Rule-Making Notices (Hearing Notices)

The department concludes that the proposed rules will have no economic impact on small businesses. This proposal tracks legislation that became effective on April 9, 2008, approximately four years ago. The statutory change has thus been in place long enough to produce the resulting economic or fiscal impact experienced by private businesses or public entities, if any, for such impact to have been fully absorbed by those entities as a part of routine operations.

Anticipated costs incurred by the private sector

The department finds that these proposed rules will have no significant fiscal effect on the private sector.

Fiscal Estimate

Implementation of these rules will cause a minor increase in the department's credentialing division costs, which the department is able to absorb.

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis or Summary

These proposed rules amend existing administrative code only to reflect the transfer of regulatory authority, the 2011 department name-change, and other minor information updates such as addresses referenced, etc. The individuals and entities governed by the existing rules include: cemeteries; funeral homes; sellers of pre-need cemetery or funeral merchandise or services; and the financial institutions serving as a trust fund depository and trustee. Because the substance of the existing rules does not change under this proposal, such individuals and entities will not be affected by the promulgation of the proposed amendments.

Change-of-trustee transactions require knowledge of banking practices and record-keeping. Such knowledge is essentially clerical in nature. A sworn, statement by a financial institution officer regarding the required transaction information must be notarized. These functions are a routine aspect of a financial institution's operations, and will not change by this proposal.

Effect on Small Business

These proposed rules will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1), Stats.

The department's Regulatory Review Coordinator may be contacted by email at [e-mail], or by phone at [phone].

Agency Contact

Kris Anderson, Paralegal, Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Board Services, 1400 E. Washington Ave., Rm. 117, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708; telephone [phone]; email at [e-mail].

STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION DOA 2049 (R 07/2011) ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FISCAL ESTIMATE AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS
Type of Estimate and Analysis
X Original Updated Corrected
Administrative Rule Chapter, Title and Number
CB 3-5 “Authority transfer," includes all rules in the former Chs. RL 52-54
Subject
Warehouses storing cemetery pre-need merchandise, changing trustees of care or pre-need trust funds, and alternative care funds investments.
Fund Sources Affected			Chapter 20 , Stats. Appropriations Affected
GPR FED X PRO PRS SEG SEG-S			20.165 (1) (g)
Fiscal Effect of Implementing the Rule
No Fiscal Effect Indeterminate	Increase Existing Revenues Decrease Existing Revenues		X Increase Costs X Could Absorb Within Agency's Budget Decrease Costs
The Rule Will Impact the Following (Check All That Apply)
State's Economy Local Government Units		X Specific Businesses/Sectors Public Utility Rate Payers
Would Implementation and Compliance Costs Be Greater Than $20 million? Yes X No
Policy Problem Addressed by the Rule
2007 Wisconsin Act 174, amending chs. 157 and 440, Stats., effective on April 9, 2008, transferred authority previously held by the former department of regulation and licensing, now the department of safety and professional services, to the cemetery board. The authority transferred regards regulation of warehouses storing cemetery pre-need merchandise, changes in trustees of care or pre-need trust funds, and alternative care funds investments. The cemetery board's rule-making proposal will implement the authority transfer, which will bring the regulations into compliance with their enabling statutes.
Summary of Rule's Economic and Fiscal Impact on Specific Businesses, Business Sectors, Public Utility Rate Payers, Local Governmental Units and the State's Economy as a Whole (Include Implementation and Compliance Costs Expected to be Incurred)
These proposed rules implement legislation that has been in effect for several years. If there was any economic or fiscal impact on private businesses or public entities based on the transfer of authority for regulating the relevant activities, which is highly unlikely, it has long since been absorbed by such businesses and entities as a part of routine operations. The rules promulgated by this proposal will therefore have no current economic or fiscal impact on any of those entities.
Benefits of Implementing the Rule and Alternative(s) to Implementing the Rule
The existing administrative rules regarding regulation of warehouses storing cemetery pre-need merchandise, changes in trustees of care or pre-need trust funds, and alternative care funds investments reflect the pre-Act 174 enabling statutes. Because the authority for administering such regulation, currently set forth in chs. SPS 52-54, no longer rests with the department, they are not consistent with the statutes. Chapters SPS 52-54 must therefore be renamed and renumbered; there is no alternative to making the proposed changes.
Long Range Implications of Implementing the Rule
The primary implication of the proposed rules, whether short- or long-term, is that they will correctly indicate the cemetery board, and not the department, as the authority for regulating warehouses storing cemetery pre-need merchandise, changes in trustees of care or pre-need trust funds, and alternative care funds investments. Indicating the correct authority will result in less confusion for those governed by the rules, as well as for department personnel charged with carrying out cemetery board decisions based on thereon.
Compare With Approaches Being Used by Federal Government
There are no existing or proposed federal regulations related to the regulatory areas of the proposed rules.
Compare With Approaches Being Used by Neighboring States (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota)
Illinois: The Illinois statutes, called the Illinois Compiled Statutes (ILCS), charge the state's Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (DFPR) with governing cemeteries pursuant to the Cemetery Oversight Act. The DFPR's powers include the authority to promulgate rules for the administration and enforcement of that Act. Section 225 ILCS 411/5-25. Licensed cemetery authorities may accept any gift or payment for the care of the cemetery or a cemetery lot to establish a trust fund for the specified purpose. Section 225 ILCS 411/15-5 (a). The cemetery authority acts as trustee of amounts received until depositing them with a corporate fiduciary. Section 225 ILCS 411/15-5 (b). Under s. 225 ILCS 620/1-5.05, “corporate fiduciary" means a trust company, such as a bank or other financial institution, or an individual or entity that has obtained a certificate of authority under the Corporate Fiduciary Act to exercise trust powers. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=3173&ChapterID=24 The Illinois State Comptroller regulates pre-need contract salespersons, pre-need contracts, and cemetery care or pre-need trust funds under both the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, ch. 225 ILCS 45, and the Illinois Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act, ch. 815 ILCS 390. A salesperson may change the trustee of pre-need trust funds upon no less than 30 days' prior notice to the Comptroller. Section 225 ILCS 45/2 (g). When a seller changes trustees, the trustee must provide written notice of the change to the Comptroller at least 28 days prior to the effective date of the change. Sections 225 ILCS 45/2 (g), 815 ILCS 390/16 (b). http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=1302&ChapterID=24 http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2343&ChapterID=67 Neither the Illinois Comptroller's administrative rules, nor those of the DPFR specifically address changes in trustees of cemetery care or pre-need trust funds. Title 38, Part 610, Ill. Admin. Code. http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/038/03800600sections.html http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/038/03800610sections.html, http://www.ilga.gov/commission/jcar/admincode/068/068parts.html Iowa: In Iowa, the commissioner of insurance regulates cemeteries and funeral merchandise and services under the Funeral Merchandise and Funeral Merchandise Act and the Iowa Cemetery Act. Sections 523A.801, 523I.201, Iowa Code. The commissioner of insurance is an officer in the insurance division of Iowa's department of commerce. Section 505.1, Iowa Code. A seller of cemetery or funeral merchandise, or funeral services must deposit any moneys paid by the purchaser into a trust fund that the seller has previously established for such purposes. Section 523A.201. Cemeteries may sell interment rights, merchandise related to the final disposition of human remains, or memorial or special care, and may or may not place moneys received from such sales in a trust fund. Section 523I.102 4., 20., 28., 47. Perpetual care cemeteries must maintain an irrevocable trust fund for the general care of a cemetery. The care fund trust must provide for the appointment of initial and successor trustees. Sections 523I.806 1., 523I.809 1., Iowa Code. A trustee for care funds may, but need not, be a financial institution. The cemetery may transfer care funds from one financial institution to another. Section 523I.810 1. a., 3., Iowa Code. The care fund's trustee may hold money or property designated for the special care of a particular interment space, or cemetery section or building as specified by the purchaser. Section 523I.804 4., Iowa Code. http://search.legis.state.ia.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm Iowa's administrative rules regulating cemeteries are located at ch. 191—18, Iowa Admin. Code. Section 191-18.1. (2) of the code reiterates the provisions regarding a care funds trusted stated in ss. 523I.806-.810, Iowa Code. Rules associated with the Cemetery and Funeral Merchandise and Funeral Services Act found at chs. 191—101-102, Iowa Administrative Code. http://search.legis.state.ia.us/nxt/gateway.dll/ar/iac?f=templates&fn=default.htm, http://search.legis.state.ia.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm
Michigan: In Michigan, ownership and operation of cemeteries is regulated by the Cemetery Commissioner, an officer in the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), formerly the Department of Labor and Economic Growth. Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL) 456.522, s. 2. (k). Cemeteries are required to establish and maintain an irrevocable endowment and perpetual care trust fund with one or more financial institution that will serve as trustee for the portion of the fund allocated to it. A cemetery may remove and replace a trustee at any time, subject to the consent of the commissioner and to the trustee agreement. MCL 456.536 s. 16 (4). http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-Act-251-of-1968 LARA administers the Prepaid Funeral and Cemetery Sales Act, under which it registers sellers and providers of funeral or cemetery services or merchandise sold pursuant to prepaid contracts, and regulates such contracts. MCL 328.213 s. 3. (o), 328.215 s. 5. (d), 328.216. All funds received pursuant to prepaid contracts must be held in escrow by an escrow agent for the benefit of the contract beneficiary. MCL 328.222 s. 12. (1). The statutes specify with particularity, based on whether the contract price is guaranteed or non-guaranteed, who or what entity may serve as the escrow agent: if non-guaranteed, either the contract seller or provider, or another of the seller's or provider' choice; if either guaranteed or non-guaranteed, a depository, a trust company, a non-profit corporation or association of at least 250 funeral establishments, or a non-profit of at least 30 cemeteries; if guaranteed and includes funeral services, selected by the provider of those services; if guaranteed and no funeral services, selected by any provider that is a party to the contract. Contract sellers and providers may not serve as the escrow agent for guaranteed price contracts. MCL 328.222 s. 12. (4) (b), (5). Providers and escrow agents may change the escrow depository at any time and with or without cause, without the approval of any other party. The contract buyer must be notified of a change of depository or escrow agent. MCL 328.224 s.14. (3). http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-Act-255-of-1986 The cemetery commissioner's administrative rules are codified at R 456.101-.196, Mich. Admin. Code. These rules contain provisions related to endowed care funds, but they do not discuss changes of trustees for such funds. http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/admincode.asp?AdminCode=Single&Admin_Num=45600101&Dpt=LG&RngHigh= The administrative rules corresponding to the Michigan Prepaid Funeral and Cemetery Sales Act are found at R 339.11-.47, Mich. Admin. Code. Although various of the rules therein reference the escrow, deposit, and investment of moneys received for cemetery merchandise, none directly address changes in escrow agents. http://www.state.mi.us/orr/emi/admincode.asp?AdminCode=Single&Admin_Num=33900011&Dpt=&RngHigh=33923405 Minnesota: Cemeteries in Minnesota may be either public or private. The ownership and operation of a public cemetery is governed by either a corporation or association formed for such purposes, and must provide for the appointment of at least three board members or trustees. Section 306.02, Minn. Stats. A cemetery association may establish a permanent fund for the general care, maintenance, and improvement of the cemetery. Section 306.31, Minn. Stats. The association must either appoint a board of trustees for the fund, consisting of not less than three and not greater than five resident landowners, or designate a trust company within the state. Section 306.32, Minn. Stats. Trustees are appointed for life except if a trust company, which may be replaced by a board of trustees or another trust company, as the association trustees see fit. Section 306.32, Minn. Stats. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=306&view=chapter&year=2011&keyword_type=all&keyword=cemetery&format=pdf The total of all moneys paid pursuant to a contract for the preneed purchase of burial goods, or funeral or burial services must be held in trust with a Minnesota financial institution until performance of the terms of the contract upon the death of the trust's beneficiary. Unless otherwise specified by the purchaser, the trust must be revocable in its entirety. 149A.97, subd. 3., Minn. Stats. Such trusts must be carried in a separate account for the depositor funeral provider and the purchaser are the named trustees. The purchaser may at any time prior the death of the beneficiary designate another trustee. 149A.97, subd. 3a. (8), subd. 4. Minn. Stats. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=149A&view=chapter&year=2011&keyword_type=all&keyword=cemetery&format=pdf Minnesota has no administrative rules related to cemetery care other than those regulating the construction of new care facilities, 4660.1200, Minn. Admin. Rules; charitable, religious, or educational organizations, including their tax exempt status, 8130.6200, Minn. Admin. Rules; and caskets, burial vaults, and urns for cremains used for human burial, 8130.6300, Minn. Admin. Rules. No rules address trust funds or changes of trustees thereof. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=4660.1200&keyword_type=all&keyword=cemetery+care https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=8130.6200&keyword_type=all&keyword=cemetery, https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/?id=8130.6300&keyword_type=all&keyword=cemetery A search of the Minnesota Administrative Rules for regulation of preneed or prepaid merchandise or services produced no results. 8130.6200 https://www.revisor.mn.gov/search/doc_result.php?search=all&keyword_type=all&keyword=pre-need+preneed+prepaid+&stat_year1=2011&stat_year2=2011&stat_chapter=&laws_session1=87&laws_session2=87&laws_chapter=&laws_display=art&rule=1&rule_year1=2010&rule_year2=2010&rule_chapter=&rule_agency%5B%5D=&court_year1=2010&court_year2=2010&court_type%5B%5D=&submit_keyword=GO

Notice of Alternative Hearing Date

Safety and Professional Services

Controlled Substances Board

rulemaking_notices CR 12-010 CR 12-010

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to authority vested in the Controlled Substances Board in sections 227.11 (2) and 961.335 (8), Wis. Stats., and interpreting section 961.335, Wis. Stats., the Controlled Substances Board will hold a public hearing at the time and place indicated below to consider an order to promulgate Chapter CSB 3, Wis. Admin. Code. The proposed rules relate to the requirements and procedures for granting special use authorizations.

Hearing Information

Date:   Monday, March 12, 2012

Time:   10:30 A.M.

Location:   1400 East Washington Avenue
  Room 121C
  Madison, WI 53703

PLEASE BE ADVISED that the public hearing announced in this notice will take place only upon cancellation of the public hearing that is currently scheduled and noticed for February 27, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. If the February 27, 2012 public hearing proceeds as scheduled, the March 13, 2012 public hearing date is not necessary and will be canceled. The cancellation of the February 27, 2012 public hearing will not be known until the Controlled Substances Board convenes that day.

Appearances at the Hearing and Submittal of Written Comments

Interested persons are invited to present information at the hearing. Persons appearing may make an oral presentation but are urged to submit facts, opinions, and argument in writing as well. Facts, opinions, and argument may also be submitted in writing without a personal appearance by mail addressed to the Department of Safety and Professional Services, Division of Board Services, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708. Written comments must be received at or before the public hearing to be included in the record of rule-making proceedings.

Copies of this proposed rule are available upon request to Kris Anderson, Paralegal, Department of Regulation and Licensing, Division of Board Services, 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708, or by email at [e-mail].

For the Analysis and Fiscal Estimate and Economic Impact Analysis prepared by the Department of Safety and Professional Services see the Notice of Hearing in Register No. 674, February 14, 2012.

Notice of Hearing

Transportation

rulemaking_notices CR 12-019 CR 12-019

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to sections 85.16 (1), 345.11 (4) and 227.11, Stats., interpreting sections 85.16 (1) and 345.11 (4), Stats., the Department of Transportation will hold a public hearing to consider the amendment of Chapter Trans 114, Wisconsin Administrative Code, relating to the uniform traffic citation.

Hearing Information

Date:   Friday, March 16, 2012

Time:   2:00 P.M.

Location:   Hill Farms Office Building
  4802 Sheboygan Avenue
  Room 144B
  Madison, WI 53705

This hearing is held in an accessible facility. If you have special needs or circumstances that may make communication or accessibility difficult at the hearing, please call Glenn Green at [phone] with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing. Accommodations such as interpreters, English translators, or materials in alternative format will, to the fullest extent possible, be made available upon a request from a person with a disability to accommodate your needs.

Agency Contact Person and Place Where Comments are to be Submitted and Deadline for Submission

The public record on this proposed rule making will be held open until close of business the day of the hearing to permit the submission of comments in lieu of public hearing testimony or comments supplementing testimony offered at the hearing. Any such comments should be submitted Darlene Schwartz, Department of Transportation, Citations and Withdrawals Section, Room 301, P. O. Box 7919, Madison, WI 53707-7919. You may also contact Ms. Schwartz by phone at [phone] or via e-mail: [e-mail] for copies of the proposed rule.

To view the proposed amendments to the rule, view the current rule, and submit written comments via e-mail/internet, you may visit the following website: http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/library/research/law/rulenotices.htm.

Copies of Proposed Rule

A copy of the rule may be obtained upon request from Glenn Green, Department of Transportation, Citations and Withdrawals Section, Room 301, P. O. Box 7919, Madison, WI 53707-7919. You may also contact Mr. Green by phone at [phone] or via e-mail: [e-mail]. Copies will also be available at the hearing.

Place Where Comments are to be Submitted and Deadline for Submissions

Analysis Prepared by the Department of Employee Trust Funds

Statutes interpreted

Sections 85.16 (1) and 345.11 (4), Stats.

Statutory authority

Sections 85.16 (1) and 345.11 (4), Stats.

Explanation of agency authority

Section 345.11 (5), Stats., requires DOT to promulgate the Uniform Traffic Citation used by traffic officers across the state and any regulations related to it as an administrative rule:

  …the secretary shall under s. 85.16 (1) promulgate the form or automated format as an administrative rule, and with the advice of the council shall make any other rules as are necessary for the implementation and operation of this section.

Related statute or rule

Section 345.11, Stats.

Plain language analysis

This proposed rule amends Figures 1, 4, 5, and 6 to ch. Trans 114, relating to the Uniform Traffic Citation. During the last audit of our Commercial Driver Licensing program in 2007, the reviewers indicated “The boxes on the uniform citation to identify CMV and hazmat involvement are not consistently and appropriately used by law enforcement for the DMV to identify and impose the appropriate disqualification action." DMV proposes to change the Uniform Traffic Citation form and insert yes/no boxes next to the problem items in the hope that the change will improve consistent and appropriate use. Development of this rule did not involve the gathering, analysis, or use of data. Therefore, Wis. Stat. s. 227.14(2m) is inapplicable to this rulemaking.

The Uniform Traffic Citation Council has endorsed these changes. The changes to the citation involve no issue of policy; they are made to improve the reliability of the data provided by officers.

The rule also proposes to amend the existing rule to clarify that the automated citation must be produced in the format already prescribed by the Department in Figure 6 of the rule. The document may not be reproduced on small paper leaving the information too small to read.

The title to s. Trans 114.03 would be amended by this proposed rule to clarify that the provisions of that section apply to prototype forms used for the testing purposes described in that rule. The rule text is unchanged; the title is simply corrected to better describe the rule's content. The new name will distinguish s. Trans 114.03 from s. Trans 114.07, which applies to the use of the standard uniform traffic citation form.

Finally, the proposal to amend the regulation to explicitly require the date and time of appearance to be shown on the citation is simply codifying procedures that should already be mandated by courts processing citations. A person who is issued a citation should be notified of the time and place he or she is required to appear in court or pay the ticket as part of that process. All persons have a fundamental due process right to notice of the time and place their case will be heard. Unfortunately, the Uniform Traffic Citation Council and Department have become aware that some police agencies do not specify the return date on citations. This proposed amendment is intended to end that practice.

Summary of, and preliminary comparison with, existing or proposed federal regulation

The purpose of making changes to the citation form related to CMV use or the transportation of hazardous materials is to improve compliance with federal CDL laws and regulations. Federal law requires Wisconsin to:

•   Notify the licensing jurisdiction within 10 days if one of its drivers is convicted of a CDL offense in Wisconsin.

•   Post convictions on Wisconsin driving records within 10 days of the conviction.

Section 345.48(1m), Stats., requires courts to report convictions to DMV within 5 working days. By having consistent information regarding CMV use or hazardous materials transportation, as well as a consistent automated citation format, DMV should be more consistent in processing reported convictions within the 10-day federal time limit.

Comparison with rules in the following states

Neighboring states have a requirement similar to Wisconsin's that a uniform citation be used for traffic offenses.

  Michigan: Michigan: Section 257.727c, Michigan Vehicle Code Act 300

  (1) As used in this act, “citation" means a complaint or notice upon which a police officer shall record an occurrence involving 1 or more vehicle law violations by the person cited. Each citation shall be numbered consecutively, be in a form as determined by the secretary of state, the attorney general, the state court administrator, and the director of the department of state police.

  Minnesota: 2008 Minnesota Statutes 169.99 Uniform Traffic Ticket

  Subdivision 1. Form. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3, there shall be a uniform ticket issued throughout the state by the police and peace officers or by any other person for violations of this chapter and ordinances in conformity thereto. Such uniform traffic ticket shall be in the form and have the effect of a summons and complaint. Except as provided in paragraph (b), the uniform ticket shall state that if the defendant fails to appear in court in response to the ticket, an arrest warrant may be issued. The uniform traffic ticket shall consist of four parts, on paper sensitized so that copies may be made without the use of carbon paper, as follows:

  Illinois: Joint Committee on Administrative Title 92, Chapter 1, Part 450

  The complaint shall be in the form provided by the Illinois Uniform Citation and Complaint form, and shall contain…

  Iowa: Chapter 805.6 Uniform Citation and Complaint

  1.a.(1) The commissioner of public safety, the director of transportation, and the director of natural resources, acting jointly, shall adopt a uniform, combined citation and complaint which shall be used for charging all traffic violations in Iowa under state law or local regulation.

Summary of factual data and analytical methodologies used and how the related findings support the regulatory approach chosen

The uniform traffic citation is created with the advice of the Council on Uniformity of Traffic Citations and Complaints. That group consists of representatives of various groups involved in the enforcement and adjudication of traffic regulations.

Analysis and supporting documentation used to determine effect on small businesses

Traffic citations are generally written to individuals. The form used by law enforcement officers to write citations does not affect business in the state of Wisconsin. There is no documentation on this point and the analysis is limited to observing that there is no possible relationship between the form used for citations in traffic cases and small business development in Wisconsin.

Effect on Small Business

This rule has no effect on small business. The Department's Regulatory Review Coordinator may be contacted by e-mail at [e-mail], or by calling [phone].

Fiscal Effect

The Department estimates that there will be no fiscal impact on the state or on the liabilities or revenues of any county, city, village, town, school district, vocational, technical and adult education district, sewerage district, or federally-recognized tribes or bands. Existing s. Trans 114.07 permits law enforcement agencies to exhaust the existing stock of forms before buying new forms. This mitigates any fiscal impact on local governments.

Anticipated costs incurred by private sector

The department anticipates there will be no fiscal impact on private sector revenues or liabilities.

Agency Contact Person and Place Where Comments are to be Submitted and Deadline for Submission

Darlene Schwartz, Department of Transportation, Citations and Withdrawals Section, Room 301, P. O. Box 7919, Madison, WI 53707-7919. You may also contact Ms. Schwartz by phone at [phone] or via e-mail: [e-mail] for copies of the proposed rule.

STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION DOA 2049 (R 07/2011) ADMINISTRATIVE RULES FISCAL ESTIMATE AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS
Type of Estimate and Analysis
X Original Updated Corrected
Administrative Rule Chapter, Title and Number
Chapter Trans 114
Subject
Uniform Traffic Citations
Fund Sources Affected			Chapter 20 , Stats. Appropriations Affected
GPR FED PRO PRS SEG SEG-S
Fiscal Effect of Implementing the Rule
X No Fiscal Effect Indeterminate	Increase Existing Revenues Decrease Existing Revenues		Increase Costs Could Absorb Within Agency's Budget Decrease Costs
The Rule Will Impact the Following (Check All That Apply)
State's Economy Local Government Units		Specific Businesses/Sectors Public Utility Rate Payers
Would Implementation and Compliance Costs Be Greater Than $20 million? Yes X No
Policy Problem Addressed by the Rule
This rule-making implements changes to the format of the Uniform Traffic Citation to comply with federal requirements related to CDLs and to improve efficiency.
Summary of Rule's Economic and Fiscal Impact on Specific Businesses, Business Sectors, Public Utility Rate Payers, Local Governmental Units and the State's Economy as a Whole (Include Implementation and Compliance Costs Expected to be Incurred)
None.
Benefits of Implementing the Rule and Alternative(s) to Implementing the Rule
The Uniform Traffic Citation form changes will improve Wisconsin compliance with federal CDL reporting requirements.
Long Range Implications of Implementing the Rule
The Uniform Traffic Citation form will be promulgated in the manner required by law.
Compare With Approaches Being Used by Federal Government
N/A
Compare With Approaches Being Used by Neighboring States (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota)
Neighboring states also require uniformity in their traffic citation formats.
Name and Phone Number of Contact Person
Attorney John Sobotik 608-266-8810