Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 344.29 (2026)

Proof of financial responsibility for the future required

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344.29344.29Proof of financial responsibility for the future required. Proof of financial responsibility for the future shall be furnished by any person required to give such proof under ss. 344.25 to 344.27, those cases in which the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future is a condition precedent to reinstatement of an operating privilege or registration suspended or revoked under s. 344.14, 344.18 (3) or 344.19 (3) and in those cases in which the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future is a condition precedent to issuance of an operator’s license under s. 343.38 (4) or reinstatement of an operating privilege revoked under ch. 343.
344.29 HistoryHistory: 1973 c. 90; 1989 a. 72; 1991 a. 269; 1997 a. 84.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1976–1995 · leading case: Keane v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 464 N.W.2d 830 (Wis. 1991).
Keane v. Auto-Owners Ins. Co., 464 N.W.2d 830 (Wis. 1991). · cites it 6× “Section 344.29, Stats. This section of the law takes effect after a judgment for damages in excess of $500 for a motor vehicle accident has been entered against the driver or as "a condition precedent to reinstatement of an operating privilege revoked under ch.”
Bindrim v. B. & J. Ins. Agency, 527 N.W.2d 320 (Wis. 1995). “those cases in which the deposit of proof of financial responsibility for the future is a condition precedent to renewal or reinstatement of an operating privilege or registration suspended or revoked.”
Knight v. Heritage Mut. Ins., 239 N.W.2d 348 (Wis. 1976). “Sections 344.29 to 344.41 are applicable in all cases in which a person is required to deposit proof of financial responsibility for the future, including those cases in which a person is required to deposit proof of financial responsibility for the future under ss.”
Nutter v. Milwaukee Ins., 481 N.W.2d 701 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992). “Sections 344.29 to 344.41 are applicable in all cases in which a person is required to deposit proof of financial responsibility for the future, including those cases in which a person is required to deposit proof of financial responsibility for the future under ss.”
Cardinal v. Leader Nat'l Ins., 461 N.W.2d 799 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990). “An operator's policy, on the other hand, insured the driver when operating all non-owned vehicles, but not when operating owned vehicles that were uninsured.”
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