The words and phrases defined in ss.
340.01,
343.01,
343.04 and
344.01(2),
Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is
specifically provided. Unless otherwise indicated, where terms are defined in
more than one of those sections and in s.
344.01(2), the
definition in s. 344.01(2),
Stats., shall control. In this chapter:
(1) "Accident" means a happening involving a
vehicle that results in damage or injury, including occurrences caused by "acts
of God," negligence or intentional acts.
(2) "Damage judgment" means a judgment as
defined in s. 344.01(2) (a),
Stats., that is certified to the department as specified in s.
344.05, Stats.
(3) "Depositor" means a person who deposits
security with the department under s.
344.17, Stats.
(4) "Driver record" means the public record
of a person's driver history maintained by the department in accordance with s.
343.23, Stats., or the records
maintained by the department for a person who has been issued an identification
card.
(4m) "Emergency medical
technician" or "EMT" has the meaning in s.
256.01(5),
Stats.
(5) "Fire fighter" has the
meaning set forth in s.
102.475(8) (b),
Stats.
(6) "First responder" has
the meaning set forth in s.
256.01(9),
Stats.
Note: See s.
343.23(2) (a)3,
Stats.
(7) "Injured party"
means a person who suffers personal injury or whose property is damaged in an
accident.
(8) "Law enforcement
officer" has the meaning set forth in s.
165.85(2) (c),
Stats.,
Note: See s.
343.23(2) (a)1,
Stats.
(9) "Legally parked"
means a vehicle which is parked under ss.
346.03(2) (a)
or 346.51 to s.
346.54, Stats., or is indicated
in writing to be legally parked at the time of the accident by the
investigating law enforcement agency or the operators of other vehicles
involved in the accident. A vehicle parked with doors or any part of a load
extending into an adjoining space intended for vehicular travel may not be
considered "legally parked."
(10)
"Licensee" means a person to whom the department has granted an operator's
license.
(11) "Motor vehicle" has
the meaning specified in s.
344.01(2) (b),
Stats.
Note: See s.
344.01(2) (b),
Stats.
(11m) "Multiple
injury minimum coverage" means $50,000.
(12) "Owner" or "vehicle owner" has the
meaning set forth in ss.
340.01(42) and
344.01(2) (cm),
Stats.
(12m) "Property damage
minimum coverage" means $10,000.
(13) "Report" means an accident report
received on an approved form or one received in an automated format approved by
the department.
Note: Forms MV 4000-Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Accident Report, MV
4002 Driver Report of Accident and MV 4004, Report Supplement, are available
from the DOT Traffic Accident Section, P.O. Box 7919, Madison, WI
53707-7919.
(13m) "Single
injury minimum coverage" means $25,000.
(14) "Winter highway maintenance worker"
means a person involved in the types of winter highway maintenance described in
s. 343.23(2) (a)
2, Stats.
Notes
Wis. Admin. Code
Department of Transportation
Trans 100.02
Cr. Register, October,
1985, No. 358, eff. 11-1-85; am. (intro.), (1), (3), r. (2), r. and recr. (5),
(6), renum. (7) to be (9) and am. (9), cr. (7), (8), Register, April, 1994, No.
460, eff. 5-1-94; CR 01-156: am. (intro.) and (1), cr. (2), (4), (4m), (5),
(6), (8), (12) and (14), r. and recr. (3) and (7), renum. (4) to be (9), (6) to
be (11), (8) to be (13) and am., renum. (5) to be (10), r. (9) Register October
2005 No. 598, eff. 11-1-05; CR 10-070: cr. (11m), (12m), and (13m) Register
November 2010 No. 659, eff. 12-1-10; corrections in (4m) and (6) made under s.
13.92(4) (b) 7,
Stats., Register November 2010 No. 659; CR 11-043: am. (11m), (12m), (13m)
Register May 2013 No. 689, eff.
6-1-13.
