Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 344.12 (2026)

Applicability of provisions relating to deposit of security for past accidents

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344.12344.12 Applicability of provisions relating to deposit of security for past accidents. Subject to the exceptions contained in s. 344.14, the provisions of this chapter requiring deposit of security and requiring suspension for failure to deposit security apply to the operator and owner of every motor vehicle which is in any manner involved in an accident in this state which has resulted in bodily injury to or death of any person or damage to property of any other person of $1,000 or more.

344.12 HistoryHistory: 1981 c. 20; 1991 a. 269; 1995 a. 113; 1997 a. 84.

344.12 AnnotationWisconsin’s safety responsibility law. FitzGerald. WBB Feb. 1984.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1963–2000 · leading case: Keane v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 464 N.W.2d 830 (Wis. 1991).

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Keane v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 464 N.W.2d 830 (Wis. 1991). · cites it 10× “Section 344.12, Stats. 1987-1988. [15] Once this type of accident occurs, the Department of Transportation examines the accident report to determine the amount of security needed to satisfy a possible judgment for damages.”

Austin Mut. Ins. v. Schultz (In Re Schultz), 89 B.R. 28 (Bankr. E.D. Wis. 1988). · cites it 2× “See Wis.Stat. § 344.12 requiring deposit for security for damage suffered by the other party to an accident resulting in bodily injury or death or property damage over $500.”

Beerbohm v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 2000 WI App 105 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). “§§ 344.12 to 344.22. Section 344.33 falls within the second part of the financial responsibility laws, "Proof of Financial Responsibility for The Future.”

Schanche v. Est. of Alvarez, 368 F. Supp. 543 (E.D. Wis. 1973). “§ 344.13 (1971). If a person has a policy of insurance in effect that satisfies § 344.”

Venne v. Lenk (In Re Lenk), 44 B.R. 814 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 1984). “§ 344.12. “The secretary ... shall determine .”

Donahue v. Banner Mut. Ins., 121 N.W.2d 228 (Wis. 1963). “This result is apparently grounded upon the introductory section of the Safety Responsibility Law, sec. 344.12, Stats., which provides: “Applicability of provisions relating to deposit of security for past accidents.”

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