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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 57

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Relating to: requiring persons accused of violating traffic laws and ordinances related to driving while intoxicated to appear in person in court. (FE)

Circuit court Court — Municipal Drunken driving Eau claire county Motor vehicle — Regulation Ordinance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, generally, a first violation of operating a vehicle while under

the influence of an intoxicant, with a detectable amount of a restricted controlled

substance in one's blood, or with a prohibited alcohol concentration (OWI-related

violation), is a traffic violation punishable by a civil forfeiture. Current law allows

local units of government to enact ordinances in conformity with the state traffic law

that punishes most first OWI-related offenses as a civil violation.

Under current law, a person who receives a citation for an OWI-related civil

traffic violation or who receives a citation for an ordinance in conformity with the

OWI-related traffic violation may opt to appear in court to plead not guilty to the

violation or may opt to pay the forfeiture associated with the violation and avoid an

appearance in court. Generally, a person who pays the forfeiture associated with the

violation is considered to have pled guilty or no contest to the charge.

Under this bill, a person who receives a citation for an OWI-related civil traffic

violation or who receives a citation for an ordinance in conformity therewith is

required to appear in court to plead guilty, no contest, or not guilty to the charge.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Darling (R) , Kedzie (R)

13 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Bies (R) , J. Ott (R) , Jacque (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kooyenga (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Spiros (R) , Stone (R) , Strachota (R) , Stroebel (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 4, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, Kedzie and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives J. Ott, Stone, Bies, Jacque, Kerkman, Kooyenga, T. Larson, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Spiros, Strachota, Stroebel and Thiesfeldt

  2. Mar 4, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Mar 28, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 1, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 20, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 8, 2014 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1