Attorney's Note

Under the Wisconsin Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class D felonyup to 25 yearsup to $100,000
Class E felonyup to 15 yearsup to $50,000
For details, see § 939.50

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 346.74

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    Any person violating s. 346.72 may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.
   (2)   Any person violating s. 346.70 (2) or (3), 346.71 or 346.73 may be required to forfeit not less than $40 nor more than $200 for the first offense and may be required to forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.
   (2g)   Any operator of a vehicle, and any occupant of a vehicle who is at least 16 years of age, who violates s. 346.70 (1) may be required to forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $500 for the first offense and may be required to forfeit not less than $300 nor more than $500 for the 2nd or subsequent conviction within a year.
   (2r)   Any person violating s. 346.70 (1m) may be required to forfeit not less than $40 nor more than $200.
   (3)   Any person violating s. 346.68 or 346.69 may be required to forfeit not more than $200.
   (4)   Any person violating s. 346.70 (5) may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $50.
   (5)   Any person violating any provision of s. 346.67 (1):
      (a)    Shall be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than 6 months or both if the accident did not involve death or injury to a person.
      (b)    May be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both if the accident involved injury to a person but the person did not suffer great bodily harm.
      (c)    Is guilty of a Class E felony if the accident involved injury to a person and the person suffered great bodily harm.
      (d)    Is guilty of a Class D felony if the accident involved death to a person.
      (e)    Is guilty of a felony if the accident involved death or injury to a person.
   (6)   
      (a)    A vehicle owner or other person found liable under s. 346.675 with respect to a violation of s. 346.67 (1) may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.
      (b)    A vehicle owner or other person found liable under s. 346.675 with respect to a violation of s. 346.68 or 346.69 may be required to forfeit not more than $100.
      (c)    Imposition of liability under s. 346.675 shall not result in suspension or revocation of a person’s operating privilege under s. 343.30 or 343.31, nor shall it result in demerit points being recorded on a person’s driving record under s. 343.32 (2) (a).