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Wisconsin statutes

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The Wisconsin statutes related to transportation are listed below.

All Wisconsin Statutes are in Adobe Acrobat format.

General

• Department of Transportation (chapter 85) (121 KB)
• Administrative Procedure and Review (chapter 227) (147 KB)
• Motor vehicles (chapter 110) (31 KB) 
• Vehicles-powers of state and local authorities (chapter 349) (63 KB)

Aviation

• Aeronautics (chapter 114) (88 KB)

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Cars and Light Trucks

• Wisconsin Lemon Law (chapter 218.0171) 218.0171  (See also WisDOT discussion).
• Minors purchase of vehicles (chapter 218.0147)
• Vehicles-general provisions (chapter 340) (46 KB) Definitions that are generally applicable throughout the motor vehicle code, except where other more specific definitions apply.
• Registration of vehicles (chapter 341) (188 KB)  Annual registration fees and license plate laws.
• Vehicle title and anti-theft law (chapter 342) (67 KB) Laws related to vehicle title issuance.
• Equipment of vehicles (chapter 347)  (97 KB) Regulates equipment that must or cannot be installed on vehicles, such as lights and seatbelts.
• Motor vehicle consumer leases (chapter 429) (33 KB)
• Administrative regulations related to vehicle registration.

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Driver Licensing & Regulation

• Vehicles-general provisions (chapter 340) (46 KB)
• Operators' licenses (chapter 343)  (309 KB) Driver licensing and driving school regulation
• Vehicles-financial responsibility (chapter 344) (86 KB) Insurance requirements, responsibilities following an uninsured accident
• Vehicles-civil and criminal liability (chapter 345) (73 KB) Procedure in traffic cases, such as speeding.
• Rules of the road (chapter 346) (224 KB) State traffic laws, such as speeding and drunk driving.
• Habitual traffic offenders (chapter 351) (18 KB) Repeat traffic violators subjected to 5-year license revocation.
• Administrative regulations related to driver licensing

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Environment

• Flood control (chapter 87) (52 KB)
• Drainage of lands (chapter 88) (135 KB)
• Fences (chapter 90) (26 KB)

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Heavy Vehicles and Motor Carriers

• Motor vehicle transportation (chapter 194) (35 KB) Motor Carrier regulation
• Vehicles-size, weight and load (chapter 348)  (77 KB) State weight limits on highways.
• Fuel Tax and Interstate Registration (chapter 341.40 to 341.45)
• Motor vehicle and general aviation fuel taxes (chapter 78) (86 KB) Gas tax
• Wis. Admin Code Heavy Vehicle and trip permit regulations

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Motor Vehicle Dealer Regulation

• Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies (chapter 218) (236 KB) Car dealer and manufacturer regulation.
• Motor vehicle consumer leases (chapter 429) (33 KB)
• Wis. Admin Code Vehicle Dealer Regulations

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Rail

• Office of the commissioner of railroads (chapter 189) (5 KB)
• Railroads: organization and management (chapter 190) (38 KB)
• Railroads: construction (chapter 191)  (14 KB)
• Railroads: regulations and liabilities (chapter 192) (55 KB)
• Railroad regulation (chapter 195) (78 KB)

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Roads and Highways

• Town highways (chapter 82) (85 KB)
• County highways (chapter 83) (51 KB)
• State trunk highways: federal aid (chapter 84) (255 KB)
• Miscellaneous highway provisions (chapter 86) (104 KB)

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Safety

• Rules of the road (chapter 346) (224 KB) State traffic laws, such as speeding and drunk driving.
  • See WisDOT discussion
• Equipment of vehicles (chapter 347)  (97 KB) Regulates equipment that must or cannot be installed on vehicles, such as lights and seatbelts.
• Safety related Administrative Regulations

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Last modified: March 16, 2011