AB496,5,524 343.305 (4) (c) If one or more tests are taken and the results of any test indicate
25that the person has a prohibited alcohol concentration and was driving or operating

1a motor vehicle, the person will be subject to penalties, the person's operating
2privilege will be suspended under this section and a motor vehicle owned by the
3person may be immobilized, seized and forfeited or equipped with an ignition
4interlock device if the person has 2 or more prior convictions, suspensions or
5revocations within a 10-year period that would be counted under s. 343.307 (1); and
AB496, s. 7 6Section 7. 343.305 (10) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,5,117 343.305 (10) (b) 3. Except as provided in subd. 4m., if the number of convictions,
8suspensions and revocations in a 5-year period equals 2, the court shall revoke the
9person's operating privilege for 2 years. After the first 90 days of the revocation
10period, the person is eligible for an occupational license under s. 343.10 if he or she
11has completed the assessment and is complying with the driver safety plan.
AB496, s. 8 12Section 8. 343.305 (10) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,5,1813 343.305 (10) (b) 4. Except as provided in subd. 4m., if the number of convictions,
14suspensions and revocations in a 10-year period equals 3 or more, the court shall
15revoke the person's operating privilege for 3 years. After the first 120 days of the
16revocation period, the person is eligible for an occupational license under s. 343.10
17if he or she has completed the assessment and is complying with the driver safety
18plan.
AB496, s. 9 19Section 9. 343.305 (10) (b) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB496, s. 10 20Section 10. 343.305 (10m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,6,221 343.305 (10m) Refusals; seizure, immobilization or ignition interlock of a
22motor vehicle.
If the person whose operating privilege is revoked under sub. (10)
23has 2 or more prior convictions, suspensions or revocations, as counted under s.
24343.307 (1), within a 10-year period, the procedure under s. 346.65 (6) shall be
25followed regarding the immobilization or seizure and forfeiture of a motor vehicle

1owned by the person or the equipping of a motor vehicle owned by the person with
2an ignition interlock device.
AB496, s. 11 3Section 11. 343.31 (3) (bm) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,6,114 343.31 (3) (bm) 3. Except as provided in subd. 4m., if the number of
5suspensions, revocations and convictions within a 5-year period equals 2, the
6department shall revoke the person's operating privilege for not less than one year
7nor more than 18 months. If an Indian tribal court in this state revokes the person's
8privilege to operate a motor vehicle on tribal lands for not less than one year nor more
9than 18 months for the conviction specified in par. (bm) (intro.), the department shall
10impose the same period of revocation. After the first 60 days of the revocation period,
11the person is eligible for an occupational license under s. 343.10.
AB496, s. 12 12Section 12. 343.31 (3) (bm) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,6,2013 343.31 (3) (bm) 4. Except as provided in subd. 4m., if the number of
14suspensions, revocations and convictions within a 10-year period equals 3 or more,
15the department shall revoke the person's operating privilege for not less than 2 years
16nor more than 3 years. If an Indian tribal court in this state revokes the person's
17privilege to operate a motor vehicle on tribal lands for not less than 2 years nor more
18than 3 years for the conviction specified in par. (bm) (intro.), the department shall
19impose the same period of revocation. After the first 90 days of the revocation period,
20the person is eligible for an occupational license under s. 343.10.
AB496, s. 13 21Section 13. 343.31 (3) (bm) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
AB496, s. 14 22Section 14. 346.65 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,7,223 346.65 (2) (b) Except as provided in par. (f), shall be fined not less than $300
24nor more than $1,000 and imprisoned for not less than 5 days nor more than 6 months
25if the total number of suspensions, revocations and convictions counted under s.

1343.307 (1) equals 2 in a 5-year period. Suspensions, revocations or convictions
2arising out of the same incident or occurrence shall be counted as one.
AB496, s. 15 3Section 15. 346.65 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,7,94 346.65 (2) (c) Except as provided in par. (f), shall be fined not less than $600
5nor more than $2,000 and imprisoned for not less than 30 days nor more than one
6year in the county jail if the total number of suspensions, revocations and convictions
7counted under s. 343.307 (1) equals 3 in a 10-year period, except that suspensions,
8revocations or convictions arising out of the same incident or occurrence shall be
9counted as one.
AB496, s. 16 10Section 16. 346.65 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,7,1611 346.65 (2) (d) Except as provided in par. (f), shall be fined not less than $600
12nor more than $2,000 and imprisoned for not less than 60 days nor more than one
13year in the county jail if the total number of suspensions, revocations and convictions
14counted under s. 343.307 (1) equals 4 in a 10-year period, except that suspensions,
15revocations or convictions arising out of the same incident or occurrence shall be
16counted as one.
AB496, s. 17 17Section 17. 346.65 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,7,2318 346.65 (2) (e) Except as provided in par. (f), shall be fined not less than $600
19nor more than $2,000 and imprisoned for not less than 6 months nor more than one
20year in the county jail if the total number of suspensions, revocations and convictions
21counted under s. 343.307 (1) equals 5 or more in a 10-year period, except that
22suspensions, revocations or convictions arising out of the same incident or
23occurrence shall be counted as one.
AB496, s. 18 24Section 18. 346.65 (2c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,8,6
1346.65 (2c) In sub. (2) (b) to (e), the 5-year or 10-year period shall be measured
2from the dates of the refusals or violations that resulted in the revocation or
3convictions.
If a person has a suspension, revocation or conviction for any offense
4under a local ordinance or a state statute of another state that would be counted
5under s. 343.307 (1), that suspension, revocation or conviction shall count as a prior
6suspension, revocation or conviction under sub. (2) (b) to (e).
AB496, s. 19 7Section 19. 346.65 (2j) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,8,118 346.65 (2j) (b) Except as provided in par. (d), shall be fined not less than $300
9nor more than $1,000 and imprisoned for not less than 5 days nor more than 6 months
10if the total of prior convictions, suspension and revocations counted under s. 343.307
11(2) equals 2 in a 5-year period.
AB496, s. 20 12Section 20. 346.65 (2j) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,8,1613 346.65 (2j) (c) Except as provided in par. (d), shall be fined not less than $600
14nor more than $2,000 and imprisoned for not less than 30 days nor more than one
15year in the county jail if the total of prior convictions, suspensions and revocations
16counted under s. 343.307 (2) equals 3 or more in a 10-year period.
AB496, s. 21 17Section 21. 346.65 (2w) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,9,218 346.65 (2w) In determining the number of prior convictions for purposes of sub.
19(2j), the court shall count suspensions, revocations and convictions that would be
20counted under s. 343.307 (2). Revocations, suspensions and convictions arising out
21of the same incident or occurrence shall be counted as one. The 5-year or 10-year
22period shall be measured from the dates of the refusals or violations which resulted
23in the revocation, suspension or convictions.
If a person has a suspension, revocation
24or conviction for any offense that is counted under s. 343.307 (2), that suspension,

1revocation or conviction shall count as a prior suspension, revocation or conviction
2under this section.
AB496, s. 22 3Section 22. 346.65 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,9,154 346.65 (6) (a) 1. Except as provided in this paragraph, the court may order a
5law enforcement officer to seize a motor vehicle, or, if the motor vehicle is not ordered
6seized, shall order a law enforcement officer to equip the motor vehicle with an
7ignition interlock device or immobilize any motor vehicle owned by the person whose
8operating privilege is revoked under s. 343.305 (10) or who committed a violation of
9s. 346.63 (1) (a) or (b) or (2) (a) 1. or 2., 940.09 (1) (a) or (b) or 940.25 (1) (a) or (b) if
10the person whose operating privilege is revoked under s. 343.305 (10) or who is
11convicted of the violation has 2 prior suspensions, revocations or convictions within
12a 10-year period
that would be counted under s. 343.307 (1). The court shall not
13order a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device or immobilized if
14that would result in undue hardship or extreme inconvenience or would endanger
15the health and safety of a person.
AB496, s. 23 16Section 23. 346.65 (6) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,9,2517 346.65 (6) (a) 2m. A person who owns a motor vehicle subject to seizure,
18equipping with an ignition interlock device or immobilization under this paragraph
19shall surrender to the clerk of circuit court the certificate of title issued under ch. 342
20for every motor vehicle owned by the person. The person shall comply with this
21subdivision within 5 working days after receiving notification of this requirement
22from the district attorney. When a district attorney receives a copy of a notice of
23intent to revoke the operating privilege under s. 343.305 (9) (a) of a person who has
242 or more convictions, suspensions or revocations within a 5-year period, as counted
25under s. 343.307 (1), or when a district attorney notifies the department of the filing

1of a criminal complaint against a person under s. 342.12 (4) (a), the district attorney
2shall notify the person of the requirement to surrender all certificates of title to the
3clerk of circuit court. The notification shall include the time limits for that surrender,
4the penalty for failure to comply with the requirement and the address of the clerk
5of circuit court. The clerk of circuit court shall promptly return each certificate of title
6surrendered to the clerk of circuit court under this subdivision after stamping the
7certificate of title with the notation "Per section 346.65 (6) of the Wisconsin statutes,
8ownership of this motor vehicle may not be transferred without prior court approval".
9 Any person failing to surrender a certificate of title as required under this
10subdivision shall forfeit not more than $500.
AB496, s. 24 11Section 24. 346.65 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,11,212 346.65 (6) (d) At the hearing set under par. (c), the state has the burden of
13proving to a reasonable certainty by the greater weight of the credible evidence that
14the motor vehicle is a motor vehicle owned by a person who committed a violation of
15s. 346.63 (1) (a) or (b) or (2) (a) 1. or 2., 940.09 (1) (a) or (b) or 940.25 (1) (a) or (b) and,
16if the seizure is under par. (a) 1., that the person had 2 prior convictions, suspensions
17or revocations within a 10-year period, as counted under s. 343.307 (1) or, if the
18seizure is under par. (a) 2., 3 or more prior convictions, suspensions or revocations
19within a 10-year period, as counted under s. 343.307 (1). If the owner of the motor
20vehicle proves by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she was not convicted
21of a violation of s. 346.63 (1) (a) or (b) or (2) (a) 1. or 2., 940.09 (1) (a) or (b) or 940.25
22(1) (a) or (b), or, if the seizure is under par. (a) 1., that he or she did not have 2 prior
23convictions, suspensions or revocations within a 10-year period, as counted under
24s. 343.307 (1) or, if the seizure is under par. (a) 2., 3 or more prior convictions,

1suspensions or revocations within a 10-year period , as counted under s. 343.307 (1),
2the motor vehicle shall be returned to the owner upon the payment of storage costs.
AB496, s. 25 3Section 25. 940.09 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,11,94 940.09 (1d) If the person who committed an offense under sub. (1) (a) or (b) has
52 or more prior convictions, suspensions or revocations in a 10-year period, as
6counted under s. 343.307 (1), the procedure under s. 346.65 (6) may be followed
7regarding the immobilization or seizure and forfeiture of a motor vehicle owned by
8the person who committed the offense or the equipping of a motor vehicle owned by
9the person with an ignition interlock device.
AB496, s. 26 10Section 26. 940.25 (1d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB496,11,1611 940.25 (1d) If the person who committed the offense under sub. (1) (a) or (b)
12has 2 or more prior convictions, suspensions or revocations in a 10-year period, as
13counted under s. 343.307 (1), the procedure under s. 346.65 (6) may be followed
14regarding the immobilization or seizure and forfeiture of a motor vehicle owned by
15the person who committed the offense or the equipping of a motor vehicle owned by
16the person with an ignition interlock device.
AB496, s. 27 17Section 27. Initial applicability.
AB496,11,2218 (1) This act first applies to offenses committed on the effective date of this
19subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other violations as prior
20convictions, suspensions or revocations for purposes of administrative action by the
21department of transportation, sentencing by a court or revocation or suspension of
22operating privileges.
AB496,11,2323 (End)
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