349.235 History
History: 1993 a. 260.
349.236
349.236
Authority to regulate operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices. 349.236(1)
(1) The governing body of any municipality or county may, by ordinance, do any of the following:
349.236(1)(a)
(a) Prohibit the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices on all roadways under its jurisdiction having a speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour or only on certain roadways, or portions of such roadways, under its jurisdiction having a speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour that are designated in the ordinance.
349.236(1)(b)
(b) Prohibit the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices on all sidewalks under its jurisdiction or only on certain sidewalks, or portions of such sidewalks, under its jurisdiction that are designated in the ordinance. This paragraph does not apply to the operation of such devices on any sidewalk at a permanent or temporarily established driveway.
349.236(1)(bm)
(bm) Prohibit the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices on all bicycle paths under its jurisdiction or only on certain bicycle paths, or portions of such bicycle paths, under its jurisdiction that are designated in the ordinance. This paragraph does not apply to the operation of such devices on any bicycle paths at a permanent or temporarily established driveway.
349.236(1)(c)
(c) Designate and mark locations for electric personal assistive mobility devices to cross a state trunk highway or connecting highway that is not a controlled-access highway and on which the department has prohibited the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices under
s. 346.94 (18) (a) 2. A municipality or county may erect official signs or otherwise mark a crossing designated under this paragraph only as directed by the department.
349.236(2)
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,
ch. 346, and
s. 59.84 (2) (j), the governing body of any municipality or county may not restrict the operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices on any roadway or sidewalk under its jurisdiction.
349.236 History
History: 2001 a. 90.
LICENSING POWERS
349.24
349.24
Authority to license taxicab operators and taxicabs. 349.24(1)(1) The council of any city and every village or town board may:
349.24(1)(a)
(a) Regulate and license chauffeurs and operators of taxicabs used for hire;
349.24(1)(b)
(b) Regulate and license the taxicab business by licensing each taxicab used for hire;
349.24(1)(c)
(c) Prohibit any person from operating any motor vehicle for taxicab purposes upon the highways of the city, village or town unless the person is licensed as a chauffeur and operator and unless the taxicab business is licensed by the licensing of each taxicab;
349.24(1)(d)
(d) Revoke any license mentioned in this section when in its judgment the public safety so requires.
349.24(2)
(2) Any person licensed by any city, village or town as a chauffeur and operator shall not be required to procure either a chauffeur's and operator's license or a taxicab license in any other municipality for the purpose of carrying taxicab passengers for hire from one municipality to another, but this exception does not permit the chauffeur or operator to operate a taxicab wholly within the limits of any municipality in which the chauffeur or operator is not licensed.
349.24(3)
(3) Any person licensed under this section is required to comply with the licensing requirements of
ch. 343.
349.24 History
History: 1989 a. 105;
1993 a. 246.
349.25
349.25
Authority to license hayrack and sleigh rides. 349.25(1)(1) In counties containing a city of the first or second class, the owner of a vehicle to be operated upon a highway for the purpose of transporting persons for hire in what is commonly known as a hayrack ride, a sleigh, boxsled or bobsled ride or a ride of similar nature and every person who is to operate such a vehicle shall obtain a license from the county board before so operating such a vehicle. Any person operating any such vehicle under the circumstances described without first obtaining a license from the county board may be fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 30 days or both.
349.25(2)
(2) No county board may issue a license for any of the vehicles mentioned in
sub. (1) unless the applicant does not have an arrest or conviction record, subject to
ss. 111.321,
111.322 and
111.335, and until the applicant exhibits proof that liability insurance will be in force for the protection of passengers in the minimum amount of $10,000 for any one passenger and $50,000 for any single accident.
Section 632.24 is applicable to the insurance required under this section, whether the vehicle is a motor vehicle or is propelled in some other manner. The county board shall set the amount for each license issued, not to exceed an amount reasonably related to the actual and necessary cost of providing the license.
349.25(3)
(3) The county board may, after notice and hearing accorded the licensee, revoke any license issued by it pursuant to this section whenever in its judgment the public safety so requires.
349.25(4)
(4) No vehicle licensed pursuant to this section shall be operated upon a highway for the purpose of transporting persons for hire unless it is equipped with at least one red reflector at each of the 2 rear corners of the vehicle and with at least one blue reflector at each of the 2 front corners of the vehicle and at the front end of the pole or tongue. All such reflectors shall be of a type approved by the department.
349.25(5)
(5) The county board in any county not containing a city of the first or second class may by ordinance require owners and operators of vehicles to be used for the purposes specified in
sub. (1) to be licensed. The actual issuance of the license may be delegated to the county clerk.
349.26
349.26
Authority to allow the operation of neighborhood electric vehicles. 349.26(1)
(1) In this section, "neighborhood electric vehicle" means a self-propelled motor vehicle that has successfully completed the neighborhood electric vehicle America test program conducted by the federal department of energy, and that conforms to the definition and requirements for low-speed vehicles as adopted in the federal motor vehicle safety standards for low-speed vehicles under
49 CFR 571.3 (b) and 571.500. "Neighborhood electric vehicle" does not include a golf cart.
349.26(2)
(2) The governing body of any city, town, or village may by ordinance allow the use of a neighborhood electric vehicle on a roadway that has a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less and over which the governing body has jurisdiction. A city, town, or village that passes an ordinance under this section shall enter into an agreement with, or obtain the consent of, each governing body that shares jurisdiction over a roadway within the city, town, or village, to permit neighborhood electric vehicles to use or cross the roadway. An ordinance passed under this section may contain a provision for the city, town, or village to license neighborhood electric vehicles that are used within the city, town, or village limits.
349.26 History
History: 2005 a. 329.
