2005 Wisconsin Act 25
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(effective date: July 27, 2005)
The new law relating to first offense OAR creates a new
section, s. 343.44 (2)(as), Stats., that reduces the offense for OAR from a
criminal to a civil offense, unless: (a)
the individual had been convicted of operating after revocation within the
preceding five-year period; or (b) the license revocation resulted from an
offense of operating under the influence of an intoxicant or other drug, or of
operating a commercial motor vehicle with an alcohol concentration between 0.04%
and 0.08%. The penalty for a civil
offense under this new act is a forfeiture of not more than $250.00. The changes first apply to violations occurring
after the effective date of the bill, July 27, 2005.
