Section 104.055. Graduated driver license requirements and waivers.

 

(1)   Graduated driver license requirements. Except as provided in sub. (2) , the department may not issue a probationary driver license to any person less than 18 years of age unless the person has met all of the following requirements:

(a) The person has accumulated at least 30 hours of behind-the-wheel driving experience, at least 10 of which were during hours of darkness. Up to 5 hours of behind-the-wheel driving experience performed with a qualified instructor may be counted at the rate of 2 hours for each hour of actual driving. The department shall require an applicant's adult sponsor under s. Trans 102.21 to certify that the applicant has met this requirement as a condition of issuing a probationary driver license, except that persons who are permitted to file proof of financial responsibility in lieu of sponsorship under s. 343.15 (4) , Stats., may provide that certification.

(b) The person has not received a citation for an offense described in s. Trans 101.10 (1) .

(2)   Waivers for drivers previously licensed in other jurisdictions.

(a) License holders from other jurisdictions . The department may issue a probationary driver license to a person less than 18 years of age without regard to the length of time the person held any instruction permit and without requiring the certification described in sub. (1) if the person meets all of the following:

1. The person has been issued a driver license, other than an instruction permit, by another jurisdiction prior to the person establishing Wisconsin residency.

2. The person certifies that he or she has not been convicted of a violation of law which prohibits issuance of a probationary driver license to a person under 18 years of age within the preceding 6 months, as provided for in s. Trans 101.10 (1) .

(b) Instruction permit holders from other jurisdictions. The 6 month period during which a driver less than 18 years of age must hold a Wisconsin instruction permit prior to receiving a driver license in Wisconsin under s. 343.085 (1) (b) , Stats., shall be reduced by any amount of time a driver can show he or she was a resident of another jurisdiction and held an instruction permit issued by that jurisdiction.

(c) The department shall cancel the license of any person who provides a false certification under this subsection.

History: Cr. Register, August, 2000, No. 536 , eff. 9-1-00.