Chapter Trans 112

Trans 112.14 Trans 112.14 Conditions affecting sensory function.

Trans 112.14(1) (1) With respect to conditions affecting sensory function, the review boards when making recommendations, and the department when taking licensing action, may consider conditions including, but not limited to, the following:

Trans 112.14(1)(a) (a) Cataracts.

Trans 112.14(1)(b) (b) Macular degeneration.

Trans 112.14(1)(c) (c) Retinitis pigmentosa.

Trans 112.14(1)(d) (d) Diabetic retinopathy.

Trans 112.14(1)(e) (e) Glaucoma.

Trans 112.14(1)(f) (f) Deafness.

Trans 112.14(2) (2) The department may require information on functional ability including, but not limited to, the following:

Trans 112.14(2)(a) (a) Visual acuity.

Trans 112.14(2)(b) (b) Field of vision.

Trans 112.14(2)(c) (c) Hearing.

Trans 112.14(3) (3) 

Trans 112.14(3)(a) (a) Licensing standards. No endorsement or license may be issued to, renewed by, or held by a person who does not meet the medical review standards for conditions affecting sensory functions of this subsection.

Trans 112.14(3)(b) (b) Corrective lenses. A person needing corrective lenses to meet the standards in this section shall be restricted to use of those lenses while driving. No person may use a bioptic telescopic or similar lens in order to meet the visual acuity standards of this subsection if the lens reduces the field of vision below the standards in this subsection.

Trans 112.14(3)(c) (c) Medical standards for school bus and passenger endorsements. A person who applies for, renews, or holds a school bus or passenger endorsement shall meet all of the following criteria:

Trans 112.14(3)(c)1. 1. Visual acuity of at least 20/40 in each eye, corrected or uncorrected.

Trans 112.14(3)(c)2. 2. A horizontal, temporal field of vision of 70° or more from center in each eye.

Trans 112.14(3)(c)3. 3. The ability to distinguish traffic signal colors of red, green and amber.

Trans 112.14(3)(c)4. 4. Either of the following:

Trans 112.14(3)(c)4.a. a. The ability to hear with or without a hearing aid the instructions given in normal conversational tones during the course of the screening test for vision and the driving examination.

Trans 112.14(3)(c)4.b. b. No hearing loss greater than 40 decibels at 500 Hz, 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz, with or without a hearing aid, based on a test by an audiometric device.

Trans 112.14(3)(d) (d) Medical standards for commercial driver licenses. A person who applies for, renews, or holds a commercial driver license shall meet all of the following criteria:

Trans 112.14(3)(d)1. 1. Visual acuity of at least 20/60 or better in at least one eye as assessed by a vision specialist.

Trans 112.14(3)(d)2. 2. A horizontal, temporal field of vision of 70° or more from center in at least one eye.

Trans 112.14(3)(e) (e) Medical standards for all classes of operators licenses. A person who applies for, renews, or holds any classification of operator’s license shall meet all of the following criteria:

Trans 112.14(3)(e)1. 1. Uncorrected or corrected visual acuity of at least 20/100 or better in at least one eye, as assessed by a vision specialist.

Trans 112.14(3)(e)2. 2. A horizontal, temporal field of vision of 20° or more from center in at least one eye.

Trans 112.14(3)(f) (f) Referral or evaluation. The department shall refer a person for examination by a vision specialist as specified in subds. 1., 2. and 4. and shall restrict any license issued to a person having a vision condition specified in subds. 1. to 4. as follows:

Trans 112.14(3)(f)1. 1. If a person has uncorrected or corrected visual acuity of less than 20/40 in each eye, but at least 20/60 in one eye, the department shall refer the person to a vision specialist for examination and an advisory recommendation. The person shall complete a driving evaluation as recommended by the vision specialist. The person’s license shall be assigned restrictions, based upon a recommendation from the vision specialist or the results of a driving evaluation demonstrating adequate compensation for the loss of vision.

Trans 112.14(3)(f)2. 2. If a person has uncorrected or corrected visual acuity of less than 20/60 in each eye, but 20/100 or better in one eye, the department shall refer the person to a vision specialist for examination and an advisory recommendation. The person shall complete a driving evaluation. The person’s license shall be assigned restrictions, based upon a recommendation from the vision specialist and the results of a driving evaluation demonstrating adequate compensation for the loss of vision.

Trans 112.14(3)(f)3. 3. If a person has a horizontal, temporal field of vision of less than 70° from center in one eye and 70° or more from center in the other eye, the person’s license shall be restricted to driving with an outside rear view mirror to compensate for the loss of field of vision. A person restricted to driving with a right outside rear view mirror may have this restriction waived based on a driving evaluation demonstrating adequate compensation for the loss of field of vision.

Trans 112.14(3)(f)4. 4. If a person has horizontal, temporal field of vision of less than 70° from center in each eye, the person shall be referred to a vision specialist for an examination and an advisory recommendation. The person shall complete a driving evaluation. The person’s license shall be restricted to driving with outside rear view mirrors to compensate for the loss of field of vision. The person’s license may be subject to additional license restrictions, but these may be waived based on a recommendation from a vision specialist and a driving evaluation demonstrating adequate compensation for the loss of field of vision.

Trans 112.14(3)(g) (g) Special restricted operator’s licenses.

Trans 112.14(3)(g)1. 1. No persons with visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better corrected eye, as certified by a vision specialist, may be issued a special restricted operator’s license.

Trans 112.14(3)(g)2. 2. Persons applying for or holding a special restricted operator’s license with visual acuity between 20/100 and 20/200, but not including 20/200 in the better corrected eye, as certified by a vision specialist, shall be restricted to daylight hours of operation only. Additional restrictions under s. 343.135 (6), Stats., may also be applied.

Trans 112.14(3)(g)3. 3. Except as provided in s. 343.135, Stats., all other regulatory and statutory licensing provisions which apply to operator’s licenses also apply to special restricted licenses.

Trans 112.14 Note Note: Special restricted operators licenses may authorize the operation of a moped or motorbicycle, s. 343.135, Stats.

Trans 112.14 History History: Cr. Register, April, 1991, No. 424, eff. 5-1-91; reprinted to correct error, Register, October, 1991, No. 430; am. (3) (b), (e) 1., 2., (f) 1., 2., 4., Register, June, 1996, No. 486, eff. 7-1-96.

Trans 112.15 Trans 112.15 Non-medical requirements for school bus drivers.

Trans 112.15(1) (1) The department may not issue or renew a school bus endorsement to any person convicted of any of the following state laws or any local ordinance in conformity with any of the following state laws or any federal law or law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state or law of another jurisdiction that would be a violation of any of the following state laws if the person had committed the offense in this state and been convicted of the offense under the laws of this state:

Trans 112.15(1)(a) (a) First-degree intentional homicide, s. 940.01, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(ag) (ag) First-degree reckless homicide, s. 940.02, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(ar) (ar) Felony murder, s. 940.03, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(b) (b) Second-degree intentional homicide, s. 940.05, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(bg) (bg) Second-degree reckless homicide, s. 940.06, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(br) (br) Homicide by intoxicated use of vehicle or firearm, s. 940.09, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(c) (c) Homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle, s. 940.10, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(cg) (cg) Battery, substantial battery, or aggravated battery under s. 940.19 (2), (4), (5), or (6), Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(cr) (cr) Battery to a pregnant woman or unborn child, s. 940.195, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(d) (d) Mayhem, s. 940.21, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(dg) (dg) Sexual assault, s. 940.225 (1) to (3m), Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(dr) (dr) Reckless injury, s. 940.23, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(e) (e) Abuse of vulnerable adults, s. 940.285, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(eg) (eg) Abuse and neglect of patients and residents, s. 940.295, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(er) (er) Taking hostages, s. 940.305, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(f) (f) Kidnapping, s. 940.31, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(fg) (fg) Administering dangerous or stupefying drug, s. 941.32, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(fr) (fr) Criminal gang member solicitation and contact, s. 941.38, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(g) (g) Robbery, s. 943.32, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(gg) (gg) Incest, s. 944.06, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(gr) (gr) Public fornication, s. 944.15, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(h) (h) Sexual gratification, s. 944.17, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(hg) (hg) Lewd and lascivious behavior, s. 944.20, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(hr) (hr) Obscene material or performance, s. 944.21, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(i) (i) Making lewd, obscene or indecent drawings, s. 944.23, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(ig) (ig) Sending obscene or sexually explicit electronic messages, s. 944.25, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(ir) (ir) Prostitution, s. 944.30, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(j) (j) Patronizing prostitutes, s. 944.31, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(jg) (jg) Soliciting prostitutes, s. 944.32, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(jr) (jr) Pandering, s. 944.33, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(k) (k) Keeping a place of prostitution, s. 944.34, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(kg) (kg) Treason, s. 946.01, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(kr) (kr) Sabotage, s. 946.02, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(L) (L) Sedition, s. 946.03, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(Lg) (Lg) Sexual assault of a child, s. 948.02 (1) and (2), Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(Lr) (Lr) Engaging in repeated acts of sexual assault of the same child, s. 948.025, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(m) (m) Physical abuse of a child, s. 948.03, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(mg) (mg) Causing mental harm to a child, s. 948.04, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(mr) (mr) Sexual exploitation of a child, s. 948.05, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(n) (n) Causing a child to view or listen to sexual activity, s. 948.055, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(ng) (ng) Incest with a child, s. 948.06, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(nr) (nr) Child enticement, s. 948.07, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(o) (o) Use of a computer to facilitate a child sex crime, s. 948.075, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(og) (og) Soliciting a child for prostitution, s. 948.08, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(or) (or) Sexual intercourse with a child age 16 or older, s. 948.09, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(p) (p) Sexual assault of a student age 16 or older by a school instructional staff person, s. 948.095, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(pg) (pg) Exposing genitals or pubic area to child, s. 948.10, Stats.

Trans 112.15(1)(pr) (pr) Exposing a child to harmful material or harmful descriptions or narrations, s. 948.11 (2) (a) or (am), Stats.