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2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
March 3, 2009 - Introduced by Senators Carpenter, Kreitlow, Kedzie and Darling,
cosponsored by Representatives
Zepnick, Berceau, Townsend, Pope-Roberts
and A. Ott. Referred to Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and
Natural Resources.
SB102,1,3
1An Act to amend 343.30 (1q) (b) 5., 343.305 (10) (b) 5. and 343.31 (3) (bm) 5. of
2the statutes;
relating to: periods of revocation of driving privileges after
3committing certain offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who commits an offense related to operating a
vehicle while under the influence of a drug or intoxicant, operating a vehicle with a
prohibited blood alcohol concentration, or refusing to take a test for intoxication
(OWI-related offense) has his or her operating privileges revoked for a specified
period. The period of revocation lengthens with each subsequent OWI-related
offense, and generally begins on the date the person commits the OWI-related
offense.
Under this bill, the period of revocation begins on the date the person commits
the OWI-related offense, but is tolled for any time period that the person spends in
jail or in prison. The bill makes the person whose operating privileges are revoked
responsible for notifying the Department of Transportation that he or she has been
released from jail or prison.
For further information see the state 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:
SB102, s. 1
1Section
1. 343.30 (1q) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.30
(1q) (b) 5. The time period under this paragraph shall be measured from
3the dates of the refusals or violations which resulted in the suspensions, revocations
4or convictions
, except that the time period shall be tolled whenever and for as long
5as the person is imprisoned. A person whose revocation period is tolled under this
6subdivision is responsible for notifying the department that he or she has been
7released from prison.
SB102, s. 2
8Section
2. 343.305 (10) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.305
(10) (b) 5. The time period under this paragraph shall be measured
10from the dates of the refusals or violations which resulted in revocations or
11convictions
, except that the time period shall be tolled whenever and for as long as
12the person is imprisoned. A person whose revocation period is tolled under this
13subdivision is responsible for notifying the department that he or she has been
14released from prison.
SB102, s. 3
15Section
3. 343.31 (3) (bm) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
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343.31
(3) (bm) 5. The time period under this paragraph shall be measured
17from the dates of the refusals or violations which resulted in the suspensions,
18revocations or convictions
, except that the time period shall be tolled whenever and
19for as long as the person is imprisoned. A person whose revocation period is tolled
20under this subdivision is responsible for notifying the department that he or she has
21been released from prison.
SB102,2,2423
(1) This act first applies to offenses that are committed on the effective date of
24this subsection.
