Section Trans 300.20 - Adoption of standards(1) Pursuant to s. 227.21, Stats., the attorney general and the legislative reference bureau have consented to the incorporation by reference of the following standards. (a)SAE J579c-sealed beam headlamp units for motor vehicles. SAE standard approved January 1940 and last revised by the lighting committee December 1984.(b)SAE J585e-tail lamps (rear position lamps). SAE standard approved March 1918 and last revised by the lighting committee March 1986.(c)SAE J586 Feb 84-stop lamps. SAE standard approved February 1927, completely revised by the lighting committee December 1989.(d)SAE J587 Oct 81-license plate lamps. SAE standard approved March 1918 and last revised by the lighting committee August 1985.(e)SAE J588f-turn signal lamps. SAE standard approved February 1927 and last revised by the lighting committee June 1991.(f)SAE J592 Jan 84-clearance, side marker, and identification lamps. SAE standard approved January 1937 and last revised by the lighting committee March 1990.(g)SAE J593e-backup lamps. SAE standard approved August 1947 and last revised June 1989.(h)SAE J887 May 82-school bus warning lamps. SAE standard approved July 1964 and completely revised August 1987.(i)SAE J914b-side turn signal lamps. SAE recommended practice approved February 1965 and last revised November 1989.(j)SAE J1133 April 84-school bus stop arm. Report of the lighting committee, approved April 1976, completely revised July 1989.(k)Federal regulations adopted. The federal regulations in title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, part 393, parts and accessories necessary for safe operation, and part 571, motor vehicle safety standards, adopted by the United States department of transportation and in effect on October 1, 1996 shall be enforced in relation to a school bus under this chapter as though the regulations were set out in full in this chapter.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 300.20
Cr. Register, February, 1983, No. 326, eff. 3-1-83; correction in (1) (intro.) made under s. 13.93(2m) (b) 7, Stats., Register, December, 1987, No. 384; am. (1) (a) to (i), (2), Cr. (1) (j), (k), Register, February, 1995, No. 470, eff. 3-1-95; am. (1) (k) and renum. and am. (2) to be (1) (k) Note, Register, December, 1997, No. 504, eff. 1-1-98; correction in (1) (intro.) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 6, Stats., Register March 2012 No. 675.Copies of the references are on file in the offices of the Division of State Patrol, the Secretary of State, and the Legislative Reference Bureau; or may be purchased from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), 400 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA, 15096. The standards are noted in the SAE handbook, 1997 edition. Any standard or recommended practice shall be treated as an approved standard and shall not be advisory in nature.