2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
April 10, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Tusler, Donovan and
Rozar, cosponsored by Senator Jacque. Referred to Committee on Criminal
Justice and Public Safety.
AB167,2,5 1An Act to repeal 165.957 (4) (b) 2m., 343.10 (5) (a) 2. and 3., 343.10 (7) (cm),
2343.301 (1g) (am), 343.301 (1m), 343.305 (8) (d), 343.32 (1m) (b) 1., 2. and 3. and
3961.50 (1) (a), (b) and (c); to renumber and amend 343.10 (2) (e), 343.10 (2)
4(f), 343.10 (5) (a) 1., 343.301 (1g) (a), 343.305 (8) (am), 343.32 (1m) (b) (intro.),
5347.50 (1s), 351.07 (1) and 961.50 (1) (intro.); to amend 110.10 (4m), 165.957
6(3) (a), 165.957 (4) (a) 2., 165.957 (4) (b) 1., 165.957 (4) (b) 2., 303.08 (10r), 340.01
7(46m) (c), 343.10 (1) (a), 343.10 (2) (a) (intro.), 343.10 (5) (b), 343.165 (5), 343.21
8(1) (k), 343.28 (1), 343.30 (1q) (b) 2., 343.30 (1q) (b) 3., 343.30 (1q) (b) 4., 343.30
9(1q) (h), 343.301 (title), 343.301 (3), 343.301 (4), 343.301 (5), 343.305 (8) (a),
10343.305 (9) (a) (intro.), 343.305 (10) (b) 2., 343.305 (10) (b) 3., 343.305 (10) (b)
114., 343.305 (10) (em), 343.305 (10m), 343.31 (1m) (b), 343.31 (1m) (c), 343.31 (3)
12(bm) 2., 343.31 (3) (bm) 3., 343.31 (3) (bm) 4., 343.31 (3m) (a), 343.31 (3m) (b),
13347.413 (1), 347.413 (3), 347.50 (1t), 351.07 (title), 351.07 (1g), 351.07 (2),
14940.09 (1d) and 940.25 (1d); to repeal and recreate 343.301 (2m); and to

1create
343.01 (2) (bg), 343.03 (3) (br), 343.10 (1) (c), 343.105, 343.105 (1) (d),
2343.105 (1) (e) 2., 343.305 (8) (am) 2. and 3., 343.305 (9) (a) 7. and 8. and 351.07
3(1) (b) of the statutes; relating to: motor vehicle operators licenses restricting
4operators to the use of motor vehicles equipped with ignition interlock devices
5and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill creates an ignition interlock restricted driver's license (IIRL).
Under current law, no person may drive or operate a motor vehicle while under
the influence of an intoxicant or drug, with a prohibited alcohol concentration, or
with a measurable amount of a controlled substance in his or her blood (OWI). A
person who does so is subject to penalties that increase, in terms of forfeitures or fines
assessed, periods of imprisonment imposed, and periods of time during which the
person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle is suspended or revoked, with each
subsequent offense. Current law allows most OWI offenders, after a waiting period
that increases with each subsequent OWI offense, to apply for an occupational
license that allows the person to operate a motor vehicle for certain limited activities
and within certain limited geographic boundaries.
Under current law, a law enforcement officer who arrests a person for an OWI
offense may request that the person take a chemical test to determine the amount
of alcohol in his or her blood or breath. Under certain other limited circumstances,
the officer may request the person to take the test before he or she is arrested. If the
person refuses to take the test, the officer takes possession of the person's driver's
license and issues the person a notice that the Department of Transportation will
revoke the person's driving privilege for a minimum of one year and a maximum of
three years, depending on how many prior OWI offenses the person has committed.
Under current law, refusing to take a chemical test is counted as an OWI offense.
If the person takes the test and the test indicates that the person has committed an
OWI, the officer takes possession of the person's driver's license and DOT
administratively suspends the person's operating privilege for six months.
A person whose operating privilege is administratively suspended or revoked
may, within 10 days, submit a written request for DOT to review his or her
administrative suspension or revocation. A person whose operating privilege is
administratively suspended for failing a chemical test may apply for an occupational
license immediately. A person whose operating privilege is administratively revoked
for refusing a test may apply for an occupational license after 30 days for a first OWI
offense, after 90 days after a second OWI offense, and after 120 days after a third or
subsequent OWI offense. However, if the person has committed two or more OWI
offenses within five years, current law requires him or her to wait 12 months before
he or she may apply for an occupational license. Current law also requires DOT to

administratively suspend or revoke a person's operating privilege when it receives
notification that a person has been convicted of committing certain OWI-related
offenses in this state or in another state or on tribal land. The periods of suspension
or revocation and the waiting periods for each offense vary but generally increase
with the seriousness of the offense and the number of prior OWI offenses the person
has committed.
In addition to the administrative suspension for failing a test and the
administrative revocation for refusing a test, when a person is convicted of an OWI
offense, the convicting court orders the person's operating privilege be revoked. The
length of time for a court-ordered revocation increases with each subsequent OWI
offense, as does the waiting period before the person may apply for an occupational
license. In general, a person who commits a first OWI offense may apply for an
occupational license immediately, and a person with prior OWI offenses may apply
after 45 days, unless he or she has committed two or more OWI offenses within five
years, in which case the person must wait 12 months before he or she may apply for
an occupational license.
Under current law, a court must order a person's motor vehicle operating
privilege be restricted to operating vehicles that are equipped with an ignition
interlock device (IID) when a person is convicted of a second or subsequent OWI
offense or a first OWI offense while his or her alcohol concentration is 0.15 or greater,
refuses to take a test for intoxication, or injures or kills a person while operating a
vehicle while intoxicated.
Under current law, the operating privilege restriction stays in place for not less
than one year nor more than the maximum operating privilege revocation period
permitted for the refusal or violation. A person who violates a court order to install
an IID by failing to install, removing, disconnecting, or otherwise tampering with the
IID may be fined not less than $150 nor more than $600, imprisoned for not more
than six months, or both, for the first offense and may be fined not less than $300 nor
more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, for a second
or subsequent offense.
This bill creates a license called an ignition interlock restricted license. Under
the bill, an IIRL permits a person to operate a motor vehicle only if the motor vehicle
is equipped with an IID. An IIRL does not impose any geographic limitations, and
the person may operate the vehicle for any purpose.
Under the bill, a person who commits a first OWI offense while his or her alcohol
concentration is below 0.15 (first offender) and a person who either fails a chemical
test or refuses a test has the option of applying for an occupational license or an IIRL.
A first offender may be eligible for an IIRL at any time, but if he or she opts for an
occupational license, he or she is not eligible to receive that license until 45 days have
passed from the time of the conviction.
A person who fails a chemical test and whose operating privilege is
administratively suspended may be eligible for an IIRL immediately, if he or she
waives his or her right to an administrative hearing on the propriety of the test, and
may be eligible for an occupational license 45 days after his or her arrest. If the

person requests an administrative hearing and he or she does not prevail at the
hearing, he or she may be eligible for an IIRL 15 days after the hearing.
Under the bill, a person whose operating privilege is administratively revoked
for improperly refusing a test may be eligible for an IIRL after 30 days and,
depending on whether the person has prior OWI convictions or offenses, may be
eligible for an occupational license after a waiting period ranging from 45 days for
a first offender to 120 days for a person with more than three OWI convictions or
offenses.
Under the bill, except for a first offender, anyone who is convicted of or found
to have committed an OWI offense is not eligible for an occupational license but may
operate a vehicle only under an IIRL. If a person who was eligible for either an
occupational license or an IIRL before he or she was convicted of the offense had
opted for an IIRL, the person gets credit for the number of days he or she was licensed
under the IIRL. Under the bill, the IIRL is in effect for at least one year and remains
in effect until any applicable license revocation or operating privilege restriction for
the OWI expires.
Under the bill, in order to obtain an IIRL, the person must demonstrate to DOT
that any applicable waiting period has passed, that the person has equipped one or
more of his or her vehicles with a functioning IID that is approved by DOT, that the
person has complied or is complying with any court-ordered assessment and driver
safety plan, and that he or she has paid the required fee to DOT.
Under the bill, a person who operates a vehicle that is not equipped with an IID,
in violation of his or her restricted operating privilege, may be fined not less than
$500 nor more than $1,200, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both, for
the first offense. For a second or subsequent conviction, the person may be fined not
less than $600 nor more than $2,000, or imprisoned for not more than six months,
or both. In addition, the person's operating privilege is restricted for an additional
six months for each violation.
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:
AB167,1 1Section 1 . 110.10 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB167,5,22 110.10 (4m) Requiring ignition interlock device providers operating in this
3state to accept, as payment in full for equipping a motor vehicle with an ignition
4interlock device and for maintaining the ignition interlock device, the amount

1specified by the department under s. 343.301 (3) (b) or ordered by the court under s.
2343.301 (3) (b), 2021 stats., if applicable.
AB167,2 3Section 2. 165.957 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB167,5,84 165.957 (3) (a) A standard for frequent testing for the use of alcohol or a
5controlled substance that is an alternative to the testing described in sub. (4) (b) 1.
6This paragraph does not apply to testing required pursuant to an order under s.
7343.301 (1g) (am) 2. that a court imposes on a person who meets the criteria under
8s. 343.301 (1g) (a) 2. b.
AB167,3 9Section 3. 165.957 (4) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB167,5,1810 165.957 (4) (a) 2. The person agrees to totally abstain from using alcohol or a
11controlled substance while he or she is released on bond, on release under s. 969.01
12(1), on probation, participating in a deferred prosecution agreement, or on parole or
13extended supervision and agrees to participate in the program even though his or her
14participation is not ordered by a judge or by the department of corrections as a
15condition of bond, release pursuant to s. 969.01 (1), probation or deferred
16prosecution, or release to parole or to extended supervision. This subdivision does
17not apply to any person who meets the criteria under s. 343.301 (1g) (a) 2. b. and who
18is subject to an order under s. 343.301 (1g) (am) 2.
AB167,4 19Section 4. 165.957 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB167,5,2320 165.957 (4) (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. or 2m., the program requires
21participants to be tested for the use of alcohol at least twice daily, at approximately
2212-hour intervals, or for the use of a controlled substance as frequently as
23practicable.
AB167,5 24Section 5. 165.957 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB167,6,6
1165.957 (4) (b) 2. If the standard for frequent testing described in subd. 1.
2creates an unreasonable hardship for the county administering the program, the
3program may utilize the standard established by the department of justice under
4sub. (3) (a). This subdivision does not apply to any person who meets the criteria
5under s. 343.301 (1g) (a) 2. b. and who is subject to an order under s. 343.301 (1g) (am)
62.
AB167,6 7Section 6. 165.957 (4) (b) 2m. of the statutes is repealed.
AB167,7 8Section 7. 303.08 (10r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB167,6,209 303.08 (10r) The sheriff may not permit a prisoner whose operating privilege
10for the operation of “Class D" vehicles is restricted to operating vehicles that are
11equipped with an ignition interlock device under s. 343.301 (1g) , 2021 stats., to leave
12the jail under sub. (1) unless, within 2 weeks after the court issues an order under
13s. 343.301 (1g) (am) 1., 2021 stats., or the person's operating privilege is restricted
14under s. 343.301 (1g) (am) 2., 2021 stats., the person submits proof to the sheriff that
15an ignition interlock device has been installed in each motor vehicle to which the
16order applies. If the prisoner's operating privilege is restricted pursuant to s.
17343.301 (1g) and the person intends to operate a motor vehicle, the sheriff may not
18permit the person to leave the jail under sub. (1) unless the person submits proof to
19the sheriff that an ignition interlock device has been installed in each motor vehicle
20the person operates.
AB167,8 21Section 8 . 340.01 (46m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB167,6,2522 340.01 (46m) (c) If the person is subject to an order under s. 343.301, 2021
23stats., if the person's operating privilege is restricted pursuant to s. 343.301 (1g),
or
24if the person has 3 or more prior convictions, suspensions or revocations, as counted
25under s. 343.307 (1), an alcohol concentration of more than 0.02.
AB167,9
1Section 9. 343.01 (2) (bg) of the statutes is created to read:
AB167,7,52 343.01 (2) (bg) “Ignition interlock restricted license" means an operator's
3license, issued in accordance with s. 343.105, that permits the holder to operate only
4motor vehicles that are equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device that is
5approved by the department.
AB167,10 6Section 10 . 343.03 (3) (br) of the statutes is created to read:
AB167,7,117 343.03 (3) (br) Ignition interlock restricted license. A license issued under s.
8343.105 authorizing only the operation of motor vehicles that are equipped with a
9functioning ignition interlock device that is approved by the department shall be
10labeled “Ignition Interlock Restricted License." An ignition interlock restricted
11license may be subject to restrictions in addition to those provided in s. 343.105.
AB167,11 12Section 11 . 343.10 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB167,7,2313 343.10 (1) (a) If Except as provided in par. (c), if a person's license or operating
14privilege is revoked or suspended under this chapter or s. 767.73, 938.34 (14q),
15943.21 (3m), or 961.50 and if the person is engaged in an occupation, including
16homemaking or full-time or part-time study, or a trade making it essential that he
17or she operate a motor vehicle, the person, after payment of the fee provided in sub.
18(6), may file an application with the department setting forth in detail the need for
19operating a motor vehicle. No person may file more than one application with respect
20to each revocation or suspension of the person's license or operating privilege under
21this chapter or s. 767.73, 938.34 (14q), 943.21 (3m), or 961.50, except that this
22limitation does not apply to an application to amend an occupational license
23restriction.
AB167,12 24Section 12 . 343.10 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB167,8,4
1343.10 (1) (c) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a person whose license is
2suspended or revoked for an offense counted under s. 343.307 (1) is not eligible for
3an occupational license under this section but may apply for an ignition interlock
4restricted license under s. 343.105.
AB167,8,125 2. A person whose operating privilege is revoked for a first violation of s. 346.63
6(1) or a local ordinance in conformity with that section and who had an alcohol
7concentration below 0.15 at the time of the offense, a person whose operating
8privilege is suspended under s. 343.305 (7), and a person who receives a notice of
9intent to revoke under s. 343.305 (9) may be eligible for an occupational license under
10this section or an ignition interlock restricted license under s. 343.105. No person
11may apply for or hold a license under this section and a license under s. 343.105 at
12the same time. Waiting periods for a license under this section are as follows:
AB167,8,1513 a. A person whose operating privilege is suspended under s. 343.305 (7) may
14be eligible for an occupational license under this section after 45 days have elapsed
15from the date of his or her arrest.
AB167,8,1916 b. A person whose operating privilege is revoked for an improper refusal under
17s. 343.305 (9) may be eligible for an occupational license under this section after 45
18days have elapsed from the date he or she received a notice of intent to revoke, except
19as provided in subd. 3. or 4.
AB167,8,2320 3. Except as provided in subd. 4., if the number of convictions, suspensions, and
21revocations counted under s. 343.307 (2) equals 2, the person may be eligible for an
22occupational license under this section after 90 days have elapsed from the date he
23or she received a notice of intent to revoke.
AB167,9,224 4. If the number of convictions, suspensions, and revocations counted under s.
25343.307 (2) equals 3 or more, the person may be eligible for an occupational license

1under this section after 120 days have elapsed from the date he or she received a
2notice of intent to revoke.
AB167,13 3Section 13 . 343.10 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB167,9,64 343.10 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (f) (dm), and subject to
5s. 343.165 (5), a person is eligible for an occupational license if the following
6conditions are satisfied:
AB167,14 7Section 14 . 343.10 (2) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 343.105 (1) (e) 1. and
8amended to read:
AB167,9,139 343.105 (1) (e) 1. If Except as provided in subd. 2., if the court orders a person
10to submit to and comply with an assessment and driver safety plan and if the person
11has 2 or more prior convictions, suspensions or revocations, as counted under s.
12343.307 (1), no occupational license under this section may be granted until the
13person has completed the assessment and is complying with the driver safety plan.
AB167,15 14Section 15 . 343.10 (2) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 343.105 (1) (f) and
15amended to read:
AB167,9,2516 343.105 (1) (f) If the court orders under, pursuant to s. 343.301 (1g) that the,
17a
person's operating privilege for the operation of “Class D" vehicles be is restricted
18to operating vehicles that are equipped with an ignition interlock device, no
19occupational license may be granted under this section until the person pays the
20surcharge under s. 343.301 (5) and submits proof that an ignition interlock device
21has been installed in each motor vehicle to which the order under s. 343.301 applies.
22A person who is subject to an order under s. 343.301 (1g) (am) 2. need not submit proof
23that an ignition interlock device has been installed if he or she is participating in a
24program designated in the order, unless he or she is also subject to an order under
25s. 343.301 (1g) (am) 1
.
AB167,16
1Section 16. 343.10 (5) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 343.10 (5) (a) and
2amended to read:
AB167,10,143 343.10 (5) (a) In addition to any restrictions appearing on the former operator's
4license of the applicant, the occupational license shall contain definite restrictions
5as to hours of the day, not to exceed 12, hours per week, not to exceed 60, type of
6occupation and areas or routes of travel which are permitted under the license. The
7occupational license may permit travel to and from church during specified hours if
8the travel does not exceed the restrictions as to hours of the day and hours per week
9in this subdivision. The occupational license may permit travel necessary to comply
10with a driver safety plan ordered under s. 343.30 (1q) or 343.305 if the travel does
11not exceed the restrictions as to hours of the day and hours per week in this
12subdivision paragraph. The occupational license may contain restrictions on the use
13of alcohol and of controlled substances and controlled substance analogs in violation
14of s. 961.41.
AB167,17 15Section 17. 343.10 (5) (a) 2. and 3. of the statutes are repealed.
AB167,18 16Section 18 . 343.10 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB167,10,1917 343.10 (5) (b) Limitations. Occupational licenses are subject to the limitations
18specified in ss. 343.30 (1q) (b) and (h), 343.305 (8) (d) and (10) (b) and (em), 343.31
19(3m),
343.32 (1m), 767.73 and 961.50.
AB167,19 20Section 19 . 343.10 (7) (cm) of the statutes is repealed.
AB167,20 21Section 20 . 343.105 of the statutes is created to read:
AB167,11,2 22343.105 Ignition interlock restricted licenses. (1) Application for
23ignition interlock restricted license.
(a) If a person's license or operating privilege
24is administratively suspended under s. 343.305 or is revoked for an offense counted

1under s. 343.307 (1), the person may file an application with the department for a
2license under this section at any time.
AB167,11,73 (b) The application under par. (a) shall be in a form established by the
4department and shall include proof that at least one motor vehicle operated by the
5person has been equipped with an ignition interlock device. The application shall
6include proof of financial responsibility as specified in s. 343.38 (1) (c) covering the
7vehicle or vehicles that the applicant requests authorization to operate.
AB167,11,98 (c) If the person meets the criteria set forth in par. (b), the person is eligible to
9receive a license under this section as follows:
AB167,11,1110 1. Pursuant to subd. 2. and except as provided in subds. 3. to 7., immediately
11upon suspension or revocation of his or her operating privilege.
AB167,11,1412 2. Immediately after the person receives notice of suspension of his or her
13operating privilege under s. 343.305 (7) if he or she does not request an
14administrative review under s. 343.305 (8).
AB167,11,1615 3. Fifteen days after a notice to revoke is issued under s. 343.305 (9) if the
16person does not request a hearing on the revocation.
AB167,11,1817 4. Thirty days following the final determination that sustains a suspension
18after an administrative review under s. 343.305 (8).
AB167,11,2019 5. Thirty days following the final determination that imposes or sustains a
20revocation under s. 343.305 (10) (b) 2.
AB167,11,2221 6. Ninety days following the final determination that imposes or sustains a
22revocation under s. 343.305 (10) (b) 3.
AB167,11,2423 7. One hundred twenty days following the final determination that imposes or
24sustains a revocation under s. 343.305 (10) (b) 4.
AB167,12,12
1(1m) Petition for ignition interlock restricted license. (a) A person whose
2application for a license under sub. (1) is denied in whole or in part may file a petition
3with the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the person resides for an
4order authorizing the issuance of an ignition interlock restricted license to the
5person. No person may file a petition under this paragraph unless he or she first pays
6the fee specified in s. 814.61 (14) to the clerk of the circuit court. The person's petition
7shall include a copy of the person's current operating record under s. 343.23 (2) and
8the reasons why the person should be granted an ignition interlock restricted license.
9The court shall consider the number and seriousness of prior traffic convictions in
10determining whether to grant the petition and shall state, in writing, its reasons for
11granting or denying the petition. No person may file more than one petition with
12respect to a denial of an application for a license under sub. (1).
AB167,12,2113 (b) If the court grants the petition under par. (a), the court shall issue an order
14authorizing the issuance of an ignition interlock restricted license to the person. The
15order for issuance of an ignition interlock restricted license shall include definite
16restrictions as provided in sub. (2). A copy of the order shall be forwarded to the
17department. Upon receipt of the court order, the petitioner shall be considered an
18applicant by the department for purposes of this section. The ignition interlock
19restricted license issued by the department under this paragraph shall contain the
20restrictions ordered by the court. If the court denies the petition under par. (a), the
21clerk of the circuit court shall notify the department of the denial of the petition.
AB167,12,2522 (c) The department shall not issue an ignition interlock restricted license to a
23person upon receipt of an order from a court under this subsection if the person
24appears by the records of the department to have filed more than one petition with
25a court for a license under this subsection.
AB167,13,2
1(2) Issuance; limitations. If the person is eligible for a restricted license
2pursuant to sub. (1), the department may issue a license under this section as follows:
AB167,13,53 (a) Except as provided under par. (b), the license shall allow a person to operate
4any motor vehicle that is equipped with a functioning ignition interlock device
5approved by the department.
AB167,13,126 (b) The license may not permit the operation of any motor vehicles for which
7the applicant did not hold valid authorization at the time of the administrative
8suspension or revocation of the person's license or operating privilege. This
9paragraph does not preclude the department from issuing a license under this
10section to a person whose operating privilege was revoked or suspended at the time
11he or she committed the current offense if the person is otherwise eligible for a license
12under this section.
AB167,13,1513 (c) The license may contain any restrictions on the person's license that were
14in effect at the time the person was arrested for the violation that resulted in the
15suspension or revocation.
AB167,13,17 16(3) Fee. No person may file an application for a license under sub. (1) unless
17he or she first pays to the department the fees specified in s. 343.21 (1) (k) and (n).
AB167,13,21 18(4) Department to issue ignition interlock restricted license. (a) The
19department shall issue an ignition interlock restricted license to a person as soon as
20practicable upon receipt of an application and the proof required under sub. (1) (b)
21to the department.
AB167,14,222 (b) A license issued by the department under this section shall be in the form
23of a license that includes a photograph described in s. 343.14 (3) unless the exception
24under s. 343.14 (3m) applies. The license shall clearly indicate that restrictions on
25a special restrictions card apply and that the special restrictions card is part of the

1person's license. The ignition interlock restricted license issued by the department
2shall contain the limitations required by sub. (2).
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