Chapter Trans 117

Trans 117.05(3) (3) An application for occupational license submitted following circuit court review of a preliminary denial of occupational license shall include a copy of all findings and orders issued by the reviewing court.

Trans 117.05(4) (4) All applications, conviction status reports and petitions for occupational license submitted in applying for an occupational license shall be on department forms and shall include all requested information. The completed occupational license application form shall include all of the following information:

Trans 117.05(4)(a) (a) The person’s full name, birth date, driver license number, address, telephone number, if any, and social security number, except as provided in s. Trans 102.15 (5) (b) and (c).

Trans 117.05(4)(b) (b) The area in which the person seeks authority to operate designated by county or state.

Trans 117.05(4)(c) (c) An indication of whether the person seeks authorization to operate for purposes of work, church, homemaker duties, compliance with a driver safety plan, or full-time or part-time study.

Trans 117.05(4)(e) (e) An indication of whether the person seeks emergency service operator privileges under s. Trans 117.09 (2).

Trans 117.05(4)(f) (f) A description of the person’s occupation and the name of the person’s employer.

Trans 117.05(4)(g) (g) Specification of the hours of operation requested by the driver.

Trans 117.05(4)(h) (h) An affirmation by the person that operating a motor vehicle at the times and locations specified in the application is essential to the person’s livelihood and necessary to fulfill the duties of the person’s occupation.

Trans 117.05(4)(i) (i) The person’s signature in the format first name, middle name or initial, last name.

Trans 117.05(4)(j) (j) Any other requested information.

Trans 117.05(5) (5) An application for occupational license submitted by a person who has been ordered to install an ignition interlock device under s. 343.301 (1g), Stats., shall include a copy of the order and proof of installation.

Trans 117.05 Note Note: Forms MV3001, Application for License, and MV3027, Application/Petition and Order for Occupational Operator License, are available at motor vehicle service centers.

Trans 117.05 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; cr. (1) (c), am. (3), Register, August, 1993, No. 452, eff. 9-1-93; emerg. cr. (1) (d) and (e), (4) (a) to (k) and (5), am. (2) and (4), r. and recr. (3), eff. 11-1-96; cr. (1) (d), (e) and (5), am. (2), r. and recr. (3), renum. (4) to be (4) (intro.) and cr. (4) (a) to (j), Register, June, 1997, No. 498, eff. 7-1-97; CR 05-034: r. (4) (d), am. (5) Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05; correction in (5) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register February 2010 No. 650.

Trans 117.07 Trans 117.07 Applications to amend or reinstate occupational licenses.

Trans 117.07(1) (1) An application to amend an occupational license or to reinstate a revoked occupational license shall be made in the same manner as an original application for an occupational license.

Trans 117.07(2) (2) An application seeking to amend an occupational license issued pursuant to an order entered by a court on or after November 1, 1996, shall be presented to and approved or denied by the court which originally ordered issuance of the occupational license.

Trans 117.07(3) (3) A person applying to reinstate or amend an occupational license shall pay the fee specified in s. 343.10 (6), Stats. Fees collected under this subsection shall be distributed in accordance with s. 343.10 (6), Stats. No fee may be required if the application to amend the license is made only for any of the following reasons:

Trans 117.07(3)(a) (a) To correct a clerical error made by the court or the department in the issuance of the occupational license.

Trans 117.07(3)(b) (b) To specify the hours of operation necessary for complying with a driver safety plan if no hours are specified for that purpose on the occupational license previously issued to the person.

Trans 117.07 Note Note: See s. 343.26, Stats., regarding reinstatement of canceled licenses.

Trans 117.07 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; correction in (2) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 5., Stats., Register, August, 1993, No. 452, eff. 9-1-93; emerg. am. (1) and (2), r. (3), renum. (4) to be (3), cr. (3) (b), eff. 11-1-96; am. (1) and (2), r. (3), renum. (4) to be (3), cr. (3) (b), Register, June, 1997, No. 498, eff. 7-1-97.

Trans 117.08 Trans 117.08 Expiration of occupational licenses. An occupational license shall expire 2 working days after the end of all suspensions and revocations of the driver’s operating privilege in effect at the time the occupational license was issued.

Trans 117.08 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; r. and recr. Register, August, 1993, No. 452, eff. 9-1-93; emerg. am. (1) (b), (c) and (5), eff. 11-1-96; am. (1) (b), (c) and (5), Register, June, 1997, No. 498, eff. 7-1-97; CR 05-034: r. (1) to (4), renum. (5) and am. Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.

Trans 117.09 Trans 117.09 Specific time and routes or areas of travel limitations.

Trans 117.09(1) (1) General. An occupational license shall specify definite hours of operation by specifying the exact times and days of the week during which the operator may operate a motor vehicle to or from church, in connection with a driver safety plan, or in order to perform the person’s occupation, trade, or duties as a homemaker or student.

Trans 117.09(2) (2) Emergency service providers.

Trans 117.09(2)(a) (a) “Emergency service provider” means a person who is employed by a unit of government, is providing services to a unit of government, or is employed by a public utility or medical services provider, and whose occupation involves providing essential life sustaining emergency services to the public. The term includes, but is not limited to, law enforcement officers, fire fighters, forest rangers, correctional officers, snow plow and emergency vehicle drivers, doctors, veterinarians, emergency medical technicians, certified first responders, paramedics, and electric, telephone and natural or propane gas repair technicians. A person who claims to be an emergency service provider may be required to provide documentation to the department proving the person provides essential life-sustaining emergency services to the public as part of the person’s occupation.

Trans 117.09(2)(b) (b) In an application for occupational license, an emergency services provider may request authorization to operate a motor vehicle, during an emergency threatening injury to a person or property, outside the specific hours of operation set forth in the application. An order authorizing such operation shall authorize only the operation of motor vehicles directly to and from the location of the emergency or the person’s place of employment and shall not authorize operation of a motor vehicle in excess of 12 hours per day or 60 hours per week.

Trans 117.09(2)(c) (c) An emergency services provider who has authority to operate a motor vehicle under par. (b) and who is charged with an offense stemming from the person’s operating a motor vehicle outside the specified hours of operation set forth in the occupational license may not be convicted if the person produces in court or in the office of the arresting officer satisfactory documentation that the person was operating a motor vehicle in response to a bona fide emergency at the time of the citation.

Trans 117.09 History History: Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; am. (2) (a), Register, August, 1993, No. 452, eff. 9-1-93;em. am. (1) to (3) (a), (e) 3. and (f), eff. 11-1-96; am. (1), (2) (a) to (c), (3) (a) and (f), Register, June, 1997, No. 498, eff. 7-1-97; CR 05-034: r. (3) Register September 2005 No. 597, eff. 10-1-05.