Section Trans 197.05 - Time and effect of electronic certifications(1) TIME OF FILING. An electronic insurance certification is considered filed on the date the electronic transmission is posted to the department's computerized database of driver records. Note: Filings are usually posted the same day they are received. Section 344.34, Stats., provides that certified insurance policies may not be canceled or terminated earlier than ten days after filing a notice of cancellation or termination with the department.
(2) EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC SR-22 CERTIFICATIONS. An insurer who submits an electronic SR-22, certification of proof of financial responsibility for the future, to the department certifies that the insurer provides coverage for the named insured as of the effective date of the certification for any motor vehicle operated by the named insured.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 197.05
Cr. Register, January, 1999, No. 517, eff. 2-1-99.The purpose of an electronic SR-22 filing is to meet the insurance filing requirements of s. 344.31, Stats.