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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
November 29, 2007 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to
Committee on Transportation.
AB593,1,4
1An Act to amend 343.305 (8) (d) of the statutes;
relating to: the issuance of
2motor vehicle occupational licenses after certain operating privilege
3suspensions (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of
4Transportation).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, with respect to the offense of operating a motor vehicle while
under the influence of an intoxicant, controlled substance, or other drug (OWI), if a
person submits to a test to determine the presence or quantity in his or her blood of
alcohol or restricted controlled substances and the test results indicate a prohibited
alcohol concentration or the presence of restricted controlled substances, the law
enforcement officer administering the test must report the results to the Department
of Transportation. The person's motor vehicle operating privilege is then
administratively suspended for six months.
This bill clarifies that a person whose operating privilege is administratively
suspended in this manner is immediately eligible for an occupational license.
For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision
Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
Law Revision Committee prefatory note: This bill is a remedial legislation
proposal, requested by the Department of Transportation and introduced by the Law
Revision Committee under s. 13.83 (1) (c) 4., stats. After careful consideration of the
various provisions of the bill, the Law Revision Committee has determined that this bill
makes a clarifying change in the statutes, and that this change is desirable as a matter
of public policy.
AB593, s. 1
1Section
1. 343.305 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB593,2,42
343.305
(8) (d) A person who has his or her operating privilege
3administratively suspended under this subsection
and sub. (7) (a) is eligible for an
4occupational license under s. 343.10 at any time.
Note: Subsection (7) (a) imposes the administrative suspension. The reference in
the current provision to "this subsection" is to sub. (8), which set forth the procedure for
the administrative suspension. The additional cross-reference removes any doubt about
immediate eligibility for an occupational license.
