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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
February 8, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Ott, Horlacher, Novak,
Plumer, Quinn, Sortwell, Spiros, C. Taylor, Wichgers and Hutton,
cosponsored by Senators Darling, Carpenter, Bernier, Craig, Kooyenga,
Marklein and Nass. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public
Safety.
AB16,1,3 1An Act to amend 346.65 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes; relating to: committing a
2fifth or sixth offense related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated and
3providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill imposes a mandatory minimum period of confinement in prison for
fifth and sixth offenses of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI).
Under current law, it is an OWI offense for a person to operate a motor vehicle
while under the influence of an intoxicant, a controlled substance, a controlled
substance analog, or any combination thereof, under the influence of any substance
to a degree that renders him or her incapable of safely driving, with a detectable
amount of a restricted controlled substance in his or her blood, or with a prohibited
alcohol concentration. Under current law, a person who commits a fifth or sixth OWI
offense is guilty of a Class G felony and may be fined up to $25,000, imprisoned for
up to ten years, or both. Under current law, a person who commits a fifth or sixth
OWI offense must be fined at least $600 and imprisoned for at least six months.
Under this bill, for a fifth or sixth OWI offense, a sentencing court is required
to impose a sentence that orders the person to spend at least 18 months confined in
prison.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,
the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a
report.

For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB16,1 1Section 1 . 346.65 (2) (am) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB16,2,102 346.65 (2) (am) 5. Except as provided in pars. (f) and (g), is guilty of a Class G
3felony and shall be fined not less than $600 and imprisoned for not less than 6 months
4if the number of convictions under ss. 940.09 (1) and 940.25 in the person's lifetime,
5plus the total number of suspensions, revocations and other convictions counted
6under s. 343.307 (1), equals 5 or 6, except that suspensions, revocations or
7convictions arising out of the same incident or occurrence shall be counted as one.
8The court shall impose a bifurcated sentence under s. 973.01, and the confinement
9portion of the bifurcated sentence imposed on the person shall be not less than one
10year and 6 months.
AB16,2 11Section 2 . Initial applicability.
AB16,2,1612 (1) This act first applies to violations committed or refusals occurring on the
13effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other
14violations, convictions, suspensions, or revocations for purposes of administrative
15action by the department of transportation, sentencing by a court, or revocation or
16suspension of motor vehicle operating privileges.
AB16,2,1717 (End)
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