Section 346.17. Penalty for violating sections 346.04 to 346.16

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(1)  Except as provided in sub. (5) , any person violating s. 346.04 (1) or (2) , 346.06 , 346.12 or 346.13 (1) or (3) 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.

(2)  Any person violating ss. 346.05 , 346.07 (2) or (3) , 346.072 , 346.08 , 346.09 , 346.10 (2) to (4) , 346.11 , 346.13 (2) or 346.14 to 346.16 may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300.

(2m)  Any person violating s. 346.10 (1) shall forfeit not less than $60 nor more than $600.

(2t)  Any person violating s. 346.04 (2t) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both.

(3)  

(a) Except as provided in par. (b) , (c) or (d) , any person violating s. 346.04 (3) is guilty of a Class I felony.

(b) If the violation results in bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (4) , to another, or causes damage to the property of another, as defined in s. 939.22 (28) , the person is guilty of a Class H felony.

(c) If the violation results in great bodily harm, as defined in s. 939.22 (14) , to another, the person is guilty of a Class F felony.

(d) If the violation results in the death of another, the person is guilty of a Class E felony.

(4)  Any person violating s. 346.075 may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $200 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $500 for the 2nd or subsequent violation within 4 years.

(5)  If an operator of a vehicle violates s. 346.04 (1) or (2) where persons engaged in work in a highway maintenance or construction area or in a utility work area are at risk from traffic, any applicable minimum and maximum forfeiture specified in sub. (1) for the violation shall be doubled.

1971 c. 278 ; 1973 c. 182 ; 1977 c. 208 ; 1981 c. 324 ; 1983 a. 27 ; 1985 a. 82 ; 1993 a. 189 , 198 ; 1997 a. 32 , 88 , 237 , 277 , 283 ; 2001 a. 15 , 109 .