LRB-1597/2
EVM:jld:jd
2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
May 5, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Jacque,
Kitchens, Berceau, Edming,
Kahl, T. Larson, Quinn, Spiros and Subeck, cosponsored by Senators
Wanggaard and Hansen. Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
AB201,1,3
1An Act to amend 346.67 (1) (intro.) and 346.67 (1) (c); and
to create 346.67 (3)
2of the statutes;
relating to: the duty to stop at the scene of a motor vehicle
3accident.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if an operator of a vehicle is involved in an accident resulting
in personal injury or damage to an occupied vehicle, the operator must immediately
stop the vehicle at or near the scene of the accident, provide certain information, and
render reasonable assistance to any injured person.
Under this bill, an operator of a vehicle involved in an accident must reasonably
investigate what was struck and, if he or she knows or has reason to know that the
accident resulted in personal injury or vehicle damage, must stop at the scene of the
accident and provide the information and assistance described above. This bill also
specifies that a prosecutor is not required to allege or prove that an operator knew
that he or she collided with a person or a vehicle driven or attended by a person in
a prosecution for a violation of the provision described above, as modified in this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB201,1
4Section
1. 346.67 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB201,2,8
1346.67
(1) (intro.) The operator of
any a vehicle involved in an accident
2resulting shall reasonably investigate what was struck and if the operator knows or
3has reason to know that the accident resulted in injury
to or death of
any a person
4or in damage to a vehicle
which that is driven or attended by
any a person
, the
5operator shall
immediately stop
such the vehicle
at the scene of the
accident or he
6or she is operating as close
thereto to the scene of the accident as possible
but shall
7then forthwith return to and
in every event shall remain at the scene of the accident
8until the operator has
fulfilled done all of the following
requirements:
AB201,2
9Section
2. 346.67 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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346.67
(1) (c) The operator shall render
reasonable assistance to any person
11injured in
such accident reasonable assistance the accident, including
the carrying 12transporting, or
the making
of arrangements
for the carrying, of such to transport
13the person to a physician, surgeon
, or hospital for medical or surgical treatment if
14it is apparent that
such medical or surgical treatment is necessary or if
such carrying
15is requested by the injured person.
AB201,3
16Section
3. 346.67 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB201,2,1917
346.67
(3) A prosecutor is not required to allege or prove that an operator knew
18that he or she collided with a person or a vehicle driven or attended by a person in
19a prosecution under this section.
AB201,4
20Section
4.
Initial applicability.
AB201,2,2221
(1) This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this
22subsection.