Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 343.02 (2026)
Administration of driver license law
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343.02(1)(1) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may promulgate for that purpose such rules as the secretary considers necessary. Rules promulgated under this chapter may not conflict with and shall be at least as stringent as standards set by the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act, 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and the regulations adopted under that act.
343.02(2)(2) The state of Wisconsin assents to the provisions of the federal law and regulations specified in sub. (1). The state of Wisconsin declares its purpose and intent to make provisions to implement and enforce that law and those regulations so as to ensure receipt by this state of any federal highway aids that have been or may be allotted to the state under 23 USC 104 (b) (1), (2), (5) and (6), including all increased and advanced appropriations.
343.02 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 164 s. 83; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1981 c. 390 s. 252; 1989 a. 105; 1995 a. 113.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1930–2020 · leading case: Sullivan v. Waukesha Cnty., 578 N.W.2d 596 (Wis. 1998).
Sullivan v. Waukesha Cnty., 578 N.W.2d 596 (Wis. 1998). “at 355 (citing Wis. Stat. § 343.02 ), and with the responsibility of educating drivers about the dangers of driving while under the influence of alcohol, see id.”
Lievrouw v. Roth, 459 N.W.2d 850 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990). “Sec. 343.02, Stats. The Department also has the responsibility to educate Wisconsin drivers about the dangers of driving while under the influence of an intoxicant or a controlled substance.”
In Matter of Suspension of Operating Privilege of Bardwell, 266 N.W.2d 618 (Wis. 1978). “This provision suggests that proceedings for refusals to submit to a chemical test are matters to be prosecuted by the state. Sec. 59.”
Boardman v. State, 233 N.W. 556 (Wis. 1930). “Sec. 343.02, Stats., provides : “Any person who wilfully and maliciously sets fire to or burns or causes to be burned or who aids, counsels or procures the burning of any barn, stable, garage or other building, owned by himself or another, not a parcel of a dwelling house; or…”
State v. Rodolfo Sanchez Mora (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§ 343.02(1), (2). The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act (CMVSA) conditions federal highway funding to states, like Wisconsin, that assent to be so bound.”
— Wis. Stat. § 343.02(1) — 1 case
State v. Rodolfo Sanchez Mora (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§ 343.02(1), (2). The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act (CMVSA) conditions federal highway funding to states, like Wisconsin, that assent to be so bound.”
— Wis. Stat. § 343.02(2) — 1 case
State v. Rodolfo Sanchez Mora (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§ 343.02(1), (2). The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act (CMVSA) conditions federal highway funding to states, like Wisconsin, that assent to be so bound.”
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