Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 346.29 (2026)
When standing or loitering in roadway or highway prohibited
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346.29(1)(1) No person shall be on a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride from the operator of any vehicle other than a public passenger vehicle.
346.29(2)(2) No person shall stand or loiter on any roadway other than in a safety zone if such act interferes with the lawful movement of traffic.
346.29(3)(3) No person shall be on a bridge or approach thereto for the purpose of utilizing such bridge or approach for fishing or swimming when signs have been erected by the authority in charge of maintenance of the highway indicating that fishing or swimming off of such bridge or approach is prohibited.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2024 · leading case: State v. Daniel S. Iverson, 2015 WI 101 (Wis. 2015).
State v. Daniel S. Iverson, 2015 WI 101 (Wis. 2015). “04 (prohibiting the operation of an unregistered or improperly registered vehicle); Wis.”
United States v. Troy S. Burton, 441 F.3d 509 (7th Cir. 2006). “Wis. Stat. § 346.29 (2). It is a reasonable, in fact a compelling, inference that the police placed their bikes where they did in order to make sure that Burton didn’t drive away before they satisfied themselves that there was no criminal activity afoot.”
United States v. Moore, 288 F. Supp. 2d 955 (E.D. Wis. 2003). “Wis. Stat. § 346.29 prohibits loitering on a roadway in a manner that interferes with traffic, but this is not a criminal law.”
Coalition to March on the RNC v. City of Milwaukee (E.D. Wis. 2024). “24 at 23 (citing Wis. Stat. § 346.29 (2) (“No person shall stand on any roadway .”
Brian Young v. City of Milwaukee Bd. of Fire & Police Commissioners (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§ 346.29(2) (2017-18), provides: “No person shall stand or loiter on any roadway other than in a safety zone if such act interferes with the lawful movement of traffic.”
United States v. Burton, Troy S. (7th Cir. 2006). “Wis. Stat. § 346.29 (2). It is a reasonable, in fact a compelling, inference that the police placed their bikes where they did in order to make sure that Burton didn’t drive away before they satisfied themselves that there was no criminal activity afoot.”
— Wis. Stat. § 346.29(2) — 1 case
Brian Young v. City of Milwaukee Bd. of Fire & Police Commissioners (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§ 346.29(2) (2017-18), provides: “No person shall stand or loiter on any roadway other than in a safety zone if such act interferes with the lawful movement of traffic.”
— Wis. Stat. § 346.29(3) — 1 case
State v. Daniel S. Iverson, 2015 WI 101 (Wis. 2015). “04 (prohibiting the operation of an unregistered or improperly registered vehicle); Wis.”
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