed by 1st class mail to such person's last-known
9address shall not be a defense to the charge of driving after revocation
or, suspension
10or disqualification. If the person has changed his or her address and fails to notify
11the department as required in s. 343.22 then failure to receive notice of revocation
12or, suspension
or disqualification shall not be a defense to the charge of driving after
13revocation
or, suspension
or disqualification.
AB150-engrossed,2171,1815
343.44
(4r) In addition to other penalties for violation of this section, if a person
16has violated this section after he or she was ordered out-of-service under state or
17federal law as provided in s. 343.315, the violation shall result in disqualification
18under s. 343.315 (2) (h) or (i).
AB150-engrossed,2172,2
20344.12 Applicability of provisions relating to deposit of security for
21past accidents. Subject to the exceptions contained in s. 344.14, the provisions of
22this chapter requiring deposit of security and requiring revocation for failure to
23deposit security apply to the operator and owner of every motor vehicle which is in
24any manner involved in an accident in this state which has resulted in bodily injury
1to or death of any person or damage to property of any other person in excess of
$500 2$1,000.
AB150-engrossed,2172,74
344.14
(2) (e) To the operator or owner of a vehicle involved in an accident
5wherein no injury was caused to the person of anyone other than such operator or
6owner and wherein damage to property of any one person other than such operator
7or owner did not exceed
$500 $1,000.
AB150-engrossed,2172,119
344.576
(3) (a) 5. The address and telephone number of the
office of consumer
10protection in the department of justice department of agriculture, trade and
11consumer protection.
AB150-engrossed,2172,1713
344.576
(3) (c) The department of
justice agriculture, trade and consumer
14protection shall promulgate rules specifying the form of the notice required under
15par. (a), including the size of the paper and the type size and any highlighting of the
16information described in par. (a). The rule may specify additional information that
17must be included in the notice and the precise language that must be used.
AB150-engrossed,2172,2219
344.579
(2) Enforcement. (intro.) The department of
justice agriculture, trade
20and consumer protection shall investigate violations of ss. 344.574, 344.576 (1), (2)
21and (3) (a) and (b), 344.577 and 344.578. The department of
justice agriculture, trade
22and consumer protection may on behalf of the state:
AB150-engrossed,2173,3
1345.11
(1g) The uniform traffic citation may be used for violations of
s. ss. 2218.01 (2) (a)
and 218.205 (1). The report of conviction shall be forwarded to the
3department.
AB150-engrossed,2173,9
4(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of the statutes, the use of the uniform
5traffic citation promulgated under sub. (4) by any peace officer in connection with the
6enforcement of any state traffic laws, any local traffic ordinances in strict conformity
7with the state traffic laws or s. 218.01 (2) (a)
or 218.205 (1) shall be deemed adequate
8process to give the appropriate court jurisdiction over the person upon the filing with
9or transmitting to the court of the uniform traffic citation.
AB150-engrossed,2173,1411
346.503
(1m) (g) This subsection does not affect the authority under s. 101.13
12of the department of
industry, labor and human relations development to require by
13rule the reservation of parking spaces for use by a motor vehicle used by a physically
14disabled person.
AB150-engrossed,2173,1916
346.503
(4) The department, after consulting with the department of
industry,
17labor and human relations development, shall promulgate rules governing the
18design, size and installation of the official traffic signs required under sub. (2) or
19(2m).
AB150-engrossed,2173,2521
346.655
(1) On or after July 1, 1988, if a court imposes a fine or a forfeiture for
22a violation of s. 346.63 (1) or (5), or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s.
23346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle,
24it shall impose a driver improvement surcharge in an amount of
$250 $300 in
25addition to the fine or forfeiture, penalty assessment and jail assessment.
AB150-engrossed,2174,52
346.655
(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the clerk of court shall collect and
3transmit the amount under sub. (1) to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.395
4(5). The county treasurer shall then make payment of
15% 29.2% of the amount to
5the state treasurer as provided in s. 59.20 (5) (b).
AB150-engrossed,2174,237
346.70
(1) Immediate notice of accident. The operator of a vehicle involved in
8an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, any damage to state or other
9government-owned property, except a state or other government-owned vehicle, to
10an apparent extent of $200 or more or total damage to property owned by any one
11person or to a state or other government-owned vehicle to an apparent extent of
$500 12$1,000 or more shall immediately by the quickest means of communication give
13notice of such accident to the police department, the sheriff's department or the
14traffic department of the county or municipality in which the accident occurred or
15to a state traffic patrol officer. In this subsection, "injury" means injury to a person
16of a physical nature resulting in death or the need of first aid or attention by a
17physician or surgeon, whether or not first aid or medical or surgical treatment was
18actually received; "total damage to property owned by one person" means the sum
19total cost of putting the property damaged in the condition it was before the accident,
20if repair thereof is practical, and if not practical, the sum total cost of replacing such
21property. For purposes of this subsection if any property which is damaged is held
22in a form of joint or multiple ownership, the property shall be considered to be owned
23by one person.
AB150-engrossed,2175,5
1347.40
(2) No person shall operate on a highway any school bus having a
2passenger-carrying capacity of
10 16 or more persons
including in addition to the
3operator unless such bus is equipped with at least one mirror which is 7 inches in
4diameter so located as to enable the operator to see a reflection of the road from the
5entire front bumper forward to a point where direct observation is possible.
AB150-engrossed,2175,128
348.05
(2) (k) 2. Nine feet for loads of tie logs, tie slabs and veneer logs,
provided
9that if no part of the load
shall extend extends more than 6 inches beyond the fender
10line on the left side of the vehicle or
extend extends more than 10 inches beyond the
11fender line on the right side of the vehicle.
The term "fender line" as used herein
12means as defined in s. 348.09. This paragraph shall
AB150-engrossed,2175,18
133. Subdivision 2. does not
be applicable apply to transport on highways
14designated as parts of the national system of interstate and defense highways
15pursuant to under s. 84.29
, except for that portion of USH 51 between Wausau and
16STH 78 and that portion of STH 78 between USH 51 and the I 90/94 interchange near
17Portage upon their federal designation as I 39. This exception for I 39 applies only
18to the extent permitted by federal law.
AB150-engrossed,2175,2120
348.05
(2) (k) 1. In this paragraph, "fender line" has the meaning given in s.
21348.09 (1).
AB150-engrossed,2176,824
348.15
(3) (bg) In the case of a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting
25exclusively milk from the point of production to the primary market and the return
1of dairy supplies and dairy products from such primary market to the farm, the gross
2weight imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle may not exceed 21,000
3pounds or, for 2 axles 8 or less feet apart, 37,000 pounds or, for groups of 3 or more
4consecutive axles more than 9 feet apart, a weight of 2,000 pounds more than is
5shown in par. (c), but not to exceed 80,000 pounds. This paragraph does not apply
6to the national system of interstate and defense highways
, except for that portion of
7USH 51 between Wausau and STH 78 and that portion of STH 78 between USH 51
8and the I 90/94 interchange near Portage upon their federal designation as I 39.
AB150-engrossed,2176,189
(br) In the case of a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting exclusively
10peeled or unpeeled forest products cut crosswise or in the case of a vehicle or
11combination of vehicles transporting exclusively scrap metal, the gross weight
12imposed on the highway by the wheels of any one axle may not exceed 21,500 pounds
13or, for 2 axles 8 or less feet apart, 37,000 pounds or, for groups of 3 or more consecutive
14axles more than 9 feet apart, a weight of 4,000 pounds more than is shown in par. (c),
15but not to exceed 80,000 pounds. This paragraph does not apply to the national
16system of interstate and defense highways
, except for that portion of USH 51
17between Wausau and STH 78 and that portion of STH 78 between USH 51 and the
18I 90/94 interchange near Portage upon their federal designation as I 39.