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Village of Hobart, WI
Brown County
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[Adopted as § 7.3 of the 2000 Code]
A. 
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, the statutory provisions or rules of the Department of Transportation in Chs. 340 to 348, Wis. Stats., describing and defining regulations with respect to vehicles and traffic, exclusive of any provisions therein for which the statutory penalty is a fine or term of imprisonment, are hereby adopted and by reference made a part of this chapter as if fully set forth herein. Any act required to be performed or prohibited by any statute or rules of the Department of Transportation incorporated herein by reference is required or prohibited by this chapter. Any future amendments, revisions or modifications of the statutes or rules of the Department of Transportation incorporated herein are intended to be made part of this chapter in order to secure uniform statewide regulations of traffic on the highways, streets and alleys of Wisconsin.
B. 
State forfeiture statutes. Any forfeiture for violation of §§ 340.01 to 941.03 shall conform to the forfeiture permitted to be imposed for violation of the statutes adopted by reference, including any variations or increases for subsequent offenses.
§§ 340.01, 341.01, 342.01, 343.01, 344.01, 346.01, 347.01 and 348.01
Words and phrases defined
§ 341.04 vehicle
Penalty for operating unregistered or improperly registered vehicle
§ 341.045
Use of registered farm trucks regulated
§ 341.05
When vehicles exempt from registration
§ 341.07
Certain vehicles to be registered by resident lessee
§ 341.08
Application for registration
§ 341.11(4)
Display of registration certificates
§ 341.15
Display of registration plates
§ 341.16(2)
Surrender of illegible plates
§ 341.51
When department to register dealer, distributor, manufacturer or transporter; application
§ 341.55
Penalty for misuse of plates
§ 341.61
Improper use of evidence of registration
§ 341.62
False evidence of registration
§ 341.63(3)
Surrender of plates upon suspension
§ 342.05
When certificate of title required
§ 342.06
Application for certificate of title
§ 342.15
Transfer of interest in a vehicle
§ 342.16
Transfer to or from dealer
§ 342.30(2) and (3)
Assignment and stamping of new identification numbers
§ 342.31(2)
Report of stolen or abandoned motor vehicles
§ 342.33
Sale of vehicle used as taxicab
§ 342.§ 34
Department to be notified of destruction or junking of vehicle
§ 343.10
Occupational licenses
§ 343.12
School bus operators to obtain special authorization
§ 343.18
License to be carried; verification of signature
§ 343.19
Duplicate licenses or identification cards
§ 343.22
Notice of change of address or name
§ 343.305
Tests for intoxication; administrative suspension and court-order revocation
§ 343.35
Surrender of licenses upon cancellation, revocation or suspension
§ 343.45
Permitting unauthorized person to drive
§ 343.46
Duty of persons renting vehicles to another
§ 344.45
Surrender of license and registration upon suspension
§ 344.46
Transfer of vehicle ownership to defeat financial responsibility
§§  344.51 and 344.52
Financial responsibility for rented vehicles
§ 345.55
Traffic officers not to profit from arrests
§ 346.02
Applicability of Ch. 346
§ 346.03
Applicability of rules of the road to authorized emergency vehicles
§ 346.04(1) and (2)
Obedience to traffic officers, signs and signals
§ 346.05
Vehicles to be driven on right side of roadway; exceptions
§ 346.06
Meeting of vehicles
§ 346.07
Overtaking and passing on the left
§ 346.075
Overtaking and passing bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, and motor buses
§ 346.08
When overtaking and passing on the right permitted
§ 346.09
Limitations on overtaking on left or driving on left side of roadway
§ 346.10
When passing at a railroad crossing, intersection, bridge, viaduct or tunnel prohibited
§ 346.11
Passing or meeting frightened animal
§ 346.12
Driving through safety zones prohibited
§ 346.13
Driving on roadways laned for traffic
§ 346.14
Distance between vehicles
§ 346.15
Driving on divided highway
§ 346.16
Use of controlled-access highways, expressways and freeways
§ 346.18
General rules of right-of-way
§ 346.19
What to do on approach of emergency vehicle
§ 346.20
Right-of-way of funeral processions and military convoys
§ 346.21
Right-of-way of livestock
§ 346.23
Crossing controlled intersection or crosswalk
§ 346.24
Crossing at uncontrolled intersection or crosswalk
§ 346.25
Crossing at place other than crosswalk
§ 346.26
Blind pedestrian on highway
§ 346.27
Persons working on highway
§ 346.28
Pedestrians to walk on left side of highway; pedestrians, bicyclists, and riders of electric personal assistive mobility devices on sidewalks
§ 346.29
When standing or loitering in roadway or highway prohibited
§ 346.31
Required position and method of turning at intersections
§ 346.32
Required position for turning into private road or driveway
§ 346.33
Where turns prohibited, exception
§ 346.34
Turning movements and required signals on turning and stopping
§ 346.35
Method of giving signals on turning and stopping
§ 346.37
Traffic-control signal legend
§ 346.38
Pedestrian control signals
§ 346.39
Flashing signals
§ 346.40
Whistle signals
§ 346.41
Display of unauthorized signs and signals prohibited
§ 346.42
Interference with signs and signals prohibited
§ 346.44
All vehicles to stop at signal indicating approach of train
§ 346.45
Certain vehicles to stop at railroad crossings
§ 346.46
Vehicles to stop at stop signs and school crossings
§ 346.47
When vehicles using alley or nonhighway access to stop
§ 346.48
Vehicles to stop for school buses displaying flashing lights
§ 346.50
Exceptions to stopping and parking restrictions
§ 346.505
Stopping, standing or parking prohibited in parking spaces reserved for vehicles displaying special registration plates or special identification cards
§ 346.51
Stopping, standing or parking outside of business or residence districts
§ 346.52
Stopping prohibited in certain specified places
§ 346.53
Parking prohibited in certain specified places
§ 346.54
How to park and stop on streets
§ 346.55
Other restrictions on parking and stopping
§ 346.57(2)
Reasonable and prudent limit
§ 346.57(3)
Conditions requiring reduced speed
§ 346.57(4)(a)-(c)
Fixed speed limits in school or safety zones
§ 346.57(4)(d)-(h)
Fixed speed limits
§ 346.57(4)(i)
Speeding in park or recreation area
§ 346.57(5)
Zoned and posted speed limits
§ 346.58
Special speed restrictions for certain vehicles
§ 346.59
Minimum speed regulation
§ 346.595
Motorcycles and mopeds
§ 346.61
Applicability of sections relating to reckless and drunken driving
§ 346.62
Reckless driving
§ 346.63(1)
Operating under influence of intoxicant or other drug
§ 346.63(2m)
Person under age of 19 operating motor vehicle with any blood alcohol concentration in system
§ 346.66
Applicability of sections relating to accidents and accident reporting
§ 346.68
Duty upon striking unattended vehicle
§ 346.69
Duty upon striking property on or adjacent to highway
§ 346.70
Duty to report accident
§ 346.71
Corners or medical examiners to report; require blood specimen
§ 346.72
Garages to keep record of repairs of accident damage
§ 346.73
Accident reports not to be used in trial
§ 346.77
Responsibility of parent or guardian for violation of bicycle and play vehicle regulations
§ 346.78
Play vehicles not to be used on roadway
§ 346.79
Special rules applicable to bicycles
§ 346.80
Riding bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device on roadway
§ 346.803
Riding bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device on bicycle way
§ 346.804
Riding bicycle on sidewalk
§ 346.87
Limitations on backing
§ 346.88
Obstruction of operator's view or driving mechanism
§ 346.89
Inattentive driving
§ 346.90
Following emergency vehicle
§ 346.91
Crossing fire hose
§ 346.92
Illegal riding
§ 346.93
Intoxicants in vehicle; underage persons
§ 346.935
Intoxicants in motor vehicles
§ 346.94
Miscellaneous prohibited acts
§ 346.945
Vehicle owner's liability for radios or other electric sound amplification devices
§ 347.02
Applicability of Ch. 347
§ 347.03
Sale of prohibited equipment unlawful
§ 347.04
Owner responsible for improperly equipped vehicle
§ 347.06
When lighted lamps required
§ 347.07
Special restrictions on lamps and the use thereof
§ 347.08
Determining the visibility distance and mounted height of lamps
§ 347.09
Headlamps on motor vehicles
§ 347.10
Headlamps specifications for motor vehicles other than mopeds and motor bicycles
§ 347.11
Headlamp specifications for mopeds and motor bicycles
§ 347.12
Use of multiple-beam headlamps
§ 347.13
Tail lamps and registration plate lamps
§ 347.14
Stop lamps
§ 347.15
Direction signal lamps or devices
§ 347.16
Clearance lamps and reflectors
§ 347.17
Color of clearance and marker lamps and reflectors
§ 347.18
Mounting of clearance lamps and reflectors
§ 347.19
Visibility of clearance lamps and reflectors
§ 347.20
Lamp or flag on projecting load or fixture
§ 347.21
Lamps and flags on trains of agricultural vehicles
§ 347.22
Lamps on farm tractors and self-propelled farm implements
§ 347.23
Lamps on highway maintenance equipment
§ 347.24
Lamps and reflectors on nonmotor vehicles and equipment
§ 347.245
Identification emblem on certain slow-moving vehicles
§ 347.25
Special warning lamps on vehicles
§ 347.26
Restrictions on certain optional lighting equipment
§ 347.27
When lighted lamps required on parked vehicles
§ 347.28
Certain vehicles to carry flares or other warning devices
§ 347.29
Display of warning devices for certain vehicles when standing on highway
§ 347.35
Brakes
§ 347.36
Performance ability of brakes
§ 347.38
Horns and warning devices
§ 347.39
Mufflers
§ 347.40
Mirrors
§ 347.41
Speed indicators
§ 347.415
Odometer tampering
§ 347.42
Windshield wipers
§ 347.43
Safety glass
§ 347.44
Painting requirements for school buses; restrictions as to painting of other vehicles
§ 347.45
Tire equipment
§ 347.46
Fenders and mudguards
§ 347.47
Drawbars, trailer hitches and mobile home couplings
§ 347.48
Seat belts and child safety restraint systems
§ 347.485
Protective headgear for use on Type 1 motorcycles
§ 347.486
General requirements (motorcyclists)
§ 347.487
Seating requirements (Type 1 motorcycle)
§ 347.488
Moped equipment
§ 347.489
Lamps and other equipment on bicycles, motor bicycles, and electric personal assistive mobility devices
§ 347.49
Equipment of vehicles transporting flammable liquids
§ 348.02
Applicability of Ch. 348
§ 348.05
Width of vehicles
§ 348.06
Height of vehicles
§ 348.07
Length of vehicles
§ 348.08
Vehicle trains
§ 348.09
Projecting loads on side of vehicle
§ 348.10
Special limitations on load
§ 348.15
Weight limitations on class "A" highways
§ 348.16
Weight limitations on class "B" highways
§ 348.17
Special or seasonal weight limitations
§ 348.175
Seasonal operation of vehicles hauling peeled or unpeeled forest products cut crosswise or abrasives or salt for highway winter maintenance
§ 348.18
Weight limitations apply to publicly owned vehicles; exceptions
§ 348.185
Empty weight to be indicated on side of certain vehicles; rules
§ 348.19
Traffic officers may weigh vehicles and require removal of excess load
§ 348.20
Policy in prosecuting weight violations
§ 348.25
General provisions relating to permits for vehicles and loads of excessive size and weight
§ 348.26
Single trip permits
§ 348.27
Annual, consecutive month or multiple trip permits
§ 348.28
Permits to be carried
§§ 350.01 to 350.19
Snowmobiles
§ 941.01
Negligent operation of vehicle
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. III).