SB255: Bill Text

SB255,2 Section 2. 440.43 of the statutes is renumbered 440.43 (1).

SB255,3 Section 3. 440.43 (2) of the statutes is created to read:

SB255,2,8 440.43 (2) A participating driver shall prominently display all of the following in the participating driver's personal vehicle at all times while the participating driver is engaged in transportation network services:

SB255,2,9 (a) A copy of the participating driver's valid driver's license.

SB255,2,11 (b) A copy of the licensed company's complaint procedures required under s. 440.453.

SB255,4 Section 4. 440.44 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB255,5 Section 5. 440.44 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 440.44.

SB255,6 Section 6. 440.44 (2) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

SB255,7 Section 7. 440.44 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 440.453 (1) (intro.) and amended to read:

SB255,3,8 440.453 (1) (intro.) Each licensed company shall develop, implement, and make available on its Internet site, complaint procedures for reports all of the following:

SB255,3,10 (a) The report of a suspected violations violation by a participating driver of the policy under sub. (1) s. 440.44.

SB255,8 Section 8. 440.44 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 440.453 (2) and amended to read:

SB255,3,16 440.453 (2) Upon receipt of a complaint concerning a violation of a licensed company's policy under sub. (1) (a) to (c), the licensed company shall immediately suspend the participating driver and investigate the complaint. The suspension shall continue until the complaint is resolved.

SB255,9 Section 9. 440.44 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 440.453 (4) and amended to read:

SB255,3,22 440.453 (4) Each licensed company shall maintain all records of each investigation under par. (b) sub. (2), including the results of that investigation and any action taken based on that investigation, for at least 2 years after the date the complaint was received by the licensed company.

SB255,10 Section 10. 440.445 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB255,4,3 440.445 (1) (b) (intro.) Conduct, or have Have a 3rd party conduct, a local and national criminal background check for the individual that includes all of the following:

SB255,11 Section 11. 440.445 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB255,4,9 440.445 (3) Vehicle safety and emissions. Each licensed company shall ensure that each motor vehicle a participating driver uses to provide transportation network services for the licensed company is a personal vehicle that satisfies all state vehicle safety and emissions standards for private motor vehicles and is not titled as a salvage vehicle.

SB255,12 Section 12. 440.453 (title) of the statutes is created to read:

SB255,4,11 440.453 (title) Complaint procedures.

SB255,13 Section 13. 440.453 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

SB255,4,15 440.453 (1) (b) The report of a suspected violation by a participating driver of the policy under s. 440.45 (1) or of the prohibition against discrimination under s. 440.45 (2).

SB255,14 Section 14. 440.453 (1) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB255,4,19 440.453 (1) (c) The report of a suspected sex offense or crime involving fraud, theft, damage to property, violence, an act of terror, or the use of a motor vehicle in the commission of a crime, committed by a participating driver.

SB255,15 Section 15. 440.453 (3) of the statutes is created to read:

SB255,5,2 440.453 (3) Upon receipt of a complaint under sub. (1) (a) to (c), the licensed company shall inform the department of the complaint and provide the department with a copy of the complaint if made in writing. Upon resolution of the complaint, the licensed company shall inform the department concerning how the complaint was resolved, including a description of any action taken by the licensed company based on its investigation under sub. (2).

SB255,16 Section 16. 440.49 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB255,5,7 440.49 (3) Forfeitures. In addition to or in lieu of a reprimand or other action under sub. (2), the department may assess against a licensed company, for the violations enumerated under sub. (2), a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 $5,000 for each separate offense.

SB255,17 Section 17. 440.495 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB255,5,10 440.495 Penalties. Any person who violates this subchapter or any rule promulgated under this subchapter may be fined not more than $1,000 $2,500.

SB255,18 Section 18. Initial applicability.

SB255,5,13 (1) The treatment of ss. 440.49 (3) and 440.495 first applies to a violation that occurs on the effective date of this subsection.

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