Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 254.14 - Insurance and liability conditions

(1) In applying for and accepting a permit, a permittee agrees to:

(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.

(2) Whether or not insurance, bond, or deposit as set forth in sub. (7) is required, the permittee shall be liable for all damages which any highway or its appurtenances may sustain by reason of any operation under the permit.

(3) An issuing authority may waive insurance requirements for permits issued to government.

(4) Where a certificate of insurance is required, no insurer may cancel the certificate of insurance without providing the issuing authority 10 days advance written notice of the cancellation.

(5) An issuing authority may require a permittee to provide more bodily injury and property damage liability coverage than is set forth in sub. (6).

(6) The following insurance amounts are required:

(a) When the permitted load does not exceed 12 feet in width, 131/2 feet in height, or 100 feet in length and 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 size or 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

(7) A permittee shall certify, and may be required to present satisfactory written evidence, that the amount of insurance coverage given in sub. (6), or a bond in a form satisfactory to the issuing authority, will 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 issuing authority.

Notes

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 254.14

Cr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91.