Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 346.01 (2026)

Words and phrases defined

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346.01346.01Words and phrases defined.
346.01(1)(1)Words and phrases defined in s. 340.01 are used in the same sense in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided.
346.01(1m)(1m)In this chapter, in addition to the meaning given in s. 340.01 (22), “highway” includes a private road or driveway that is subject to an agreement for traffic regulation enforcement under s. 349.03 (5).
346.01(2)(2)In this chapter, notwithstanding s. 340.01 (42), “owner” means, with respect to a vehicle that is registered, or is required to be registered, by a lessee of the vehicle under ch. 341, the lessee of the vehicle for purposes of vehicle owner liability under ss. 346.175, 346.195, 346.205, 346.452, 346.457, 346.465, 346.485, 346.505 (3), 346.675, and 346.945.
346.01 HistoryHistory: 1997 a. 27; 2003 a. 209; 2005 a. 411; 2009 a. 129.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1938–2025 · leading case: Dane Cnty. v. McGrew, 2005 WI 130 (Wis. 2005).
Dane Cnty. v. McGrew, 2005 WI 130 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 4× “Wis. Stat. § 346.01 . [18] Our past cases have drawn from a variety of sources to determine whether an action was cognizable in 1848.”
Deida v. City of Milwaukee, 176 F. Supp. 2d 859 (E.D. Wis. 2001). · cites it 2× “No person shall throw any missile, circular or pamphlet at the occupants of any vehicle or throw or place any missile, circular or pamphlet in or on any vehicle, whether or not the vehicle is occupied.”
State v. Valiant M. Green, 2022 WI 41 (Wis. 2022). · cites it 2× “"Probable cause is not a technical, legalistic concept 6 Highways are defined as "all public ways and thoroughfares and bridges on the same." Wis. Stat. § 340.01 (22).”
Chernetski v. Am. Fam. Mut. Ins. Co., 515 N.W.2d 283 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “" Section 346.01, Stats., provides that the definitions of § 340.”
State v. Dartez, 2007 WI App 126 (Wis. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “See Wis. Stat. § 346.01 (1) (providing that definitions in § 340.”
State v. Evans, 282 N.W. 555 (Wis. 1938). “Sec. 346.01, Stats., declares that any person, being lawfully required to tell the truth on his oath, who shall wilfully and corruptly swear falsely to any material matter or thing in any cause or proceeding before any court or tribunal created by law, shall be deemed guilty of…”
Gilberg v. Tisdale, 108 N.W.2d 515 (Wis. 1961). “Gilberg was not a pedestrian because she was lying down, while sec. 346.01, Stats., in the rules of the road defines “pedestrian” as a person afoot.”
Oconomowoc Area Sch. Dist. v. Gregory L. Cota, 2025 WI 11 (Wis. 2025). “§§ 346.17(1) (using “offense” to refer to a violation punishable only by a forfeiture), 346.”
State ex rel. David M. McDonald v. Circuit Court for Douglas Cnty., 290 N.W.2d 559 (Wis. Ct. App. 1980). “Judicial Council Committee Notes [1957], reprinted in 40 Wis. Stat. Ann. 346.01, §346.74, at 406 (West 1971).”
State v. Varick C. Choice (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “§ 346.01(1m); see also WIS. STAT. § 349.03(5).”
Est. of Emilly Zhu v. Brian J. Hodgson (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “We will assume for purposes of this appeal, but do not decide as a matter of law, that the parties are correct on those points.”
— Wis. Stat. § 346.01(1) — 1 case
Est. of Emilly Zhu v. Brian J. Hodgson (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “We will assume for purposes of this appeal, but do not decide as a matter of law, that the parties are correct on those points.”
— Wis. Stat. § 346.01(1m) — 1 case
State v. Varick C. Choice (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 346.01(1m); see also WIS. STAT. § 349.03(5).”
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