Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 320.02 - Definitions
The words and phrases defined in ss. 30.40(19) and 340.01, Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided. In this chapter:
(3) "Duty hours"
means a traffic officer's starting and ending times for each work day. This
includes travel time from the traffic officer's residence or work location to
the starting point from which special event or escort services are provided. It
also includes travel time returning from the special event or escort site back
to the traffic officer's residence or work location, or travel to and from the
escort or special event site for traffic officers with split shifts.
(4) "Escort services" means the escort of
oversize or overweight vehicles by uniformed traffic officers using authorized
law enforcement vehicles, in accordance with ch. Trans 252.
(5) "Inspection time" means the time spent by
traffic officers performing a safety inspection, or re-inspection, for any
vehicle or load requiring an oversize or overweight permit, and the time spent
for travel by traffic officers to and from the inspection site.
(6) "Lodging allowance" means the cost of
overnight lodging permitted for individual traffic officers per day as
identified in the department's transportation administrative manual, or TAM,
8-6 entitled Travel Expense Reimbursement Rates and Allowances.
(7) "Meal allowance" means the cost of meals
permitted for individual traffic officers per day as identified in the
department's transportation administrative manual, or TAM, 8-6 entitled Travel
Expense Reimbursement Rates and Allowances.
(8) "Mileage rate" means the cost per mile
for operation of a division of state patrol vehicle while performing official
duties including special event or escort services.
(9) "Motor carrier" means any person, firm,
partnership, corporation, or limited liability company that transports property
for hire by motor vehicle upon public highways that requires escort services,
including government and military agencies.
(10) "Oversize" means a vehicle or load
exceeding the height, length, or width limits in ss.
348.05,
348.06 and
348.07, Stats.
(11) "Overweight" means a vehicle or load
exceeding weight limitations in ss.
348.15,
348.16,
348.17 and
348.175, Stats.
(12) "Private motor carrier" means any
person, firm, partnership, corporation or limited liability company that
transports property by motor vehicle, other than an automobile or trailer, upon
public highways, that requires escort services.
(13) "Rate of pay" means a traffic officer's
average hourly wage, either for regular time or overtime, including
time-off-with-pay percentage and fringe benefits percentage where applicable,
as determined by collective bargaining agreement or state of Wisconsin
compensation plan.
(13m) "Region
commander" means a Wisconsin division of state patrol captain who is the
commander of one of the division of state patrol's 5 regions, or the
commander's designee.
(14) "Special
event" means a public event organized by a private or public organization for
which an admission fee is charged for spectators.
(15) "Special event services" means security
and traffic enforcement services provided at a special event by the division of
state patrol.
(16) "Sponsor" means
a private or public organization that organizes a special event.
(17) "Traffic officer" means a division of
state patrol officer, including an inspector, with the powers and duties
described in s. 110.07, Stats.
(18) "Utility facility project" includes
activities related to the installation, inspection, removal, relocation or
repair of a utility facility.
(19)
"Utility facility project services" means security and traffic enforcement
services provided at a utility facility project site by the division of state
patrol.
(20) "Vehicle mileage"
means all mileage traveled by each state patrol vehicle used for special event
or escort services. This includes travel to and from any special event or
inspection site, and travel from a traffic officer's residence or work location
to the starting point from which special event or escort services are provided.
It also includes travel returning from the destination back to a state traffic
officer's residence or work location, or travel to and from the escort or
special events sites for traffic officers with split shifts.
Notes
A copy of TAM 8-6, Travel Expense Reimbursement Rates and Allowances, may be obtained without cost by writing to the Division of State Patrol, Room 551, P. O. Box 7912, Madison, WI 53707-7912, or by calling (608) 267-3622.
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