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WI Stat § 347.41 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.41 - Speed indicators.

347.41  Speed indicators. No person shall operate on a highway any motor vehicle primarily designed for use upon a highway unless such motor vehicle is equipped with a speedometer which with reasonable accuracy registers the speed of the vehicle, except that motor trucks or truck tractors may be equipped with tachometers or any other devices that indicate speed and motor vehicles transported pursuant and in compliance with s. 341.47 (1) (b) and (c) may be equipped with a governor of speed of a type which restricts speed and which is set at a level equal to or below the limits of 55 miles per hour in lieu of a speedometer.History:  1983 a. 54.
WI Stat § 347.413 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.413 - Ignition interlock device tampering; failure to install.

347.413  Ignition interlock device tampering; failure to install. (1) No person may remove, disconnect, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent the operation of an ignition interlock device installed in response to the court order under s. 346.65 (6), 1999 stats., or s. 343.301 (1), 2007 stats., or s. 343.301 (1g), or fail to have the ignition interlock device installed as ordered by the court, or violate a court order under s. 343.301 (1g) restricting the person's operating privilege. This subsection does not apply to the removal of an ignition interlock device upon the expiration of the order requiring the motor vehicle to be so equipped or to necessary repairs to a malfunctioning ignition interlock device by a person authorized by the department. (3) The department shall design a warning label which shall be affixed to each ignition interlock device upon installation. The label shall provide notice of the penalties for tampering with or circumventing the operation of the ignition interlock device under sub. (1) and s. 343.10 (5) (a) 3.History:  1991 a. 277; 1993 a. 213; 1999 a. 109; 2001 a. 16 ss. 3445f, 3445g, 4060hd, 4060hw, 4060hy; 2009 a. 100, 121; 2017 a. 124.
WI Stat § 347.415 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.415 - Odometer tampering.

347.415  Odometer tampering. (1g) In this section, “odometer" means an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance that a motor vehicle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle has traveled while in operation, but does not include any auxiliary instrument designed to be reset to zero to measure and record the actual distance that a motor vehicle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle has traveled on trips. (1m) No person may, either personally or through an agent, remove, replace, disconnect, reset, tamper with, alter, or fail to connect the odometer of any motor vehicle, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or utility terrain vehicle with the intent to change or affect the number of miles indicated thereon. (2) No person may operate a motor vehicle subject to registration under ch. 341 on any street or highway with knowledge that the odometer is removed, disconnected or nonfunctional. An exemption may be provided if parts are on back order to correct a nonfunctional odometer. (3) No person may advertise for sale, sell, use, install, or have installed any device which causes an odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven. For purposes of this subsection, “true mileage driven" means that mileage traveled by the vehicle as measured and recorded by the odometer within the manufacturer's design tolerance. (4) No person shall conspire with any other person to violate sub. (1m), (2) or (3). (5) Nothing in this section shall prevent the service, repair or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair or replacement. Where the odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before such service, repair or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero, and a written notice shall be attached, by the owner or an agent, to the left door frame of the vehicle, or other location as prescribed by the department, specifying the mileage prior to service, repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was serviced, repaired or replaced. No person may, with intent to defraud, remove or alter such a notice so affixed. No person who services, repairs or replaces an odometer that is incapable of registering the same mileage as before such service, repair or replacement may fail to adjust the odometer to read zero or fail to attach the notice required by this subsection.History:  1975 c. 121, 199; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1993 a. 159; 2003 a. 166; 2011 a. 208.
WI Stat § 347.417 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.417 - Immobilization device tampering.

347.417  Immobilization device tampering. (1) No person may remove, disconnect, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent the operation of any immobilization device installed in response to a court order under s. 346.65 (6), 1999 stats., or s. 343.301 (2), 2007 stats. This subsection does not apply to the removal of an immobilization device pursuant to a court order or to necessary repairs to a malfunctioning immobilization device. (2) The department shall design a warning label which shall be affixed by the owner of each immobilization device before the device is used to immobilize any motor vehicle under s. 346.65 (6), 1999 stats., or s. 343.301 (2), 2007 stats. The label shall provide notice of the penalties for removing, disconnecting, tampering with, or otherwise circumventing the operation of the immobilization device. History:  1991 a. 277; 1999 a. 109; 2001 a. 16 ss. 3445h to 3445m, 4060hg, 4060hj, 4060hw, 4060hy; 2009 a. 100.
WI Stat § 347.42 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.42 - Windshield wipers.

347.42  Windshield wipers. No person may operate on a highway any motor vehicle equipped with a windshield, except a moped or motorcycle, unless the motor vehicle also is equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow or other moisture from the windshield. The device shall be so constructed as to be controlled or operated by the operator of the vehicle and shall at all times be maintained in good working order.History:  1979 c. 163; 1983 a. 243; 1985 a. 65; 2019 a. 50.
WI Stat § 347.43 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.43 - Safety glass.

347.43  Safety glass. (1g) In this section, “safety glass" means glass so treated or combined with other materials as to reduce, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate glass, the likelihood of injury to persons by objects from external sources or by such glass when it is struck, cracked or broken. (1s) No person may operate upon a highway any motor vehicle manufactured after January 1, 1936, except a recreational vehicle other than a 5th-wheel recreational vehicle, unless the motor vehicle is equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used on the motor vehicle in partitions, doors, windows or windshields. (2) No person may sell any new motor vehicle unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glass in accordance with the requirements of sub. (1s).  (4) If a common carrier or person operating under a permit or certificate issued by the department is convicted of operating a vehicle in violation of this section, the department may suspend or revoke the permit or certificate until such time as the vehicle has been equipped with safety glass as required by this section.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (9) (f); 1981 c. 347; 1985 a. 187; 1993 a. 16; 1999 a. 85; 2007 a. 60.Sub. (1) [now sub. (1s)] requires that whenever broken glass is replaced in a vehicle it must be replaced with safety glass. Replacing glass with plastic violated this section, and an officer observing a vehicle with replacement plastic had probable cause to stop the vehicle for a violation of this section. State v. Longcore, 2001 WI App 15, 240 Wis. 2d 429, 623 N.W.2d 201, 00-1171.
WI Stat § 347.435 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.435 - Vehicle monitoring and feedback.

347.435  Vehicle monitoring and feedback. Notwithstanding s. 346.88, a person may operate a vehicle that has a device mounted to the front windshield if all of the following apply: (1) The device is designed to monitor the vehicle and provide feedback to the operator for the purpose of safety or improving vehicle operation. (2) The device is mounted directly above, behind, or below the mirror required in s. 347.40 (1) or, if no mirror is present, at the location where the mirror would typically be mounted. (3) The device is mounted in a manner consistent with applicable federal requirements if the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle as defined in 49 CFR 390.5.History:  2015 a. 160.
WI Stat § 347.44 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.44 - Painting requirements for school buses; restrictions as to painting of other vehicles.

347.44  Painting requirements for school buses; restrictions as to painting of other vehicles. (1) All school buses shall be painted as follows:(a) With the exception of trim, the body, including hood, fenders, cowl and roof shall be painted a uniform color, national school bus glossy yellow, according to national institute of standards and technology specifications;(b) The body trim, if used, shall be black; and(c) The words, “SCHOOL BUS", in black letters at least 8 inches high shall appear on both the front and rear of the upper body area or on a sign attached thereto. (2) A motor vehicle described in s. 340.01 (56) (b) may, but need not, comply with sub. (1). If the motor vehicle complies with sub. (1), the vehicle shall comply with other regulations relating to school buses prescribed by the department by rule. (3) No person may paint or in any way designate a motor vehicle in the manner described in sub. (1) except as expressly authorized by this section. (4) When a motor vehicle in compliance with sub. (1), s. 347.25 (2), and the rules of the department relating to school bus equipment is no longer operated as a school bus, the registration of the motor vehicle for another purpose may not be permitted until the owner:(a) Physically removes the signs identifying the vehicle as a school bus, the lights required by s. 347.25 (2) and such other equipment as the department may specify by rule; and(b) Repaints the entire vehicle to a color other than national school bus glossy yellow or any color commonly referred to as yellow.History:  1975 c. 121, 199, 224, 429; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (e); 1977 c. 228; 1979 c. 221; 1983 a. 175; 1985 a. 287; 1989 a. 165.
WI Stat § 347.445 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.445 - Crossing gates for school buses.

347.445  Crossing gates for school buses. No person may operate a school bus that is painted as provided in s. 347.44 unless it is equipped with a retractable crossing gate on the front of the bus that, when in use, prevents children from crossing in front of the school bus in such proximity that they are not visible to the operator of the school bus from the operator's seat. The secretary shall prescribe rules for the specifications, installation, and operation of crossing gates required under this section.History:  2001 a. 58.
WI Stat § 347.447 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.447 - Additional safety mirrors on school buses.

347.447  Additional safety mirrors on school buses. A school bus that is painted as provided in s. 347.44 may be equipped with a supplemental mirror system, mounted on the passenger side of the school bus and designed to enhance operator visibility of children near the passenger side of the school bus, if the supplemental mirror system does not make inoperative or diminish the performance of any other mirror or safety device required on the school bus. History:  2011 a. 223.
WI Stat § 347.455 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.455 - Modifications to height of vehicle.

347.455  Modifications to height of vehicle. (1) Except as further provided in this section, no person may operate any vehicle on a highway if modifications have been made to the suspension system, axles or chassis of the vehicle which cause any portion of the vehicle to ride more than 4 inches above the height of the vehicle specified by the manufacturer. The height of the vehicle shall be measured from the level surface on which the vehicle stands. (2) If the modification is for the purpose of strengthening or improving handling, modifications may be made to the suspension system, axles or chassis of a 4-wheel drive vehicle or a motor truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds which cause the vehicle to ride 5 or less inches above the height of the vehicle specified by the manufacturer. The height of the vehicle shall be measured from the level surface on which the vehicle stands. (3) A 4-wheel drive vehicle or a motor truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds may be modified to use a tire and wheel size which exceeds the wheel and tire size specified by the manufacturer for the vehicle by up to 4 inches in radius. (4) No person may operate any vehicle on a highway if modifications have been made to the suspension system, axles, chassis or exhaust system of the vehicle which cause any portion of the vehicle, except the tires, to extend below lines drawn from the bottom of each wheel rim to the points of contact between the tires on the opposite side and opposite end of the vehicle and the level surface on which the vehicle stands.History:  1981 c. 216; 1993 a. 165.
WI Stat § 347.46 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.46 - Fenders and mudguards.

347.46  Fenders and mudguards. (1) No person shall operate a vehicle of the tractor type on a highway unless the driving wheels of such vehicle are protected by suitable fenders. (2) No person shall operate on a highway in intercity movement any privately owned motor truck or privately owned semitrailer drawn by a truck tractor, except those motor trucks and semitrailers equipped with dump bodies, unless such motor truck or semitrailer is equipped with rear fenders or mudguards of such material and so constructed and placed as to restrict to a minimum the splashing of water, mud or other material which may be thrown by the rear wheels. Such rear fenders or mudguards shall meet the following minimum specifications:(a) The fenders or mudguards shall cover the tire or multiple tires they are protecting starting at the top from a line drawn vertically through the center of the axle and extending rearward and downward so that the fender or mudguard under any condition of operation or loading of the vehicle has a ground clearance of not more than one third of the horizontal distance from the center of the rearmost axle to the fender or mudguard;(b) The fenders or mudguards shall be at least as wide as the tire or multiple tires they are protecting;(c) If the vehicle is so designed and constructed that the rear wheels are covered in the manner specified in pars. (a) and (b) by means of fenders, body construction or other means of enclosure, then no special mudguards are required. Otherwise, the vehicle shall be equipped with special mudguards to the extent necessary to meet the requirements of pars. (a) and (b).
WI Stat § 347.47 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.47 - Drawbars, trailer hitches and mobile home couplings.

347.47  Drawbars, trailer hitches and mobile home couplings. (1) No person shall operate a vehicle towing or drawing another vehicle or vehicles on a highway if the drawbar or other connection between any 2 vehicles exceeds 12 feet in length. (2) No person shall operate a motor vehicle drawing a trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home upon a highway unless the hitch and coupling attaching the trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home to the vehicle by which it is drawn is of such construction as to cause such trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home to follow in direct line with the propelling vehicle without dangerous side swing or wobble. The hitch and coupling, the surface to which they are attached, and the connections, shall be of sufficient strength to prevent failure under all conditions of operation. The hitch is that part of the connecting mechanism, including the coupling platform and its attaching members or weldments, which is attached to the towing vehicle. The coupling is that part of the connecting mechanism, including the coupling and its attaching members or weldments, which is attached to the trailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home and by which connection is made to the hitch. If a device is used between the trailer proper and the coupling such as a pole, such device shall also meet the requirements of this section. (3) In addition to the hitch and coupling specified in sub. (2), every towed vehicle shall be coupled to the towing vehicle by means of safety chains, leveling bars or cables. This requirement does not apply to a semitrailer having a connecting device composed of a 5th wheel and kingpin assembly, nor to a pole or pipe dolly. The safety chains, leveling bars or cables shall have only the necessary slack to permit proper turning and safety chains or cables shall be so connected to the towed and towing vehicle to prevent the drawbar from dropping to the ground if the hitch or coupling disengages. Two separate lengths of safety chain, leveling bars or cable shall be required on all trailers and mobile homes; however, the department may authorize use of such other appropriate equipment or methods approved by nationally recognized organizations which recommend safety standards for motor vehicles. (4) Trailer, semitrailer, recreational vehicle, and mobile home couplings and the safety chains, leveling bars or cables shall be of such minimum strength, design and type as established by published rule of the department. History:  1971 c. 88; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (e); 1979 c. 34; 2007 a. 11.
WI Stat § 347.475 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.475 - Airbags, prohibited practices.

347.475  Airbags, prohibited practices. (1) In this section, “airbag" means an inflatable restraint system that is designed to be installed and to operate in a motor vehicle to deploy by inflating upon an impact of the vehicle with another object. (2) No person may, either personally or through an agent, sell, install, reinstall, or distribute any previously deployed airbag. This subsection does not apply to the sale of a motor vehicle with a previously deployed airbag unless the deployment is concealed or disguised. (3) No person may, either personally or through an agent, remove, disconnect, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent the operation of any airbag, except for the purpose of testing, repairing, or maintaining an airbag, salvaging an undeployed airbag, disposing of a deployed airbag, or replacing a deployed airbag with a functional airbag. This subsection does not apply to the installation or use of an on-off switch by any person who is authorized by federal law or regulation to install or use an on-off switch for an airbag. (4) No person may, either personally or through an agent, install a cover or otherwise conceal or disguise a missing airbag or a previously deployed airbag.History:  2001 a. 28.
WI Stat § 347.485 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.485 - Protective headgear for use on motorcycles.

347.485  Protective headgear for use on motorcycles. (1) (a) No person who holds an instructional permit under s. 343.07 (4) or who is under 18 years of age may operate or ride upon a motorcycle on any highway unless the person is wearing protective headgear of a type which meets the standards established for motorcycle operation in 49 CFR 571.218 and the chin strap is properly fastened.(am) No person may operate a motorcycle when carrying a passenger under 18 years of age unless the passenger is wearing protective headgear.(b) No person may sell or offer for sale any protective headgear for use by a driver or passenger on a motorcycle, not meeting the standards established for motorcycle operation in 49 CFR 571.218. (2) (a) No person may operate a motorcycle on any highway without wearing any of the following eye protection:1. A protective face shield attached to the headgear.2. Glasses.3. Goggles.(b) Except for photosensitive corrective glasses prescribed by an ophthalmologist, physician, oculist or optometrist, eye protection worn during hours of darkness may not be tinted or darkened.(c) Notwithstanding par. (a), if the vehicle is an autocycle equipped with a windshield or a motorcycle equipped with a windshield that rises a minimum of 15 inches above the handlebar, the use of other eye protective devices is not mandatory.(d) This subsection shall not apply to persons operating a motorcycle in a parade sanctioned by the local municipality. (3) No person may rent, lease or loan a motorcycle to another unless he or she has ascertained that such party has the required eye protection and, if the party holds an instructional permit under s. 343.07 (4) or is under 18 years of age, that the party has the required protective headgear for operating the motorcycle. (4) Every person in the motorcycle rental business shall have clean, usable protective headgear for rent in sufficient quantity to care for the needs of all customers.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (e); 1977 c. 204, 447; 1983 a. 133, 243, 538; 1985 a. 65, 85; 2019 a. 50.Three-wheeled trucks and automobiles, golf carts, and other special purpose vehicles such as street sweepers, industrial fork-lifts, and motorized wheelbarrows are not motorcycles, and operators are not subject to this section. 58 Atty. Gen. 17.
WI Stat § 347.486 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.486 - General requirements.

347.486  General requirements. (1) No person may operate a motorcycle if the handlegrips of the handlebars rise more than 30 inches above the lowest point of the top of the driver's seat when the seat is occupied. (2) No person may operate a motorcycle with an improvised, defective or repaired handlebar. (3) No person may operate a motorcycle without a functioning muffler.History:  1979 c. 163; 1983 a. 243; 1985 a. 65; 2019 a. 50.
WI Stat § 347.487 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.487 - Seating requirements.

347.487  Seating requirements. Except as provided in s. 346.595 (3m), no more than 2 persons may ride on a motorcycle during operation, and then only if the vehicle is equipped and designed with adequate seats and foot rests or pegs. Foot rests or pegs shall be mounted in accordance with manufacturer's specifications. In the absence of manufacturer's specifications, foot rests or pegs for the passenger shall be located on the same horizontal plane as those of the operator.History:  1983 a. 243; 1985 a. 65; 2019 a. 50.
WI Stat § 347.488 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 347 - Equipment of vehicles.|347.488 - Moped equipment.

347.488  Moped equipment. No person may operate a moped unless: (1) The moped complies with all federal emission, equipment and safety standards applicable at the time of manufacture; (2) None of the original equipment installed on the moped by the manufacturer has been replaced with equipment of lesser performance characteristics; and (3) The performance characteristics of the moped have not been altered so as to enable it to exceed the maximum design speed authorized for a moped under s. 340.01 (29m).History:  1977 c. 288.