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WI Stat § 344.45 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.45 - Surrender of license and registration upon suspension.

344.45  Surrender of license and registration upon suspension. (1) Whenever a person's operating privilege or registration is suspended under this chapter, the department may order the person to surrender to the department his or her operator's license and the registration plates of the vehicle or vehicles for which registration was suspended. If the person fails immediately to return the operator's license or registration plates to the department, the department may direct a traffic officer to take possession thereof and return them to the department. (2) Any person who intentionally fails or refuses to return a license and registration plate or plates as required by this section may be required to forfeit not more than $100.History:  1971 c. 278; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1465, 1654 (7) (a), (c); 1977 c. 43, 203; 1985 a. 29; 1989 a. 72; 1997 a. 84.
WI Stat § 344.46 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.46 - Transfer of vehicle ownership to defeat purpose of chapter.

344.46  Transfer of vehicle ownership to defeat purpose of chapter. (1) No owner of a motor vehicle involved in an accident in this state which is reportable under s. 346.70 shall transfer the ownership or registration of any vehicle whose registration is subject to suspension or revocation under this chapter until all of the applicable provisions of this chapter has been complied with or until the secretary is satisfied that such transfer is proposed in good faith and not for the purpose or with the effect of defeating the purposes of this chapter. (2) Any person violating this section may be required to forfeit not more than $200. (3) This section does not apply to or affect the registration of any vehicle sold by a person who, under the terms or conditions of any written instrument giving a right of repossession, has exercised such right and has repossessed such vehicle from a person whose registration has been suspended or revoked under this chapter.History:  1971 c. 278; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (c); 1991 a. 269; 1997 a. 84; 1999 a. 80, 186.
WI Stat § 344.48 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.48 - Forged proof.

344.48  Forged proof. (1) No person shall:(a) Forge or, without authority, sign any notice provided for in s. 344.14 or 344.15 (4), or both, to the effect that a policy or bond is in effect or, knowing or having reason to believe that the notice has been forged or signed without authority, file or offer the notice for filing; or(b) Forge or, without authority, sign any evidence of proof of financial responsibility or, knowing or having reason to believe that such evidence has been forged or signed without authority, file or offer such evidence for filing.(c) Sign or file the affidavit mentioned in s. 344.15 (4), knowing that it contains a false statement. (2) Any person violating this section may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.History:  1985 a. 29; 1997 a. 283; 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 344.55 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.55 - Insurance for human service vehicles.

344.55  Insurance for human service vehicles. (1) No motor vehicle may be used as a human service vehicle unless a policy of bodily injury and property damage liability insurance, issued by an insurer authorized to transact business in this state, is maintained thereon. The policy shall provide property damage liability coverage with a limit of not less than $10,000. The policy also shall provide bodily injury liability coverage with limits of not less than $75,000 for each person and, subject to such limit for each person, total limits as follows:(a) $150,000 for each accident for each motor vehicle having a seating capacity of 7 passengers or less.(b) $200,000 for each accident for each motor vehicle having a seating capacity of 8 to 15 passengers.(c) $250,000 for each accident for each motor vehicle having a seating capacity of 16 to 24 passengers.(d) $375,000 for each accident for each motor vehicle having a seating capacity of 25 to 36 passengers.(e) $500,000 for each accident for each motor vehicle having a seating capacity of 37 to 49 passengers.(f) $500,000 plus not less than $10,000 for each accident for each passenger seat accommodation for each motor vehicle having a seating capacity of 50 or more passengers. (2) The department may not issue registration plates for such a vehicle unless there is on file with the department a certificate of insurance showing that the vehicle is insured in compliance with sub. (1). No such policy may be terminated prior to its expiration or canceled for any reason unless a notice thereof is filed with the department at least 30 days prior to the date of termination or cancellation. The department shall suspend the registration of a vehicle on which the insurance policy has been terminated or canceled, effective on the date of termination or cancellation.History:  1983 a. 175 s. 20; Stats. 1983 s. 344.55; 1997 a. 84; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 14.
WI Stat § 344.57 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.57 - Definitions applicable to ss. 344.57 to 344.579.

344.57  Definitions applicable to ss. 344.57 to 344.579. In ss. 344.57 to 344.579: (1) “Accident" means collision of a private passenger vehicle with another object or other upset of the private passenger vehicle not caused intentionally by the renter. (2) “Authorized driver" means, in connection with a private passenger vehicle under a rental agreement, all of the following:(a) The spouse of the renter, if the spouse is a licensed driver and meets any minimum age requirement in the rental agreement.(b) A person listed in the rental agreement as an authorized driver.(c) The renter's employer, employee or co-worker, if the employer, employee or co-worker engages in a business activity with the renter, is a licensed driver and meets the rental company's minimum age requirement.(d) A person who operates the private passenger vehicle during an emergency or while parking the private passenger vehicle at a commercial or private establishment. (3) “Damage waiver" means a contractual provision under which a rental company agrees for a charge not to hold a renter or authorized driver liable for damage or loss related to a private passenger vehicle rented by the renter. (4) “Private passenger vehicle" means a type 1 automobile. (5) “Rental agreement" means a written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a private passenger vehicle provided for rent by a rental company. (6) “Rental company" means a person in the business of providing private passenger vehicles for rent to the public. (7) “Renter" means the person who rents a private passenger vehicle from a rental company under a rental agreement.History:  1989 a. 328; 2005 a. 173.
WI Stat § 344.572 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.572 - Applicability to rental agreements.

344.572  Applicability to rental agreements. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), ss. 344.574, 344.576 and 344.578 apply to all rental agreements concerning private passenger vehicles rented from locations in this state for a period of 30 consecutive days or less. (2) Sections 344.574, 344.576 and 344.578 do not apply to a rental agreement under which a person rents from a motor vehicle dealer licensed under ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 a private passenger vehicle owned by the dealer if the private passenger vehicle is rented only for use while a vehicle owned or leased by the person or which the person has agreed to purchase is being serviced, repaired, manufactured or delivered.  (3) If a rental agreement is subject to ss. 344.574, 344.576 and 344.578, any provision of the rental agreement that violates any requirement of ss. 344.574, 344.576 and 344.578 is void.History:  1989 a. 328; 1999 a. 31.
WI Stat § 344.577 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.577 - Advertisement or representation.

344.577  Advertisement or representation. (1) Definition. In this section, “advertisement or representation" means any oral, written or graphic statement which is made in connection with the solicitation of the rental of a private passenger vehicle. (2)  Damage waiver charge. If a rental company or an employee or agent of a rental company disseminates or makes in this state an advertisement or representation that includes a statement of the rental rate for a private passenger vehicle available for rent from a location in this state, the advertisement or representation shall also include a statement of the charge for any damage waiver offered by the rental company in conjunction with the rental of that private passenger vehicle and a statement that purchase of the damage waiver is optional.History:  1989 a. 328.
WI Stat § 344.578 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.578 - Credit card for deposit or damages.

344.578  Credit card for deposit or damages. (1) Prohibited deposits; collection of damages. Except as provided in this subsection, in sub. (2), or in s. 345.28 (5w), a rental company may not charge a credit card belonging to a renter as a deposit for damages for which the renter may be held liable under the rental agreement or under s. 344.574 (2) (a) or for any other charges. If a rented private passenger vehicle is damaged or if the renter owes any other charges provided for in the rental agreement, the rental company may charge a credit card belonging to the renter as payment for the damages for which the renter is liable under s. 344.574 (2) (a) or for any other charges provided for in the rental agreement only if the rental company obtains the renter's authorization to use that credit card for payment and the authorization is obtained after the total amount of the renter's liability or other charges is determined and before the rental company processes the credit card charge. (2)  Deposit for rental fees. If authorized by the renter, a rental company may charge a credit card belonging to the renter as a deposit for the estimated cost of the rental, as determined under this subsection. The estimated cost of the rental may not exceed an amount equal to the daily rental rate specified in the rental agreement, which may include the daily charge for a damage waiver if purchased by the renter, multiplied by the number of days specified in the agreement for which the private passenger vehicle is being rented.History:  1989 a. 328; 2005 a. 173; 2007 a. 207.
WI Stat § 344.579 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.579 - Violations.

344.579  Violations. (1) Penalties. Whoever violates s. 344.574, 344.576 (1), (2) or (3) (a) or (b), 344.577 or 344.578 may be required to forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for each violation. (2)  Enforcement. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection shall investigate violations of ss. 344.574, 344.576 (1), (2) and (3) (a) and (b), 344.577 and 344.578. The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may on behalf of the state:(a) Bring an action for temporary or permanent injunctive or other relief in any court of competent jurisdiction for any violation of s. 344.574, 344.576 (1), (2) or (3) (a) or (b), 344.577 or 344.578. The court may, upon entry of final judgment, award restitution when appropriate to any person suffering loss because of a violation of s. 344.574, 344.576 (1), (2) or (3) (a) or (b), 344.577 or 344.578 if proof of such loss is submitted to the satisfaction of the court.(b) Bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of forfeitures authorized under sub. (1). (3)  Defense. Proof by a rental company that the rental company began an action to impose liability upon a renter or authorized driver, even though the renter had purchased a damage waiver sold under s. 344.576, because of a good-faith mistake that an exception under s. 344.576 (2) (a) to (k) applied is a defense to a prosecution for a violation of the terms of the damage waiver under s. 344.576 (2). History:  1989 a. 328; 1995 a. 27; 2005 a. 173.
WI Stat § 344.61 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.61 - Definitions.

344.61  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) Notwithstanding s. 344.01 (2) (b), “motor vehicle" does not include trailers, semitrailers, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, or limited use off-highway motorcycles, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (o). (2) Notwithstanding s. 344.33 (1), “motor vehicle liability policy" means a motor vehicle policy of liability insurance to which all of the following apply:(a) The policy is issued by an insurer authorized to do a motor vehicle liability business in this state or, if the policy covers a vehicle that was not registered in this state at the time of the policy's effective date, in another state in which the vehicle was registered or the owner or operator of the vehicle resided at that time.(b) The policy is to or for the benefit of the person named in the policy as the insured.(c) The policy satisfies, as of the date of motor vehicle operation, all requirements specified in s. 344.33 (2) and (3).History:  2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 208; 2015 a. 170.
WI Stat § 344.62 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.62 - Motor vehicle liability insurance required.

344.62  Motor vehicle liability insurance required. (1) Except as provided in s. 344.63, no person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the owner or operator of the vehicle has in effect a motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the vehicle being operated. (2) Except as provided in s. 344.63, no person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the person, while operating the vehicle, has in his or her immediate possession proof that he or she is in compliance with sub. (1). The operator of the motor vehicle shall display the proof required under this subsection upon demand from any traffic officer. The proof required under this subsection may be produced in either printed or electronic format, including by display of electronic images on a cellular telephone or other electronic device. If this proof is displayed in electronic format on any cellular telephone or other electronic device, the traffic officer may not view, and producing proof in electronic format is not considered consent for the traffic officer to view, any content on the telephone or other device except the proof required under this subsection. (3) Nothing in this subchapter prohibits a person who violates this section from also being subject to any provision in subchs. I to IV of this chapter.History:  2009 a. 28; 2013 a. 31.
WI Stat § 344.64 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.64 - Fraudulent, false, or invalid proof of insurance.

344.64  Fraudulent, false, or invalid proof of insurance. No person may do any of the following for purposes of creating the appearance of satisfying the requirements under s. 344.62 (2): (1) Forge, falsify, counterfeit, or fraudulently alter any printed or electronic proof of insurance, policy of insurance, or other insurance document or electronic image, or possess any printed or electronic proof of insurance, policy of insurance, or other insurance document or electronic image that is forged, falsified, fictitious, counterfeit, or fraudulently altered.  (2) Represent that any printed or electronic proof of insurance, policy of insurance, or other insurance document or electronic image is valid and in effect, knowing or having reason to believe that the proof of insurance, policy of insurance, or other insurance document or electronic image is not valid or not in effect. History:  2009 a. 28; 2013 a. 31.
WI Stat § 344.65 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.65 - Violations.

344.65  Violations. (1) (a) Any person who violates s. 344.62 (1) may be required to forfeit not more than $500.(b) Except as provided in par. (c), any person who violates s. 344.62 (2) may be required to forfeit $10.(c) No person charged with violating s. 344.62 (2) may be convicted if the person produces proof that he or she was in compliance with s. 344.62 (1) at the time the person was issued a uniform traffic citation for violating s. 344.62 (2). This proof may be produced either at the time of the person's appearance in court in response to the citation or in the office of the traffic officer issuing the citation. This proof may be produced in either paper or electronic format, including by display of electronic images on a cellular telephone or other electronic device. If this proof is displayed in electronic format on any cellular telephone or other electronic device, the person to whom the proof is displayed may not view, and producing proof in electronic format is not considered consent for the person to view, any content on the telephone or other device except the proof required under s. 344.62 (2). (2) Any person who violates s. 344.64 may be required to forfeit not more than $5,000. (3) A traffic officer may not stop or inspect a vehicle solely to determine compliance with s. 344.62 or a local ordinance in conformity therewith. This subsection does not limit the authority of a traffic officer to issue a citation for a violation of s. 344.62 or a local ordinance in conformity therewith observed in the course of a stop or inspection made for other purposes, except that a traffic officer may not take a person into physical custody solely for a violation of s. 344.62 or a local ordinance in conformity therewith.History:  2009 a. 28; 2013 a. 31.
WI Stat § 344.66 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.66 - Rules.

344.66  Rules. The department shall promulgate rules, and prescribe any necessary forms, to implement and administer this subchapter.History:  2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 344.67 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 344 - Vehicles — financial responsibility.|344.67 - Notice.

344.67  Notice. The department shall include with each operator's license issued under ch. 343 notification of the requirements and penalties under this subchapter.History:  2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 345.01 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 345 - Vehicles — civil and criminal liability.|345.01 - Words and phrases defined.

345.01  Words and phrases defined. Words and phrases defined in s. 340.01 are used in the same sense in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided.
WI Stat § 345.06 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 345 - Vehicles — civil and criminal liability.|345.06 - Owner's liability for act of operator.

345.06  Owner's liability for act of operator. The owners of every vehicle operating upon any highway for the conveyance of passengers for hire are jointly and severally liable to the party injured for all injuries and damage done by any person in the employment of such owners as an operator, while operating such vehicle, whether the act occasioning such injuries or damage was intentional, negligent or otherwise, in the same manner as such operator would be liable.
WI Stat § 345.07 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 345 - Vehicles — civil and criminal liability.|345.07 - Civil actions by secretary.

345.07  Civil actions by secretary. In addition to all existing remedies afforded by civil and criminal law, the secretary is authorized to bring civil actions for the recovery of all fees, taxes, interest and penalties to which the state may be entitled by reason of the operation by any person of a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (c).
WI Stat § 345.08 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 345 - Vehicles — civil and criminal liability.|345.08 - Suit to recover protested tax or fee.

345.08  Suit to recover protested tax or fee. No suit shall be maintained in any court to restrain or delay the collection or payment of the taxes levied or the fees imposed or enacted in chs. 341 to 349. The aggrieved taxpayer shall pay the tax or fee 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 or fee so paid. If it is finally determined that such tax or fee or any part thereof was wrongfully collected for any reason, the secretary of administration shall pay from the transportation fund the amount of such tax or fee 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 were made within the 90-day period preceding the commencement of the 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.