Section 320.03. General requirements.

 

(1)  Requests for escort services, special event services and utility facility project services shall be submitted to the region commander of the division of state patrol region in which the special event or utility facility project shall take place, or in which the escort services shall originate.

(2)  Fees for special event services requested by another law enforcement agency shall be charged to the special event sponsor in the same manner as requests received directly from a sponsor.

(3)  Requests for special event services shall be submitted at least 48 hours prior to the beginning of the special event.

(4)  Costs related to requests for services not made in advance of a special event for which the division of state patrol is ultimately required to provide services, shall be charged to the event sponsor.

(5)  Requests for escort services shall be submitted at least 48 hours prior to the beginning of the escort.

(6)  Requests for escort services shall be accompanied by a valid oversize or overweight permit issued by the department's division of motor vehicles, bureau of vehicle services, motor carrier services section, or an officer in charge of maintenance of local highways.

(8)  Requests to the region commander shall include all of the following:

(a) Identification of the point of origin and the point of termination for any escort service.

(b) Identification of the location of the special event.

(c) Identification of roads and highways to be provided with security and traffic enforcement.

(d) Identification of the location of the utility facility project.

(e) Identification of the anticipated starting and ending dates and times for any escort service, or identification of the starting and ending dates and times, including the number of days involved, for any special event or utility facility project for which security and traffic enforcement is to be provided.

(9)  The region commander, in compliance with division of state patrol overtime policies, shall determine the number of, and authorize the use of, traffic officers or equipment to be used to provide special events security and traffic control, utility facility project security and traffic control or escort services with priority given to ensuring safe completion of the assignment.

(10)  Routes for motor carriers and private motor carriers which require escort services shall be approved by the department's motor carrier services section, which may receive advice from the division of state patrol region commander and the department's division of transportation system development's region engineer.

(11)  Fees for special event services may be required to be paid in advance of the special event.

(12)  Fees for escort services shall be reimbursed by the motor carrier or private motor carrier no later than 30 days after the motor carrier or private motor carrier receives the bill. For payments not received within 30 days, the department may deny future overweight or oversize permits or escort services for the motor carrier or private motor carrier until payment is received.

(13)  Fees for utility facility project services shall be reimbursed by the person or organization who requested the service no later than 30 days after the person or organization receives the bill. For payments not received within 30 days, the department may deny future requests for utility facility project services until payment is received.

(14)  Notification of the cancellation of a request for special events services shall be provided to the appropriate division of state patrol region commander no later than 48 hours before the event was scheduled to commence. Failure to notify the region commander within 48 hours shall result in a surcharge of $100.

(15)  Notification of the cancellation of a request for escort services shall be provided to the appropriate division of state patrol region commander as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours before the scheduled escort date. Failure to notify the region commander within 24 hours shall result in a surcharge of $100.

(16)  Notification of the cancellation of a request for utility facility project services shall be provided to the appropriate division of state patrol region commander as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours before the scheduled project start. Failure to notify the region commander within 24 hours shall result in a surcharge of $100.

History: Cr. Register, May, 2000, No. 533 , eff. 6-1-00; CR 02-086 : am. (1), renum. (7) to be (8), (9) to (13) to be (1) to (12), (14) and (15), renum. (8) (d) to be (8) (e), (8) to be (9) and am., cr. (8) (d), (13) and (16), Register November 2002 No. 563 , eff. 12-1-02; corrections in (1), (8) (intro.), (9), (10), (14) to (16) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 6. , Stats., Register February 2013 NO. 686.