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Wis JI-Criminal 2626
Operating While Revoked: Criminal Offense: Permanent Revocation
Statutory Definition of the Crime
Section 343.44 of the Wisconsin Statutes is violated by one who operates a motor
vehicle upon any highway in this state while that person’s operating privilege is
permanently revoked.
State’s Burden of Proof
Before you may find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove by
evidence which satisfies you beyond a reasonable doubt that the following two elements
were present.
Elements of the Crime That the State Must Prove
1. The defendant operated a motor vehicle 1 on a highway. 2
A motor vehicle is operated when it is set in motion. 3
2. The defendant’s operating privilege 4 was permanently revoked 5 at the time the
defendant operated a motor vehicle.
[A person’s operating privilege remains revoked until it is reinstated.] 6
Jury’s Decision
If you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that both elements of this offense have
been proved, you should find the defendant guilty.
If you are not so satisfied, you must find the defendant not guilty.
History
Wis JI-Criminal 2626 (2019). Release No. 57, 7/2019. © 2019, Regents, Univ. of Wis. Prepared by the Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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