AB183, s. 1 1Section 1. 349.132 of the statutes is created to read:
AB183,3,3 2349.132 Authority to immobilize, remove, impound, and dispose of
3motor vehicles for nonmoving traffic violations.
(1) In this section:
AB183,3,74 (a) "Habitual parking violator" means a person who has received, more than
528 days previously, 3 or more citations for nonmoving traffic violations that remain
6unpaid and for which the person has not scheduled an appearance in court in
7response to the citations.
AB183,3,88 (b) "Immobilization device" has the meaning given in s. 341.65 (1) (a).
AB183,3,99 (c) "Nonmoving traffic violation" has the meaning given in s. 345.28 (1) (c).
AB183,3,1010 (d) "Owner" has the meaning given in s. 341.65 (1) (am).
AB183,3,1211 (e) "Parking enforcer" means a traffic officer or any other person who enforces
12nonmoving traffic violations and who is employed by a municipality or county.
AB183,3,16 13(2) The governing body of any municipality or county may by ordinance provide
14for the immobilization or removal, impoundment, and disposal of vehicles owned by
15habitual parking violators as provided in this section. Any ordinance under this
16section shall do all of the following:
AB183,3,1817 (a) Limit application of the ordinance to those motor vehicles for which all of
18the following apply:
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11. The municipality or county has cited the owner of the motor vehicle for 3 or
2more nonmoving traffic violations that, at the time of the vehicle's immobilization or
3removal, occurred more than 28 days previously and for which the owner has neither
4paid the forfeiture for each of these violations nor scheduled an appearance in court
5in response to each of these citations.
AB183,4,106 2. a. The municipality or county has mailed to the last-known address of the
7owner at least one notice that specifies, for each citation counted under subd. 1., the
8date on which the citation was issued, the license number of the vehicle involved, the
9place where the citation may be paid, the amount of the forfeiture, and the means
10by which the citation may be contested.
AB183,4,1711 b. The notice under subd. 2. a. shall also inform the owner that any motor
12vehicle owned by him or her may be immobilized with an immobilization device or
13removed and impounded if, within 28 days after the owner has received 3 or more
14citations and at the time the vehicle is immobilized or removed and impounded, the
15owner has not either paid the forfeiture for each violation that occurred more than
1628 days previously or scheduled an appearance in court in response to each citation
17issued more than 28 days previously for which the forfeiture has not been paid.
AB183,4,1918 c. The notice under this subdivision may be combined with any other notice
19provided by the municipality or county to the owner.
AB183,5,220 (b) Authorize any parking enforcer who discovers any motor vehicle to which
21par. (a) applies that is legally or illegally parked on any portion of the street, highway,
22or publicly owned or leased parking facility within the corporate limits of the
23municipality or county to cause the motor vehicle to be immobilized with an
24immobilization device or removed to a suitable place of impoundment or both. Upon

1immobilization or removal of the motor vehicle, the parking enforcer shall follow the
2notification procedure specified in s. 341.65 (2) (b).
AB183,5,53 (c) Specify whether the municipality or county may contract with a 3rd party
4for the performance of services related to immobilization or removal of motor
5vehicles, which services shall be rendered only at the request of a parking enforcer.
AB183,5,76 (d) Provide for a reasonable removal fee, if any, that will be charged to remove
7an immobilization device placed on a vehicle under this section.
AB183,5,108 (e) Provide for the recovery of reasonable towing or storage charges associated
9with the removal or impoundment of a vehicle, and of reasonable charges associated
10with disposal of a vehicle, under this section.
AB183,5,1411 (f) Require that, if the motor vehicle is immobilized, the parking enforcer or a
123rd-party contractor place in a highly visible location and a reasonably secure
13manner on the vehicle, at the time of immobilization, a written notice that does all
14of the following:
AB183,5,1615 1. Warns any driver of the vehicle that the immobilization device has been
16placed on the vehicle.
AB183,5,2017 2. Specifies, for each citation counted under par. (a) 1., the license number of
18the vehicle involved, the place where the citation may be paid, and the means by
19which the citation may be contested, or provides a telephone number at which an
20individual is available to provide this information 24 hours a day.
AB183,5,2221 3. States the amount of the removal fee under par. (d), if any, that is in addition
22to any amount required to be paid as specified in the notice under par. (a) 2. a.
AB183,6,323 (g) If the motor vehicle is immobilized in a time-limited, legal parking space,
24prohibit the municipality or county from issuing, after the vehicle's immobilization,
25any citation for a nonmoving traffic violation for the vehicle within the first 4 hours

1after the vehicle is immobilized and during any hours in which the municipal court
2or clerk's office of the circuit court that would be contacted to arrange an appearance
3for purposes of sub. (3) (b) is not open for regular business.
AB183,6,114 (h) If the motor vehicle is immobilized, require the municipality or county, or
5a 3rd-party contractor, to remove, or provide sufficient information to allow the
6vehicle owner to remove, the immobilization device without undue delay, not to
7exceed 3 hours, after receiving notice that the person has satisfied the requirements
8for release of the motor vehicle under sub. (3) (b). The ordinance shall also provide
9a procedure for the municipality, county, or 3rd-party contractor to promptly receive
10notice when a person has satisfied the requirements for release of a motor vehicle
11under sub. (3) (b).
AB183,6,14 12(3) (a) Any motor vehicle immobilized or impounded as provided in sub. (2)
13shall remain immobilized or impounded until lawfully claimed or disposed of as
14provided in this subsection and sub. (5).
AB183,6,1915 (b) The owner of a motor vehicle that is immobilized under sub. (2) may secure
16release of the motor vehicle by paying any removal fee specified in sub. (2) (d) and
17paying all forfeitures specified in each notice under sub. (2) (a) 2. a. for, or scheduling
18an appearance in court in response to, or a combination of paying forfeitures and
19scheduling appearances with respect to, all citations counted under sub. (2) (a) 1.
AB183,6,2520 (c) The owner of a motor vehicle that is removed and impounded under sub. (2)
21may secure release of the motor vehicle by paying any charges specified in sub. (2)
22(e) and paying all forfeitures specified in each notice under sub. (2) (a) 2. a. for, or
23scheduling an appearance in court in response to, or a combination of paying
24forfeitures and scheduling appearances with respect to, all citations counted under
25sub. (2) (a) 1.
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1(d) If an owner secures release of a motor vehicle under par. (b) or (c) by
2scheduling an appearance in court and thereafter fails to appear or fails to comply
3with any court order with respect to any citation counted under sub. (2) (a) 1. for
4which the forfeiture has not been fully paid, including failure to satisfy in full any
5court-ordered payment plan or other agreement approved by the court, the court
6may order a law enforcement officer, or an authorized employee or contractor of the
7municipality or county, to immobilize the motor vehicle involved in the nonmoving
8traffic violations or the municipality or county may cause the motor vehicle to be
9immobilized or removed and impounded as provided under sub. (2). If the court
10orders the motor vehicle immobilized, upon compliance with the court order, the
11court shall order a law enforcement officer, or an authorized employee or contractor
12of the municipality or county, to remove the immobilization device.
AB183,7,1813 (e) Notwithstanding par. (a), if any motor vehicle immobilized or impounded
14is an unregistered motor vehicle for purposes of s. 341.65 or an abandoned motor
15vehicle for purposes of s. 342.40, the municipality or county may take any action
16authorized under s. 341.65 or 342.40. Any vehicle immobilized under this section for
17longer than the period specified in s. 342.40 (1m) shall be considered abandoned for
18purposes of s. 342.40.
AB183,7,23 19(4) The owner of any motor vehicle immobilized or removed and impounded as
20provided under this section is responsible for all charges associated with
21immobilizing, removing, impounding, and disposing of the motor vehicle, as provided
22under sub. (2) (d) and (e). Charges not recovered from the sale of the motor vehicle
23may be recovered in a civil action by the municipality or county against the owner.
AB183,8,7 24(5) The procedures and provisions of s. 341.65 (2) (f) to (h) shall apply with
25respect to the impoundment and disposal of motor vehicles authorized to be removed,

1impounded, and disposed of under this section to the same extent as these provisions
2apply to the impoundment and disposal of unregistered motor vehicles that are
3removed under authority of s. 341.65, except that reclamation of the motor vehicle
4by the owner requires compliance with sub. (3) rather than s. 341.65 (2) (e). The
5provisions of s. 349.13 (5) (b) shall apply with respect to vehicles removed or stored
6under this section to the same extent as these provisions apply with respect to
7vehicles removed or stored under authority of s. 349.13.
AB183,8,12 8(6) Any ordinance enacted under this section permitting immobilization of a
9motor vehicle may prohibit any person from removing, disconnecting, tampering
10with, or otherwise circumventing the operation of an immobilization device installed
11under this section except upon release of the motor vehicle to the owner or to make
12necessary repairs to a malfunctioning immobilization device.
AB183,8,14 13(7) Section 349.137 does not apply to the use of motor vehicle immobilization
14devices under this section.
AB183,8,1515 (End)
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