Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 346.66 (2026)
Applicability of sections relating to accidents and accident reporting
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346.66(1)(a)(a) In addition to being applicable upon highways, ss. 346.67 to 346.70 are applicable upon all premises held out to the public for use of their motor vehicles, all premises provided by employers to employees for the use of their motor vehicles, and all premises provided to tenants of rental housing in buildings of 4 or more units for the use of their motor vehicles, whether such premises are publicly or privately owned and whether or not a fee is charged for the use thereof.
346.66(1)(b)(b) Except as provided in sub. (2), ss. 346.67 to 346.70 do not apply to private parking areas at farms or single-family residences.
346.66(1)(c)(c) Sections 346.67 to 346.70 do not apply to accidents involving only snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, utility terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (q), that were being operated off the highways, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (y), or vehicles propelled by human power or drawn by animals.
346.66(2)(a)(a) Sections 346.67, 346.68, and 346.69 apply to the operator of a vehicle that, whether by operator intention or lack of control, departs a highway or premises described in sub. (1) (a) immediately prior to an accident if the accident does not occur on real property owned or leased by the operator.
346.66 AnnotationThe test for whether a premises is held out to the public is whether, on any given day, potentially any resident of the community with a driver’s license and access to a motor vehicle could use the premises in an authorized manner. State v. Carter, 229 Wis. 2d 200, 598 N.W.2d 619 (Ct. App. 1999), 98-1688.
Notes of Decisions
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cases, 1999–2007 · leading case: State v. Dartez, 2007 WI App 126 (Wis. Ct. App. 2007).
State v. Dartez, 2007 WI App 126 (Wis. Ct. App. 2007). “After waiving a preliminary examination, Dartez filed a motion to dismiss the hit-and-run count on the ground that the accident occurred on private property and thus the hit-and-run statute did not apply under Wis. Stat. § 346.66 . Section 346.66 provides: Applicability of…”
State v. Carter, 598 N.W.2d 619 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). “With respect to the hit-and-run conviction, Carter contended that the State had failed to prove that the fatal accident occurred on a "premises held out to the public for use of their motor vehicles" as required by § 346.66, Stats. She argued in the alternative that her *205…”
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