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<br />at on January I, 1991, must, starting January 1, 1991 pro- 4
<br />Ortant aspects of the com- vide their prospective employ s from page 33
<br />I mercial ver license program im- with a history of their empl ment A municipality may subject adult
<br />plemented y 1989 Wisconsin Act as a commercial motor ve Ie oper- entertainment businesses to a licens-
<br />105 take ef t. ator. Sec. 343.245(20(c). ing requirement only when the
<br />In addition administrative rules In addition, strict aleo licensing ordinance provides nar.
<br />I necessary to a inister and enforce age restrictions on com row, objective and definite stan-
<br />the commercial river license pro- tor vehicle operators t dards to guide the licensing
<br />gram which have een promulgated January 1, 1991. authority."
<br />by the Department f Transporta- Beginning On that ate, commer- I G C' p'" h
<br />1 . (DOT) . d k ' 1 h' I (' I d n enusa v. ilY of eana ,t e
<br />lion are anti ate to ta e cIa motor ve IC e era tors mc u - S h C' . U S C f A
<br />ff . . . event !rcUll .. Ourt 0 p_
<br />e ect January 1, ] 99 mg drIvers of fire ucks) m I h Id' I'd ,..
<br />. ,- - pea 5 e mva 1 a prOYlSIOn In
<br />As of January 1,]9 ,employers possessIOn of ale 01 whIle on duty,. p "I' . d' h' h
<br />. ]. , . . eon a 5 lcensmg or manee W Ie
<br />I of commefCIa motor ve c1e on duty wlthm hours of consUffi- 'd d h d I . .
<br />d ' 'I d' .... . al h' ed provl e t at an aut entertam-
<br />rIvers, me u mg mUmCl lUes, mg co 01 or avmg any measur b' I' b '
<br />. . .. . -. , mem USlness lcense ma not e 15-
<br />will face new responslbJ!1l1 . These aleohol conc trallon above zero ,';; d I"f hY Ii
<br />'b']" . I db' d' 1 d d . f. Sue to an app leant I t e app cant
<br />responsl titles me u e: must e 1m elate y or ere out 0 ; U' h' f d
<br />. , ., ., ,. .... IS a person w 0 IS not 0 goo
<br />I (1) Before hmng a new emp ye service fa 4 hours and Issued a C1. -, al h d '.
<br />. . '. ..> ,.~::- mor c aracter an reputauon m
<br />to dnve commercJal motor vehl tallon of 10. Sec. 346,63(7).:. .':: th "h' h h h
<br />. - ..;::-:" e communlty In W - Ie e or s e
<br />employers must obtam the perso Furt, as of January I, 1991".' 'd"
<br />employment history. No employer any p on convicted of driving a.-.c. reSl os.
<br />I may hire as a commercial motor ve- COm rcia! motor vehicle while ,<c: The Genusa court held that the
<br />hicle driver an applicant who re- a g a blood alcohol concentra,:. provision standing alone, without
<br />fuses to provide the required of .04 or more will be disqua1i:' any standards, gave city authorities
<br />'1. information. Sec. 343.245(3)9a), from driving commercial motor' an overbroad discretion to impose a
<br />StalS. ehl es for one year. Sec. '...' prior restraint on protected speech.
<br />(2) No employer may, as of Jan 346. 3), .... . .
<br />ary I, 1991, knowingly allow an Fin, in light of the new In a?d1l1?n, an ~dult entertat~-
<br />I employe to operate a commercia responS! 'lities employers of com- ment ltcensmg ordman~;e mu.st, m
<br />motor vehicle when the employ mercial tor vehicle operators face order tlo P~,s ~OnSlltU~lon:>J ms~e~:
<br />A. Has had his or her co beginning nuary I, ! 991, munici- uo~, pace lmlts on t e lime WIt m
<br />ciaI driver license suspended palities migH want to consider par- Wh~h th~ d~clSlOnn:~ker must grant
<br />1 va ked by any state; ticipating in T's employer or eny t e Icense.
<br />. B. Is subject to a 24- notification pro am. Sec. 343.245 In City of Dallas", the U.S.
<br />.of-service order in any st (3m). For a fee e layers wUl be .... Supreme Court held that the city's
<br />I . C. Is disq~alified fr able to register lhe ame of an 'em:. a?ult entertainment lice~sing or-
<br />'mg a commercial vehlc ploye wnh the Depa enc. DOT.. dmance was unconslltullonal be-
<br />343.245(3)(b).) wiU then notify the e layer', :" cause it did not provide an effective
<br />(3) No employer m . employ per. whenever a conviction suspen- limitation on the time within which
<br />I sons ~ commercial mor vehicle sicn, revocation, cancell on. dis- the licensor's decision must be
<br />drivers who are ad ted to the use qualification or out-of-se ce order Continued on next page
<br />01 intoxicating liq r or controlled is recorded on the driving cord 01
<br />substances, Empl . ers will have a the employe.
<br />I right to make th determination. For more information on OT's 'l,See Emfic World News of Appleton Y.'
<br />Sec. 346.64. employer notification progra con- Cay oj Apple/on. 482 F,Supp 1210 (E.D.
<br />. . . . ., WIS. 1980), where the: Court held that an Ap-
<br />. Dnve:s of c mercIal motOr ve- tact Ms. Jenmfer Llddlcoat at 608) pIcton ordinance, under which the common
<br />I hIdes WIll, of ourse, also face new 267-9558. council denied an adult bookstore owner's
<br />responsibiIiti beginning January 1, For a more detailed discussio of applic~ti~n for lic~ns(:s to opcr~l(: 12 ad~lt
<br />1991. the commercial driver license pr film-VIewing mactllnes, and Whl:h c?ntam(:d
<br />h ' . no standards whatsoever governmg lSsuance
<br />As. of t date, drIvers of Com- gram see the ~egal Comment In e of licenses was unconStiCulional because it
<br />I merclal v des mus[ inform their April 1990 issu~ of the ~funjdpal aCI(:d as a:prior r(:straint on !h~ owner's ex.
<br />employe and che DOT of any 1y. Also. techmcal questions regar ercise of hiS lim amendment nghts.
<br />state m iog violations and any ing the licensing program may be 11619 f.2d 1:203.
<br />. licens uspensions. revocations or directed to: Atty. Joseph yraassen, " FWIPBS, Inc. v. City 01 DaJ!os._
<br />I canc ations, See, 343.245(2). Also, Office of General Counsel. DOT, u,s, _.1105.0,596 (1990),
<br />persons seeking employment as (608) 266.8810, . "!d.
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