Trans 103.04(1)
(1) The department shall revoke the operating privilege of a person as a repeat habitual traffic offender if the person is convicted of either:
Trans 103.04(1)(a)
(a) Two minor offenses committed during an HTO or repeat HTO revocation period and within one year following issuance of an occupational license to the person pursuant to s.
351.07, Stats., or
Trans 103.04(1)(b)
(b) One major offense or 4 minor offenses committed during an HTO or repeat HTO revocation period and within 3 years following issuance of an occupational license to the person pursuant to s.
351.07, Stats.
Trans 103.04(2)
(2) The revocation under
sub. (1) shall be imposed regardless of the type of license under which the person was operating a motor vehicle, the classification of the vehicle being operated, or whether the person's license or operating privilege was valid at the time of the offense.
Trans 103.04 History
History: Cr.
Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95.
Trans 103.05
Trans 103.05 Effective dates. The effective date of HTO and repeat HTO revocations under this chapter shall be the earliest date determined under
subs. (1) to
(3) as follows:
Trans 103.05(1)
(1) Except as provided in
subs. (2) and
(3), the effective date shall be the date the HTO or repeat HTO order is mailed.
Trans 103.05(2)
(2) If all convictions that formed the basis for an HTO or repeat HTO revocation order occurred in another jurisdiction, the effective date of the HTO or repeat HTO revocation order shall be the date of the latest conviction in another jurisdiction that forms the basis of the HTO or repeat HTO revocation.
Trans 103.05(3)
(3) If an HTO or repeat HTO revocation order is not mailed within 6 months of the date of the latest conviction that forms the basis for the HTO or repeat HTO revocation order, the effective date of the revocation is the date 6 months after the latest conviction that forms the basis for the HTO or repeat HTO revocation.
Trans 103.05 History
History: Cr.
Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95; am. (1), r. (2) and (3), renum. (4) and (5) to be (2) and (3),
Register, August, 2000, No. 536, eff. 9-1-00; reprinted to correct printing error
Register, January, 2001, No. 541.
Trans 103.06(1)
(1) For purposes of this section, “repeat HTO window period" shall mean that period of time following the issuance of an occupational license pursuant to s.
351.07, Stats., during which a person may be subject to revocation as a repeat habitual traffic offender under
s. Trans 103.04.
Trans 103.06(2)
(2) An amended HTO order shall supersede the HTO revocation that it amends and shall state the basis for the HTO revocation as amended and the effective date of the revocation.
Trans 103.06(3)
(3) An HTO revocation order may be amended when a person is convicted of an offense that occurred during the 5-year period following the date of the earliest offense that formed the basis for the HTO revocation order, except where the offense would make the person a repeat HTO.
Trans 103.06 Note
Note: If the conviction qualifies the person as a repeat habitual traffic offender, the driver's operating privilege is revoked as a repeat habitual traffic offender.
Trans 103.06(4)
(4) A repeat HTO revocation order may be amended when a person is convicted of an offense that occurred during the repeat HTO window period.
Trans 103.06(5)
(5) An amended HTO or repeat HTO revocation order shall include the offense which prompted an amendment under
sub. (2) or
(3) and all offenses that were used in the original revocation order, including offenses that may have been purged from the driver's record at the time of the amendment, but excluding convictions for offenses that have been overturned or vacated or for which a revocation or suspension is stayed pending appeal.
Trans 103.06 Note
Note: Section
343.325, Stats., requires certain license actions be stayed pending appeal.
Trans 103.06 History
History: Cr.
Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95.
Trans 103.07
Trans 103.07 Credit for time previously served. Trans 103.07(1)(1) If an HTO or repeat HTO revocation is released because of an appeal, or a court order to reopen, stay or vacate a conviction that was used as the basis for the revocation, and another HTO or repeat HTO revocation is subsequently imposed using one-half or more of the identical convictions used in the original case, the period of revocation imposed shall be reduced by the period of revocation served under the original revocation.
Trans 103.07(2)
(2) If an HTO or repeat HTO revocation is released because of an appeal, or a court order to reopen, stay or vacate a conviction that was used as the basis for the revocation, the person is subsequently convicted of the charge or an amended charge, and the person will continue to be classified as a habitual traffic offender under
s. Trans 103.03 and s.
351.02 (1), Stats., the released HTO or repeat HTO revocation order shall be reimposed and the revocation period imposed shall be reduced by the period of revocation previously served under that revocation order.
Trans 103.07 History
History: Cr.
Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95.
Trans 103.08
Trans 103.08 Release of repeat HTO revocations. A repeat HTO revocation may be released if the underlying HTO or repeat HTO revocation is released and the person would no longer qualify as a habitual traffic offender or repeat habitual traffic offender.
Trans 103.08 Note
Note: If the person would qualify as an HTO or Repeat HTO, the original revocation order may be amended under s.
Trans 103.06.
Trans 103.08 History
History: Cr.
Register, October, 1995, No. 478, eff. 11-1-95.
Trans 103.10
Trans 103.10 Implementation of 2005 Wis. Act 25. Trans 103.10(1)(1) Offenses that cannot be counted as minor offenses under s.
351.02 (1) (b), Stats., as amended by
2005 Wis. Act 25, may not be counted as minor offenses under this chapter regardless of violation date, conviction date, or the date the conviction was reported to the department.
Trans 103.10(2)
(2) The department may reassess the driver license status of any person who has been classified as a habitual traffic offender prior to September 1, 2006, so that all drivers' classifications are determined in accordance with this chapter.
Trans 103.10 History
History: CR 06-041: cr.
Register August 2006, No. 608, eff. 9-1-06.
