9. Under current law, a conviction relating to the use of an all-terrain vehicle or
a snowmobile must be reported to DNR. The bill applies this requirement to a conviction
relating to the use of a motorboat or a commercial motorboat.
SB335,46,6 1350.76 Operator improvement surcharge. (1) If a court imposes a fine or
2a forfeiture for a violation of the intoxicated operation of a sport recreational vehicle
3law or the intoxicated operation of a commercial motorboat law, it shall impose an
4operator improvement surcharge in an amount of $355 in addition to the fine or
5forfeiture, penalty assessment, jail assessment, and crime laboratories and drug law
6enforcement assessment.
SB335,46,10 7(2) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the clerk of court shall collect and transmit
8the amount under sub. (1) to the county treasurer as provided in s. 59.40 (2) (m). The
9county treasurer shall then make payment of 38.5% of the amount to the state
10treasurer as provided in s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2.
SB335,46,1511 (b) If the forfeiture is imposed by a municipal court, the court shall transmit
12the amount to the treasurer of the county, city, town, or village, and that treasurer
13shall make payment of 38.5% of the amount to the state treasurer as provided in s.
1466.0114 (1) (bm). The treasurer of the city, town, or village shall transmit the
15remaining 61.5% of the amount to the treasurer of the county.
SB335,46,21 16(3) All moneys collected from the operator improvement surcharge that are
17transmitted to the county treasurer under sub. (2) (a) or (b), except the amounts that
18the county treasurer is required to transmit to the state treasurer under sub. (2) (a)
19or (b), shall be retained by the county treasurer and disbursed to the county
20department under s. 51.42 for services under s. 51.42 for operators referred through
21assessment.
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1(4) If a court imposes an operator improvement surcharge under sub. (1) and
2the person fails to pay the surcharge within 60 days after the date by which the court
3ordered the surcharge to be paid, the court may suspend the person's operating
4privilege until the person pays the surcharge, except that the suspension period may
5not exceed 2 years.
Note: Current law provides that an operator of a motor vehicle who violates
various operating while intoxicated statutory provisions must pay an operator
improvement surcharge in an amount of $355 in addition to the fine or forfeiture, penalty
assessment, jail assessment and crime laboratories and drug law enforcement
assessment. This Section applies the surcharge provisions found in s. 346.655, stats.,
to a person who violates the intoxicated operation of a sport recreational vehicle law or
the intoxicated operation of a commercial motorboat law.
SB335, s. 62 6Section 62. 350.99 of the statutes is renumbered 350.21, and 350.21 (1), as
7renumbered, is amended to read:
SB335,47,118 350.21 (1) Whoever is concerned in the commission of a violation of this chapter
9subchapter for which a forfeiture is imposed is a principal and may be charged with
10and convicted of the violation although he or she did not directly commit it and
11although the person who directly committed it has not been convicted of the violation.
SB335, s. 63 12Section 63. 800.001 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB335,47,16 13800.001 Definition. In this chapter, "general statutory counterpart
14ordinance" means an ordinance which prohibits conduct which is the same as or
15similar to conduct prohibited by state statute, but does not include an ordinance
16enacted by a local authority in accordance with s. 30.77 or , 349.06, or 350.72.
SB335, s. 64 17Section 64. 800.02 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB335,48,218 800.02 (2) (b) Except for parking violations, in traffic regulation actions in
19municipal court, the uniform traffic citation specified in s. 345.11 shall be used in lieu
20of the citation form specified in par. (a). In actions for violations of local ordinances

1enacted in accordance with s. 23.33 (11) (am) or , 30.77, or 350.72, the citation form
2specified in s. 23.54 shall be used in lieu of the citation form specified in par. (a).
SB335, s. 65 3Section 65. 885.235 (1m) and (4) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB335,48,154 885.235 (1m) In any action under s. 23.33 (4c) (a) 3., 30.681 (1) (bn), 346.63 (2m)
5or (7) or 350.101 350.52 (1) (c), evidence of the amount of alcohol in the person's blood
6at the time in question, as shown by chemical analysis of a sample of the person's
7blood or urine or evidence of the amount of alcohol in the person's breath, is
8admissible on the issue of whether he or she had an alcohol concentration in the
9range specified in s. 23.33 (4c) (a) 3., 30.681 (1) (bn), 346.63 (2m) or 350.101 350.52
10(1) (c) or an alcohol concentration above 0.0 under s. 346.63 (7) if the sample was
11taken within 3 hours after the event to be proved. The fact that the analysis shows
12that the person had an alcohol concentration of more than 0.0 but not more than 0.1
13is prima facie evidence that the person had an alcohol concentration in the range
14specified in s. 23.33 (4c) (a) 3., 30.681 (1) (bn), 346.63 (2m) or 350.101 350.52 (1) (c)
15or an alcohol concentration above 0.0 under s. 346.63 (7).
SB335,48,21 16(4) The provisions of this section relating to the admissibility of chemical tests
17for alcohol concentration or intoxication shall not be construed as limiting the
18introduction of any other competent evidence bearing on the question of whether or
19not a person was under the influence of an intoxicant, had a specified alcohol
20concentration, or had an alcohol concentration in the range specified in s. 23.33 (4c)
21(a) 3., 30.681 (1) (bn),
346.63 (2m) or 350.101 350.52 (1) (c).
SB335, s. 66 22Section 66. 938.343 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB335,49,223 938.343 (9) If the violation is one under s. 23.33 or subch. II of ch. 350, or under
24an ordinance enacted in conformity with s. 23.33 or enacted under s. 350.72,

1concerning the use of all-terrain vehicles, order the juvenile to enroll and participate
2in an all-terrain vehicle safety course.
SB335, s. 67 3Section 67. 940.09 (1m) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB335,49,184 940.09 (1m) A person may be charged with and a prosecutor may proceed upon
5an information based upon a violation of sub. (1) (a) or (b) or both, sub. (1) (a) or (bm)
6or both, sub. (1) (c) or (d) or both, sub. (1) (c) or (e) or both, sub. (1g) (a) or (b) or both,
7or sub. (1g) (c) or (d) or both for acts arising out of the same incident or occurrence.
8If the person is charged with violating both sub. (1) (a) and (b), both sub. (1) (a) and
9(bm), both sub. (1) (c) and (d), both sub. (1) (c) and (e), both sub. (1g) (a) and (b), or
10both sub. (1g) (c) and (d) in the information, the crimes shall be joined under s. 971.12.
11If the person is found guilty of both sub. (1) (a) and (b), both sub. (1) (a) and (bm), both
12sub. (1) (c) and (d), both sub. (1) (c) and (e), both sub. (1g) (a) and (b), or both sub. (1g)
13(c) and (d) for acts arising out of the same incident or occurrence, there shall be a
14single conviction for purposes of sentencing and for purposes of counting convictions
15under s. 23.33 (13) (b) 2. and 3., under s. 30.80 (6) (a) 2. and 3., under s. 343.307 (1)
16or under s. 350.11 (3) (a) 2. and 3 350.74 (1) (b) to (e). Subsection (1) (a), (b), (bm),
17(c), (d), and (e), and sub. (1g) (a), (b), (c), and (d), each require proof of a fact for
18conviction which the other does not require.
SB335,49,20 19(3) An officer who makes an arrest for a violation of this section shall make a
20report as required under s. 23.33 (4t), 30.686, 346.635 or 350.106 350.62.
SB335, s. 68 21Section 68. 940.25 (1m) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB335,50,922 940.25 (1m) A person may be charged with and a prosecutor may proceed upon
23an information based upon a violation of sub. (1) (a) or (b) or both, sub. (1) (a) or (bm)
24or both, sub. (1) (c) or (d) or both, or sub. (1) (c) or (e) or both for acts arising out of
25the same incident or occurrence. If the person is charged with violating both sub. (1)

1(a) and (b), both sub. (1) (a) and (bm), both sub. (1) (c) and (d), or both sub. (1) (c) and
2(e) in the information, the crimes shall be joined under s. 971.12. If the person is
3found guilty of both sub. (1) (a) and (b), both sub. (1) (a) and (bm), both sub. (1) (c) and
4(d), or both sub. (1) (c) and (e) for acts arising out of the same incident or occurrence,
5there shall be a single conviction for purposes of sentencing and for purposes of
6counting convictions under s. 23.33 (13) (b) 2. and 3., under s. 30.80 (6) (a) 2. or 3.,
7under
ss. 343.30 (1q) and 343.305 or under s. 350.11 (3) (a) 2. and 3 350.74 (1) (b) to
8(e)
. Subsection (1) (a), (b), (bm), (c), (d), and (e) each require proof of a fact for
9conviction which the other does not require.
SB335,50,11 10(3) An officer who makes an arrest for a violation of this section shall make a
11report as required under s. 23.33 (4t), 30.686, 346.635 or 350.106 350.62.
SB335, s. 69 12Section 69. 967.055 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB335,51,313 967.055 (2) (b) Notwithstanding s. 971.29, if the prosecutor seeks to dismiss
14or amend a charge regarding the operation of any type of motorboat under s. 30.681
15(1)
350.52 (1) or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, a charge under s. 30.681
16(2)
350.52 (2), a charge under s. 30.684 (5) 350.60 (5) or a local ordinance in
17conformity therewith or a charge under s. 940.09 or 940.25 if the offense involved the
18use of a any type of motorboat, except a sailboat operating under sail alone, the
19prosecutor shall apply to the court. The application shall state the reasons for the
20proposed amendment or dismissal. The court may approve the application only if the
21court finds that the proposed amendment or dismissal is consistent with the public's
22interest in deterring the operation of motorboats by persons who are under the
23influence of an intoxicant, a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog or
24any combination of an intoxicant, controlled substance and controlled substance
25analog, under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders him or her

1incapable of operating a motorboat safely, or under the combined influence of an
2intoxicant and any other drug to a degree which renders him or her incapable of
3operating a any type of motorboat safely.
SB335, s. 70 4Section 70. Initial applicability.
SB335,51,95 (1) This act first applies to violations committed or refusals occurring on the
6effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other
7convictions that occurred after December 31, 1998, as prior convictions for purposes
8of sentencing by a court or revocation or suspension of the privileges to operate a
9sport recreational vehicle or commercial motorboat.
SB335, s. 71 10Section 71. Effective date. This act takes effect on January 1, 2003.
SB335,51,1111 (End)
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