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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE
January 17, 2012 - Introduced by Senators Kedzie, C. Larson and Hansen,
cosponsored by Representatives
Nass, Thiesfeldt, Staskunas, Craig, Endsley
and Marklein. Referred to Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and
Government Operations.
SB379,1,3
1An Act to create 343.30 (7) of the statutes;
relating to: purchasing or leasing
2a motor vehicle after a violation relating to operating a motor vehicle while
3intoxicated and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who violates state law or a local ordinance
prohibiting the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an
intoxicant or with a prohibited blood alcohol concentration is subject to having his
or her operating privileges suspended or revoked. The duration of the suspension or
revocation generally depends upon how many times the person has violated the state
law or local ordinance and ranges from six months to three years. A person's period
of revocation may be doubled for certain violations.
This bill prohibits a person whose operating privileges have been suspended or
revoked for a violation relating to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated from
purchasing or leasing a motor vehicle while his or her operating privileges are
suspended or revoked. Under the bill, if a person whose operating privileges have
been suspended or revoked has an occupational license, that person may purchase
or lease a motor vehicle as long as the occupational license is in effect. A person who
purchases or leases a motor vehicle in violation of the prohibition is guilty of a Class
I felony and subject to a fine of up to $10,000, imprisonment of up to three years and
six months, or both.
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 concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to
result if the bill is enacted.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB379, s. 1
1Section
1. 343.30 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
SB379,2,52
343.30
(7) (a) A person whose license is suspended or revoked under sub. (1q)
3or s. 343.305 (10) may not purchase or lease a motor vehicle while the suspension or
4revocation is in effect. This subsection does not apply to a person who holds an
5occupational license under s. 343.10.
SB379,2,66
(b) Any person who violates par. (a) is guilty of a Class I felony.
