SB354, s. 185 12Section 185. 78.75 (1m) (a) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,50,1813 78.75 (1m) (a) 2m. A person who uses motor vehicle fuel or an alternate fuel
14upon which has been paid the tax required under this chapter for the purpose of
15operating an all-terrain vehicle, as defined under s. 340.01 (2g), or a utility terrain
16vehicle, as defined under s. 23.33 (1) (ng),
may not be reimbursed or repaid the
17amount of tax paid unless the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle is
18registered for private use under s. 23.33 (2) (d) or (2g).
SB354, s. 186 19Section 186. 78.75 (1m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,51,820 78.75 (1m) (a) 3. Claims under subd. 1. shall be made and filed. The forms shall
21indicate that refunds are not available for motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels used
22for motorboats, except motorboats exempt from registration as motor vehicles under
23s. 341.05 (20) and motorboats that are not recreational motorboats, or motor vehicle
24fuel or alternate fuels used for snowmobiles and that the estimated snowmobile
25motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels tax payments are used for snowmobile trails and

1areas. The forms shall indicate that refunds are not available for motor vehicle fuel
2or alternate fuels used for all-terrain vehicles or utility terrain vehicles unless the
3all-terrain vehicle is registered for private use under s. 23.33 (2) (d) or (2g) and shall
4indicate that estimated all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle motor vehicle
5fuel or alternate fuels tax payments are used for all-terrain vehicle trails and areas.
6The forms shall also indicate that refunds are not available for the tax on less than
7100 gallons. The department shall distribute forms in sufficient quantities to each
8county clerk.
SB354, s. 187 9Section 187. 100.48 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB354,51,1010 100.48 (1) (d) "Utility terrain vehicle" has the meaning given in s. 23.33 (1) (ng).
SB354, s. 188 11Section 188. 100.48 (2), (3) (a) and (4) (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB354,51,1612 100.48 (2) No person may, either personally or through an agent, remove,
13replace, disconnect, reset, tamper with, alter, or fail to connect, an hour meter
14attached to farm equipment, a snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle, a utility terrain
15vehicle,
or a boat with the intent to defraud by changing or affecting the number of
16hours of operation indicated on the hour meter.
SB354,52,6 17(3) (a) Nothing in this section shall prevent the service, repair or replacement
18of an hour meter if the number of hours of operation indicated on the hour meter
19remains the same as before the service, repair or replacement. If an hour meter
20attached to farm equipment, a snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle, a utility terrain
21vehicle,
or a boat is incapable of registering the same number of hours of operation
22as before its service, repair or replacement, the hour meter shall be adjusted to read
23zero, and a sticker shall be affixed by the owner of the vehicle or device to which the
24hour meter is attached or an agent, in proximity to the hour meter, specifying the
25number of hours of operation recorded on the hour meter prior to its service, repair

1or replacement and the date on which it was serviced, repaired or replaced. No
2person who services, repairs or replaces an hour meter attached to farm equipment,
3a snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle, a utility terrain vehicle, or a boat that is
4incapable of registering the same number of hours of operation as before such service,
5repair or replacement may fail to adjust the hour meter to read zero or fail to affix
6the sticker required by this paragraph.
SB354,52,10 7(4) (c) Any person who violates sub. (2) or (3) with respect to an hour meter
8attached to a snowmobile, an all-terrain vehicle, a utility terrain vehicle, or a boat
9may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the
10county jail, or both, for each violation.
SB354, s. 189 11Section 189. 322.111 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,52,18 12322.111 Article 111 — Drunken or reckless operation of an all-terrain
13vehicle,
utility terrain vehicle, vehicle, snowmobile, aircraft, or vessel. Any
14person who violates s. 23.33 (3) (a) or (4c), 30.68, 30.681, 114.09, 346.62, 346.63 (1)
15or (2), 350.10 (1) (b), 350.101, 940.25, or 940.09 where the offense involved the
16operation or physical control of an aircraft, all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle,
17snowmobile, vehicle or vessel on or off a highway shall be punished as the
18court-martial may direct.
SB354, s. 190 19Section 190. 323.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,52,23 20323.20 Emergency use of vehicles. In responding to an official request for
21help during any declared state of emergency, any person may operate a boat or any
22motor vehicle, including a snowmobile or, all-terrain vehicle, or utility terrain
23vehicle
, that is not registered in this state.
SB354, s. 191 24Section 191. 340.01 (27g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,53,3
1340.01 (27g) "Low-pressure tire" means a tire that has a minimum width of
26 inches and that is designed to be inflated with an operating pressure not to exceed
310 20 pounds per square inch as recommended by the manufacturer.
SB354, s. 192 4Section 192. 340.01 (32) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,53,95 340.01 (32) (intro.) "Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle, excluding a tractor or,
6an all-terrain vehicle, or a utility terrain vehicle, which is capable of speeds in excess
7of 30 miles per hour with a 150-pound rider on a dry, level, hard surface with no wind,
8with a power source as an integral part of the vehicle, and which meets the conditions
9under par. (a) or (b):
SB354, s. 193 10Section 193. 340.01 (35) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,53,1711 340.01 (35) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle, including a combination of 2 or
12more vehicles or an articulated vehicle, which is self-propelled, except a vehicle
13operated exclusively on a rail. "Motor vehicle" includes, without limitation, a
14commercial motor vehicle or a vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained
15from overhead trolley wires but not operated on rails. A snowmobile and, an
16all-terrain vehicle, and a utility terrain vehicle shall only be considered motor
17vehicles only for purposes made specifically applicable by statute.
SB354, s. 194 18Section 194. 341.057 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,53,21 19341.057 All-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles. All-terrain
20vehicles and utility terrain vehicles are not required to be registered under this
21chapter but shall be registered under s. 23.33 (2) or (2g).
SB354, s. 195 22Section 195. 344.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,53,2423 344.61 (1) Notwithstanding s. 344.01 (2) (b), "motor vehicle" does not include
24trailers, semitrailers, and all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles.
SB354, s. 196 25Section 196. 345.11 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1345.11 (1r) The uniform traffic citation or the citation form under s. 23.54 shall
2be used for violations of s. 23.33 relating to highway use or ordinances enacted in
3accordance with that section if the violation is committed on a highway, but no points
4may be assessed against the driving record of the operator of an all-terrain vehicle
5or utility terrain vehicle. When the uniform traffic citation is used, the report of
6conviction shall be forwarded to the department. When the citation form under s.
723.54 is used, the procedure in ss. 23.50 to 23.85 applies.
SB354, s. 197 8Section 197. 346.02 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,54,159 346.02 (11) Applicability to all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain
10vehicles
. The operator of an all-terrain vehicle or a utility terrain vehicle on a
11roadway is subject to ss. 346.04, 346.06, 346.11, 346.14 (1), 346.18, 346.19, 346.20,
12346.21, 346.215 (3), 346.26, 346.27, 346.33, 346.35, 346.37, 346.39, 346.40, 346.44,
13346.46, 346.47, 346.48, 346.50 (1) (b), 346.51, 346.52, 346.53, 346.54, 346.55, 346.71,
14346.87, 346.88, 346.89, 346.90, 346.91, 346.92 (1) and 346.94 (1) and (9) but is not
15subject to any other provision of this chapter.
SB354, s. 198 16Section 198. 346.66 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,54,1917 346.66 (1) (c) Sections 346.67 to 346.70 do not apply to accidents involving only
18snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, or vehicles propelled by
19human power or drawn by animals.
SB354, s. 199 20Section 199. 346.71 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,55,721 346.71 (1) Every coroner or medical examiner shall, on or before the 10th day
22of each month, report in writing any accident involving a motor vehicle occurring
23within the coroner's or medical examiner's jurisdiction resulting in the death of any
24person during the preceding calendar month. If the accident involved an all-terrain
25vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, the report shall be made to the department of

1natural resources and shall include the information specified by that department.
2If the accident involved any other motor vehicle, the report shall be made to the
3department and shall include the information specified by the department. The
4coroner or medical examiner of the county where the death occurs, if the accident
5occurred in another jurisdiction, shall, immediately upon learning of the death,
6report it to the coroner or medical examiner of the county where the accident
7occurred, as provided in s. 979.01 (1).
SB354, s. 200 8Section 200. 346.71 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,56,79 346.71 (2) In cases of death involving a motor vehicle in which the decedent was
10the operator of a motor vehicle, a pedestrian 14 years of age or older or a bicycle or
11electric personal assistive mobility device operator 14 years of age or older and who
12died within 6 hours of the time of the accident, the coroner or medical examiner of
13the county where the death occurred shall require that a blood specimen of at least
1410 cc. be withdrawn from the body of the decedent within 12 hours after his or her
15death, by the coroner or medical examiner or by a physician so designated by the
16coroner or medical examiner or by a qualified person at the direction of the physician.
17All funeral directors shall obtain a release from the coroner or medical examiner of
18the county where the accident occurred as provided in s. 979.01 (4) prior to
19proceeding with embalming any body coming under the scope of this section. The
20blood so drawn shall be forwarded to a laboratory approved by the department of
21health services for analysis of the alcoholic content of the blood specimen. The
22coroner or medical examiner causing the blood to be withdrawn shall be notified of
23the results of each analysis made and shall forward the results of each such analysis
24to the department of health services. If the death involved a motor vehicle, the
25department shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used for statistical

1purposes only and the department shall disseminate and make public the
2cumulative results of the examinations without identifying the individuals involved.
3If the death involved an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, the department
4of natural resources shall keep a record of all such examinations to be used for
5statistical purposes only and the department of natural resources shall disseminate
6and make public the cumulative results of the examinations without identifying the
7individuals involved.
SB354, s. 201 8Section 201. 347.24 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,56,119 347.24 (1) (c) An implement of husbandry which is an all-terrain vehicle or
10utility terrain vehicle
need only comply with the lamp requirements established
11under s. 23.33 (6).
SB354, s. 202 12Section 202. 347.415 (1g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,56,1813 347.415 (1g) In this section, "odometer" means an instrument for measuring
14and recording the actual distance that a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain
15vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle has traveled while in operation, but does not include
16any auxiliary instrument designed to be reset to zero to measure and record the
17actual distance that a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle, or utility
18terrain vehicle
has traveled on trips.
SB354, s. 203 19Section 203. 347.415 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,56,2320 347.415 (1m) No person may, either personally or through an agent, remove,
21replace, disconnect, reset, tamper with, alter, or fail to connect the odometer of any
22motor vehicle, snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle , or utility terrain vehicle with the
23intent to change or affect the number of miles indicated thereon.
SB354, s. 204 24Section 204. 885.235 (1g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,57,13
1885.235 (1g) (intro.) In any action or proceeding in which it is material to prove
2that a person was under the influence of an intoxicant or had a prohibited alcohol
3concentration or a specified alcohol concentration while operating or driving a motor
4vehicle or, if the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle, on duty time, while operating
5a motorboat, except a sailboat operating under sail alone, while operating a
6snowmobile, while operating an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle or while
7handling a firearm, evidence of the amount of alcohol in the person's blood at the time
8in question, as shown by chemical analysis of a sample of the person's blood or urine
9or evidence of the amount of alcohol in the person's breath, is admissible on the issue
10of whether he or she was under the influence of an intoxicant or had a prohibited
11alcohol concentration or a specified alcohol concentration if the sample was taken
12within 3 hours after the event to be proved. The chemical analysis shall be given
13effect as follows without requiring any expert testimony as to its effect:
SB354, s. 205 14Section 205. 885.235 (1k) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,57,2515 885.235 (1k) In any action or proceeding in which it is material to prove that
16a person had a detectable amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her
17blood while operating or driving a motor vehicle or, if the vehicle is a commercial
18motor vehicle, on duty time, while operating a motorboat, except a sailboat operating
19under sail alone, while operating a snowmobile, while operating an all-terrain
20vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, or while handling a firearm, if a chemical analysis
21of a sample of the person's blood shows that the person had a detectable amount of
22a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood, the court shall treat the analysis
23as prima facie evidence on the issue of the person having a detectable amount of a
24restricted controlled substance in his or her blood without requiring any expert
25testimony as to its effect.
SB354, s. 206
1Section 206. 895.043 (6) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 2,
2is amended to read:
SB354,58,123 895.043 (6) Limitation on damages. Punitive damages received by the plaintiff
4may not exceed twice the amount of any compensatory damages recovered by the
5plaintiff or $200,000, whichever is greater. This subsection does not apply to a
6plaintiff seeking punitive damages from a defendant whose actions under sub. (3)
7included the operation of a vehicle, including a motor vehicle as defined under s.
8340.01 (35), a snowmobile as defined under s. 340.01 (58a), an all-terrain vehicle as
9defined under s. 340.01 (2g), a utility terrain vehicle as defined under s. 23.33 (1) (ng),
10and a boat as defined under s. 30.50 (2), while under the influence of an intoxicant
11to a degree that rendered the defendant incapable of safe operation of the vehicle.
12In this subsection, "intoxicant" has the meaning given in s. 30.50 (4e).
SB354, s. 207 13Section 207. 895.049 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,58,22 14895.049 Recovery by a person who fails to use protective headgear
15while operating certain motor vehicles.
Notwithstanding s. 895.045, failure by
16a person who operates or is a passenger on a utility terrain vehicle, as defined in s.
1723.33 (1) (ng), a
motorcycle, as defined in s. 340.01 (32), an all-terrain vehicle, as
18defined in s. 340.01 (2g), or a snowmobile, as defined in s. 340.01 (58a), on or off a
19highway, to use protective headgear shall not reduce recovery for injuries or damages
20by the person or the person's legal representative in any civil action. This section
21does not apply to any person required to wear protective headgear under s. 23.33 (3g)
22or 347.485 (1).
SB354, s. 208 23Section 208. 895.52 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,59,924 895.52 (1) (g) "Recreational activity" means any outdoor activity undertaken
25for the purpose of exercise, relaxation or pleasure, including practice or instruction

1in any such activity. "Recreational activity" includes hunting, fishing, trapping,
2camping, picnicking, exploring caves, nature study, bicycling, horseback riding,
3bird-watching, motorcycling, operating an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain
4vehicle
, ballooning, hang gliding, hiking, tobogganing, sledding, sleigh riding,
5snowmobiling, skiing, skating, water sports, sight-seeing, rock-climbing, cutting or
6removing wood, climbing observation towers, animal training, harvesting the
7products of nature, sport shooting and any other outdoor sport, game or educational
8activity. "Recreational activity" does not include any organized team sport activity
9sponsored by the owner of the property on which the activity takes place.
SB354, s. 209 10Section 209. 895.525 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,59,2111 895.525 (2) Definition. In this section, "recreational activity" means any
12activity undertaken for the purpose of exercise, relaxation or pleasure, including
13practice or instruction in any such activity. "Recreational activity" includes hunting,
14fishing, trapping, camping, bowling, billiards, picnicking, exploring caves, nature
15study, dancing, bicycling, horseback riding, horseshoe-pitching, bird-watching,
16motorcycling, operating an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle, ballooning,
17curling, throwing darts, hang gliding, hiking, tobogganing, sledding, sleigh riding,
18snowmobiling, skiing, skating, participation in water sports, weight and fitness
19training, sight-seeing, rock-climbing, cutting or removing wood, climbing
20observation towers, animal training, harvesting the products of nature, sport
21shooting and any other sport, game or educational activity.
SB354, s. 210 22Section 210. 901.053 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,60,10 23901.053 Admissibility of evidence relating to use of protective
24headgear while operating certain motor vehicles.
Evidence of use or nonuse
25of protective headgear by a person, other than a person required to wear protective

1headgear under s. 23.33 (3g) or 347.485 (1), who operates or is a passenger on a utility
2terrain vehicle, as defined in s. 23.33 (1) (ng), a
motorcycle, as defined in s. 340.01
3(32), an all-terrain vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (2g), or a snowmobile, as defined
4in s. 340.01 (58a), on or off a highway, is not admissible in any civil action for personal
5injury or property damage. This section does not apply to the introduction of such
6evidence in a civil action against the manufacturer or producer of the protective
7headgear arising out of any alleged deficiency or defect in the design or manufacture
8of the protective headgear or, with respect to such use of protective headgear, in a civil
9action on the sole issue of whether the protective headgear contributed to the
10personal injury or property damage incurred by another person.
SB354, s. 211 11Section 211. 938.17 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,60,14 12938.17 (title) Jurisdiction over traffic, boating, snowmobile, and
13all-terrain vehicle
, and utility terrain vehicle violations and over civil law
14and ordinance violations.
SB354, s. 212 15Section 212. 938.17 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,61,316 938.17 (1) Traffic, boating, snowmobile and, all-terrain vehicle, and utility
17terrain vehicle
violations. (intro.) Except for violations of ss. 342.06 (2) and 344.48
18(1), and violations of ss. 30.67 (1) and 346.67 (1) when death or injury occurs, courts
19of criminal and civil jurisdiction have exclusive jurisdiction in proceedings against
20juveniles 16 years of age or older for violations of s. 23.33, of ss. 30.50 to 30.80, of chs.
21341 to 351, and of traffic regulations, as defined in s. 345.20, and nonmoving traffic
22violations, as defined in s. 345.28 (1). A juvenile charged with a traffic, boating,
23snowmobile, or all-terrain vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle offense in a court of
24criminal or civil jurisdiction shall be treated as an adult before the trial of the
25proceeding except that the juvenile may be held in secure custody only in a juvenile

1detention facility. A juvenile convicted of a traffic, boating, snowmobile, or
2all-terrain vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle offense in a court of criminal or civil
3jurisdiction shall be treated as an adult for sentencing purposes except as follows:
SB354, s. 213 4Section 213. 938.343 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB354,61,85 938.343 (9) All-terrain or utility terrain vehicle safety course. If the
6violation is one under s. 23.33 or under an ordinance enacted in accordance with s.
723.33 concerning the use of all-terrain vehicles or utility terrain vehicles, order the
8juvenile to attend an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle safety course.
SB354, s. 214 9Section 214. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB354,61,1610 (1) Notwithstanding the fees specified in section 23.33 (2) (c) of the statutes,
11as affected by this act, the department of natural resources may charge a fee under
12section 23.33 (2) (c) of the statutes, as affected by this act, that is calculated on a
13proportional basis if the changes in the public-use registration period under section
1423.33 (2) (f) of the statutes, as affected by this act, cause a public-use registration
15certificate that is issued on or after the effective date of this subsection to expire in
16less than 2 years after the date of issuance.
SB354,61,2417 (2) Notwithstanding the fees specified in section 23.33 (2) (dm) 2. of the
18statutes, as affected by this act, the department of natural resources may charge a
19fee under section 23.33 (2) (dm) 2. of the statutes, as affected by this act, that is
20calculated on a proportional basis if the changes in the registration period for a
21commercial all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle certificate cause a
22commercial all-terrain vehicle and utility terrain vehicle certificate that is issued on
23or after the effective date of this subsection to expire in less than 2 years after the
24date of issuance.
SB354, s. 215 25Section 215 . Fiscal changes.
SB354,62,3
1(1) The unencumbered balance in the appropriation account under section
220.370 (1) (iv) of the statutes is transferred to the appropriation account under
3section 20.370 (1) (iw) of the statutes, as created by this act.
SB354, s. 216 4Section 216. Effective dates. This act takes effect on July 1, 2012, or the day
5after publication, whichever is later, except as follows:
SB354,62,76 (1) The treatment of section 23.33 (2) (ir) 1. of the statutes takes effect on March
71, 2015.
SB354,62,98 (2) The treatment of sections 20.370 (1) (mr), (3) (as), and (5) (er), (eu), and (gr)
9and 23.33 (9) (bg) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2013.
SB354,62,1010 (End)
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