§ 26-14. Registration record of vehicle as evidence.  


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  • When any vehicle is found upon a street or highway in violation of any provision of this chapter regulating the stopping, standing or parking of vehicles and the identity of the operator cannot be determined, the owner as shown by the ownership registration of the vehicle supplied by the state department of transportation, or a comparable authority of any other state, shall be deemed to have committed the violation for purposes of enforcement of this chapter and specifically section 26-1 and shall be subject to the applicable forfeiture penalty; provided the defenses defined and described in Wis. Stats. § 346.485(5)(b), shall be a defense for an owner charged with such violation.

(Code 1984, § 8-1-15)

State law reference

Owner's liability for vehicle passing school bus illegally, Wis. Stats. § 346.485.