AB68: Bill Text

AB68,2824 Section 2824. 345.36 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1462,3 345.36 (3) If the offense involved is a nonmoving traffic violation and the defendant is subject to s. 345.28 (5) (c), a default judgment may be entered and opened as provided in s. 345.28 (5) (c) the person shall be deemed to have entered a plea of no contest. The court shall accept the plea of no contest, find the defendant guilty, and proceed under s. 345.47. The court shall give notice of the entry of judgment to the defendant by mailing a copy of the judgment to the defendant's last-known address. The court shall also mail to the defendant's last-known address a statement setting forth the actions the court may take under s. 345.47 if the judgment is not paid.

AB68,2825 Section 2825. 345.37 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1462,18 345.37 (1) (b) Deem the nonappearance a plea of no contest and enter judgment accordingly. If the defendant has posted bond for appearance at that date, the court may also order the bond forfeited. The court shall promptly mail a copy or notice of the judgment to the defendant. The judgment shall allow not less than 20 days from the date thereof for payment of any forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814. If the defendant moves to open the judgment within 6 months after the court appearance date fixed in the citation, and shows to the satisfaction of the court that the failure to appear was due to mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect, the court shall open the judgment, accept a not guilty plea, and set a trial date. The court may impose costs under s. 814.07. The court shall immediately notify the department to delete the record of conviction based upon the original judgment. If the offense involved is a nonmoving traffic violation and the defendant is subject to s. 345.28 (5) (c), a default judgment may be entered and opened as provided in s. 345.28 (5) (c).

AB68,2826 Section 2826. 345.37 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1463,2 345.37 (1) (c) If the offense involved is a nonmoving traffic violation, a default judgment may be entered and the person shall be deemed to have entered a plea of no contest. The court shall accept the plea of no contest, find the defendant guilty, and proceed under s. 345.47. The court shall give notice of the entry of judgment to the defendant by mailing a copy of the judgment to the defendant's last-known address. The court shall also mail to the defendant's last-known address a statement setting forth the actions the court may take under s. 345.47 if the judgment is not paid.

AB68,2827 Section 2827. 345.47 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1463,17 345.47 (1) (intro.) If the defendant is found guilty, the court may enter judgment against the defendant for a monetary amount not to exceed the maximum forfeiture provided for the violation, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, and, in. In addition, if the defendant is found guilty of a violation other than a nonmoving violation under s. 345.28, the court may suspend or revoke his or her operating privilege under s. 343.30. Upon entering judgment, the court shall notify the defendant personally, if the defendant is present, and in writing that the defendant should notify the court if he or she is unable to pay the judgment because of poverty, as that term is used in s. 814.29 (1) (d). If the defendant is present and the court, using the criteria in s. 814.29 (1) (d), determines that the defendant is unable to pay the judgment because of poverty, the court shall provide the defendant with an opportunity to pay the judgment in installments, taking into account the defendant's income. If the judgment is not paid or if the defendant fails to make any ordered installment payment, the court shall order:

AB68,2828 Section 2828. 345.47 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1464,7 345.47 (1) (b) In lieu of imprisonment and in addition to any other suspension or revocation, that the defendant's operating privilege be suspended. The operating privilege shall be suspended for 30 days or until the person pays the forfeiture, plus costs, fees, and surcharges imposed under ch. 814, but not to exceed one year. If the defendant has notified the court that he or she is unable to pay the judgment because of poverty, and if the court, using the criteria in s. 814.29 (1) (d), determines that the defendant is unable to pay the judgment because of poverty, the court may not suspend the defendant's operating privilege without first providing the defendant with an opportunity to pay the judgment in installments, taking into account the defendant's income. Suspension under this paragraph shall not affect the power of the court to suspend or revoke under s. 343.30 or the power of the secretary to suspend or revoke the operating privilege. This paragraph does not apply if the judgment was entered solely for violation of an ordinance unrelated to the violator's operation of a motor vehicle or for a nonmoving violation under s. 345.28.

AB68,2829 Section 2829 . 349.02 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1464,10 349.02 (2) (b) 4. Local ordinances enacted under s. 59.54 (25) (a) or (25m) or 66.0107 (1) (bm).

AB68,2830 Section 2830. 350.12 (3) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1464,17 350.12 (3) (c) 2. The fee for issuing or renewing a commercial snowmobile certificate is $90. Upon receipt of the application through an online application system or on a form required by the department and the fee required under this subdivision, the department shall issue to the applicant a commercial snowmobile certificate and 3 registration decals. The fee for additional registration decals is $30 per decal.

AB68,2831 Section 2831. 350.12 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1464,23 350.12 (3) (d) 1. Upon receipt of the required fee, a sales report, payment of sales and use taxes due under s. 77.61 (1), and an application through an online application system or on forms prescribed by the department, a temporary operating receipt or a registration certificate and 2 registration decals shall be issued to the applicant using one of the procedures specified in sub. (3h) (ag) 1.

AB68,2832 Section 2832. 350.12 (3) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1465,6 350.12 (3) (e) If a registration certificate, registration decal, or commercial snowmobile certificate is lost or destroyed, the holder of the certificate or decal may apply for a duplicate through an online application system or on forms provided for by the department accompanied by a fee of $5. Upon receipt of a proper application and the required fee, the department or an agent appointed under sub. (3h) (a) 3. shall issue a duplicate certificate, decal, or plate to the applicant.

AB68,2833 Section 2833. 350.12 (3) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1465,9 350.12 (3) (f) All fees remitted to or collected by the department under pars. (a) and (e) shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

AB68,2834 Section 2834. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 3. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1465,12 350.12 (3h) (ag) 3. Under either procedure under subd. 1., an agent may accept an application by facilitating an online application for registration documents.

AB68,2835 Section 2835. 350.12 (3h) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1465,22 350.12 (3h) (ar) Registration; supplemental fees. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3) (a), each when an agent appointed under par. (a) 3. who accepts an application to renew registration documents in person , or the department accepts an application to renew registration documents through a statewide automated system, the agent or the department shall collect an issuing fee of 50 cents and a transaction fee of 50 cents each time the agent or the department issues renewal registration documents or a renewal temporary operating receipt under par. (ag) 1. a. or b. The agent or the department shall retain the entire amount of each issuing fee and transaction fee the agent or the department collects.

AB68,2836 Section 2836. 350.12 (3j) (e) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1465,25 350.12 (3j) (e) 4. All fees remitted to or collected by the department under subd. 2. shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.370 (9) (hu).

AB68,2837 Section 2837. 350.12 (4) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1466,4 350.12 (4) (a) Enforcement, administration and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated from s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq), (5) (es) and (9) (mu) and (mw) may be used for the following:

AB68,2838 Section 2838. 350.12 (4) (a) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1466,7 350.12 (4) (a) 3m. The cost of state law enforcement efforts as appropriated under s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq); and

AB68,2839 Section 2839. 350.12 (4) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1466,12 350.12 (4) (am) Enforcement aids to department. Of the amounts appropriated under s. 20.370 (3) (ak) and (aq), the department shall allocate $26,000 in each fiscal year to be used exclusively for the purchase of snowmobiles or trailers to carry snowmobiles, or both, to be used in state law enforcement efforts.

AB68,2840 Section 2840 . 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1466,24 350.12 (4) (b) Trail aids and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (mq) and (5) (cb), (cr), (cs), and (cw) shall be used for development and maintenance, the cooperative snowmobile sign program, major reconstruction or rehabilitation to improve bridges on existing approved trails, trail rehabilitation, signing of snowmobile routes, and state snowmobile trails and areas, and real-time online tracking of snowmobile trail grooming and geographic information system mapping of snowmobile trails. The department may also obligate from the appropriation account under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) moneys for any of these purposes, except maintenance and except online snowmobile trail grooming tracking and mapping of snowmobile trails. Except as provided in par. (bd), the moneys shall be distributed as follows:

AB68,2841 Section 2841 . 350.12 (4) (b) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 2021 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB68,1467,13 350.12 (4) (b) Trail aids and related costs. (intro.) The moneys appropriated under s. 20.370 (1) (mq) and (5) (cb), (cr), (cs), and (cw) shall be used for development and maintenance, the cooperative snowmobile sign program, major reconstruction or rehabilitation to improve bridges on existing approved trails, trail rehabilitation, signing of snowmobile routes, state snowmobile trails and areas, and real-time online tracking of snowmobile trail grooming and geographic information system mapping of snowmobile trails. The department may also obligate from the appropriation account under s. 20.866 (2) (ta) moneys for any of these purposes, except maintenance and except online snowmobile trail grooming tracking and mapping of snowmobile trails. Except as provided in par. (bd), the moneys shall be distributed as follows:

AB68,2842 Section 2842. 350.12 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1467,18 350.12 (4) (b) 5. For direct payment to a qualified vendor to provide real-time tracking of snowmobile trail grooming through the department's online trail grooming reporting system and to develop and maintain an accurate, statewide geographic information system map of snowmobile trails.

AB68,2843 Section 2843 . 440.03 (13) (b) 20m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1467,20 440.03 (13) (b) 20m. Dental therapist.

AB68,2844 Section 2844 . 440.08 (2) (a) 25m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1467,22 440.08 (2) (a) 25m. Dental therapist: October 1 of each odd-numbered year.

AB68,2845 Section 2845. 440.11 (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB68,1467,24 440.11 (title) Communications with department.

AB68,2846 Section 2846. 440.11 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1468,7 440.11 (1m) (a) An applicant for or recipient of a credential shall provide the department with a current electronic mail address at the time of application or renewal that may be used to receive electronic communications from the department. An applicant for or recipient of a credential who changes his or her electronic mail address or whose current electronic mail address becomes inactive shall notify the department of such change within 30 days of the change in writing or in accordance with other notification procedures approved by the department.

AB68,1468,9 (b) Electronic communications under this subsection may not be substituted for the service of any process, notice, or demand under sub. (2).

AB68,1468,12 (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), an applicant for or recipient of a credential who does not have reasonable access to the Internet may maintain paper communication with the department.

AB68,2847 Section 2847 . 447.01 (6g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1468,15 447.01 (6g) “Dental therapist” means an individual who practices dental therapy.

AB68,2848 Section 2848 . 447.01 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1468,18 447.01 (6r) “Dental therapy” means the limited practice of dentistry, consisting of the services, treatments, and procedures specified in s. 447.06 (3) (b).

AB68,2849 Section 2849 . 447.02 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1468,23 447.02 (1) (a) Governing the reexamination of an applicant who fails an examination specified in s. 447.04 (1) (a) 5., (1m) (a) 5., or (2) (a) 5. The rules may specify additional educational requirements for those applicants and may specify the number of times an applicant may be examined.

AB68,2850 Section 2850 . 447.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1469,2 447.02 (1) (b) Governing the standards and conditions for the use of radiation and ionizing equipment in the practice of dentistry or dental therapy.

AB68,2851 Section 2851 . 447.02 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1469,6 447.02 (1) (g) Specifying services, treatments, or procedures, in addition to those specified under s. 447.06 (3) (c) 1. to 28., that are included within the practice of dental therapy.

AB68,2852 Section 2852 . 447.02 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1469,9 447.02 (2) (a) The conditions for supervision and the degree of supervision required under ss. 447.03 (3) (a), (am), (b) and (d) 2. and 447.065.

AB68,2853 Section 2853. 447.02 (2) (k) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1469,13 447.02 (2) (k) The settings in which a dental therapist may practice dental therapy. The examining board shall specify only settings that primarily serve low-income, uninsured, and underserved patients, including all of the following:

AB68,1469,16 1. Settings located in areas that are designated as a dental health professional shortage area by the secretary of the federal department of health and human services under 42 USC 254e.

AB68,1469,17 2. Military and veterans administration hospitals, clinics, and care settings.

AB68,1469,19 3. Any other practice setting in which at least 50 percent of the patients consist of patients who are any of the following:

AB68,1469,20 a. Patients who receive medical assistance.

AB68,1469,23 b. Patients who do not have dental health coverage, either through a public health care program or private insurance, and have an annual gross family income equal to or less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line.

AB68,2854 Section 2854 . 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1470,4 447.02 (3) (a) (intro.) The examining board may issue a permit authorizing the practice in this state, without compensation, of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene to an applicant who is licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in another state, if all of the following apply:

AB68,2855 Section 2855 . 447.02 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1470,9 447.02 (3) (a) 2. The examining board determines that the applicant is qualified and satisfies the criteria specified under s. 447.04 (1) (b) 1. to 3., except that the examining board may not require the applicant to pass an examination of state statutes and rules relating to dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene.

AB68,2856 Section 2856 . 447.02 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1470,15 447.02 (3) (b) A permit under this subsection shall authorize the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in a specified area of the state for a period of time not more than 10 days in a year and may be renewed by the examining board. The examining board may not require an applicant to pay a fee for the issuance or renewal of a permit under this subsection.

AB68,2857 Section 2857 . 447.02 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1470,21 447.02 (5) Except as provided in ss. 447.058 and 447.063, nothing in this chapter may be construed as authorizing the examining board to regulate business or administrative support functions or services, that do not constitute the practice of dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene, provided to a business that provides dental or dental hygiene services.

AB68,2858 Section 2858 . 447.03 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1470,25 447.03 (1m) Dental therapists. Except as provided under sub. (3) and s. 447.02 (3), no person may do any of the following unless he or she is licensed to practice dental therapy under this chapter:

AB68,1471,1 (a) Practice or offer to practice dental therapy.

AB68,1471,4 (b) Represent himself or herself to the public as a dental therapist or use, in connection with his or her name, any title or description that may convey the impression that he or she is a dental therapist.

AB68,2859 Section 2859 . 447.03 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1471,9 447.03 (3) (am) A dental therapy student who practices dental therapy under the supervision of a dentist in an infirmary, clinic, hospital, or other institution connected or associated for training purposes with an accredited dental therapy school.

AB68,2860 Section 2860 . 447.03 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68,1471,16 447.03 (3) (c) An individual licensed to practice dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene in another state or country who practices dentistry , dental therapy, or dental hygiene in a program of dental education or research at the invitation of a group of dentists or practices dentistry, dental therapy, or dental hygiene under the jurisdiction of the army, navy, air force, U.S. public health service , or veterans bureau.

AB68,2861 Section 2861 . 447.04 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68,1471,19 447.04 (1m) Dental therapists. (a) The examining board shall grant a license to practice dental therapy to an individual who does all of the following:

AB68,1471,21 1. Submits an application for the license to the department on a form provided by the department.

AB68,1471,22 2. Pays the fee specified in s. 440.05 (1).

AB68,1471,24 3. Submits evidence satisfactory to the examining board that he or she has done one of the following: