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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE
February 21, 1996 - Introduced by Representatives Krusick, Freese, Silbaugh,
Olsen and Schneiders, cosponsored by Senators Buettner, Grobschmidt,
Burke and Rude. Referred to Committee on Highways and Transportation.
AB905,1,2
1An Act to amend 346.49 (1) (a); and
to create 346.49 (1) (am) of the statutes;
2relating to: vehicles stopping at railroad crossings and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, when the operator of a vehicle approaches an official stop
sign at a railroad crossing, the operator must stop at least 10 feet but not more than
30 feet from the nearest rail before proceeding on or over the railroad crossing. A
person who fails to stop may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than
$40 or, for a 2nd or subsequent violation within a year, not less than $50 nor more
than $100.
This bill increases these forfeiture amounts to not less than $100 nor more than
$200 for a first violation or, for a 2nd or subsequent violation within a year, not less
than $250 nor more than $500.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB905, s. 1
3Section
1. 346.49 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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346.49
(1) (a) Unless otherwise provided in par. (b) or (c), any person violating
5s. 346.46
(1), (2m) or (4) or 346.47 may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor
6more than $40 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the
72nd or subsequent conviction within a year.
AB905, s. 2
1Section
2. 346.49 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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346.49
(1) (am) Unless otherwise provided in par. (b), any person violating s.
3346.46 (3) may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $200 for the
4first offense and not less than $250 nor more than $500 for the 2nd or subsequent
5conviction within a year.
AB905,2,10
7(1) This act first applies to offenses committed on the effective date of this
8subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other convictions as prior
9convictions for purposes of sentencing a person or suspending or revoking a person's
10operating privilege.
