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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 178 - Unified Carrier Registration System › Section Trans 178.09 - Actions to collect

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEPARTMENT COLLECTION. The department
			 shall make initial efforts to collect delinquent registration fees. The
			 department may do any of the following to collect delinquent registration fees:
(a) Assess the person responsible for paying
			 the registration fees. The department may subpoena any records necessary to
			 determine the person responsible for paying the registration fees. Any officer,
			 employee, fiduciary, or agent who is responsible for paying fees or other
			 charges under this chapter incurred by another person but not paid is
			 personally liable for those fees or other charges. The officer, employee,
			 fiduciary, or agent may appeal that determination under the procedures in s.
			 Trans 178.07.
(b) Suspend or refuse
			 to issue any permit, license or registration to any person who is responsible
			 for paying the fee under this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 195 - Fees and procedures for searches and documentation of division of motor vehicle records › Section Trans 195.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) As authorized by s.
			 227.11,
			 Stats., the purpose of this chapter is to establish the department's
			 administrative interpretation of ss.
			 19.32 to
			 19.37,
			 341.17,
			 342.09,
			 and
			 343.24,
			 Stats., relating to fees and procedures for searches and documentation of
			 division of motor vehicle records.
(2) This chapter applies to any person
			 wishing to obtain information, copies, certification, or verification of
			 division of motor vehicle records.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 195 - Fees and procedures for searches and documentation of division of motor vehicle records › Section Trans 195.03 - Requesting search of driver records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A request for a
			 search of an individual driver record may be made from the following
			 information provided by the requester or with a contractual account established
			 under s.
			 Trans
			 195.10:
(a) Complete
			 14 digit driver identification number, or
(b) Complete name, date of birth, sex,
			 or
(c) All of the information in
			 pars. (a) and (b), in which case the name will be used if the record does not
			 match the driver identification number furnished, or
(d) Sufficient information from par. (b) to
			 identify the correct record.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 195 - Fees and procedures for searches and documentation of division of motor vehicle records › Section Trans 195.04 - Requesting search of vehicle title and registration records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A request for a
			 search of an individual vehicle title and registration record may be made from
			 the following information provided by the requester in person, in writing, or
			 by telephone with a contractual account established under s.
			 Trans
			 195.10:
(a)
			 Identification number of vehicle, or
(b) Number of title certificate identifying
			 vehicle, or
(c) License plate
			 number assigned to vehicle, or
(d)
			 Name and address of owner, or
(e)
			 Name of owner, and year and make of vehicle.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 195 - Fees and procedures for searches and documentation of division of motor vehicle records › Section Trans 195.05 - Requesting documentation of other records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Requests for
			 the documentation of other division records or data may be in writing, in
			 person, or with a contractual account established under s.
			 Trans
			 195.10.
(2) Fees for other division records or data
			 such as notices, uniform traffic citations, motor vehicle accidents, records in
			 bulk, transcripts, orders, or applications shall be established under s.
			 Trans
			 195.09.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 195 - Fees and procedures for searches and documentation of division of motor vehicle records › Section Trans 195.06 - Determination of the methodology for the search or documentation of appropriate records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The methodology used for the search or
			 documentation of records shall be determined by the department.
(2) No records identified in this chapter may
			 be removed from the department's premises without the approval of the
			 department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 195 - Fees and procedures for searches and documentation of division of motor vehicle records › Section Trans 195.07 - Certification of records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A certification
			 may consist of:
(a) A search of division
			 records and data sufficient to identify the specific information
			 requested.
(b) A typewritten
			 chronological listing of events that led to the issuance or denial of a vehicle
			 title, vehicle registration, driver's license, business license or other
			 records and data.
(c) A copy or
			 photocopy of vehicle or driver records, or copies of other appropriate records
			 or data.
(d) A certification form
			 containing information as described in s.
			 909.02,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 195 - Fees and procedures for searches and documentation of division of motor vehicle records › Section Trans 195.08 - Verification of records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A verification
			 of records shall be performed only for vehicle title or vehicle registration
			 records identified under s.
			 Trans
			 195.04.
(2) A verification of records may consist of:
(a) A search of division records and data
			 sufficient to identify the specific information requested.
(b) A verification form containing
			 information described in par. (a).
(c) A typewritten chronological listing of
			 events that led to the issuance of a vehicle title or vehicle
			 registration.
(d) A copy or
			 photocopy of appropriate record information.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 195 - Fees and procedures for searches and documentation of division of motor vehicle records › Section Trans 195.09 - Fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The fee for the search of each file or
			 individual record identified in ss.
			 Trans
			 195.04 and shall be 195.05 $5.00.
(3) The fee for each page of a copy,
			 photocopy, or duplicate of an original record shall be $.25.
(4) The fee for each typewritten page as
			 identified in s.
			 Trans
			 195.05(2) shall be $2.00.
(5) The fee for each certification of records
			 as identified in s.
			 Trans
			 195.07 shall be $5.00.
(6) The fee for each verification of records
			 as identified in s.
			 Trans
			 195.08 shall be $5.00.
(7) The minimum fee for any contractual
			 telephone account established under s.
			 Trans
			 195.10 shall be $30.00 per month.
(8) The requester shall pay all fees
			 necessary to install and maintain the requester's photocopy equipment and
			 supplies used on the department's premises.
(9) The fee for redaction of records will be
			 computed by adding the central processing unit and staff time to separate
			 personal identifiers, personally identifiable information, personal
			 information, highly restricted personal information, and confidential
			 information from records. Redaction fees may be charged only for records in
			 bulk, and only if they exceed $50.
(10) The fee for records in bulk will be
			 computed by multiplying $5 by the number of files or individual records
			 provided. The department may charge a lesser fee. The amount of the fee and
			 frequency of delivery may be confirmed in a contract with the department, as
			 described in s.
			 Trans
			 195.10.
(11) The department may allow payment of fees
			 required by this section to be made by use of a major credit card if the fee
			 required is more than $5.
(12) The
			 final fee for the type of record and data search and service provided shall be
			 determined by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 195 - Fees and procedures for searches and documentation of division of motor vehicle records › Section Trans 195.10 - Contractual accounts and billing service

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A requester may
			 pay fees required under s.
			 Trans
			 195.09 on a monthly basis if the department
			 establishes a contractual account with the requester.
(2) The department may establish a
			 contractual account upon request by the requester to the department for the
			 search or documentation of departmental records including, but not limited to:
(a) Individual driver records by
			 telephone.
(b) Driver records in
			 bulk.
(c) Individual vehicle
			 registration and title records by telephone.
(d) Vehicle registration and title records in
			 bulk.
(e) Notification of vehicle
			 titles returned from out-of-state.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 195 - Fees and procedures for searches and documentation of division of motor vehicle records › Section Trans 195.11 - Direct access to DMV databases

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 may provide direct access to its vehicle or driver license records to a person
			 under a contract developed by the department.
(2) Except for agents authorized under ch.
			 Trans 141 or ch. Trans 156, any person who enters a contract with the
			 department for direct access to vehicle or driver license records shall obtain
			 a criminal history background check from the Wisconsin department of justice
			 for all persons who will have direct access to vehicle or driver license
			 records. If the person with access to vehicle or driver license records does
			 not reside in Wisconsin, the person who enters the contract with the department
			 shall perform a nationwide criminal history background check through a private
			 vendor or through their state's equivalent of the Wisconsin department of
			 justice, and shall provide documentation to the department as to the results
			 for each person who will have direct access to vehicle or driver license
			 records. The department may conduct a criminal history background check of any
			 person who will have direct access to vehicle or driver license records for
			 audit purposes.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 196 - Counter Service And Special Handling Service For Certificates Of Title And Registration › Section Trans 196.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) As authorized by ss.
			 85.16(1),
			 227.11(2)
			 (a),
			 341.19,
			 341.255(1)
			 and 342.14(7),
			 Stats., the purpose of this chapter is to establish the department's
			 administrative interpretation of ss.
			 20.905,
			 85.14(1)
			 (a),
			 341.255,
			 342.08,
			 and 342.14(7),
			 Stats., relating to counter service and special handling service for
			 certificates of title or registration.
(2) This chapter applies to any applicant
			 obtaining counter service or requesting special handling service for
			 certificates of title or registration.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 196 - Counter Service And Special Handling Service For Certificates Of Title And Registration › Section Trans 196.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Applicant" means a natural person, partnership, association, or body politic
			 or corporate, or the designee of a natural person, partnership, association, or
			 body politic or corporate.
(2)
			 "Application" includes documents, forms, information or fees which must be
			 submitted to the department before the department may issue evidence of
			 ownership or registration, or both, for a single vehicle.
(3) "Counter" means a facility that is
			 established by the department at which an application may be submitted in
			 person by an applicant.
(4)
			 "Counter service" means issuance of evidence of ownership or registration from
			 an application submitted to a counter.
(5) "Department" means the department of
			 transportation.
(6) "Evidence of
			 ownership or registration" includes the following:
(a) Certificate of registration.
(b) Certificate of title.
(c) License plate, including a temporary
			 license plate.
(d)
			 Receipt.
(e) Special identification
			 card for individuals with physical disabilities.
(f) Validation sticker.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 196 - Counter Service And Special Handling Service For Certificates Of Title And Registration › Section Trans 196.03 - Counter service and fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 shall collect the applicable fee for counter service as specified in s.
			 341.255(2),
			 Stats.
(2) Except as provided in
			 sub. (3), the charge for counter service shall be computed as a fee per
			 application.
(3) The department
			 shall charge the counter service fee for each application submitted to a
			 counter, unless one or more of the following apply:
(a) The application is also subject to a
			 special handling fee under s.
			 Trans
			 196.04.
(b) The department requests the applicant to
			 deliver an application or evidence of ownership or registration to a service
			 counter for the purpose of correcting an error by the department.
(c) The applicant requests a duplicate
			 registration month or year validation sticker, and department records show that
			 the applicant paid for the original validation sticker.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 196 - Counter Service And Special Handling Service For Certificates Of Title And Registration › Section Trans 196.04 - Special handling service and fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
			 provided in sub. (3), the department shall charge a fee for special handling
			 service as follows:
(a) For processing an
			 application for a certificate of title, $4.
(b) For processing an application for a
			 combination of a certificate of title and registration, $4.
(c) For processing an application for
			 registration only, $2.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 197 - Proof of insurance certifications › Section Trans 197.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to
			 administratively interpret s.
			 344.42,
			 Stats., and to establish billing and collection procedures for the collection
			 of fees related to the filing of proof of insurance forms by non-electronic
			 means with the department.
(2) This
			 chapter applies to any person that files proof of insurance with the department
			 on behalf of insured drivers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 197 - Proof of insurance certifications › Section Trans 197.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The definitions in ss.
				340.01
				and
				344.01,
				Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is
				specifically provided. In this chapter:
(1) "Electronic filing" means an insurance
			 certification submitted to the department by an insurer using the department's
			 electronic certification submission process.
(2) "Insurance certification" means an SR-22,
			 certification of proof of insurance for the future, or SR-26, notice of
			 cancellation or termination of certified policy, submitted to the department by
			 an insurance company on behalf of an insured driver.
(3) "Paper filing" means any insurance
			 certification submitted to the department by an insurer that does not use the
			 department's electronic certification process, including certifications
			 submitted by handwritten or typewritten documents, on preprinted forms, or by
			 facsimile.
(4) "Year" means
			 calendar year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 197 - Proof of insurance certifications › Section Trans 197.03 - Counting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) ELECTRONIC FILINGS. Each electronic
			 filing counts as one filing. Duplicate electronic filings shall be disregarded
			 by the department and may not be counted.
(2) PAPER FILINGS.
(a) Each original or duplicate paper filing
			 counts as a separate filing.
(b)
			 Filings made pursuant to s.
			 344.38,
			 Stats., on behalf of an employe, family member or household member may not be
			 counted.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 197 - Proof of insurance certifications › Section Trans 197.04 - Fees

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall assess a fee of $1.50 for each paper
				filing, except filings made pursuant to s.
				344.38,
				Stats., if the insurer has filed more than 1,000 insurance certifications in
				the year.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 197 - Proof of insurance certifications › Section Trans 197.05 - Time and effect of electronic certifications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TIME OF FILING.
			 An electronic insurance certification is considered filed on the date the
			 electronic transmission is posted to the department's computerized database of
			 driver records.
Note: Filings are usually posted the same day they are
				received. Section
				344.34,
				Stats., provides that certified insurance policies may not be canceled or
				terminated earlier than ten days after filing a notice of cancellation or
				termination with the department.
(2) EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC SR-22
			 CERTIFICATIONS. An insurer who submits an electronic SR-22, certification of
			 proof of financial responsibility for the future, to the department certifies
			 that the insurer provides coverage for the named insured as of the effective
			 date of the certification for any motor vehicle operated by the named
			 insured.
The purpose of an electronic SR-22 filing is to meet the
				  insurance filing requirements of s.
				  344.31,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 197 - Proof of insurance certifications › Section Trans 197.06 - Billing procedures

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall establish an account
			 for any insurance company that files proofs of insurance on behalf of drivers
			 with the department. The billing address shall be the address of the insurer
			 provided with the filing, unless a different billing address is specified by
			 the insurer.
(2) Fees assessed
			 under s.
			 Trans
			 197.04 shall be billed twice per year.
(3) Payment is due 30 days from the date of
			 billing.
(4) The department shall
			 assess interest charges at an annual rate of 18% on all past due accounts.
			 Interest shall accrue from the date of billing.
(5) The department may refuse to accept
			 insurance certifications submitted by an insurance company that has not made
			 timely payment under sub. (3) until the insurance company pays all outstanding
			 fees and interest charges.
(6)
			 Partial payments shall be applied first to outstanding interest charges, if
			 any, then to outstanding fees due.
(7) An insurance company shall promptly
			 advise the department of any change in billing address.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 198 - Motor vehicle convenience fees › Section Trans 198.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter interprets s.
				85.14,
				Stats., which authorizes the department to accept payment by credit card, debit
				card, or any other electronic payment mechanism of a fee for certain motor
				vehicle products or services and to establish a convenience fee charged for any
				transaction so paid.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 198 - Motor vehicle convenience fees › Section Trans 198.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The words and phrases defined in s.
				340.01,
				Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is
				specifically provided. In this chapter:
(1) "In-person service" or "in-person" means
			 transactions conducted at a division of motor vehicles customer service center
			 and includes, for purposes of payment methods, transactions conducted with a
			 division of motor vehicles representative other than at a customer service
			 center, including transactions, by telephone.
(2) "On-line service" or "on-line" means
			 transactions conducted by internet web site, including both whether the
			 requested product is sent electronically to the customer or mailed in the US
			 postal service to the customer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 198 - Motor vehicle convenience fees › Section Trans 198.03 - Fee payment by credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment mechanism

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department shall determine for which
			 transaction types fees may be paid by credit card, debit card, or other
			 electronic payment mechanism. The department shall determine which payment
			 method will be accepted for each transaction type.
(2) The department may refuse to accept
			 credit cards, debit cards, or other electronic payment mechanisms issued or
			 offered by certain companies or banks.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 198 - Motor vehicle convenience fees › Section Trans 198.04 - Convenience fee for payment by credit card, debit card, or other electronic payment mechanism

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall charge a convenience fee for each
				transaction for which payment is by credit card, debit card, or other
				electronic payment mechanism. The convenience fee is in addition to the fee
				required to be paid to the department for the product or service, including the
				counter service fee if applicable for in-person service, or any other special
				or service fees applicable to the transaction.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 198 - Motor vehicle convenience fees › Section Trans 198.05 - Establishment of convenience fee

Current through June 24, 2024
The department shall determine the convenience fee annually or
				as the department determines necessary due to changes in fees that the
				department may be required to pay the Enterprise Banking Services provider
				under the state Enterprise Banking Services contract. The department shall
				determine the convenience fee in consultation with the state controller's
				office in the department of administration. The department may establish a
				different convenience fee amount for on-line transactions and for in-person
				transactions. The department may establish a minimum amount of a transaction
				for which payment may be made by credit or debit card, or other electronic
				payment mechanism.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 198 - Motor vehicle convenience fees › Section Trans 198.06 - Amount of convenience fee

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The convenience
			 fee shall be charged per transaction. The convenience fee amount shall be
			 either a percentage of the total transaction fee amount paid to the department
			 or a flat fee specified for ranges of transaction amounts paid to the
			 department. The transaction fee paid to the department includes the fee for
			 product or service, and any other fee paid to the department for that
			 transaction, such as a counter service fee.
(2) The convenience fee amount is determined
			 based on payments that the department made to the Enterprise Banking Services
			 provider under the state Enterprise Banking Services contract during the
			 previous period and any known increases or decreases for the upcoming
			 period.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 198 - Motor vehicle convenience fees › Section Trans 198.07 - Publication of convenience fee

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The current
			 convenience fee and the current minimum transaction amount eligible for payment
			 by credit or debit card or other electronic payment mechanism shall be
			 published on the department's internet web site and in communication materials
			 that the department distributes to persons eligible to use these payment
			 methods.
(2) If the department
			 refuses to accept credit cards, debit cards, or other electronic payment
			 mechanisms issued or offered by certain companies or banks, the department
			 shall post this information on the department's internet web site and in
			 communication materials that the department distributes to persons eligible to
			 use these payment methods.
(3)
			 Because of space limitations on some types of communication materials, the
			 department may place a notice in communication materials that refers the reader
			 to the department's internet web site for complete convenience fee
			 listing.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 200 - Erection Of Signs On Public Highways And Disabled Parking Signs › Section Trans 200.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to interpret and implement ss.
				86.19,
				86.191,
				86.195,
				86.196,
				340.01(73m),
				346.41 and
				346.503, Stats., relating to
				erection and maintenance of signs on public highways and signs related to
				reserved parking spaces for individuals with disabilities. This chapter does
				not apply to signs erected and maintained on property beyond the limits of a
				public highway, except signs related to reserved parking spaces for individuals
				with disabilities.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 200 - Erection Of Signs On Public Highways And Disabled Parking Signs › Section Trans 200.02 - Authority for the erection of signs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 of transportation or its authorized representatives in the case of the marked
			 routes of state trunk highways, and local authorities with respect to highways
			 under their exclusive jurisdiction, may place and maintain such traffic signs
			 and signals as they deem necessary to warn, guide, inform, and regulate
			 traffic, and also such signs and signals as are expressly permitted or required
			 by the statutes or by these regulations, subject, however, to such limitations
			 and restrictions as are contained in the statutes and these
			 regulations.
(2) The department of
			 transportation with respect to the state trunk highway system, and local
			 authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may erect or
			 permit any department of the federal, state or local government to erect such
			 standard signs as the department of transportation or local authorities deem
			 necessary to inform and warn the public of federal or state laws, local
			 ordinances and lawful regulations by any such department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 200 - Erection Of Signs On Public Highways And Disabled Parking Signs › Section Trans 200.03 - Guidance signs for resorts, hotels, county institutions, etc.

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Any person or
			 persons conducting a summer or winter resort, hotel, or any place of public
			 entertainment or instruction, or any place of religious worship, or persons
			 having charge of any county institution or of any scientific experiment for the
			 furtherance of agriculture or other science or art may be permitted to erect
			 guidance signs of a type approved by the department subject to the conditions
			 contained in this section.
(2) No
			 guidance sign may be permitted on freeways, including the national system of
			 interstate highways.
(3) Only where
			 such institution or business is located removed from the state trunk highway
			 system may such guidance signs be erected.
(4) Such guidance signs may be erected at
			 only 2 intersections of the state trunk highway system with county highways or
			 town roads, and at such intersections of county or town highways as are deemed
			 necessary by the local authorities having jurisdiction over those
			 highways.
(5) One sign of an
			 approved size and shape may be erected at the entrance to any of the enumerated
			 institutions or businesses.
(6) No
			 person may be permitted to erect or maintain a guidance sign on a highway if
			 that person has any advertising sign in the vicinity of the intersection where
			 the guidance sign is proposed to be erected or has a business sign under s.
			 Trans
			 200.06 on the same highway.
(7) All guidance signs erected on any public
			 highway shall be of a type and design approved by the department. No flashing,
			 illuminated, or reflecting signs or installation shall be permitted.
(8) No guidance sign may be erected upon
			 state trunk highway right of way at an intersection with the state trunk
			 highway system until the location and manner of erection of the sign have the
			 written approval of the department. No guidance sign may be erected on the
			 right of way of a county and town highway until the location and manner of
			 erection of the sign have the written approval of the local authorities having
			 jurisdiction over the said highway.
(9) All guidance signs and their supports
			 shall be maintained in good condition. Signs or installations not
			 satisfactorily maintained shall be removed by the officers in charge of the
			 maintenance of the highway.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 200 - Erection Of Signs On Public Highways And Disabled Parking Signs › Section Trans 200.04 - Prohibited signs and signals

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No person may
			 erect, cause to be erected, permit to be erected, or maintain any advertising,
			 warning, route, guide, information, or regulatory sign or signal within the
			 limits of any highway except as authorized in s.
			 Trans
			 200.02,
			 200.03,
			 200.05 or
			 200.06.
(2) No person may place or maintain nor may
			 any public authority permit upon any highway any official traffic control
			 device bearing thereon any commercial advertising except as authorized in s.
			 Trans
			 200.06. (See ss.
			 346.41
			 and
			 349.09,
			 Stats.)
(3) No local authority
			 shall place or maintain any stop sign or traffic control signal which stops or
			 regulates the movement of traffic on or entering the state trunk highway system
			 or the urban extensions of the marked routes thereof, designated by the
			 statutes as connecting highways, without the approval of the
			 department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 200 - Erection Of Signs On Public Highways And Disabled Parking Signs › Section Trans 200.05 - Warning signs for underground transmission lines

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Subject to the
			 conditions set forth in this chapter and in compliance with the provisions of
			 s.
			 86.16,
			 Stats., the department may grant permits to public utility companies and
			 cooperatives to erect on highway right of way signs giving notice of the
			 presence of underground conduit, cables or pipe for the transmission of
			 electric power, communications or liquid or gaseous fuels.
(2) When warning signs are permitted in
			 accordance with this chapter, they shall be placed on highway right of way
			 within 2 feet of the fence or right of way line in such a manner that the face
			 of the sign roughly parallels the highway centerline and shall be so adjusted
			 as to height that they will in no way impair vision at intersections, curves,
			 railroad crossings or private entrances. Signs may be erected at the following
			 prescribed locations:
(a) On one or both
			 sides of a public highway or railroad right of way which the underground
			 transmission line crosses.
(b) On
			 one or both sides of a stream wider than 50 feet. In the case of navigable
			 streams or channels, additional signs may be permitted in the stream at such
			 locations approved by the authority having control of navigation.
(c) On one side of a small stream or drainage
			 ditch.
(d) At such intermediate
			 points that signs will be located at intervals of approximately one-half
			 mile.
(e) At such other points as
			 may be specifically authorized upon a determination that such additional signs
			 are necessary to reduce the likelihood of damage to the transmission
			 lines.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 200 - Erection Of Signs On Public Highways And Disabled Parking Signs › Section Trans 200.055 - Warning signs for utility work areas

Current through June 24, 2024
The first advance warning sign and the "END UTILITY WORK" sign
				shall be placed in accordance with the Wisconsin manual on uniform traffic
				control devices, the department's utility accommodation policy, or any other
				work zone traffic control guidance that has been accepted for regular use by
				the department with respect to the state trunk highway system, or a county,
				town, or municipality with respect to highways under their
				jurisdiction.
Authority for the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
				  is found at s.
				  84.02(4)
				  (e), Stats. Section
				  227.01(13)
				  (d), Stats., also states that the Department
				  is exempt from rulemaking with regard to use of highways that is made known to
				  the public by means of signs or signals. A copy of the Department's Utility
				  Accommodation Policy may be obtained, without cost, by writing to the Division
				  of Transportation Infrastructure Development, Bureau of Highway Operations, P.
				  O. Box 7986, Room 501, Madison, WI 53707-7986.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 200 - Erection Of Signs On Public Highways And Disabled Parking Signs › Section Trans 200.07 - Disabled parking signs

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. The purpose of this section is
			 to define and illustrate the design, size and installation requirements of the
			 official traffic signs required under s.
			 346.503(1m),
			 Stats., related to reserved parking spaces for individuals with
			 disabilities.
(2) SIGN DESCRIPTION.
(a) The sign shall consist of a white
			 rectangle with longer dimension vertical, having green message, a green arrow,
			 if required under this section, and a blue and white international symbol for
			 the barrier-free environments. The sign may be reflective or
			 non-reflective.
(b) The sign shall
			 include the words "reserved parking" and the words "vehicles with VET or DIS
			 plates or state disabled card" or other words with a similar meaning.
(c) The size of the sign shall be not less
			 than 12 inches by 18 inches. When used on a highway with a speed limit of more
			 than 35 miles per hour, it shall be not less than 18 inches by 24
			 inches.
(d) A right arrow, left
			 arrow or the words "This Stall" or similar wording shall be included near the
			 bottom of the sign.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 200 - Erection Of Signs On Public Highways And Disabled Parking Signs › Appendix D

Current through June 24, 2024
See PDF for
				table
This figure shows nine examples of general directional guide
				signs for conventional roads. The illustrations show horizontal rectangular or
				trapezoidal brown signs with white words, symbols, arrows, and borders.
The first illustration shows a horizontal rectangular sign with
				the words "BLUE SPRINGS" on the top line and, on the bottom line, three symbols
				showing a tent, gasoline pump, and trailer, each enclosed within a square white
				border, to the left of a right-pointing horizontal arrow.
The second illustration shows a horizontal rectangular sign
				assembly with a horizontal rectangular top panel with the words "BLUE SPRINGS"
				to the left of a right-pointing horizontal arrow mounted above a horizontal row
				of three separate square symbol signs showing a tent, gasoline pump, and
				trailer.
The third illustration shows a horizontal rectangular sign with
				the words "CEDAR CREEK" on the top line and, on the bottom line, a
				left-pointing horizontal arrow to the left of an anchor enclosed in a square
				border.
The fourth illustration shows a horizontal rectangular sign
				with the words "WINTER SPORTS" on the top line and, on the bottom line, a
				snowflake enclosed in a square border to the left of a right-pointing
				horizontal arrow
The fifth illustration shows a horizontal rectangular sign with
				the words "YELLOWSTONE" on the top line, "NATIONAL PARK" on the middle line,
				and "2 MILES" on the bottom line.
The sixth illustration shows a horizontal rectangular sign with
				the words "GREAT SMOKY MTS" on the top line and, on the bottom line, the words
				"NATIONAL PARK" to the left of a right-pointing horizontal arrow.
The seventh illustration shows a left-pointing trapezoid-shaped
				sign (with the left edge of the trapezoid running diagonally downward and to
				the left) with a left-pointing horizontal arrow and the word "YOSEMITE" on the
				top line, the word "NATIONAL" on the middle line, and the word "PARK" on the
				bottom line. This sign is noted as "Optional shape."
The eighth illustration shows a right-pointing trapezoid-shaped
				sign (with the right edge of the trapezoid running diagonally downward and to
				the right) with the word "CARLSBAD" and a right-pointing horizontal arrow on
				the top line, the word "CAVERNS" on the middle line, and the words "10 MILES"
				on the bottom line. This sign is noted as "Optional shape."
The ninth illustration shows a horizontal rectangular sign with
				the words "VA National" on the top line, "Cemetery" on the middle line, and
				"EXIT 245" on the bottom line.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.01 - General

Current through June 24, 2024
Pursuant to authority contained in ss.
				84.106,
				84.30
				and
				86.19,
				Stats., the department of transportation adopts the following rules to apply to
				signs along and visible from the controlled highways in Wisconsin. Section
				84.30,
				Stats., and these rules apply to the interstate system, federal aid primary or
				national highway system, and the Great River Road established under
				23 USC
				148, which are referred to herein as
				"controlled highways." These rules are so closely associated with the Wisconsin
				Statutes, and make such extensive reference to s.
				84.30,
				Stats., that it is essential to refer to both these rules and the law in order
				to apply the controls. This chapter shall be interpreted consistently with the
				requirements of the
				23 USC
				131 federal regulations related to outdoor
				advertising control at 23 CFR Part 750, the agreements between the state of
				Wisconsin and the U.S. federal highway administration dated June 9, 1961 and
				March 28, 1972, and with regulations and policies of the U.S. department of
				transportation implementing a national scenic byways program under
				23 USC
				162.
The 1961 Agreement involved application of the Federal Bonus
				  Act (part of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1958), P.L. 85-381; the 1972
				  Agreement involves application of the Federal Highway Beautification Act of
				  1965, P.L. 89-285.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The words and phrases defined in s.
				84.30(2),
				Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is
				specifically provided. In this chapter:
(1) "Back-to-back", "side-by-side",
			 "bottom-on-top" and "V-shaped" signs means signs which are physically
			 contiguous and which share a common structure, in whole or in part, or are
			 located not more than 15 feet apart at their nearest point in cases of
			 "back-to-back" or "V-shaped" signs.
(2) "Department" means the department of
			 transportation.
(3) A sign shall be
			 presumed to be designed, erected or intended to be read from the main-traveled
			 way if an advertising message on the sign is readable from the main-traveled
			 way by a person having normal visual acuity traveling at the speed
			 limit.
(4) "Grandfathered sign"
			 means a sign that lawfully existed in a business area on March 18, 1972, and
			 that does not conform to the size, spacing or lighting restrictions of s.
			 84.30(4),
			 Stats.
(5) "Illegal sign" means a
			 sign erected after March 18, 1972, without a permit, a sign that is erected or
			 maintained in a manner that violates any requirement of a permit, this chapter,
			 or s.
			 84.30,
			 Stats., a non-conforming sign that has lost its nonconforming status, or a
			 grandfathered sign that has lost its grandfathered status.
(6) "License" means a license to engage in
			 the business of outdoor advertising.
(7) "Nonconforming sign" means any of the
			 following:
(a) A sign that lawfully existed
			 on March 18, 1972, outside of a business area.
(b) A sign that was lawfully erected after
			 March 18, 1972, that subsequently did or does not conform to the requirements
			 of s.
			 84.30,
			 Stats., or this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.03 - Licensing

Current through June 24, 2024
The licensing requirement under s.
				84.30(10),
				Stats., applies to persons who erect or maintain on-property signs as well as
				to persons who erect or maintain off-premises advertising signs. Persons who
				erect or maintain signs for the purpose of advertising their own business are
				not subject to the licensing requirement. The licensing requirement does not
				apply to persons who erect 2 or less signs during the calendar year. Any person
				who violates the licensing requirement shall be required to forfeit not less
				than $500 nor more than $1000. Violations shall be referred to the proper
				district attorney for prosecution.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.035 - Annual sign fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) SIGN IDENTIFIER. The department shall
			 assign a unique identifier to each off-property sign in the state of Wisconsin.
			 The identifier shall be assigned to a sign upon any of the following
			 occurrences:
(a) Approval of a permit to
			 erect the sign.
(b) First payment
			 of an annual fee for a sign erected before May 1, 2001.
(c) Addition of the sign to the sign database
			 of signs maintained by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.04 - Clear vision areas

Current through June 24, 2024
Requirements for the preservation of unobstructed driver vision
				are established by ss.
				86.191
				and
				84.30(4)
				(b), Stats., and by these rules. No sign
				shall exist or remain in nonconformance with those
				requirements.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.06 - Sign criteria

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Signs visible from the main-traveled way
			 of a controlled highway shall conform to the requirements of s.
			 84.30(4),
			 Stats., and to these rules. On non-freeway federal-aid primary highways outside
			 of cities and villages, no sign may be adjacent to or within 300 feet of an
			 interchange, intersection at grade, safety rest area, or wayside. Said 300 feet
			 shall be measured along the highway from the beginning or ending of the
			 pavement widening at the exit from or entrance to the main-traveled way of the
			 primary highway.
(2) In addition to
			 the spacing criteria of s.
			 84.30(4)
			 (c), Stats., s.
			 Trans 201.05(2)
			 (d), and sub. (1), a permit may not be issued
			 for an otherwise eligible sign location if the erection of a sign at that
			 location would obstruct motorists' view of another lawfully erected sign.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.07 - Sign permit requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Requests may be
			 submitted to the department for permits to erect or maintain specific signs at
			 defined locations in a manner to be visible from a travel lane of a controlled
			 highway. A separate application shall be presented to describe each such sign
			 proposed, shall be presented on forms furnished by the department, and shall
			 include a $175 nonrefundable application fee and all information and exhibits
			 which the application form requires. No permit fee may be required to amend or
			 supplement a defective permit application for a particular location for which
			 an application fee was paid, provided the amendment or supplemental materials
			 are provided to the department within 60 days of denial of the permit
			 application or a request for supplemental materials.
(2) A new sign permit shall automatically
			 expire one year after issuance if the sign permitted has not been erected and
			 the permit holder has not received an extension from the department. The
			 department may for good cause grant one 6-month extension of a new sign
			 permit.
(3) This section does not
			 apply to any of the following:
(a) Official
			 signs and notices as defined in s.
			 Trans 201.05(1)
			 (d).
(b) Public utility signs as defined in s.
			 Trans 201.05(1)
			 (e).
(c) Public service signs as defined in s.
			 Trans 201.05(1)
			 (g).
(d) Political signs as defined in s.
			 Trans
			 201.16(1), if exempt from permit
			 requirements under s.
			 Trans
			 201.16(2).
(e) Real estate signs as defined in s.
			 Trans
			 201.17(1) if exempt from permit
			 requirements under s.
			 Trans
			 201.17(3).
(f) Farm signs as defined in s.
			 Trans
			 201.18(1) (b) if exempt from permit
			 requirements under s.
			 Trans
			 201.18(2).
(g) Agricultural test plot signs as defined
			 in s.
			 Trans
			 201.18(1) (a) if exempt from permit
			 requirements under s.
			 Trans
			 201.18(3).
(h) Service club and religious notice signs
			 as defined in s.
			 Trans 201.05(1)
			 (f).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 201 - Control of Outdoor Advertising Along and Visible From Highways On The Interstate And Federal-Aid Primary Systems › Section Trans 201.075 - Signs outside the adjacent area

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No person may
			 maintain an off-premises sign that was erected after March 18, 1972, or erect
			 an off-premises sign outside the adjacent area if a person with normal visual
			 acuity traveling at the speed limit on that highway can do any of the
			 following:
(a) Read any message on the
			 sign.
(b) See and recognize any
			 trademarks, logos, or other symbols associated with a business or business
			 product or service displayed on the sign.