SB255,2,86 440.43 (2) A participating driver shall prominently display all of the following
7in the participating driver's personal vehicle at all times while the participating
8driver is engaged in transportation network services:
SB255,2,99 (a) A copy of the participating driver's valid driver's license.
SB255,2,1110 (b) A copy of the licensed company's complaint procedures required under s.
11440.453.
SB255,4
1Section 4. 440.44 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB255,5 2Section 5. 440.44 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 440.44.
SB255,6 3Section 6. 440.44 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB255,7 4Section 7. 440.44 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.453 (1) (intro.) and
5amended to read:
SB255,3,86 440.453 (1) (intro.) Each licensed company shall develop, implement, and
7make available on its Internet site, complaint procedures for reports all of the
8following:
SB255,3,10 9(a) The report of a suspected violations violation by a participating driver of the
10policy under sub. (1) s. 440.44.
SB255,8 11Section 8. 440.44 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.453 (2) and
12amended to read:
SB255,3,1613 440.453 (2) Upon receipt of a complaint concerning a violation of a licensed
14company's policy
under sub. (1) (a) to (c), the licensed company shall immediately
15suspend the participating driver and investigate the complaint. The suspension
16shall continue until the complaint is resolved.
SB255,9 17Section 9. 440.44 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.453 (4) and
18amended to read:
SB255,3,2219 440.453 (4) Each licensed company shall maintain all records of each
20investigation under par. (b) sub. (2), including the results of that investigation and
21any action taken based on that investigation, for at least 2 years after the date the
22complaint was received by the licensed company.
SB255,10 23Section 10. 440.445 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB255,4,3
1440.445 (1) (b) (intro.) Conduct, or have Have a 3rd party conduct, a local and
2national criminal background check for the individual that includes all of the
3following:
SB255,11 4Section 11. 440.445 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB255,4,95 440.445 (3) Vehicle safety and emissions. Each licensed company shall ensure
6that each motor vehicle a participating driver uses to provide transportation
7network services for the licensed company is a personal vehicle that satisfies all state
8vehicle safety and emissions standards for private motor vehicles and is not titled as
9a salvage vehicle
.
SB255,12 10Section 12. 440.453 (title) of the statutes is created to read:
SB255,4,11 11440.453 (title) Complaint procedures.
SB255,13 12Section 13. 440.453 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB255,4,1513 440.453 (1) (b) The report of a suspected violation by a participating driver of
14the policy under s. 440.45 (1) or of the prohibition against discrimination under s.
15440.45 (2).
SB255,14 16Section 14. 440.453 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB255,4,1917 440.453 (1) (c) The report of a suspected sex offense or crime involving fraud,
18theft, damage to property, violence, an act of terror, or the use of a motor vehicle in
19the commission of a crime, committed by a participating driver.
SB255,15 20Section 15. 440.453 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB255,5,221 440.453 (3) Upon receipt of a complaint under sub. (1) (a) to (c), the licensed
22company shall inform the department of the complaint and provide the department
23with a copy of the complaint if made in writing. Upon resolution of the complaint,
24the licensed company shall inform the department concerning how the complaint

1was resolved, including a description of any action taken by the licensed company
2based on its investigation under sub. (2).
SB255,16 3Section 16. 440.49 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB255,5,74 440.49 (3) Forfeitures. In addition to or in lieu of a reprimand or other action
5under sub. (2), the department may assess against a licensed company, for the
6violations enumerated under sub. (2), a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 $5,000 for
7each separate offense.
SB255,17 8Section 17. 440.495 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB255,5,10 9440.495 Penalties. Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule
10promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $1,000 $2,500.
SB255,18 11Section 18. Initial applicability.
SB255,5,1312 (1) The treatment of ss. 440.49 (3) and 440.495 first applies to a violation that
13occurs on the effective date of this subsection.
SB255,5,1414 (End)
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