2015 WISCONSIN ACT
308
An Act
to amend
346.95 (1); and
to create
346.89 (4m) of the statutes;
relating to:
the use of a cellular or other wireless telephone while driving a motor vehicle in a construction zone and providing a penalty.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Section
1
.
346.89 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
346.89
(4m)
No person may drive, as defined in s. 343.305 (1) (b), any motor vehicle while using a cellular or other wireless telephone, including using the telephone for a purpose other than communication, where persons engaged in work in a highway maintenance or construction area or in a utility work area are at risk from traffic, except to report an emergency. This subsection does not apply to the use of a voice-operated or hands-free device if the driver of the motor vehicle does not use his or her hands to operate the device, except to activate or deactivate a feature or function of the device.
Section
2
.
346.95 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
346.95
(1)
Any person violating s. 346.87, 346.88, 346.89 (4)
, (4m),
or (5), 346.90 to 346.92
,
or 346.94 (1), (9), (10), (11), (12)
,
or (15) 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.
Section
3
.
Effective date.
(1)
This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.
