{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-344.57","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 344.57","heading":"Definitions applicable to ss. 344.57 to 344.579.","body":"In ss. 344.57 to 344.579:\n(1) “Accident” means collision of a private passenger vehicle with another object or other upset of the private passenger vehicle not caused intentionally by the renter.\n(2) “Authorized driver” means, in connection with a private passenger vehicle under a rental agreement, all of the following:\n(a) The spouse of the renter, if the spouse is a licensed driver and meets any minimum age requirement in the rental agreement.\n(b) A person listed in the rental agreement as an authorized driver.\n(c) The renter’s employer, employee or co-worker, if the employer, employee or co-worker engages in a business activity with the renter, is a licensed driver and meets the rental company’s minimum age requirement.\n(d) A person who operates the private passenger vehicle during an emergency or while parking the private passenger vehicle at a commercial or private establishment.\n(3) “Damage waiver” means a contractual provision under which a rental company agrees for a charge not to hold a renter or authorized driver liable for damage or loss related to a private passenger vehicle rented by the renter.\n(4) “Private passenger vehicle” means a type 1 automobile.\n(5) “Rental agreement” means a written agreement setting forth the terms and conditions governing the use of a private passenger vehicle provided for rent by a rental company.\n(6) “Rental company” means a person in the business of providing private passenger vehicles for rent to the public.\n(7) “Renter” means the person who rents a private passenger vehicle from a rental company under a rental agreement.","path":["Chs. 340-351, Vehicles","Chapter 344 Vehicles — Financial Responsibility","SUBCHAPTER V FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR RENTED AND HUMAN SERVICES VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/344.57","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:19Z","sha256":"676fcbd843983e102e1932d9f71cb07acc117d617cbc95f9aeb3cc4ba7ec5367","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-344.55","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-344.572"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}