Chapter 10.04
STATE TRAFFIC LAWS
Sections:
10.04.010 Adopted by reference.
10.04.020 State speed limits adopted.
10.04.030 Vehicle equipment and safety standards.
10.04.040 Annual State Highway Maintenance Manual composite rates adopted.
10.04.010 Adopted by reference.
The statutory provisions following the prefix “10” describing and defining regulations with respect to vehicles and traffic in the following enumerated sections of the Wisconsin Statutes, exclusive of any provisions therein relating to the penalties to be imposed or the punishment for violation of such statutes, are adopted and by reference made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by any statute incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited by this chapter. In accordance with Section 349.06(2), Wisconsin Statutes, existing or future amendments to Chapters 340 to 348 Wisconsin Statutes are incorporated herein by reference.
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10.340.01, 10.341.01, 10.342.01, 10.343.01, 10.344.01, 10.346.01, 10.347.01 and 10.348.01 |
Words and Phrases Defined |
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10.341.04 |
Operating Unregistered or Improperly Registered Vehicle |
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10.341.045 |
Use of Registered Farm Trucks |
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10.341.05 |
When Vehicle Exempt from Registration |
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10.341.07 |
Certain Vehicles to be Registered by Resident Lessee |
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10.341.08 |
Application for Registration |
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10.341.11(4) |
Display of Registration Certificates |
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10.341.15 |
Display of Registration Plates |
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10.341.16(2) |
Surrender of Illegible Plates |
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10.341.42 |
Reciprocity Permits |
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10.341.51 |
Registration of Dealer, Distributor, Manufacturer or Transporter |
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10.341.55 |
Misuse of Plates |
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10.341.61 |
Improper Use of Evidence of Registration |
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10.341.62 |
False Evidence of Registration |
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10.341.63(3) |
Surrender of Plates Upon Suspension |
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10.342.05 |
Certificate of Title Required |
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10.342.06 |
Application for Certificate of Title |
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10.342.15 |
Transfer of Interest in a Vehicle |
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10.342.16 |
Transfer to or from Dealer |
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10.342.30(2) and (3) |
Assignment and Stamping of New Identification Numbers |
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10.342.31(2) |
Report of Stolen or Abandoned Vehicle |
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10.342.33 |
Sale of Vehicle Used as Taxicab |
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10.342.34 |
Destruction of Vehicles |
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10.342.40 |
Vehicle Abandonment Prohibited; Removal Disposal (See Section 12.105) |
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10.343.10 |
Occupational Licenses |
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10.343.12 |
School Bus Operators to Obtain Special License |
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10.343.18 |
License to be Carried |
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10.343.19 |
Duplicate Licenses |
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10.343.22 |
Notice of Change of Address or Name |
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10.343.305 |
Implied Consent |
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10.343.35 |
Surrender of License Upon Revocation, Cancellation or Suspension |
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10.343.44(1) |
Operating After Revocation or Suspension (unless revocation or suspension is result of conviction of Section 346.04(3), Eluding) |
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10.343.45 |
Permitting Unauthorized Persons to Drive |
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10.343.46 |
Renting Vehicles |
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10.344.45 |
Surrender of License and Registration Upon Suspension |
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10.344.46 |
Transfer of Ownership to Defeat Financial Responsibility |
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10.344.47 |
Operating Vehicle After Suspension or Revocation of Registration |
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10.344.51 and 10.344.52 |
Financial Responsibility for Rented Vehicles |
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10.344.62(1) |
Operating without Automobile Insurance |
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10.344.62(2) |
Operating without Proof of Insurance |
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10.344.64(1) |
Possession of Altered or Forging/Counterfeiting/Altering Proof of Insurance Card |
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10.344.64(2) |
Presenting Invalid Proof of Insurance Card |
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10.345.55 |
Traffic Officers Not to Profit From Arrests |
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10.346.02 |
Applicability of Ch. 346 |
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10.346.03 |
Authorized Emergency Vehicle |
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10.346.04(1) and (2) |
Obedience to Traffic Officer, Signs and Signals |
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10.346.05 |
Vehicles to be Driven on Right Side of Roadway |
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10.346.06 |
Meeting of Vehicles |
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10.346.07 |
Overtaking and Passing on Left |
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10.346.075 |
Overtaking and Passing Bicycles |
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10.346.08 |
When Overtaking and Passing on Right Permitted |
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10.346.09 |
Limitations on Overtaking on Left or Driving on Left Side of Roadway |
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10.346.10 |
When Passing at Railroad Crossing or Intersection Prohibited |
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10.346.11 |
Passing or Meeting Frightened Animal |
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10.346.12 |
Driving Through Safety Zones Prohibited |
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10.346.13 |
Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic |
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10.346.14 |
Distance Between Vehicles |
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10.346.15 |
Driving on Divided Highway |
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10.346.16 |
Use of Controlled-Access Highways, Expressways and Freeways |
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10.346.18 |
General Rules of Right-of-Way |
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10.346.19 |
What to do on Approach of Emergency Vehicle |
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10.346.20 |
Right-of-Way of Funeral Processions and Military Convoys |
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10.346.21 |
Right-of-Way of Livestock |
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10.346.23 |
Crossing Controlled Intersection or Crosswalk |
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10.346.24 |
Crossing at Uncontrolled Intersection or Crosswalk |
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10.346.25 |
Crossing at Place Other Than Crosswalk |
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10.346.26 |
Blind Pedestrian on Highway |
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10.346.27 |
Persons Working on Highway |
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10.346.28 |
Pedestrians to Walk on Left Side of Highway; Pedestrians on Sidewalks |
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10.346.29 |
When Standing or Loitering in Roadway or Highway Prohibited |
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10.346.31 |
Required Position and Method of Turning at Intersections |
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10.346.32 |
Required Position for Turning Into Private Road or Driveway |
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10.346.33 |
Where Turns Prohibited |
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10.346.34 |
Turning Movements and Required Signals on Turning and Stopping |
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10.346.35 |
Method of Giving Signals on Turning and Stopping |
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10.346.37 |
Traffic-Control Signal Legend |
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10.346.38 |
Pedestrian Control Signals |
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10.346.39 |
Flashing Signals |
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10.346.40 |
Whistle Signals |
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10.346.41 |
Display of Unauthorized Signs and Signals Prohibited |
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10.346.42 |
Interference With Signs and Signals Prohibited |
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10.346.44 |
All Vehicles to Stop at Signal Indicating Approach of Train |
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10.346.45 |
Certain Vehicles to Stop at All Railroad Crossings |
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10.346.46 |
Vehicles to Stop at Stop Signs |
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10.346.47 |
When Vehicles Using Alley or Non-Highway Access to Stop |
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10.346.48 |
Vehicles to Stop for School Buses Loading or Unloading Children |
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10.346.50 |
Exceptions to Stopping and Parking Restrictions |
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10.346.505 |
Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Places Reserved for Handicapped |
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10.346.51 |
Stopping, Standing or Parking Outside of Business or Residence Districts |
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10.346.52 |
Stopping Prohibited in Certain Specified Places |
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10.346.53 |
Parking Prohibited in Certain Specified Places |
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10.346.54 |
How to Park and Stop on Streets |
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10.346.55 |
Other Restrictions on Parking and Stopping |
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10.346.57(2) |
Reasonable and Prudent Speed |
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10.346.57(3) |
Conditions Requiring Reduced Speed |
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10.346.57(4)(a)-(c) |
Fixed Speed Limits in School or Safety Zones |
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10.346.57(4)(d)-(h) |
Fixed Speed Limits |
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10.346.57(4)(hm) |
Emergency Energy Speed Limit |
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10.346.57(4)(i) |
Speeding in Park or Recreation Area |
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10.346.57(5) |
Zoned and Posted Speed Limits |
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10.346.58 |
Special Speed Restrictions for Certain Vehicles |
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10.346.59 |
Minimum Speed Regulations |
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10.346.595 |
Motor-Driven Cycles |
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10.346.61 |
Applicability of Sections Relating to Reckless and Drunken Driving |
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10.346.62(1) |
Reckless Driving (First Offense Within 4 Years) |
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10.346.63 |
Operating Under Influence of an Intoxicant or Controlled Substance |
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10.346.66 |
Applicability of Sections Relating to Accidents and Accident Reporting |
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10.346.67 |
Duty Upon Striking Person or Attended or Occupied Vehicle |
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10.346.68 |
Duty Upon Striking Unattended Vehicle |
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10.346.69 |
Duty Upon Striking Property on or Adjacent to Highway |
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10.346.70 |
Duty to Report Accident |
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10.346.71 |
Coroners to Report |
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10.346.72 |
Garages to Keep Record of Repairs of Accident Damage |
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10.346.73 |
Accident Reports Confidential |
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10.346.77 |
Responsibility of Parent or Guardian for Violation of Bicycle and Play Vehicle Regulations |
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10.346.78 |
Play Vehicles Not to be Used on Roadway |
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10.346.79 |
Special Rules Applicable to Bicycles |
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10.346.80 |
Riding Bicycle on Roadway |
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10.346.802 |
Riding Bicycle on Bicycle Lane |
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10.346.803 |
Riding Bicycle on Bicycle Way |
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10.346.804 |
Riding Bicycle on Sidewalks |
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10.346.87 |
Limitations on Backing |
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10.346.88 |
Obstruction of Operator |
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10.346.89 |
Inattentive Driving |
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10.346.90 |
Following Emergency Vehicle |
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10.346.91 |
Crossing Fire Hose |
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10.346.915 |
Following Snowplows |
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10.346.92 |
Illegal Riding |
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10.346.93 |
Intoxicants in Vehicles Carrying Minors |
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10.346.935 |
Intoxicants in Motor Vehicles |
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10.346.94 |
Miscellaneous Prohibited Acts |
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10.346.96 |
Pupil Transportation in Automobiles or Station Wagons |
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10.347.02 |
Applicability of Ch. 347 |
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10.347.03 |
Sale of Prohibited Equipment |
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10.347.04 |
Improperly Equipped Vehicle |
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10.347.06 |
When Lighted Lamps Required |
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10.347.07 |
Special Restrictions on Lamps and the Use Thereof |
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10.347.08 |
Determining the Visibility Distance and Mounted Height of Lamps |
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10.347.09 |
Headlamps on Motor Vehicles |
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10.347.10 |
Headlamp Specifications for Motor Vehicles Other Than Power-Driven Cycles |
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10.347.11 |
Headlamp Specifications for Power-Driven Cycles and Motor Bicycles |
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10.347.12 |
Use of Multiple-Beam Headlamps |
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10.347.13 |
Tail Lamps and Registration Plate Lamps |
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10.347.14 |
Stop Lamps |
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10.347.15 |
Direction Signal Lamps or Devices |
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10.347.16 |
Clearance Lamps and Reflectors |
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10.347.17 |
Color of Clearance and Marker Lamps and Reflectors |
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10.347.18 |
Mounting of Clearance Lamps and Reflectors |
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10.347.19 |
Visibility of Clearance Lamps and Reflectors |
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10.347.20 |
Lamp or Flag on Projecting Load |
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10.347.21 |
Lamps and Flags on Trains of Agricultural Vehicles |
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10.347.22 |
Lamps on Farm Tractors and Self-Propelled Farm Implements |
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10.347.23 |
Lamps on Highway Maintenance Equipment |
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10.347.24 |
Lamps on Nonmotor Vehicles and Equipment |
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10.347.245 |
Identification Emblem on Slow Moving Vehicles |
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10.347.25 |
Special Warning Lamps on Emergency Vehicles |
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10.347.26 |
Restrictions on Certain Optional Lighting Equipment |
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10.347.27 |
When Lighted Lamps Required on Parked Vehicles |
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10.347.28 |
Certain Vehicles to Carry Flares or Other Warning Devices |
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10.347.29 |
Display of Warning Devices for Certain Vehicles When Standing on Highway |
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10.347.35 |
Brakes |
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10.347.36 |
Performance Ability of Brakes |
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10.347.38 |
Horns and Warning Devices |
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10.347.39 |
Mufflers |
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10.347.40 |
Mirrors |
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10.347.41 |
Speed Indicators |
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10.347.415 |
Odometer Tampering |
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10.347.42 |
Windshield Wipers |
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10.347.43 |
Safety Glass |
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10.347.44 |
Painting Requirements |
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10.347.45 |
Tire Equipment |
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10.347.46 |
Fenders and Mudguards |
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10.347.47 |
Drawbars, Trailer Hitches and Mobile Home Couplings |
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10.347.48 |
Seat Belts |
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10.347.485 |
Protective Headgear for Motorcyclist |
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10.347.486 |
General Requirements (Motorcyclists) |
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10.347.487 |
Seating Requirements (Motorcyclists) |
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10.347.488 |
Moped Equipment |
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10.347.489 |
Lamps and Other Equipment on Bicycles |
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10.347.49 |
Equipment of Vehicles Transporting Flammable Liquids |
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10.348.02 |
Applicability of Ch. 348 |
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10.348.05 |
Width of Vehicles |
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10.348.06 |
Height of Vehicles |
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10.348.07 |
Length of Vehicles |
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10.348.08 |
Vehicle Trains |
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10.348.09 |
Projecting Loads on Side of Vehicle |
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10.348.10 |
Special Limitations on Load |
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10.348.15 |
Weight Limitations on Class “A” Highways |
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10.348.16 |
Weight Limitations on Class “B” Highways |
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10.348.17 |
Special or Seasonal Weight Limitations |
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10.348.175 |
Seasonal Operating Rights for Vehicles Hauling Peeled or Unpeeled Forest Products Cut Crosswise |
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10.348.18 |
Weight Limitations Apply to Publicly-Owned Vehicles; Exceptions |
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10.348.185 |
Certain Vehicles; Rules |
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10.348.19 |
Traffic Officers May Weigh Vehicles and Require Removal of Excess Load |
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10.348.20 |
Policy in Prosecuting Weight Violations |
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10.348.25 |
General Provisions Relating to Permits for Vehicles and Loads of Excessive Size and Weight |
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10.348.26 |
Single Trip Permits |
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10.348.27 |
Annual or Multiple Trip Permits |
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10.348.28 |
Permits to be Carried |
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10.350.01 to 10.350.19 |
Snowmobiles |
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10.941.01 |
Reckless Driving Off Highways |
(Ord. 2235-10 § 1, 2010; Ord. 2224-10 § 1, 2010; amended during Supp. No. 19, 8-07; amended during 1997 codification; Ord. 1597 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 1561 § 1, 1996; prior code § 7.01)
10.04.020 State speed limits adopted.
The provisions of Sections 346.57, 346.58 and 346.59, Wisconsin Statutes, relating to the maximum and minimum speed of vehicles are adopted as part of this section as if fully set forth herein. (Prior code § 7.02)
10.04.030 Vehicle equipment and safety standards.
A. Adoption of Administrative Regulation. The City of Brookfield adopts all provisions of Chapters Trans 305, 325, 326, and 327 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, and all subsequent amendments thereto, by reference. Such chapters are made a part of this section with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein. (Ord. 2812-22 § 1, 2022)
10.04.040 Annual State Highway Maintenance Manual composite rates adopted.
The annual composite rates issued by the Director of the Wisconsin Bureau of Highway Operations are adopted for purposes of equipment rate billing, as attached in “Exhibit A.”* (Ord. 2088-06 § 1, 2006)
* Can be viewed in the city clerk’s office.
10.04.050 Penalty.
The penalty for violation of a provision of this chapter shall be a forfeiture, together with costs, fees, and surcharges imposed, as set forth in the Wisconsin Revised Uniform State Traffic Deposit Schedule created under Section 345.26(2)(a), Wisconsin Statutes, as it is from time to time amended.
In default of payment of any forfeiture, costs, fees, or surcharges imposed, punishment shall be by imprisonment in the county jail until said forfeiture and costs are paid in full, but not in excess of the terms set forth in Section 800.095(1)(b)(1), Wisconsin Statutes, or by suspension of operating privileges, pursuant to Sections 343.30, 345.47, and 800.095(1)(a), Wisconsin Statutes. (Ord. 2812-22 § 2, 2022)