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WI Stat § 194.09 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.09 - Marking carrier vehicles.

194.09  Marking carrier vehicles. Each motor vehicle operated by a common motor carrier of property or of passengers, a contract motor carrier or a private motor carrier shall be plainly marked in such manner as the department may prescribe, so as to identify such motor vehicle as being operated pursuant to this chapter. This section does not apply to any farm truck or dual purpose farm truck combined with any semitrailer or farm trailer, or any vehicle combined with a horse trailer, if the vehicle combination's gross combination weight rating, registered weight, and actual gross weight do not exceed 26,000 pounds, the vehicle combination does not include a commercial motor vehicle described in s. 340.01 (8) (c) or (d), and the vehicle combination is operated solely in intrastate commerce.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1993 a. 16; 2005 a. 65.
WI Stat § 194.10 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.10 - Service of process on nonresident carriers.

194.10  Service of process on nonresident carriers. Section 345.09 applies to any common, contract or private motor carrier that is a nonresident of this state.History:  1981 c. 347.
WI Stat § 194.11 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.11 - Inspection of premises or vehicles.

194.11  Inspection of premises or vehicles. The department or its duly authorized agents may at any time enter upon any premises within this state occupied by any common motor carrier of property or passengers, any contract motor carrier or any private motor carriers, or any motor vehicle of a common motor carrier, contract motor carrier or a private motor carrier for the purpose of exercising any power provided for in this chapter. Duly authorized agents of the department may stop a motor vehicle under this section upon the public highways for the purpose of exercising any power provided for in this chapter.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1985 a. 29, 332; 1993 a. 16.
WI Stat § 194.145 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.145 - Hearing; decision.

194.145  Hearing; decision. (1) Any person adversely affected by a determination of the department under this chapter may petition the division of hearings and appeals for review. The division of hearings and appeals shall set a time for a hearing on the matter, and notice of the hearing shall be given to the petitioner and the department at least 10 days prior to the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted as are hearings for contested cases under ch. 227. (2) In its decision the division of hearings and appeals may confirm or reverse or may modify, with or without conditions, the determination of the department. Where appropriate, the division of hearings and appeals may by order direct the department to implement the decision of the division. (3) Review of department determinations made under this chapter is a condition precedent to judicial review under ch. 227. Decisions of the division of hearings and appeals are subject to judicial review under ch. 227.History:  1977 c. 29; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1); 1993 a. 16.
WI Stat § 194.16 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.16 - Operation while delinquent unlawful.

194.16  Operation while delinquent unlawful. No motor carrier of property or of passengers shall operate any motor vehicle pursuant to this chapter while delinquent in the payment of any part of the fees provided under ch. 341.History:  1993 a. 16.
WI Stat § 194.17 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.17 - Penalties.

194.17  Penalties. Every common motor carrier of property or of passengers, every contract motor carrier and every private motor carrier to which this chapter applies and every person who operates without obtaining a certificate under s. 194.23 or license under s. 194.34, except a license for transporting exempt commodities, or without meeting the insurance requirements under s. 194.41, shall forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $5,000. Any person who violates any other provisions of this chapter including the requirement to obtain a license to transport exempt commodities or the requirement to obtain a permit or who violates orders issued by the division of hearings and appeals or orders or rules issued by the secretary shall forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100. Each violation constitutes a separate offense. In construing and enforcing the provisions of this section, the act, omission or failure of any officer, agent or servant or other person acting for or employed by any common motor carrier of property or of passengers, any contract motor carrier or any private motor carrier, done within the scope of employment is deemed to be the act, omission, or failure of the common motor carrier of property or of passengers, contract motor carrier or private motor carrier.History:  1977 c. 29 ss. 1307m, 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273, 447; 1979 c. 34; 1981 c. 347; 1983 a. 27; 1989 a. 359; 1993 a. 16; 1999 a. 139; 2011 a. 262.
WI Stat § 194.178 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.178 - Uniform traffic citation.

194.178  Uniform traffic citation. Service of a uniform traffic citation on the operator of a vehicle shall be deemed sufficient process to give the appropriate court jurisdiction over the person having or required to have a certificate of authority, permit or license under this chapter or the person required to meet other responsibilities under this chapter upon the filing with or transmitting to the court of the uniform traffic citation.History:  1979 c. 34; 1993 a. 437.
WI Stat § 194.20 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.20 - Certificates and licenses for carriers in interstate commerce and intrastate commerce.

194.20  Certificates and licenses for carriers in interstate commerce and intrastate commerce. (1) Motor carriers operating in interstate commerce or intrastate commerce shall obtain certificates and licenses as provided in ss. 194.23 and 194.34. These certificates and licenses may be denied by the department if it finds that the record and experience of the applicant evinces a disposition to violate or evade the laws or regulations of the state applicable to the operations proposed by the applicant. (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) the department is empowered to act under the provisions of section 206 (a) of the interstate commerce act, as amended by P.L. 87-805, 76 Stat. 911, by making any finding, determination and otherwise doing any other thing necessary to proceed under that statute.History:  1981 c. 347 ss. 47, 80 (1); 1993 a. 16; 2015 a. 135.
WI Stat § 194.23 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.23 - Certificate required.

194.23  Certificate required. (1) No person may operate any motor vehicle as a common motor carrier unless the person first obtains a certificate and, if required under this chapter, a permit issued by the department, or unless the person is registered by another state under the unified carrier registration system consistent with the standards under 49 USC 13908 and 14504a, for the operation of the vehicle, except that no permit is required for the operation of a semitrailer. The department may issue or refuse to issue any certificate. The department may attach to the exercise of the privilege granted by a certificate any terms or conditions which are permitted under this chapter. (2) The department shall issue a certificate without a hearing and order if the department finds that the applicant is fit, willing and able to provide the transportation authorized by the certificate and to comply with this chapter. (3) In determining the ability and fitness of a common motor carrier under sub. (2), the department shall consider all of the following:(a) The applicant's compliance with the requirements of ss. 194.41 and 194.42.(b) The applicant's safety record.(c) The applicant's financial ability to provide cargo insurance or to have adequate financial resources in order to pay for damage claims against the company.(d) The applicant's reliability and service record. (4) If the department denies a certificate, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the reason, and the applicant shall have 30 days to correct the deficiency and reapply without payment of an additional application fee.History:  1981 c. 347 ss. 51, 80 (1); 1985 a. 208; 1993 a. 16; 1999 a. 139; 2007 a. 20; 2013 a. 163.
WI Stat § 194.24 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.24 - Application; form.

194.24  Application; form. Applications for all certificates, licenses and permits required under this chapter shall be verified, written, and in conformity with department requirements as to form and content. The department shall prepare and make the forms available to applicants.History:  1977 c. 29 ss. 1313, 1654 (7) (e); 1977 c. 418; 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (1); 1993 a. 16.
WI Stat § 194.25 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.25 - Nature of certificates.

194.25  Nature of certificates. (1) No certificate or license issued in accordance with provisions of this chapter shall be construed to be irrevocable, or to confer any property right upon the holder thereof. (3) When the holder of a certificate or license or any right or privilege thereunder dies, his or her personal representative, heirs or surviving spouse may continue to operate thereunder for a reasonable period after his or her death. The department shall have power to determine when such period shall end and no person shall operate under the provisions of this subsection beyond the date fixed by the department. Any person electing to operate under this subsection shall be considered as having assented to be considered as the holder of said certificate, license or any right or privilege thereunder for purposes of regulation under the laws of Wisconsin.History:  1981 c. 347 ss. 52, 53, 80 (1); 1993 a. 16.
WI Stat § 194.31 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.31 - Inspection of records.

194.31  Inspection of records. The secretary, or any person employed by the secretary, shall, upon demand, have the right to inspect the insurance records of any common motor carrier of property or of passengers or of any contract motor carrier and to examine under oath any officer, agent or employee of such carrier in relation to the insurance required under s. 194.41; provided that any person other than the secretary who shall make such demand shall produce his or her authority under the hand and seal of the department.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (c), (9) (e); 1977 c. 273; 1981 c. 347; 1993 a. 16.
WI Stat § 194.32 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.32 - Buses, restrictions.

194.32  Buses, restrictions. No common motor carrier of passengers shall operate any passenger-carrying bus over any public highway of this state with any trailer or semitrailer attached except for an articulated bus as defined in s. 340.01 (2m). No interurban motor bus which is of a double-decked open-roof design shall be operated upon the public highways under the authority of this chapter. As used in this section an interurban motor bus is deemed to be of a “double-decked open-roof design" when passengers are carried therein on an upper level throughout the length of the bus over passengers on a lower level throughout the length of the bus and the bus roof does not extend throughout the length of the bus or is not permanently enclosed with rigid construction.History:  1981 c. 159; 1993 a. 16; 2005 a. 11; 2011 a. 54, 243.
WI Stat § 194.33 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.33 - Municipal consent.

194.33  Municipal consent. No common motor carrier of property or of passengers shall operate any motor vehicle within or through any municipality except in compliance with action taken by the municipality in relation to streets, roads and routes in the municipality. No action by any municipality under this section shall be subject to review by the department.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1993 a. 246.
WI Stat § 194.34 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.34 - Contract motor carriers; license; application and hearing.

194.34  Contract motor carriers; license; application and hearing. (1) No person may operate any motor vehicle as a contract motor carrier unless the person first obtains a license and, if required under this chapter, a permit issued by the department, or unless the person is registered by another state under the unified carrier registration system consistent with the standards under 49 USC 13908 and 14504a, for the operation of the motor vehicle, except that no permit is required for the operation of a semitrailer. The department may refuse to issue any license or may attach to the exercise of the privilege granted by a license any terms or conditions which are permitted under this chapter. (2) The department shall issue a license without a hearing and order if the department finds that the applicant is fit, willing and able to provide the transportation to be authorized by the license and to comply with this chapter. (3) In determining the ability and fitness of a contract motor carrier under sub. (2), the department shall consider all of the following:(a) The applicant's compliance with the requirements of ss. 194.41 and 194.42.(b) The applicant's safety record.(c) The applicant's financial ability to provide cargo insurance or to have adequate financial resources in order to pay for damage claims against the company.(d) The applicant's reliability and service record. (4) If the department denies a license, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the reason, and the applicant shall have 30 days to correct the deficiency and reapply without payment of an additional application fee.History:  1981 c. 347 ss. 61, 80 (1); 1985 a. 208; 1993 a. 16; 1999 a. 139; 2007 a. 20; 2013 a. 163.
WI Stat § 194.355 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.355 - Operation under certificate, license or permit.

194.355  Operation under certificate, license or permit. The operation of a motor vehicle under a certificate or permit issued to a common motor carrier or under a license or permit issued to a contract motor carrier shall, during the effective life of the certificate, license or permit, be deemed to be the operation of the holder of the certificate, license or permit for all purposes related to the enforcement of this chapter and chs. 110, 341 to 349 and 351.History:  1979 c. 333 s. 5; 1981 c. 390; 1993 a. 16.
WI Stat § 194.37 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.37 - Enforcement.

194.37  Enforcement. The department shall enforce the orders relating to the provisions of this chapter and shall coordinate and allocate its activities so as to effectively enforce such orders and this chapter.History:  1977 c. 29 ss. 1318, 1654 (7) (e), (9) (e); 1981 c. 347 ss. 63, 80 (1); 1993 a. 16.
WI Stat § 194.38 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.38 - Regulatory powers of department.

194.38  Regulatory powers of department. (1) It shall be the duty of the department:(b) To prescribe rules and regulations as to safety of operations and the hours of labor of drivers of motor vehicles operated under the authority of this chapter.(e) To act in accordance with 49 USC 14504 by making any finding, determination and otherwise doing any other thing necessary to proceed under that statute. Nothing in this paragraph shall permit the department to extend the length or weight of motor vehicles. (2) Nothing in this section shall permit the department to promulgate any rule under which the provisions of 49 CFR 390, 391, 392, 395, and 397 are applicable to, or enforceable with respect to, any farm truck or dual purpose farm truck combined with any semitrailer or farm trailer, or any vehicle combined with a horse trailer, if the vehicle combination's gross combination weight rating, registered weight, and actual gross weight do not exceed 26,000 pounds, the vehicle combination does not include a commercial motor vehicle described in s. 340.01 (8) (c) or (d), and the vehicle combination is operated solely in intrastate commerce. History:  1971 c. 139; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1981 c. 20, 42, 347; 1993 a. 16; 1999 a. 139; 2005 a. 65.
WI Stat § 194.407 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.407 - Unified carrier registration system.

194.407  Unified carrier registration system. (1) The department may participate in and do all things necessary to implement and administer a unified carrier registration system for motor carriers, including private motor carriers, in accordance with 49 USC 13908 and 14504a. The department may, consistent with federal law, establish by rule an annual fee under this section for a motor vehicle that is operated in this state and that is subject to the unified carrier registration system. (3) The department may use the emergency rules procedure under s. 227.24 to promulgate rules establishing the annual fee specified in sub. (1). Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (c) and (2), these emergency rules may remain in effect until a subsequent rule is promulgated under this subsection or until the date on which permanent rules take effect, whichever is sooner. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a) and (3), the department is not required to provide evidence that promulgating a rule under this subsection as an emergency rule is necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or welfare and is not required to provide a finding of emergency for a rule promulgated under this subsection.History:  2007 a. 20; 2011 a. 262.
WI Stat § 194.42 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.42 - Exemption from undertaking; proof of financial responsibility; revocation.

194.42  Exemption from undertaking; proof of financial responsibility; revocation. The department may by order exempt from the requirements of s. 194.41 any common motor carrier of property or of passengers, or other carrier of passengers by motor bus, or contract motor carrier upon written application therefor and finding that the applicant has the financial ability to pay any and all damages, liability for which would otherwise be assumed by an indemnitor under s. 194.41. Any person so exempted shall furnish to the department from time to time such information as to financial ability as the department may require and shall promptly report to the department all accidents and injuries arising out of its operations subject to this chapter. Such exemption may be granted as to all or part of the motor vehicles operated by the applicant. The department may by order revoke any such exemption, after hearing upon 10 days' notice, and for cause. Within 10 days after the date of such order of revocation the person affected thereby shall in all respects comply with s. 194.41.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273.
WI Stat § 194.43 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.43 - Private motor carriers; regulation by department.

194.43  Private motor carriers; regulation by department. The department may regulate the operations of private motor carriers, including the power to designate from time to time the public highways over which private motor carrier vehicles may or may not be operated and to designate the time that such vehicles may or may not be operated thereon so as to prevent congestion which shall affect the safety of persons and property upon such public highways; to require the display of satisfactory evidence that such vehicle is not being used for common or contract motor carrier purposes; and to prescribe reasonable and necessary rules and regulations for the safety of operation of private motor carriers.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1985 a. 202.
WI Stat § 194.46 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.46 - Amendment, suspension, or revocation of certificate, license, or permit; hearing.

194.46  Amendment, suspension, or revocation of certificate, license, or permit; hearing. The department may at any time, by its order duly entered after a hearing had, upon notice to the holder of any certificate, license, or permit under this chapter and an opportunity to be heard, at which it shall be proved that the holder has willfully violated or refused to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or s. 346.924, or any orders or rules of the department, alter, amend, suspend, or revoke the certificate, license, or permit. The department may suspend or revoke a certificate, license, or permit under this chapter if, after providing the holder thereof notice and an opportunity to be heard on the matter, the department finds that service under the certificate, license, or permit has been abandoned. A person who is aggrieved by an order of the department under this section may, within 30 days after the date that the order is issued, request a review of the order by the division of hearings and appeals.History:  1977 c. 29; 1981 c. 347 ss. 68, 80 (1); 1985 a. 277; 1993 a. 16; 2005 a. 250; 2013 a. 363.
WI Stat § 194.51 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 194 - Motor vehicle transportation.|194.51 - Suit to recover protested tax.

194.51  Suit to recover protested tax. No suit shall be maintained in any court to restrain or delay the collection or payment of the taxes levied in this chapter. The aggrieved taxpayer shall pay the tax as and when due, and, if paid under protest, may at any time within 90 days from the date of such payment, sue the state in an action at law to recover the tax so paid. If it is finally determined that said tax, or any part thereof, was wrongfully collected for any reason, it shall be the duty of the secretary of administration to pay out of the transportation fund the amount of such tax so adjudged to have been wrongfully collected. A separate suit need not be filed for each separate payment made by any taxpayer, but a recovery may be had in one suit for as many payments as may have been made within any 90-day period preceding the commencement of such an action. Such suits shall be commenced as provided in s. 775.01.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (1); 1979 c. 32 s. 92 (5); 2003 a. 33.