Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB1174 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 1174
5	5	March 22, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives BODDEN, BEHNKE, BINSFELD,
6	6	GOEBEN, S. JOHNSON, RETTINGER, ROZAR and SCHUTT, cosponsored by Senators
7	7	STROEBEL, BALLWEG and QUINN. Referred to Committee on Consumer
8	8	Protection.
9	9	AN ACT to amend 347.50 (1); and to create 347.375 and 347.50 (1g) of the
10	10	statutes; relating to: use of information stored on motor vehicle data recorders
11	11	and providing a penalty.
12	12	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
13	13	This bill prohibits, with certain exceptions, any person from accessing,
14	14	collecting, or transferring information stored on a motor vehicle data recorder (VDR)
15	15	installed in a motor vehicle unless the person discloses the intended use of the
16	16	information and receives the consent of an owner of the vehicle. A person who
17	17	violates the disclosure requirements or the prohibition on access, collection, or
18	18	transfer of VDR information may be required to forfeit not less than $200 nor more
19	19	than $2,000.
20	20	For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
21	21	printed as an appendix to this bill.
22	22	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
23	23	enact as follows:
24	24	SECTION 1. 347.375 of the statutes is created to read:
25	25	347.375 Vehicle data recorders. (1) In this section:
26	26	(a) “Vehicle data recorder" means any of the following:
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35	35	1. A device installed in a motor vehicle for the purposes of recording or
36	36	transmitting information about the motor vehicle, including a device that performs
37	37	any of the following functions:
38	38	a. Recording the direction and rate of speed at which the motor vehicle travels.
39	39	b. Recording the locations to which the motor vehicle travels.
40	40	c. Recording information concerning steering performance.
41	41	d. Recording information concerning brake performance, including whether
42	42	the brake was applied before an accident.
43	43	e. Recording information regarding safety belt usage.
44	44	f. Transmitting information concerning an accident to a central
45	45	communications system.
46	46	2. An event data recorder, as defined under 49 CFR 563.5 (b).
47	47	(b) Notwithstanding s. 340.01 (42), “owner" means, with respect to a vehicle
48	48	that is leased to a lessee for a period of 3 months or more, the lessee.
49	49	(2) No person may access, collect, or transfer information stored on a vehicle
50	50	data recorder installed in a motor vehicle unless the person discloses the intended
51	51	use of the information to an owner and receives the written, electronic, or recorded
52	52	audio consent of an owner. Consent under this subsection may not be implied from
53	53	a person's purchase of the motor vehicle in which a vehicle data recorder is installed.
54	54	This subsection does not apply to the access, collection, or transfer of information for
55	55	any of the following purposes:
56	56	(a) To effectuate a court order or to obtain information pursuant to a request
57	57	under s. 804.09.
58	58	(b) In the provision of a service for which an owner has contracted, if the
59	59	information to be accessed or transferred is described in the contract for the service.
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89	89	(c) For a motor vehicle dealer, as defined in s. 218.0101 (23) (a), or a person in
90	90	the business of maintenance or repair of motor vehicles to access information stored
91	91	on a vehicle data recorder installed in a motor vehicle if the information is used solely
92	92	for diagnosing, servicing, or repairing the motor vehicle.
93	93	(d) For the purpose of determining the need for or facilitating emergency
94	94	medical response in the event of an accident.
95	95	(e) For the purpose of improving motor vehicle safety, including medical
96	96	research on the human body's reaction to motor vehicle accidents, if the identity of
97	97	the owner or driver of the vehicle and the last 6 digits of the vehicle identification
98	98	number of the vehicle are not disclosed in connection with a transfer of information.
99	99	SECTION 2. 347.50 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
100	100	347.50 (1) Any person violating ss. 347.35 to 347.49, except s. 347.375, s.
101	101	347.385 (5), s. 347.413 (1) or s. 347.415 (1m), (2) and (3) to (5) or s. 347.417 (1) or s.
102	102	347.475 or s. 347.48 (2m) or (4) or s. 347.489, may be required to forfeit not less than
103	103	$10 nor more than $200.
104	104	SECTION 3. 347.50 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
105	105	347.50 (1g) Any person violating s. 347.375 (2) may be required to forfeit not
106	106	less than $200 nor more than $2,000.
107	107	SECTION 4.0Effective date.
108	108	(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after
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