State v. Muniz

Mauro Muniz appeals a trial court judgment convicting him of operating after revocation (OAR), second offense, in violation of § 343.44(1), STATS., and imposing criminal penalties under § 343.44(2)(b)l. Muniz contends that the trial court erred by imposing criminal penalties under § 343.44(2)(b)l because the only suspension in effect at the time of the current violation was imposed for failure to pay a forfeiture. Because we conclude that the only suspension in effect at the time of the current violation was imposed solely for failure to pay a forfeiture, even though Muniz failed to reinstate…