Section 106.02. Definitions.

  The words and phrases defined in ss. 340.01 and 343.01 , Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided. In this chapter:

(1)  "AODA" means alcohol and other drug abuse.

(1m)  "Assessment" means an examination of a person's use of alcohol or other drugs, or both, and the development of a driver safety plan for the person by an approved public treatment facility as defined in s. 51.45 (2) (c) , Stats., or by a comparable treatment facility lawfully established in another state.

(2)  "Assessment facility or agency" means an alcohol and drug abuse approved public treatment facility, as defined in s. 51.45 (2) (c) , Stats., which is also approved for one or more programs under ss. HFS 61.54 to 61.57 and 61.59 to 61.68 and is designated by a board to conduct assessments, or by a comparable treatment facility lawfully established in another state.

(3)  "Board" means the county department under s. 51.42 , Stats., which is responsible for each county's provision of alcohol and drug abuse services under ss. 51.42 and 51.45 , Stats.

(4)  "Designated traffic safety school coordinator" means an individual appointed by the Wisconsin technical college district or assessment agency, for the Sauk and Dodge county programs, to oversee the traffic safety school program.

(5)  "General traffic safety program" means a course that is approved by the department under s. 345.60 , Stats., and that encourages students to examine and change their driving habits, attitudes and life styles to improve their ability to operate a motor vehicle safely.

(6)  "Group dynamics traffic safety program" means a course that is approved by the department under s. 345.60 , Stats., and that encourages students to examine their chemical use habits, discuss their chemical use and their driving behavior and formulate an alternative life style which would improve their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

(7)  "Moving violation" means a violation as defined in s. 343.01 (2) (cg) , Stats.

(8)  "Multiple offender traffic safety program" means a course that is approved by the department under s. 345.60 , Stats., and encourages students who have had multiple traffic offenses involving chemical use to examine their chemical use habits, discuss their chemical use and their driving behavior and formulate an alternative life style which would improve their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.

(9)  "OWI" means operating while intoxicated.

(10)  "OWI-related charge" means any charge involving the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated and not defined under s. 346.63 (1) , Stats., or a local, tribal or other jurisdiction law in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) , Stats. It includes a charge of causing injury while under the influence of an intoxicant or controlled substance to another person by the operation of a vehicle, a charge of refusing to submit to chemical testing, a charge of injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle or a charge of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.

(11)  "Satisfactory driving record" means a driving record that does not contain moving violations which result in more than 6 demerit points within a one year period, by date of violation, or does not indicate that the applicant was, within one year, by date of violation, causally negligent in 2 or more traffic collisions or does not contain a conviction for OWI or any OWI-related charge. Out-of-state traffic convictions and accidents shall be treated as though they occurred in Wisconsin.

(12)  "School" means an institution providing one or more of the programs defined in sub. (4) , (5) , (6) or (7) and authorized under s. 345.60 , Stats.

(13)  "WTC" means Wisconsin technical college system.

History: Cr. Register, December, 1991, No. 432 , eff. 1-1-92; renum. (1), (7) and (8) to be (1m), (8) and (12), cr. (1), (7), (10), (11) and (13), r. and recr. (4) and (9), Register, March, 1996, No. 483 , eff. 4-1-96; correction in (2) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register, April, 2000, No. 532 .

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