AB782: Bill Text

AB782,8,18 344.65 (1) (a) 2. Any person who violates s. 344.62 (1) and, in the course of the violation, causes great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14), to another person may be required to forfeit not less than $250, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1), nor more than $2,500, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1).

AB782,23 Section 23. 344.65 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB782,8,23 344.65 (1) (a) 3. Any person who violates s. 344.62 (1) and, in the course of the violation, causes the death of another person may be required to forfeit not less than $500, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1), nor more than $7,500, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1).

AB782,24 Section 24. 344.65 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB782,9,6 344.65 (1) (a) 4. If, no later than the time of the person's appearance in court, the person provides proof that he or she currently has in effect a motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the motor vehicle operated in the alleged violation of s. 344.62 (1) for a person's first violation of s. 344.65 (1) in the person's lifetime, the court may provide a penalty of less than the penalty required under subd. 1., including not requiring the person to pay any amount as a forfeiture.

AB782,25 Section 25. 344.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB782,26 Section 26. 344.65 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB782,9,21 344.65 (1) (c) No person charged with violating s. 344.62 (2) (1) may be convicted if the person produces proof that he or she was in compliance with s. 344.62 (1) at the time the person was issued a uniform traffic citation for violating s. 344.62 (2) the violation. This proof may be produced either at the time of the person's appearance in court in response to the citation or, if provided within 10 days of the citation, in the office of the traffic officer issuing the citation. This proof may be produced in either paper or electronic format, including by display of electronic images on a cellular telephone or other electronic device. If this proof is displayed in electronic format on any cellular telephone or other electronic device, the person to whom the proof is displayed may not view, and producing proof in electronic format is not considered consent for the person to view, any content on the telephone or other device except the proof required under s. 344.62 (2) to demonstrate compliance with s. 344.62 (1).

AB782,27 Section 27. 344.65 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB782,28 Section 28. 757.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB782,9,25 757.05 (1) (a) Whenever a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a violation of state law or for a violation of a municipal or county ordinance except for a violation of s. 101.123 (2) or (2m), for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2), or for a violation of state laws or municipal or county ordinances involving nonmoving traffic violations, violations under s. 343.51 (1m) (b), or safety belt use violations under s. 347.48 (2m), there shall be imposed in addition a penalty surcharge under ch. 814 in an amount of 26 percent of the fine or forfeiture imposed. If multiple offenses are involved, the penalty surcharge shall be based upon the total fine or forfeiture for all offenses. When a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or in part, the penalty surcharge shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.

AB782,29 Section 29. 814.63 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB782,10,13 814.63 (1) (c) This subsection does not apply to an action for a violation of s. 101.123 (2) or (2m), for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2), for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b), or for a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m).

AB782,30 Section 30. 814.63 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB782,10,21 814.63 (2) Upon the disposition of a forfeiture action in circuit court for violation of a county, town, city, village, town sanitary district, or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district ordinance, except for an action for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2) or for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m), the county, town, city, village, town sanitary district, or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district shall pay a nonrefundable fee of $5 to the clerk of circuit court.

AB782,31 Section 31. 814.65 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB782,11,6 814.65 (1) Court costs. In a municipal court action, except for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2) or for a violation of an ordinance in conformity with s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or 347.48 (2m), the municipal judge shall collect a fee of not less than $15 nor more than $38 on each separate matter, whether it is on default of appearance, a plea of guilty or no contest, on issuance of a warrant or summons, or the action is tried as a contested matter. Of each fee received by the judge under this subsection, the municipal treasurer shall pay monthly $5 to the secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund and shall retain the balance for the use of the municipality.

AB782,32 Section 32. 814.85 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB782,11,13 814.85 (1) (a) Except for an action for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2), or for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m), the clerk of circuit court shall charge and collect a $68 court support services surcharge from any person, including any governmental unit as defined in s. 108.02 (17), paying a fee under s. 814.61 (1) (a), (3), or (8) (am) or 814.63 (1).

AB782,33 Section 33. 814.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB782,11,21 814.86 (1) Except for an action for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2), or for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m), the clerk of circuit court shall charge and collect a $21.50 justice information system surcharge from any person, including any governmental unit, as defined in s. 108.02 (17), paying a fee under s. 814.61 (1) (a), (3), or (8) (am), 814.62 (1), (2), or (3) (a) or (b), or 814.63 (1). The justice information system surcharge is in addition to the surcharge listed in sub. (1m).

AB782,34 Section 34. Nonstatutory provisions.

AB782,12,3 (1) Notwithstanding section 16.42 (1) (e) of the statutes, if this subsection takes effect in fiscal year 2016-17, in submitting information under section 16.42 of the statutes for purposes of the 2017-19 biennial budget bill, the department of transportation shall submit information concerning the appropriation under section 20.395 (5) (cq) of the statutes as though the increase in the dollar amount of that appropriation by Section 35 (1) of this act had not been made.

AB782,35 Section 35 . Fiscal changes.

AB782,12,9 (1) In the schedule under section 20.005 (3) of the statutes for the appropriation to the department of transportation under section 20.395 (5) (cq) of the statutes, as affected by the acts of 2015, the dollar amount is increased by $295,000 for the fiscal year in which this subsection takes effect to increase funding for enforcing and administering the motor vehicle financial responsibility program.

AB782,36 Section 36 . Initial applicability.

AB782,12,15 (1) The treatment of section 344.65 (1) (b) and (c) and (2) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 344.65 (1) (a) of the statutes, and the creation of section 344.65 (1) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes first apply to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other violations as prior violations for purposes of sentencing a person.

AB782,12,17 (2) The treatment of sections 344.25 (2m) and 344.26 (1) (am) of the statutes first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.

AB782,37 Section 37. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

AB782,12,23 (1) The treatment of sections 344.14 (2) (d), 344.16 (2) and (2m), and 344.63 (1) (cm) of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 344.16 (1) of the statutes, and the creation of section 344.16 (1) (a) and (b) of the statutes take effect on the first day of the 3rd month beginning after publication.

AB782,13,3 (2) The treatment of sections 344.25 (title) and 344.26 (1) (a) and (b) (intro.) and 1. of the statutes, the renumbering and amendment of section 344.25 of the statutes, the repeal and recreation of 344.26 (title) of the statutes, and the creation of sections 344.25 (2m) and 344.26 (1) (am) of the statutes and Section 36 (2 ) of this act take effect on the first day of the 10th month beginning after publication.

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