345.60 Penalty of compulsory safety school attendance. - Wisconsin Statutes

345.60

345.60 Penalty of compulsory safety school attendance.

345.60(1)

(1) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), in addition to or in lieu of other penalties provided by law for violation of chs. 346 to 348, the trial court may in its judgment of conviction order the convicted person to attend, for a certain number of school days, a traffic safety school whose course and mode of instruction is approved by the secretary, subject to sub. (4), and which is conducted by the police department of the municipality, by the sheriff's office of the county, or by any regularly established safety organization.

345.60(2)

(2) This section also applies in the case of an adjudication of violation of a local traffic regulation which is in conformity with chs. 346 to 348.

345.60(3)

(3) In addition to other penalties provided by law for violation of s. 346.63 (1) or a local ordinance in conformity therewith, or s. 346.63 (2) or 940.25, or s. 940.09 where the offense involved the use of a vehicle, the convicted person may be required under s. 343.30 (1q) to attend, for a certain number of school days, a school under sub. (1).

345.60(4)

(4) If a person is convicted of violating s. 346.18 or a local ordinance in conformity with s. 346.18, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, a court shall order the person to attend a school under sub. (1), which shall acquaint the person with vehicle right-of-way rules and provide instruction on motorcycle, pedestrian, and bicycle awareness.

345.60 - ANNOT.

History: 1971 c. 278 s. 45; Stats. 1971 s. 345.60; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (c); 1977 c. 193; 1981 c. 20; 1985 a. 337; 1987 a. 3; 2005 a. 466.