345.48 Reporting pending appeal.
(1) In this section, “working days" means all days except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays under s. 995.20.
(1m) If the defendant is found guilty the court shall, within 5 working days, forward to the department the record of such conviction.
(2) If the defendant is found guilty of a traffic violation for which revocation of his or her operating privilege is mandatory under s. 343.31, or for which the court revokes or suspends his or her operating privilege under s. 343.30, the court may take possession of the suspended or revoked license. If the court takes possession of a license, it shall destroy the license. The revocation or suspension is effective immediately. The court ordered suspension or revocation shall be included as part of the report of conviction under sub. (1m).
(4) If notice of appeal is filed the court shall, within 5 working days after it is filed, forward to the department a certificate stating that a notice of appeal has been filed. Thereafter, the court shall notify the department as required under s. 343.325 (1) (b) and (c).
History: 1971 c. 278; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1983 a. 304; 1985 a. 135 s. 85; Sup. Ct. Order, 146 Wis. 2d xiii (1975); 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 16; 2005 a. 155; 2009 a. 103.