Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation § Trans 253.08 - Insurance and liability conditions
(1) A permittee
shall:
(a) Pay any claim for any bodily injury
or property damage resulting from operation under the permit for which the
permittee is legally responsible.
(b) Hold the state, its subdivisions,
officers, employees and agents harmless from any claim which may arise from
operation over public highways under the permit .
(c) Be liable for all damage which any
highway or its appurtenances may sustain by reason of any operation under the
permit .
(2) The
department may waive insurance requirements for permits issued to units of
government.
(3) Where a certificate
of insurance is required, no insurer may cancel the certificate of insurance
without providing the department 10 days advance written notice of the
cancellation.
(4) Unless different
amounts are required under sub. (5), the permittee shall carry insurance in
either of the following minimum amounts:
(a)
When the permitted load is not overweight by more than 25%:
|
Bodily injury liability-each person |
$150,000 |
or $750,000 |
|
Bodily injury liability-each accident |
$450,000 |
combined single |
|
Property damage liability-each accident |
$300,000 |
limit |
(b)
When the permitted load exceeds the weight limitations in par. (a):
|
Bodily injury liability-each person |
$200,000 |
or $1,000,000 |
|
Bodily injury liability-each accident |
$600,000 |
combined single |
|
Property damage liability-each accident |
$400,000 |
limit |
(5) The department may require a permittee to
provide more bodily injury or damage liability coverage than the minimum
amounts specified in sub. (4).
(6)
A permittee shall certify, and may be required to present satisfactory written
evidence, that the amount of insurance coverage required under sub. (4) or (5),
or a bond in a form satisfactory to the department, shall be in effect for the
vehicle and load designated in the permit while operating on the public
highway, unless this requirement is expressly waived by the
department.
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