Note: This Section reorganizes s. 343.303 and provides that a law enforcement
officer may require a preliminary breath screening test if there is a reasonable suspicion,
rather than probable cause to believe, that a violation has occurred. This change is based
on the decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court in County of Jefferson v. Renz, 231 Wis.
2d 293 (1999).
In addition, current law provides that a preliminary breath screening test is not
admissible in any action or proceeding except to show probable cause for an arrest, if the
arrest is challenged, or to prove that a chemical test was properly required or requested.
This Section provides that the result of the preliminary breath screening test also may
be used as evidence of the presence of an intoxicant in a person's breath, blood, or urine;
that is, the result of the test is admissible for the purpose of providing evidence of the
existence of an intoxicant but not for the purpose of providing evidence of the amount of
an intoxicant.
SB338, s. 13
13Section
13. 343.305 (2), (3) (am) and (b), (4) (form) and (5) (b) of the statutes
14are amended to read:
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343.305
(2) Implied consent. Any person who is on duty time with respect to
16a commercial motor vehicle or drives or operates a motor vehicle upon the public
17highways of this state, or in those areas enumerated in s. 346.61, is deemed to have
18given consent to one or more tests of his or her breath, blood
, or urine, for the purpose
1of determining the presence or quantity
of an intoxicant in his or her
blood or breath, 2of alcohol, controlled substances, controlled substance analogs or other drugs, or any
3combination of alcohol, controlled substances, controlled substance analogs and
4other drugs breath, blood, or urine, when requested to do so by a law enforcement
5officer under sub. (3) (a) or (am) or when required to do so under sub. (3) (b). Any such
6tests shall be administered upon the request of a law enforcement officer. The law
7enforcement agency by which the officer is employed shall be prepared to administer,
8either at its agency or any other agency or facility, 2 of the 3 tests under sub. (3) (a)
9or (am), and may designate which of the tests shall be administered first.
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10(3) (am) Prior to arrest, a law enforcement officer may request the person to
11provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood
, or urine for the purpose
12specified under sub. (2) whenever a law enforcement officer detects any presence of
13alcohol, a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog or other drug, or a
14combination thereof, an intoxicant on a person driving or operating or on duty time
15with respect to a commercial motor vehicle or has reason to believe the person is
16violating or has violated s. 346.63 (7). Compliance with a request for one type of
17sample does not bar a subsequent request for a different type of sample. For the
18purposes of this paragraph, "law enforcement officer" includes inspectors in the
19performance of duties under s. 110.07 (3).
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(b) A person who is unconscious or otherwise not capable of withdrawing
21consent is presumed not to have withdrawn consent under this subsection, and if a
22law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person has violated
23s. 346.63 (1), (2m)
, or (5) or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s. 346.63 (2)
24or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, or detects
25any presence of
alcohol, controlled substance, controlled substance analog or other
1drug, or a combination thereof, an intoxicant on a person driving or operating or on
2duty time with respect to a commercial motor vehicle or has reason to believe the
3person has violated s. 346.63 (7), one or more
samples
tests specified in par. (a) or
4(am) may be administered to the person.
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6"You have either been arrested for an offense that involves driving or operating
7a motor vehicle while under the influence of
alcohol or drugs, or both an intoxicant,
8or you are suspected of driving or being on duty time with respect to a commercial
9motor vehicle after consuming an intoxicating beverage.
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This law enforcement agency now wants to test one or more samples of your
11breath, blood
, or urine to determine the concentration of
alcohol or drugs an
12intoxicant in your system. If any test shows more alcohol in your system than the law
13permits while driving, your operating privilege will be suspended. If you refuse to
14take any test that this agency requests, your operating privilege will be revoked and
15you will be subject to other penalties. The test results or the fact that you refused
16testing can be used against you in court.
The law does not provide you with a right
17to contact an attorney before submitting to a chemical test.
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If you take all
of the requested tests, you may choose to take further tests. You
19may take the alternative test that this law enforcement agency provides free of
20charge. You also may have a test conducted by a qualified person of your choice at
21your expense. You, however, will have to make your own arrangements for that test.
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If you have a commercial driver license or were operating a commercial motor
23vehicle, other consequences may result from positive test results or from refusing
24testing, such as being placed out of service or disqualified."
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1(5) (b) Blood may be withdrawn from the person arrested for violation of s.
2346.63 (1), (2), (2m), (5)
, or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the
3use of a vehicle, or a local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.63 (1), (2m)
, or (5), or
4as provided in sub. (3) (am) or (b) to determine the presence or quantity of
alcohol,
5a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog or any other drug, or any
6combination of alcohol, controlled substance, controlled substance analog and any
7other drug an intoxicant in the blood only by a physician, registered nurse, medical
8technologist, physician assistant
, or person acting under the direction of a physician.
Note: Section 343.305 (4), stats., requires that a law enforcement officer provide
a person specified notifications at the time that a chemical test specimen is requested.
This Section adds to the notice a provision that when a chemical test specimen is
requested, the person to be tested does not have the right to contact an attorney prior to
testing.
SB338, s. 14
9Section
14. 343.305 (5) (d) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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343.305
(5) (d) The results of a test administered in accordance with this
11section are admissible on the issue of whether a person was under the influence of
12an intoxicant or any issue relating to the person's alcohol concentration in a civil or
13criminal proceeding in which the person is alleged to have done any of the following:
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1. Driven or operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of an
15intoxicant.
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2. Had a prohibited alcohol concentration.
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3. Driven or operated or been on duty time with respect to a commercial motor
18vehicle in violation of s. 346.63 (7).
SB338, s. 15
19Section
15. 343.305 (5) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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343.305
(5) (e) Test results under this section shall be given the effect required
21under s. 885.235.
SB338, s. 16
22Section
16. 343.305 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1343.305
(6) (a) Chemical analyses of blood or urine to be considered valid under
2this section shall have been performed substantially according to methods approved
3by the laboratory of hygiene and by an individual possessing a valid permit to
4perform the analyses issued by the department of health and family services. The
5department of health and family services shall approve laboratories for the purpose
6of performing chemical analyses of blood or urine for
alcohol, controlled substances
7or controlled substance analogs an intoxicant and shall develop and administer a
8program for regular monitoring of the laboratories. A list of approved laboratories
9shall be provided to all law enforcement agencies in the state. Urine specimens are
10to be collected by methods specified by the laboratory of hygiene. The laboratory of
11hygiene shall furnish an ample supply of urine and blood specimen containers to
12permit all law enforcement officers to comply with the requirements of this section.
SB338, s. 17
13Section
17
. 343.305 (9) (a) (intro.) and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
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343.305
(9) (a) (intro.) If a person refuses to take a test under sub. (3) (a), the
15law enforcement officer shall immediately take possession of the person's license and
16prepare a notice of intent to revoke, by court order under sub. (10), the person's
17operating privilege. If the person was driving or operating a commercial motor
18vehicle, the officer shall issue an out-of-service order to the person for the 24 hours
19after the refusal and notify the department in the manner prescribed by the
20department. The officer shall issue a copy of the notice of intent to revoke the
21privilege to the person and submit or mail a copy with the person's license to the
clerk
22of the circuit court for the county in which the arrest under sub. (3) (a) was made.
23The officer shall also mail a copy of the notice of intent to revoke to the district
24attorney for that county and the department. The notice of intent to revoke the
1person's operating privilege shall contain substantially all of the following
2information:
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4. That the person may request a hearing on the revocation within 10 days by
4mailing or delivering a written request to the
clerk of the appropriate circuit court
5whose address is specified in the notice. If no request for a hearing is received within
6the 10-day period, the revocation period commences 30 days after the notice is
7issued.
SB338, s. 18
8Section
18. 343.305 (9) (a) 5. a. and c. of the statutes are amended to read:
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343.305
(9) (a) 5. a. Whether the officer had probable cause to believe the
10person was driving or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of
alcohol,
11a controlled substance or a controlled substance analog or any combination of
12alcohol, a controlled substance and a controlled substance analog, under the
13influence of any other drug to a degree which renders the person incapable of safely
14driving, or under the combined influence of alcohol and any other drug to a degree
15which renders the person incapable of safely driving an intoxicant or having a
16prohibited alcohol concentration or, if the person was driving or operating a
17commercial motor vehicle, an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more and whether the
18person was lawfully placed under arrest for violation of s. 346.63 (1), (2m)
, or (5) or
19a local ordinance in conformity therewith or s. 346.63 (2) or (6), 940.09 (1)
, or 940.25.
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c. Whether the person refused to permit the test. The person shall not be
21considered to have refused the test if it is shown by a preponderance of evidence that
22the refusal was due to a physical inability to submit to the test due to a physical
23disability or disease unrelated to the use of
alcohol, controlled substances, controlled
24substance analogs or other drugs an intoxicant.
SB338, s. 19
25Section
19. 343.305 (9) (am) (intro.) and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
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1343.305
(9) (am) (intro.) If a person driving or operating or on duty time with
2respect to a commercial motor vehicle refuses a test under sub. (3) (am), the law
3enforcement officer shall immediately take possession of the person's license, issue
4an out-of-service order to the person for the 24 hours after the refusal and notify the
5department in the manner prescribed by the department, and prepare a notice of
6intent to revoke, by court order under sub. (10), the person's operating privilege. The
7officer shall issue a copy of the notice of intent to revoke the privilege to the person
8and submit or mail a copy with the person's license to the
clerk of the circuit court
9for the county in which the refusal is made. The officer shall also mail a copy of the
10notice of intent to revoke to the district attorney for that county and the department.
11The notice of intent to revoke the person's operating privilege shall contain
12substantially all of the following information:
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4. That the person may request a hearing on the revocation within 10 days by
14mailing or delivering a written request to the
clerk of the appropriate circuit court
15whose address is specified in the notice. If no request for a hearing is received within
16the 10-day period, the revocation period commences 30 days after the notice is
17issued.
SB338, s. 20
18Section
20
. 343.305 (9) (am) 5. a. and c. of the statutes are amended to read:
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343.305
(9) (am) 5. a. Whether the officer detected any presence of
alcohol,
20controlled substance, controlled substance analog or other drug, or a combination
21thereof, an intoxicant on the person or had reason to believe that the person was
22violating or had violated s. 346.63 (7).
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c. Whether the person refused to permit the test. The person shall not be
24considered to have refused the test if it is shown by a preponderance of evidence that
25the refusal was due to a physical inability to submit to the test due to a physical
1disability or disease unrelated to the use of
alcohol, controlled substances, controlled
2substance analogs or other drugs an intoxicant.
Note: Sections 17 to 20 amend s. 343.305 (9) (a) and (am), stats., to clarify that
the notice of intent to revoke a person's operating privilege must include the address of
the clerk of the appropriate circuit court that may hold a revocation hearing.
SB338, s. 21
3Section
21. 343.305 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.305
(9) (c) If a law enforcement officer informs the circuit court that a
5person has refused to submit to a test under sub. (3) (a) or (am), the court shall be
6prepared to hold any requested hearing to determine if the refusal was proper. The
7scope of the hearing shall be limited to the issues outlined in par. (a) 5. or (am) 5.
8Neither party is entitled to pretrial discovery. Section 967.055 applies to any hearing
9under this subsection.
Note: This Section amends s. 343.305 (9) (c), stats., to clarify that pretrial
discovery is not available in a refusal hearing. This amendment reverses the holding in
State v. Schoepp, 204 Wis. 2d 266 (Ct. App. 1996).
SB338, s. 22
10Section
22. 343.305 (10) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.305
(10) (c) 1. (intro.) Except as provided in subd. 1. a. or b., the court shall
12order the person to submit to and comply with an assessment by an approved public
13treatment facility as defined in s. 51.45 (2) (c) for examination of the person's use of
14alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs an intoxicant and
15development of a driver safety plan for the person. The court shall notify the person
16and the department of transportation of the assessment order. The court shall also
17notify the person that noncompliance with assessment or the driver safety plan will
18result in license suspension until the person is in compliance. The assessment order
19shall:
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1343.305
(10) (d) The assessment report shall order compliance with a driver
2safety plan. The report shall inform the person of the fee provisions under s. 46.03
3(18) (f). The driver safety plan may include a component that makes the person
4aware of the effect of his or her offense on a victim and a victim's family. The driver
5safety plan may include treatment for the person's misuse, abuse
, or dependence on
6alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, an intoxicant or 7attendance at a school under s. 345.60
, or both. If the plan requires inpatient
8treatment, the treatment shall not exceed 30 days. A driver safety plan under this
9paragraph shall include a termination date consistent with the plan which shall not
10extend beyond one year. The county department under s. 51.42 shall assure
11notification of the department of transportation and the person of the person's
12compliance or noncompliance with assessment and treatment. The school under s.
13345.60 shall notify the department, the county department under s. 51.42
, and the
14person of the person's compliance or noncompliance with the requirements of the
15school. Nonpayment of the assessment fee or, if the person has the ability to pay,
16nonpayment of the driver safety plan fee is noncompliance with the court order. If
17the department is notified of noncompliance, other than for nonpayment of the
18assessment fee or driver safety plan fee, it shall revoke the person's operating
19privilege until the county department under s. 51.42 or the school under s. 345.60
20notifies the department that the person is in compliance with assessment or the
21driver safety plan. If the department is notified that a person has not paid the
22assessment fee, or that a person with the ability to pay has not paid the driver safety
23plan fee, the department shall suspend the person's operating privilege for a period
24of 2 years or until it receives notice that the person has paid the fee, whichever occurs
25first. The department shall notify the person of the suspension or revocation, the
1reason for the suspension or revocation
, and the person's right to a review. A person
2may request a review of a revocation based upon failure to comply with a driver safety
3plan within 10 days of notification. The review shall be handled by the subunit of
4the department of transportation designated by the secretary. The issues at the
5review are limited to whether the driver safety plan, if challenged, is appropriate and
6whether the person is in compliance with the assessment order or the driver safety
7plan. The review shall be conducted within 10 days after a request is received. If the
8driver safety plan is determined to be inappropriate, the department shall order a
9reassessment and if the person is otherwise eligible, the department shall reinstate
10the person's operating privilege. If the person is determined to be in compliance with
11the assessment or driver safety plan, and if the person is otherwise eligible, the
12department shall reinstate the person's operating privilege. If there is no decision
13within the 10-day period, the department shall issue an order reinstating the
14person's operating privilege until the review is completed, unless the delay is at the
15request of the person seeking the review.
SB338, s. 24
16Section
24. 343.307 (1) (d) and (2) (e) of the statutes are amended to read:
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343.307
(1) (d) Convictions under the law of another jurisdiction that prohibits
18refusal of chemical testing or use of a motor vehicle while intoxicated or under the
19influence of
a controlled substance or controlled substance analog, or a combination
20thereof an intoxicant, or with an excess or specified range of alcohol concentration,
21or under the influence of any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of
22safely driving, as those or substantially similar terms are used in that jurisdiction's
23laws.
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24(2) (e) Convictions under the law of another jurisdiction that prohibits refusal
25of chemical testing or use of a motor vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence
1of
a controlled substance or controlled substance analog, or a combination thereof
2an intoxicant, or with an excess or specified range of alcohol concentration,
or under
3the influence of any drug to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely
4driving, as those or substantially similar terms are used in that jurisdiction's laws.
SB338, s. 25
5Section
25. 343.31 (1) (am) and (ar) of the statutes are amended to read:
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343.31
(1) (am)
Injury Bodily harm by the operation of a vehicle while under
7the influence of an intoxicant
, a controlled substance or a controlled substance
8analog, or any combination of an intoxicant, a controlled substance and a controlled
9substance analog, under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders
10him or her incapable of safely driving, or under the combined influence of an
11intoxicant and any other drug to a degree which renders him or her incapable of
12safely driving or while the person has a prohibited alcohol concentration and which
13is criminal under s. 346.63 (2).
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(ar)
Injury Bodily harm by the operation of a commercial motor vehicle while
15the person has an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more but less than 0.1 and which
16is criminal under
s. 346.63 (6).
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343.31
(1) (b) Upon
conviction for operation of a motor vehicle while under the
20influence of an intoxicant
, controlled substance, controlled substance analog or a
21combination thereof, under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders
22him or her incapable of safely driving, or under the combined influence of an
23intoxicant and any other drug to a degree which renders him or her incapable of
24safely driving, in accordance with the order of the court.
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343.31
(2) The department shall revoke the operating privilege of any resident
4upon receiving notice of the conviction of such person in another jurisdiction for an
5offense therein which, if committed in this state, would have been cause for
6revocation under this section or for revocation under s. 343.30 (1q). Such offenses
7shall include violation of any law of another jurisdiction that prohibits use of a motor
8vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence of
a controlled substance or
9controlled substance analog, or a combination thereof an intoxicant, or with an
10excess or specified range of alcohol concentration,
or under the influence of any drug
11to a degree that renders the person incapable of safely driving, as those or
12substantially similar terms are used in that jurisdiction's laws. Upon receiving
13similar notice with respect to a nonresident, the department shall revoke the
14privilege of the nonresident to operate a motor vehicle in this state. Such revocation
15shall not apply to the operation of a commercial motor vehicle by a nonresident who
16holds a valid commercial driver license issued by another state.
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17(3) (b)
If the revocation results from a first conviction of operation of a motor
18vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant
, controlled substance, controlled
19substance analog or a combination thereof, under the influence of any other drug to
20a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving, or under the combined
21influence of an intoxicant and any other drug to a degree which renders him or her
22incapable of safely driving and the conviction occurs in another jurisdiction, the
23period of revocation shall be 6 months.
SB338, s. 28
24Section
28. 343.315 (2) (a) 1. and 6. of the statutes are amended to read:
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1343.315
(2) (a) 1. Section 346.63 (1) (a) or a local ordinance in conformity
2therewith or a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this
3state in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) (a) or the law of another jurisdiction prohibiting
4driving or operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence of
5alcohol, a controlled substance, a controlled substance analog or a combination
6thereof, or under the influence of any drug which renders the person incapable of
7safely driving an intoxicant, as those or substantially similar terms are used in that
8jurisdiction's laws.
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6. Section 346.63 (2) or (6), 940.09 (1)
, or 940.25 or a law of a federally
10recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63
11(2) or (6), 940.09 (1)
, or 940.25, or the law of another jurisdiction prohibiting causing
12or inflicting
injury bodily harm, great bodily harm
, or death through use of a motor
13vehicle while intoxicated or under the influence of
alcohol, a controlled substance,
14a controlled substance analog or a combination thereof an intoxicant, or with an
15alcohol concentration of 0.04 or more or with an excess or specified range of alcohol
16concentration,
or under the influence of any drug to a degree that renders the person
17incapable of safely driving, as those or substantially similar terms are used in that
18jurisdiction's laws.
SB338, s. 29
19Section
29. 343.44 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
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343.44
(1) (a)
Operating while suspended. No person whose operating privilege
21has been duly suspended under the laws of this state may operate a motor vehicle
22upon any highway in this state during the period of suspension or in violation of any
23restriction on an occupational license issued to the person during the period of
24suspension. A person's knowledge that his or her operating privilege is suspended
25is not an element of the offense under this paragraph. In this paragraph, "restriction
1on an occupational license" means restrictions imposed under s. 343.10 (5) (a) as to
2hours of the day, area, routes or purpose of travel, vehicles allowed to be operated,
3use of an ignition interlock device, sobriety
, or use of
alcohol, controlled substances
4or controlled substance analogs an intoxicant.
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(b)
Operating while revoked. No person whose operating privilege has been
6duly revoked under the laws of this state may knowingly operate a motor vehicle
7upon any highway in this state during the period of revocation or in violation of any
8restriction on an occupational license issued to the person during the period of
9revocation. In this paragraph, "restriction on an occupational license" means
10restrictions imposed under s. 343.10 (5) (a) as to hours of the day, area, routes or
11purpose of travel, vehicles allowed to be operated, use of an ignition interlock device,
12sobriety
, or use of
alcohol, controlled substances or controlled substance analogs an
13intoxicant.
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14Section
30. 344.576 (2) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
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344.576
(2) (b) The damage occurs while the renter or authorized driver
16operates the private passenger vehicle in this state while under the influence of an
17intoxicant
or other drug, as described under s. 346.63 (1) (a) or (b) or (2m).
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(c) The damage occurs while the renter or authorized driver operates the
19private passenger vehicle in another state while under the influence of an intoxicant
20or other drug, as described in the laws of that state.
SB338, s. 31
21Section
31. 345.24 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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345.24
(1) A person arrested under s. 346.63 (1) or (5) or an ordinance in
23conformity therewith or s. 346.63 (2) or (6) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense
24involved the use of a vehicle, may not be released until 12 hours have elapsed from
25the time of his or her arrest or unless a chemical test administered under s. 343.305
1shows that the person has an alcohol concentration of less than
0.04 0.02, but the
2person may be released to his or her attorney, spouse, relative
, or other responsible
3adult at any time after arrest.
Note: Current law regarding an officer's action after an arrest for driving under
the influence of an intoxicant provides that the arrested person must be released when
the person has an alcohol concentration less than 0.04. This Section amends the statute
to provide that the immediate release alcohol concentration level is reduced to less than
0.02.
SB338, s. 32
4Section
32. 346.17 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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346.17
(3) (b) If the violation results in bodily harm
, as defined in s. 939.22 (4), 6to another, or causes damage to the property of another, as defined in s. 939.22 (28),
7the person shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 and may be
8imprisoned for not more than 3 years.
SB338, s. 33
9Section
33. 346.17 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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346.17
(3) (c) If the violation results in great bodily harm
, as defined in s. 939.22
11(14), to another, the person shall be fined not less than $1,100 nor more than $10,000
12and may be imprisoned for not more than 3 years.
SB338, s. 34
13Section
34. 346.61 of the statutes is amended to read:
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14346.61 Applicability of sections relating to reckless and drunken
15driving. In addition to being applicable upon highways, ss. 346.62 to 346.64 are
16applicable upon all premises
held out to the public for use of their motor vehicles, all
17premises provided by employers to employees for the use of their motor vehicles and
18all premises provided to tenants of rental housing in buildings of 4 or more units for
19the use of their motor vehicles, whether such premises are publicly or privately
20owned and whether or not a fee is charged for the use thereof. Sections 346.62 to
21346.64 do not apply to private parking areas at farms or single-family residences and
22frozen waters.
Note: Section 346.61, stats., provides that statutory provisions relating to reckless
and drunken driving are applicable upon highways, all premises held out to the public
for use of their motor vehicles, all premises provided by employers to employees for the
use of their motor vehicles, and all premises provided to tenants of rental housing in
buildings of 4 or more units for the use of their motor vehicles, whether the premises are
publicly or privately owned and whether or not a fee is charged for their use. An exception
exists for private parking areas at farms or single-family residences. This Section
amends s. 346.61, stats., to provide that the statutes relating to reckless and drunken
driving are applicable upon highways, all premises, and frozen waters.
SB338, s. 35
1Section
35. 346.62 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are repealed.
SB338, s. 36
2Section
36. 346.63 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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3346.63 (title)
Operating under influence of intoxicant or other drug.
SB338, s. 37
4Section
37
. 346.63 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
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346.63
(1) (a) Under the influence of an intoxicant
, a controlled substance, a
6controlled substance analog or any combination of an intoxicant, a controlled
7substance and a controlled substance analog, under the influence of any other drug
8to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving, or under the
9combined influence of an intoxicant and any other drug to a degree which renders
10him or her incapable of safely driving; or. A violation of this paragraph is not an
11included offense of s. 346.63 (2), 940.09 (1), or 940.25 (1).
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(b) The person has a prohibited alcohol concentration.
A violation of this
13paragraph is not an included offense of s. 346.63 (2), 940.09 (1), or 940.25 (1).
Note: This Section clarifies that the crime of driving or operating a motor vehicle
while under the influence of an intoxicant or with a prohibited alcohol concentration is
not an included offense of the following crimes: causing bodily harm while intoxicated;
homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle; or injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
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38
. 346.63 (2) (a) (intro.) and 1. and (b) of the statutes are amended
15to read:
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346.63
(2) (a) (intro.) It is unlawful for any person to cause
injury bodily harm 17to another person by the operation of a vehicle while:
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11. Under the influence of an intoxicant
, a controlled substance, a controlled
2substance analog or any combination of an intoxicant, a controlled substance and a
3controlled substance analog, under the influence of any other drug to a degree which
4renders him or her incapable of safely driving, or under the combined influence of an
5intoxicant and any other drug to a degree which renders him or her incapable of
6safely driving; or
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(b) In an action under this subsection, the defendant has a defense if he or she
8proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the
injury bodily harm would have
9occurred even if he or she had been exercising due care and he or she had not been
10under the influence of an intoxicant
, a controlled substance, a controlled substance
11analog or a combination thereof, under the influence of any other drug to a degree
12which renders him or her incapable of safely driving, or under the combined
13influence of an intoxicant and any other drug to a degree which renders him or her
14incapable of safely driving or did not have a prohibited alcohol concentration
15described under par. (a) 2.
Note: Section 346.63 (2) and (6), stats., provides that a person may not cause injury
while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug. This
Section and Section 39 also prohibit the causing of bodily harm. The term "bodily harm"
is defined in Section 2 to mean physical pain or injury, illness or any impairment of
physical condition. The definition is adopted from s. 939.22 (4), stats.
SB338, s. 39
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39
. 346.63 (6) (a) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
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346.63
(6) (a) No person may cause
injury bodily harm to another person by the
18operation of a commercial motor vehicle while the person has an alcohol
19concentration of 0.04 or more but less than 0.1.
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(c) Under par. (a), the person charged has a defense if it appears by a
21preponderance of the evidence that the
injury bodily harm would have occurred even
22if he or she had not been under the influence of an intoxicant
, a controlled substance,
1a controlled substance analog or a combination thereof, under the influence of any
2other drug to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safely driving, or under
3the combined influence of an intoxicant and any other drug to a degree which renders
4him or her incapable of safely driving or did not have an alcohol concentration
5described under par. (a).
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6Section
40. 346.637 (1) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
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346.637
(1) The laws relating to operating a motor vehicle and
drinking
8alcohol, using
controlled substances or controlled substance analogs, or using any
9combination of alcohol, controlled substances and controlled substance analogs an
10intoxicant.