Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Transportation
Chapter Trans 101 - Demerit Point System And Graduated Driver License Restriction Extensions
Section Trans 101.01 - Purpose and definitions

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง Trans 101.01

Current through February 26, 2024

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to administratively interpret those portions of chs. 343 to 349, Stats., relating to establishing a traffic violation demerit point system, and to administratively interpret provisions of the statutes related to the revocation and suspension of a person's operating privilege.

(2) The words and phrases defined in ss. 340.01 and 343.01, Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter, except as provided in sub. (3).

(3) In this chapter:

(a) "Federal traffic law" means any federal law that is in strict conformity with a state traffic law.

(b) "Point case" or "demerit point case" means a suspension of operating privileges imposed upon an individual under s. 343.32(2), Stats., and this chapter, as the result of the accumulation of demerit points. A conviction shall be considered part of a point case if the demerit points assessed for the conviction are used as part of the total in determining whether to suspend a person's operating privilege for accumulation of demerit points.

(c) "Released," when used with reference to a point case, means that the department has vacated a demerit point suspension affecting a driver due to the appeal, vacation, reversal, or amendment of a conviction that results in the driver not being subject to a suspension for accumulation of demerit points.

(d) "State traffic law" means any law under ch. 194, chs. 340 to 348 and ch. 351, Stats., in which the movement or operation of a motor vehicle is an element of the offense.

(e) "Tribal traffic law" means a law enacted by a federally-recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state that strictly conforms to a provision in chs. 341 to 348, Stats.

s. 343.32(2) (a), Stats.

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