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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE
February 5, 2019 - Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Duchow, Fields,
Gundrum, Kulp, Murphy, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Subeck, C.
Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Plumer, Zimmerman and Tusler, cosponsored by
Senators Jacque, Wanggaard, Larson, Nass, Schachtner, Smith and
Stroebel. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
AB7,1,3
1An Act to amend 350.101 (1) (c) and 350.11 (3) (a) 4.; and
to create 350.01 (9j)
2of the statutes;
relating to: the intoxicated operation of snowmobiles and
3providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill establishes an absolute sobriety requirement for the purpose of
operating a snowmobile for any person under the age of 21. Under current law, no
one may operate an all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, off-highway
motorcycle, boat, or snowmobile (recreational vehicle) with a prohibited alcohol
concentration. Under most circumstances, a prohibited alcohol concentration is 0.08.
For a person who has not attained the age of 21, current law requires absolute
sobriety for the purpose of operating any recreational vehicle except for snowmobiles.
For the purpose of operating a snowmobile, absolute sobriety is required for a person
who has not attained the age of 19. This bill increases this age so that the absolute
sobriety requirement applies to a person under the age of 21 operating any
recreational vehicle.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB7,1
4Section 1
. 350.01 (9j) of the statutes is created to read:
AB7,1,55
350.01
(9j) “Legal drinking age" means 21 years of age.
AB7,2
1Section
2. 350.101 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB7,2,52
350.101
(1) (c)
Operating with alcohol concentrations at specified levels; below
3legal drinking age 19
. If a A person
who has not attained the
legal drinking age
of
419, the person may not engage in the operation of a snowmobile while he or she has
5an alcohol concentration of more than 0.0 but
not more less than 0.08.
AB7,3
6Section 3
. 350.11 (3) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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350.11
(3) (a) 4. A person who violates s. 350.101 (1) (c) or
who violates s. 8350.104 (5) and
who has not attained the
legal drinking age
of 19 shall forfeit not
9more than $50.
