SB354: Bill Text

SB354,21,18 23.33 (3g) (c) The all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is being operated for an agricultural purpose.

SB354, s. 76 Section 76. 23.33 (3g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,21,22 23.33 (3g) (d) The all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is being operated by a person on land under the management and control of the person's immediate family.

SB354, s. 77 Section 77. 23.33 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,22,5 23.33 (4) (a) Freeways. No person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle upon any part of any freeway which is a part of the federal system of interstate and defense highways. No person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle upon any part of any other freeway unless the department of transportation authorizes all-terrain the use of that vehicle use on that freeway. No person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle with a snow removal device attached upon any part of any freeway under any circumstances.

SB354, s. 78 Section 78. 23.33 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,22,10 23.33 (4) (b) Other highways; operation restricted. No person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle on a highway except as authorized under pars. (d), (e), and (f) and sub. (11) (am) 2. or as authorized by rules promulgated by the department and approved by the department of transportation.

SB354, s. 79 Section 79. 23.33 (4) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,22,18 23.33 (4) (c) 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to the operator of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle owned by a municipality, state agency, or public utility, or by the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, while the operator is engaged in an emergency or in the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle directly related to the functions of the municipality, state agency, or public utility, or of the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, if safety does not require strict adherence to these restrictions.

SB354, s. 80 Section 80. 23.33 (4) (c) 1m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,22,23 23.33 (4) (c) 1m. Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to the operator of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle who is engaged in land surveying operations, if safety does not require strict adherence to the restrictions under pars. (a) and (b).

SB354, s. 81 Section 81. 23.33 (4) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,23,10 23.33 (4) (c) 2. Paragraph (b) does not apply to a highway blocked off for special all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle events. A county, town, city or village may block off highways under its jurisdiction for the purpose of allowing special all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle events. No state trunk highway or connecting highway, or part thereof, may be blocked off by any county, town, city or village for any all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle race or derby. A county, town, city or village shall notify the local police department and the county sheriff's office at least one week in advance of the time and place of any all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle race or derby which may result in any street, or part thereof, of the county, town, city or village being blocked off.

SB354, s. 82 Section 82. 23.33 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,23,14 23.33 (4) (d) Operation on roadway. (intro.) A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle on the roadway portion of any highway only in the following situations:

SB354, s. 83 Section 83. 23.33 (4) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,23,21 23.33 (4) (d) 1. To cross a roadway. The crossing of a roadway is authorized only if the crossing is done in the most direct manner practicable, if the crossing is made at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing, and if the operator stops the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle prior to the crossing and yields the right-of-way to other vehicles, pedestrians, and electric personal assistive mobility devices using the roadway.

SB354, s. 84 Section 84. 23.33 (4) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,24,2 23.33 (4) (d) 2. On any roadway which is seasonally not maintained for motor vehicle traffic. Operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle on this type of roadway is authorized only during the seasons when no maintenance occurs and only if the roadway is not officially closed to all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle traffic.

SB354, s. 85 Section 85. 23.33 (4) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,24,10 23.33 (4) (d) 3. To cross a bridge, culvert, or railroad right-of-way. The crossing of a bridge, culvert, or railroad right-of-way is not authorized if the roadway is officially closed to all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle traffic. The crossing is authorized only if the crossing is done in the most direct manner practicable, if the crossing is made at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and safe crossing, and if the operator stops the all-terrain vehicle prior to the crossing, pedestrians, and electric personal assistive mobility devices using the roadway.

SB354, s. 86 Section 86. 23.33 (4) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,24,16 23.33 (4) (d) 4. On roadways which are designated as all-terrain vehicle routes. Operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles on a roadway which is an all-terrain vehicle route is authorized only for the extreme right side of the roadway except that left turns may be made from any part of the roadway which is safe given prevailing conditions.

SB354, s. 87 Section 87. 23.33 (4) (d) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,24,25 23.33 (4) (d) 5. On roadways if the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is an implement of husbandry, if the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is used exclusively for agricultural purposes and if the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is registered for private use under sub. (2) (d) or (2g). Operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle which is an implement of husbandry on a roadway is authorized only for the extreme right side of the roadway except that left turns may be made from any part of the roadway which is safe given prevailing conditions.

SB354, s. 88 Section 88. 23.33 (4) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,25,5 23.33 (4) (d) 6. On roadways if the operator of the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is a person who holds a Class A permit or a Class B permit under s. 29.193 (2) and who is traveling for the purposes of hunting or is otherwise engaging in an activity authorized by the permit.

SB354, s. 89 Section 89. 23.33 (4) (e) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,25,10 23.33 (4) (e) Operation adjacent to roadway. (intro.) A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle adjacent to a roadway on an all-terrain vehicle route or trail if the person operates the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle in the following manner:

SB354, s. 90 Section 90. 23.33 (4) (e) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 23.33 (4) (e) 3. (intro.) and amended to read:

SB354,25,16 23.33 (4) (e) 3. (intro.) During hours of darkness in the same direction as motor vehicle traffic in the nearest lane, although during daylight hours travel may be in either direction regardless of the flow of motor vehicle traffic. unless all of the following apply:

SB354, s. 91 Section 91. 23.33 (4) (e) 3. a. of the statutes is created to read:

SB354,25,19 23.33 (4) (e) 3. a. The all-terrain vehicle route or trail is located at least 40 feet from the roadway or is separated from the roadway by a head lamp barrier.

SB354, s. 92 Section 92. 23.33 (4) (e) 3. b. of the statutes is created to read:

SB354,25,25 23.33 (4) (e) 3. b. The use of the all-terrain vehicle route or trail is approved by the department of transportation with respect to all-terrain vehicle routes or trails located near or crossing state trunk highways or by the officer in charge of maintenance with respect to all-terrain vehicle routes or trails located near or crossing other highways.

SB354, s. 93 Section 93. 23.33 (4) (e) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:

SB354,26,3 23.33 (4) (e) 3m. During daylight hours, travel may be in either direction regardless of the flow of motor vehicle traffic.

SB354, s. 94 Section 94. 23.33 (4) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,26,19 23.33 (4) (f) Operation with snow removal device attached. Except as prohibited under par. (a), and subject to ordinances enacted under sub. (11) (am) 2., a person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle with a snow removal device attached on a roadway or adjacent to a roadway or on a public sidewalk during the period beginning on October 1 and ending on April 30 of each year for the purpose of removing snow if such operation is necessary to travel to or from a site where the snow removal device will be used. The travel necessary to or from the site may not exceed 2 miles. Operation of such an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle on a roadway or adjacent to a roadway is authorized only if the applicable roadway speed limit is 45 miles per hour or less. Operation on a roadway of such an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is authorized only for the extreme right side of the roadway except that left turns may be made from any part of the roadway where it is safe to do so given prevailing conditions. Operation adjacent to a roadway of such an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle shall comply with the applicable speed limit and with par. (e) 1., 2., 3., 3m., and 5.

SB354, s. 95 Section 95. 23.33 (4c) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,26,22 23.33 (4c) (title) Intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle.

SB354, s. 96 Section 96. 23.33 (4c) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,27,2 23.33 (4c) (a) 1. `Operating while under the influence of an intoxicant.' No person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safe operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle.

SB354, s. 97 Section 97. 23.33 (4c) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,27,6 23.33 (4c) (a) 2. `Operating with alcohol concentrations at or above specified levels.' No person may engage in the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle while the person has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more.

SB354, s. 98 Section 98. 23.33 (4c) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,27,11 23.33 (4c) (a) 2m. `Operating with a restricted controlled substance.' No person may engage in the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle while the person has a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood.

SB354, s. 99 Section 99. 23.33 (4c) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,27,16 23.33 (4c) (a) 3. `Operating with alcohol concentrations at specified levels; below age 19 21.' If a person has not attained the age of 19 21, the person may not engage in the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle while he or she has an alcohol concentration of more than 0.0 but not more than 0.08.

SB354, s. 100 Section 100. 23.33 (4c) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,27,22 23.33 (4c) (b) 1. ` Causing injury while under the influence of an intoxicant.' No person while under the influence of an intoxicant to a degree which renders him or her incapable of safe operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle may cause injury to another person by the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle.

SB354, s. 101 Section 101. 23.33 (4c) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,28,2 23.33 (4c) (b) 2. `Causing injury with alcohol concentrations at or above specified levels.' No person who has an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more may cause injury to another person by the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle.

SB354, s. 102 Section 102. 23.33 (4c) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,28,7 23.33 (4c) (b) 2m. `Causing injury while operating with a restricted controlled substance.' No person who has a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood may cause injury to another person by the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle.

SB354, s. 103 Section 103. 23.33 (4g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,28,13 23.33 (4g) (a) Requirement. A person shall provide a sample of his or her breath for a preliminary breath screening test if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person is violating or has violated the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law and if, prior to an arrest, the law enforcement officer requested the person to provide this sample.

SB354, s. 104 Section 104. 23.33 (4g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,28,20 23.33 (4g) (b) Use of test results. A law enforcement officer may use the results of a preliminary breath screening test for the purpose of deciding whether or not to arrest a person for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law or for the purpose of deciding whether or not to request a chemical test under sub. (4p). Following the preliminary breath screening test, chemical tests may be required of the person under sub. (4p).

SB354, s. 105 Section 105. 23.33 (4j) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,29,2 23.33 (4j) Applicability of the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law. In addition to being applicable upon highways, the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law is applicable upon all premises held out to the public for use of their all-terrain vehicles or utility terrain vehicles, whether such premises are publicly or privately owned and whether or not a fee is charged for the use thereof.

SB354, s. 106 Section 106. 23.33 (4L) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,29,11 23.33 (4L) Implied consent. Any person who engages in the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle upon the public highways of this state, or in those areas enumerated in sub. (4j), is deemed to have given consent to provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis as required under sub. (4p). Any person who engages in the operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle within this state is deemed to have given consent to submit to one or more chemical tests of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis as required under sub. (4p).

SB354, s. 107 Section 107. 23.33 (4p) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,29,21 23.33 (4p) (a) 1. `Samples; submission to tests.' A person shall provide one or more samples of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis if he or she is arrested for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law and if he or she is requested to provide the sample by a law enforcement officer. A person shall submit to one or more chemical tests of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis if he or she is arrested for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law and if he or she is requested to submit to the test by a law enforcement officer.

SB354, s. 108 Section 108. 23.33 (4p) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,30,4 23.33 (4p) (a) 3. `Unconscious person.' A person who is unconscious or otherwise not capable of withdrawing consent is presumed not to have withdrawn consent under this paragraph, and if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that the person violated the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law, one or more chemical tests may be administered to the person without a request under subd. 1. and without providing information under subd. 2.

SB354, s. 109 Section 109. 23.33 (4p) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,30,16 23.33 (4p) (b) 4. `Validity; procedure.' A chemical test of blood or urine conducted for the purpose of authorized analysis is valid as provided under s. 343.305 (6). The duties and responsibilities of the laboratory of hygiene, department of health services and department of transportation under s. 343.305 (6) apply to a chemical test of blood or urine conducted for the purpose of authorized analysis under this subsection. Blood may be withdrawn from a person arrested for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law only by a physician, registered nurse, medical technologist, physician assistant or person acting under the direction of a physician and the person who withdraws the blood, the employer of that person and any hospital where blood is withdrawn have immunity from civil or criminal liability as provided under s. 895.53

SB354, s. 110 Section 110. 23.33 (4p) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,31,2 23.33 (4p) (c) 1. `Additional chemical test.' If a person is arrested for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law or is the operator of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle involved in an accident resulting in great bodily harm to or the death of someone and if the person is requested to provide a sample or to submit to a test under par. (a) 1., the person may request the test facility to administer the additional chemical test specified under par. (b) 3. or, at his or her own expense, reasonable opportunity to have any qualified person administer a chemical test of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis.

SB354, s. 111 Section 111. 23.33 (4p) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,31,12 23.33 (4p) (c) 2. `Optional test.' If a person is arrested for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law and if the person is not requested to provide a sample or to submit to a test under par. (a) 1., the person may request the test facility to administer a chemical test of his or her breath or, at his or her own expense, reasonable opportunity to have any qualified person administer a chemical test of his or her breath, blood or urine for the purpose of authorized analysis. If a test facility is unable to perform a chemical test of breath, the person may request the test facility to administer the designated chemical test under par. (b) 2. or the additional chemical test under par. (b) 3.

SB354, s. 112 Section 112. 23.33 (4p) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,31,23 23.33 (4p) (d) Admissibility; effect of test results; other evidence. The results of a chemical test required or administered under par. (a), (b) or (c) are admissible in any civil or criminal action or proceeding arising out of the acts committed by a person alleged to have violated the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law on the issue of whether the person was under the influence of an intoxicant or the issue of whether the person had alcohol concentrations at or above specified levels or a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood. Results of these chemical tests shall be given the effect required under s. 885.235. This subsection does not limit the right of a law enforcement officer to obtain evidence by any other lawful means.

SB354, s. 113 Section 113. 23.33 (4p) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,32,3 23.33 (4p) (e) 1. Whether the law enforcement officer had probable cause to believe the person was violating or had violated the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law.

SB354, s. 114 Section 114. 23.33 (4p) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,32,7 23.33 (4p) (e) 2. Whether the person was lawfully placed under arrest for violating the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law.

SB354, s. 115 Section 115. 23.33 (4t) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,32,12 23.33 (4t) Report arrest to department. If a law enforcement officer arrests a person for a violation of the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law or the refusal law, the law enforcement officer shall notify the department of the arrest as soon as practicable.

SB354, s. 116 Section 116. 23.33 (4x) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,32,15 23.33 (4x) (title) Officer's action after arrest for operating an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle while under influence of intoxicant.

SB354, s. 117 Section 117. 23.33 (4z) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,32,19 23.33 (4z) (a) 1. Inform all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle operators of the prohibitions and penalties included in the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law.

SB354, s. 118 Section 118. 23.33 (4z) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,32,22 23.33 (4z) (a) 2. Provide for the development of signs briefly explaining the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law.

SB354, s. 119 Section 119. 23.33 (4z) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB354,33,2 23.33 (4z) (b) The department shall develop and issue an educational pamphlet on the intoxicated operation of an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle law to be distributed, beginning in 1989, to persons issued all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle registration certificates under subs. (2) and (2g).