Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 346.36 (2026)
Penalty for violating sections 346.31 to 346.35
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346.36(1)(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (3), any person violating ss. 346.31 to 346.35 may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.
346.36(2)(2) Any operator of a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device violating ss. 346.31 to 346.35 may be required to forfeit not more than $20.
346.36(3)(a)(a) If a person violates s. 346.31 and the violation results in great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14), to another, the person shall forfeit $500.
346.36(3)(b)(b) If a person violates s. 346.31 and the violation results in death to another, the person shall forfeit $1,000.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: Totsky v. Riteway Bus Serv., Inc., 2000 WI 29 (Wis. 2000).
Totsky v. Riteway Bus Serv., Inc., 2000 WI 29 (Wis. 2000). “First, Wis. Stat. § 346.36 (1) was designed to prevent collisions resulting from vehicles that do not stop and yield to traffic having the right-of-way.”
Oconomowoc Area Sch. Dist. v. Gregory L. Cota, 2025 WI 11 (Wis. 2025). “§§ 346.36(1) (providing that the penalty for failing to use a turn signal is a forfeiture), 346.”
State v. Mueller, 927 N.W.2d 158 (Wis. Ct. App. 2019). “We conclude Mueller's twice allowing his vehicle to remain stopped in a lane of traffic when it was not disabled, his inability to recognize that he had the green light right-of-way multiple times, his decision to take his eyes off the road to write something down while other…”
— Wis. Stat. § 346.36(1) — 1 case
Oconomowoc Area Sch. Dist. v. Gregory L. Cota, 2025 WI 11 (Wis. 2025). “§§ 346.36(1) (providing that the penalty for failing to use a turn signal is a forfeiture), 346.”
— Wis. Stat. § 346.36(1)(a) — 1 case
State v. Mueller, 927 N.W.2d 158 (Wis. Ct. App. 2019). “We conclude Mueller's twice allowing his vehicle to remain stopped in a lane of traffic when it was not disabled, his inability to recognize that he had the green light right-of-way multiple times, his decision to take his eyes off the road to write something down while other…”
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