Section 258.08. 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)  Except as provided under sub. (5) , the permittee shall carry insurance in either of the following minimum amounts:

(a) For bodily injury, $150,000 coverage for each person and $450,000 coverage for each accident; for property damage, $300,000 coverage for each accident.

(b) $750,000 combined single limit coverage.

(5)  A permittee shall certify, and may be required to present satisfactory written evidence, that the amount of insurance coverage required under sub. (4) , 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.

History: Cr. Register, August, 1996, No. 488 , eff. 9-1-96; correction in (4) and (5) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, April, 1999, No. 520 .