Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 346.43 (2026)
Penalty for violating sections 346.37 to 346.42
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346.43(1)(a)(a) Any pedestrian or personal delivery device operator violating s. 346.37 or 346.38 may be required to forfeit not less than $2 nor more than $20 for the first offense and not less than $10 nor more than $50 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.
346.43(1)(b)1.1. Except as provided in subd. 2. or 3. or sub. (4), any operator of a vehicle violating ss. 346.37 to 346.39 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.
346.43(1)(b)2.2. Any operator of a bicycle, electric scooter, or electric personal assistive mobility device violating s. 346.37, 346.38 or 346.39 may be required to forfeit not more than $20.
346.43(1)(b)3.a.a. Except as provided in subd. 3. b., if an operator of a vehicle violates s. 346.37 or 346.39 where persons engaged in work in a highway maintenance or construction area, railroad maintenance or construction area, utility work area, or emergency or roadside response area are at risk from traffic, any applicable minimum and maximum forfeiture specified in subd. 1. for the violation shall be doubled.
346.43(1)(b)3.b.b. If an operator of a vehicle violates s. 346.37 or 346.39 where persons engaged in work in a highway maintenance or construction area, railroad maintenance or construction area, utility work area, or emergency or roadside response area are at risk from traffic and the violation results in bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (4), to another, the operator may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months, or both. In addition to the penalties specified under this subd. 3. b., a court may also order a person convicted under this subd. 3. b. to perform not fewer than 100 nor more than 200 hours of community service work and attend traffic safety school, as provided under s. 345.60.
346.43(2)(2) Any person violating s. 346.42 may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.
346.43(3)(3) Any person violating s. 346.41 may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $200 for the first offense and may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $500 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.
346.43(4)(a)(a) Except as provided in sub. (1) (b) 3. b., if a person violates s. 346.37 (1) (a) 1., (c) 3., or (d) 1. or 346.39 (1) and the violation results in great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14), to another, the person shall forfeit $500.
346.43(4)(b)(b) Except as provided in sub. (1) (b) 3. b., if a person violates s. 346.37 (1) (a) 1., (c) 3., or (d) 1. or 346.39 (1) and the violation results in death to another, the person shall forfeit $1,000.
346.43 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 278, 336; 1973 c. 182; 1983 a. 27; 1985 a. 69 s. 16; 1993 a. 198; 1997 a. 277; 2001 a. 90; 2017 a. 13, 105; 2019 a. 11; 2021 a. 115; 2023 a. 159.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1988–2012 · leading case: Thomas v. Fiedler, 700 F. Supp. 1527 (E.D. Wis. 1988).
Thomas v. Fiedler, 700 F. Supp. 1527 (E.D. Wis. 1988). “Stat. § 343.305 provides for revocation of a person’s license in the event the individual refuses to take a blood alcohol test.”
Brown v. Acuity, 2012 WI App 66 (Wis. Ct. App. 2012). “5 See Wis. Stat. § 346.43 (l)(b). By the Court.”
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