Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 346.69 (2026)
Duty upon striking property on or adjacent to highway
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346.69346.69 Duty upon striking property on or adjacent to highway. The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures or other property legally upon or adjacent to a highway shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact and of the operator’s name and address and of the registration number of the vehicle the operator is driving and shall upon request and if available exhibit his or her operator’s license and shall make report of such accident when and as required in s. 346.70.
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Cited in 3
cases, 1989–2010 · leading case: City of Sheboygan v. Cesar, 2010 WI App 170, 796 N.W.2d 429.
City of Sheboygan v. Cesar, 2010 WI App 170, 796 N.W.2d 429. “63 (l)(a), and the "hit and run" of property adjacent to a highway, contrary to Wis. Stat. § 346.69 . Cesar challenges the trial court order denying his motion to suppress evidence which he claims resulted from an unlawful stop and detention.”
Matter of Sims, 101 B.R. 52 (Bankr. W.D. Wis. 1989). “§ 346.69 (1987-88), which provides in part: The operator of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures or other property .”
State v. Dartez, 2007 WI App 126, 731 N.W.2d 340. “In addition, Wis. Stat. § 346.69 expressly imposes obligations on operators involved in accidents resulting in damage to property "adjacent to the highway": Duty upon striking property on or adjacent to highway.”
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