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SB626,19 13Section 19 . 344.26 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB626,10,1814 344.26 (1) (am) Any operating privilege or registration suspended under s.
15344.25 (2m) for an offense under s. 344.62 (1) shall remain suspended for 3 years from
16the date of conviction or until the person whose operating privilege and registration
17was suspended furnishes and maintains in effect proof of financial responsibility for
18the future.
SB626,20 19Section 20 . 344.26 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB626,10,2520 344.26 (1) (b) (intro.) If suspension of any operating privilege or registration
21under s. 344.25 (1) was terminated before 5 years from the date of entry of judgment
22because an exception under s. 344.25 (2) (1) (b) or 344.27 (2) applied and the
23judgment debtor's operating privilege or registration is subsequently suspended
24under s. 344.25 (2) (1) (b) or 344.27 (3), the operating privilege or registration shall
25remain suspended for all of the following periods:
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1Section 21. 344.26 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB626,11,82 344.26 (1) (b) 1. Five years from the date of suspension under s. 344.25 (2) (1)
3(b)
or 344.27 (3) or until the judgment is stayed, satisfied, or discharged, whichever
4is earlier. A suspension period that commences on the date of suspension under s.
5344.25 (2) (1) (b) or 344.27 (3) under this subdivision shall be reduced by the amount
6of time that the judgment debtor's operating privilege or registration was suspended
7under s. 344.25 (1) before one of the exceptions under s. 344.25 (2) (1) (b) or 344.27
8(2) was satisfied.
SB626,22 9Section 22 . 344.62 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB626,11,2410 344.62 (1) Except as provided in s. 344.63, no person may operate a motor
11vehicle upon a highway or upon premises held out to the public for the use of their
12motor vehicles, premises provided by employers to employees for the use of their
13motor vehicles, or premises provided to tenants of rental housing in buildings of 4 or
14more units for the use of their motor vehicles
in this state unless the owner or
15operator of the vehicle has in effect a motor vehicle liability policy with respect to the
16vehicle being operated. A traffic officer shall cite a person under this subsection if
17the traffic officer does not know that the person is operating his or her motor vehicle
18in compliance with this subsection and the person does not have in his or her
19immediate possession proof of compliance with this subsection. At the time that a
20citation is issued for a violation of this subsection, the law enforcement officer issuing
21the citation shall inform the person to whom the citation is issued that the penalty
22amount may be reduced if the person obtains a motor vehicle liability policy with
23respect to the motor vehicle operated in the violation no later than the time of the
24person's appearance in court.
SB626,23 25Section 23 . 344.62 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
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1Section 24. 344.64 of the statutes is repealed.
SB626,25 2Section 25 . 344.65 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 344.65 (1) (a) 1. and
3amended to read:
SB626,12,104 344.65 (1) (a) 1. Any Except as provided in subds. 2. to 4., any person who
5violates s. 344.62 (1) may shall be required to forfeit not more than $500 $100 for a
6first offense and not less than $250, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in
7s. 345.47 (1), nor more than $750, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s.
8345.47 (1), for a 2nd or subsequent offense occurring within 3 years.
9Notwithstanding s. 345.47 (1), the court may not impose costs, fees, or surcharges for
10a first offense under this subdivision
.
SB626,26 11Section 26 . 344.65 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB626,12,1612 344.65 (1) (a) 2. Any person who commits a 2nd or subsequent violation of s.
13344.62 (1) and, in the course of the violation, causes great bodily harm, as defined in
14s. 939.22 (14), to another person may be required to forfeit not less than $250, plus
15costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1), nor more than $2,500, plus
16costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1).
SB626,27 17Section 27 . 344.65 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
SB626,12,2118 344.65 (1) (a) 3. Any person who violates s. 344.62 (1) and, in the course of the
19violation, causes the death of another person may be required to forfeit not less than
20$500, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1), nor more than
21$7,500, plus costs, fees, and surcharges as provided in s. 345.47 (1).
SB626,28 22Section 28 . 344.65 (1) (a) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB626,13,523 344.65 (1) (a) 4. If, no later than the time of the person's appearance in court,
24the person provides proof that he or she currently has in effect a motor vehicle
25liability policy with respect to the motor vehicle operated in the alleged violation of

1s. 344.62 (1) for a person's first violation of s. 344.62 (1) in the person's lifetime, the
2court may not impose a penalty or any cost, fee, or surcharge associated with the
3violation. This proof may be provided to the clerk of courts in the county where the
4offense allegedly occurred. This subdivision does not apply to a violation to which
5subd. 3. applies.
SB626,29 6Section 29 . 344.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB626,30 7Section 30 . 344.65 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB626,13,218 344.65 (1) (c) No person charged with violating s. 344.62 (2) (1) may be
9convicted if the person produces proof that he or she was in compliance with s. 344.62
10(1) at the time the person was issued a uniform traffic citation for violating s. 344.62
11(2)
the violation. This proof may be produced either at the time of the person's
12appearance in court in response to the citation; if provided before the time of the
13person's appearance in court, to the clerk of courts in the county where the offense
14allegedly occurred;
or, if provided within 10 days of the citation, in the office of the
15traffic officer issuing the citation. This proof may be produced in either paper or
16electronic format, including by display of electronic images on a cellular telephone
17or other electronic device. If this proof is displayed in electronic format on any
18cellular telephone or other electronic device, the person to whom the proof is
19displayed may not view, and producing proof in electronic format is not considered
20consent for the person to view, any content on the telephone or other device except
21the proof required under s. 344.62 (2) to demonstrate compliance with s. 344.62 (1).
SB626,31 22Section 31 . 344.65 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
SB626,32 23Section 32. 628.34 (14) (d) 2. c. of the statutes is repealed.
SB626,33 24Section 33 . 757.05 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1757.05 (1) (a) Whenever a court imposes a fine or forfeiture for a violation of
2state law or for a violation of a municipal or county ordinance except for a violation
3of s. 101.123 (2) or (2m), for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2),
4or for a violation of state laws or municipal or county ordinances involving
5nonmoving traffic violations, violations under s. 343.51 (1m) (b), or safety belt use
6violations under s. 347.48 (2m), there shall be imposed in addition a penalty
7surcharge under ch. 814 in an amount of 26 percent of the fine or forfeiture imposed.
8If multiple offenses are involved, the penalty surcharge shall be based upon the total
9fine or forfeiture for all offenses. When a fine or forfeiture is suspended in whole or
10in part, the penalty surcharge shall be reduced in proportion to the suspension.
SB626,34 11Section 34 . 814.63 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB626,14,1512 814.63 (1) (c) This subsection does not apply to an action for a violation of s.
13101.123 (2) or (2m), for a financial responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2), for a
14violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b), or for a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48
15(2m).
SB626,35 16Section 35 . 814.63 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB626,14,2317 814.63 (2) Upon the disposition of a forfeiture action in circuit court for
18violation of a county, town, city, village, town sanitary district, or public inland lake
19protection and rehabilitation district ordinance, except for an action for a financial
20responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2) or
for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b)
21or a safety belt use violation under s. 347.48 (2m), the county, town, city, village, town
22sanitary district, or public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district shall pay
23a nonrefundable fee of $5 to the clerk of circuit court.
SB626,36 24Section 36 . 814.65 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1814.65 (1) Court costs. In a municipal court action, except for a financial
2responsibility violation under s. 344.62 (2) or
for a violation of an ordinance in
3conformity with s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or 347.48 (2m), the municipal judge shall collect
4a fee of not less than $15 nor more than $38 on each separate matter, whether it is
5on default of appearance, a plea of guilty or no contest, on issuance of a warrant or
6summons, or the action is tried as a contested matter. Of each fee received by the
7judge under this subsection, the municipal treasurer shall pay monthly $5 to the
8secretary of administration for deposit in the general fund and shall retain the
9balance for the use of the municipality.
SB626,37 10Section 37 . 814.85 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB626,15,1611 814.85 (1) (a) Except for an action for a financial responsibility violation under
12s. 344.62 (2), or
for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or a safety belt use violation
13under s. 347.48 (2m), the clerk of circuit court shall charge and collect a $68 court
14support services surcharge from any person, including any governmental unit as
15defined in s. 108.02 (17), paying a fee under s. 814.61 (1) (a), (3), or (8) (am) or 814.63
16(1).
SB626,38 17Section 38 . 814.86 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB626,15,2418 814.86 (1) Except for an action for a financial responsibility violation under s.
19344.62 (2), or
for a violation under s. 343.51 (1m) (b) or a safety belt use violation
20under s. 347.48 (2m), the clerk of circuit court shall charge and collect a $21.50 justice
21information system surcharge from any person, including any governmental unit, as
22defined in s. 108.02 (17), paying a fee under s. 814.61 (1) (a), (3), or (8) (am), 814.62
23(1), (2), or (3) (a) or (b), or 814.63 (1). The justice information system surcharge is in
24addition to the surcharge listed in sub. (1m).
SB626,39 25Section 39 . Fiscal changes.
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1(1) In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department
2of transportation under s. 20.395 (5) (cq), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2019-20
3is increased by $576,450 to increase funding for enforcing and administering the
4motor vehicle financial responsibility program. In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3)
5for the appropriation to the department of transportation under s. 20.395 (5) (cq), the
6dollar amount for fiscal year 2020-21 is increased by $562,900 to increase funding
7for enforcing and administering the motor vehicle financial responsibility program.
SB626,40 8Section 40 . Initial applicability.
SB626,16,139 (1) The treatment of s. 344.65 (1) (b) and (c) and (2), the renumbering and
10amendment of s. 344.65 (1) (a), and the creation of s. 344.65 (1) (a) 2. and 3. first apply
11to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude
12the counting of other violations as prior violations for purposes of sentencing a
13person.
SB626,16,1514 (2) The treatment of ss. 344.25 (2m) and 344.26 (1) (am) first applies to
15violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.
SB626,16,1716 (3) The treatment of ss. 341.08 (1g) and 341.10 (2) (bm) first applies to
17applications for original registration made on the effective date of this subsection.
SB626,16,1918 (4) The treatment of ss. 343.05 (5m) and (6) and 343.44 (4) and (5) first applies
19to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection.
SB626,16,2320 (5) The treatment of ss. 343.05 (2) (a) (intro.) and (3) (a) and 343.44 (1) (a) and
21(b) first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but
22does not preclude the counting of other violations as prior violations for purposes of
23administrative action by the department of transportation or sentencing by a court.
SB626,41 24Section 41 . Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
25except as follows:
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1(1) The treatment of ss. 344.25 (title) and 344.26 (1) (a) and (b) (intro.) and 1.,
2the renumbering and amendment of s. 344.25, the repeal and recreation of s. 344.26
3(title), and the creation of ss. 344.25 (2m) and 344.26 (1) (am) and Section 40 (2) of
4this act take effect on the first day of the 10th month beginning after publication.
SB626,17,55 (End)
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