AB40-ASA1,1245,6 14341.135 Rebasing registration plates. At intervals determined by the
15department, the department shall establish new designs of registration plates to be
16issued under ss. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), and (6r), 341.25 (1) (a),
17(c), (h), and (j) and (2) (a), (b), and (c), and 341.26 (2) and (3) (a) 1. and (am). Any
18design for registration plates issued for automobiles and for vehicles registered on
19the basis of gross weight shall comply with the applicable design requirements of ss.
20341.12 (3), 341.13, and 341.14 (6r) (c). The designs for registration plates specified
21in this section shall be as similar in appearance as practicable during each design
22interval. Except as provided in ss. 341.13 (2r) and 341.14 (1), each registration plate
23issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), or (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c),
24(h), or (j) or (2) (a), (b), or (c), or 341.26 (2) or (3) (a) 1. or (am) during each design
25interval shall be of the design established under this section. The department may

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1not redesign registration plates for the special groups under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 53., 54.,
2or 55. until July 1, 2010. Notwithstanding s. 341.13 (3), as the department
3establishes new designs for registration plates under this section, the department
4shall, at the time determined appropriate by the department, issue registration
5plates of the new design to replace registration plates previously issued. This section
6does not apply to special group plates under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 19m. , 33m., and 48m.

AB40-ASA1,1245,198 341.14 (6r) (b) 4. An additional fee of $20 that is in addition to the fee under
9subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual
10basis for a special group specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. An additional fee of $40
11that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or
12renewal of a plate issued on a biennial basis for a special group specified under par.
13(f) 35. to 47. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial
14registration period or $20 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed
15during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. The fee under this
16subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
17ch. 71. The department shall pay all moneys received under this subdivision to the
18Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin system to fund the scholarship
19programs under s. 36.44.

AB40-ASA1,1247,521 341.14 (6r) (c) Special group plates shall display the word "Wisconsin", the
22name of the applicable authorized special group, a symbol representing the special
23group, not exceeding one position, and identifying letters or numbers or both, not
24exceeding 6 positions and not less than one position. The Except as provided in this
25paragraph, the department shall specify the design for special group plates, but the

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1department shall consult the president of the University of Wisconsin System before
2specifying the word or symbol used to identify the special groups under par. (f) 35.
3to 47., the secretary of natural resources before specifying the word or symbol used
4to identify the special groups under par. (f) 50. and 59., the chief executive officer of
5the professional football team and an authorized representative of the league of
6professional football teams described in s. 229.823 to which that team belongs before
7specifying the design for the applicable special group plate under par. (f) 55., the chief
8trademark officer of Harley-Davidson Michigan, LLC before specifying the design
9for the applicable special group plate under par. (f) 61r., the department of veterans
10affairs before specifying the design for the special group plates under par. (f) 49d.,
1149h., and 49s., and the department of tourism and chief executive officer of the
12organization specified in par. (f) 55m. before specifying the design and word or
13symbol used to identify the special group name for special group plates under par.
14(f) 55m. Special group plates under par. (f) 50. shall be as similar as possible to
15regular registration plates in color and design. The department shall make available
162 designs for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. The department may not
17specify any design for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. unless the design is
18approved by the executive vice president of the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club
19LP. The word or symbol used to identify the special group under par. (f) 59. shall be
20different from the word or symbol used to identify the special group under par. (f) 50.
21and the design shall cover the entire plate. Special group plates under par. (f) 61m.
22shall display a logo or image of the lion associated with the Lions Clubs
23International. Special group plates under par. (f) 61r. shall display a bar and shield
24logo associated with Harley-Davidson, Inc., on the left portion of the plates and the
25words "share the road" on the bottom portion of the plates. Notwithstanding par. (e),

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1special group plates under par. (f) 33m. and 48m. shall be the same color and design
2that was specified by the department for special group plates under par. (f) 33. and
348., respectively, immediately prior to January 1, 2007. The design for special group
4plates under par. (f) 33. and 48. shall be different from the design of special group
5plates under par. (f) 33m. and 48m., respectively.

AB40-ASA1,1247,87 341.14 (6r) (f) 33m. Fire fighters and surviving spouses of fire fighters who die
8in the line of duty.

AB40-ASA1,1247,1010 341.14 (6r) (f) 48m. Emergency medical technicians and first responders.

AB40-ASA1,1247,1913 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. After October 1, 1998, additional authorized special groups
14may only be special groups designated by the department under this paragraph. The
15authorized special groups enumerated in par. (f) shall be limited solely to those
16special groups specified under par. (f) on October 1, 1998. This subdivision does not
17apply to the special groups specified under par. (f) 3m., 6m., 9g., 9m., 12g., 12m.,15m.,
1819m., 33m., 48m., 49d., 49h., 49s., 54., 55., 55m., 56., 57., 58., 59., 60., 61., 61m., and
1961r.

AB40-ASA1,1248,321 341.14 (6r) (g) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2. and sub. (8) (a), if an individual
22in possession of special plates under par. (f) 33., 33m., 34. or, 48., or 48m. or of
23personalized plates under s. 341.145 (1) (c) of the same color and design as special
24plates under par. (f) 33., 33m., 34. or , 48., or 48m. does not maintain membership in
25the applicable authorized special group during a year that is not a plate issuance

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1year, the individual shall dispose of the special plates in a manner prescribed by the
2department. This paragraph does not apply to plates issued to the surviving spouse
3of a fire fighter who died in the line of duty.

AB40-ASA1,1248,104 2. If an individual in possession of special plates under par. (f) 33., 33m., 34.,
5or, 48., or 48m. or of personalized plates under s. 341.145 (1) (c) of the same color and
6design as special plates under par. (f) 33., 33m., 34., or, 48., or 48m. suffers an injury
7in the course of his or her job duties as a fire fighter, rescue squad member, or
8emergency medical technician and the injury prevents the individual from
9subsequently performing such job duties, the individual may retain these special
10plates.

AB40-ASA1,1248,2012 341.14 (8) (a) If a special plate for a group associated with a branch of the armed
13services or otherwise military in nature has been issued to a person under this
14section, or if a special plate under sub. (6r) (f) 33. or 33m. has been issued to a person
15who dies in the line of duty, upon application by the surviving spouse of the person,
16the department shall permit the surviving spouse to retain the plate. If the plate has
17been returned to the department or surrendered to another state, the department
18shall reissue the plate to the surviving spouse if the application for reissuance of the
19plate is made within 2 years of the plate's return or surrender. The department shall
20charge an additional fee of $15 to reissue the plate.

AB40-ASA1,1249,222 341.16 (2e) The owner of a vehicle to which special group plates under s. 341.14
23(6r) (f) 33. or 48. are attached may apply to the department for replacement special
24group plates under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 33m. or 48m., respectively. Upon receipt of the
25application and payment of a fee of $40, the department shall issue the replacement

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1special group plates. Upon receipt of replacement plates, the applicant shall destroy
2the replaced plates.

AB40-ASA1,1249,64 341.16 (4) Any person issued replacement plates who fails to destroy the
5original plates as required by sub. (2), (2e), or (3) may be required to forfeit not more
6than $200.

AB40-ASA1,1249,128 341.405 (3m) (a) If the registration of a motor vehicle registered under this
9section is suspended under s. 341.63 (1) (f), (1m), or (1r), or if an application for
10registration is refused under s. 341.10 (16) or (17), the motor vehicle may be
11registered, subject to all applicable requirements and fees, under any applicable
12provision of this chapter other than this section.

AB40-ASA1,1249,1413 (b) All of the following apply to a person who registers a motor vehicle under
14another applicable provision of this chapter as described in par. (a):

AB40-ASA1,1249,1615 1. The person is not entitled to credit for any registration fee previously paid
16to register the motor vehicle under this section.

AB40-ASA1,1249,2117 2. If the motor vehicle's registration under this section is reinstated after this
18registration period has expired, in renewing the motor vehicle's registration under
19this section the person is entitled to credit for the registration fee paid to register the
20motor vehicle as described in par. (a), calculated based upon the unused portion of
21that registration period.

AB40-ASA1,1250,322 (c) Notwithstanding s. 341.10 (16) and (17), the department may refuse
23registration of a motor vehicle under this section if the department determines that
24the motor carrier identified on the motor vehicle's registration application as the
25motor carrier responsible for safety of the vehicle is the same or substantially the

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1same business, or that elements of the motor carrier operation are the same or
2substantially the same business elements, as a motor carrier that has been issued
3a federal out-of-service order for unsatisfactory safety compliance.

AB40-ASA1,1250,165 341.41 (7) Except as to foreign owned vehicles required by s. 341.07 to be
6registered in this state, vehicles owned or operated by a nonresident in interstate or
7intrastate movement may be qualified by advance purchase of a trip permit which
8authorizes operation for a 72-hour period when the vehicle is not eligible for
9reciprocal privileges. Unless waived by the secretary, the fee for the trip permit shall
10be not less than $15. The secretary may, upon determining that a special
11transportation need exists, waive the fee for the trip permit. The secretary shall
12make rules and regulations for the issuance and use of the permits. No permit may
13be issued under this subsection for any motor vehicle for which the motor carrier
14identified on the permit application as the motor carrier responsible for safety of the
15vehicle has been issued a federal out-of-service order for unsatisfactory safety
16compliance.

AB40-ASA1,1250,22 18341.52 Design of registration plates. Registration plates for dealers,
19distributors, manufacturers, and transporters are subject to the provisions of s.
20341.12 (2) and (3) except s. 341.12 (3) (c). In addition, each plate shall have displayed
21upon it a symbol capable of distinguishing it from any other plate which may be
22issued to the same dealer, distributor, manufacturer, or transporter.

AB40-ASA1,1251,7 24341.53 Expiration of registration; transferability of plates. Certificates
25of registration and registration plates issued to dealers, distributors, manufacturers,

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1or transporters shall be issued for the calendar year and are valid only during the
2calendar year for which issued. Notwithstanding s. 341.13 (3), the department may
3renew registration plates issued to dealers, distributors, manufacturers, or
4transporters without issuing new plates or insert tags, decals, or other evidence of
5registration. Registration plates are transferable from one motor vehicle, trailer or
6semitrailer to another motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer and from one recreational
7vehicle to another.

AB40-ASA1,1251,249 341.57 (2) A finance company licensed under ss. 138.09 or 218.0101 to
10218.0163, a credit union licensed under ch. 186, a savings bank organized under ch.
11214, a savings and loan association organized under ch. 215 or a state bank or a
12national bank with offices in this state may apply to the department for registration
13on such form as the department provides. Upon receipt of the application together
14with a registration fee of $75, the department shall register the applicant and shall
15issue one registration plate containing the registration number assigned to the
16applicant. The department, upon receiving a fee of $5 for each additional plate
17desired by the applicant, shall issue additional plates as the applicant orders.
18Section 341.52 applies to the design of the plates. The registration and plates are
19valid only during the calendar year for which issued. Notwithstanding s. 341.13 (3),
20the department may renew registration plates issued under this subsection without
21issuing new plates or insert tags, decals, or other evidence of registration. A plate
22is transferable from one motor vehicle to another. The department may charge a fee
23of $2 per plate for replacing lost, damaged or illegible plates issued under this
24subsection.

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1341.63 (1) (f) The motor vehicle is registered under the international
2registration plan specified in s. 341.405 and the motor vehicle has been identified by
3the federal motor carrier safety administration as having been assigned for safety
4to a motor carrier whose business is operated, managed, or otherwise controlled or
5affiliated with a person that has been issued a federal out-of-service order for
6unsatisfactory safety compliance.

AB40-ASA1,1252,118 341.63 (1m) Upon receiving notice that a motor carrier has been issued a
9federal out-of-service order for unsatisfactory safety compliance, the department
10shall suspend the registration of each motor vehicle to which all of the following
11apply:

AB40-ASA1,1252,1312 (a) The motor carrier is identified on the motor vehicle's registration
13application as the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the vehicle.

AB40-ASA1,1252,1514 (b) The motor vehicle is registered under the international registration plan
15specified in s. 341.405.

AB40-ASA1,1252,2417 341.63 (1r) The department may suspend the registration of a motor vehicle
18registered under the international registration plan specified in s. 341.405 if the
19department determines that the motor carrier identified on the motor vehicle's
20registration application as the motor carrier responsible for safety of the vehicle is
21the same or substantially the same business, or that elements of the motor carrier
22operation are the same or substantially the same business elements, as a motor
23carrier that has been issued a federal out-of-service order for unsatisfactory safety
24compliance.

AB40-ASA1,1253,42 341.63 (3) (b) In addition to or in lieu of ordering the return of registration
3plates under par. (a), the department may seize and destroy the registration plates
4of any motor vehicle for which all of the following apply:

AB40-ASA1,1253,75 1. The motor carrier identified on the motor vehicle's registration application
6as the motor carrier responsible for safety of the vehicle has been issued a federal
7out-of-service order for unsatisfactory safety compliance.

AB40-ASA1,1253,108 2. The motor vehicle is registered under the international registration plan
9specified in s. 341.405 or under a similar international registration plan under the
10law of another jurisdiction.

AB40-ASA1,1253,1713 342.09 (1) (a) The department shall maintain a record of each application for
14certificate of title received by it and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and
15regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title,
16shall issue and, except as provided in par. (b), deliver a certificate to the owner of the
17vehicle.

AB40-ASA1,1253,2119 342.09 (1) (b) If there is a perfected security interest in a vehicle, the
20department shall deliver the certificate of title to the secured party having the
21primary perfected security interest in the vehicle.

AB40-ASA1,1254,523 342.13 (1) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed, or
24becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in person in
25possession of the certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall

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1promptly make application for and may obtain a replacement upon furnishing
2information satisfactory to the department. The replacement certificate of title shall
3contain a notation, in a form determined by the department, identifying the
4certificate as a replacement certificate that may be subject to the rights of a person
5under the original certificate.

AB40-ASA1,1254,87 342.14 (1) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, $53.00 $62,
8by the owner of the vehicle.

AB40-ASA1,1254,1211 342.14 (3) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $53.00 $62, by the owner of
12the vehicle.

AB40-ASA1,1254,2114 342.15 (1) (a) If an owner transfers an interest in a vehicle, other than by the
15creation of a security interest, the owner shall comply with the requirements of s.
16342.155 and, at the time of the delivery of the vehicle, execute an assignment and
17warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate,
18and the owner or person in possession of the certificate, as shown by the records of
19the department, shall cause the certificate to be mailed or delivered to the transferee,
20except that if the vehicle being transferred is a junk vehicle or has been junked, the
21owner shall return the certificate to the department in accordance with s. 342.34.

AB40-ASA1,1255,223 342.15 (1) (c) If an owner transfers his or her interest in a salvage vehicle, the
24owner shall at the time of the delivery of the vehicle, execute an assignment and
25warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate,

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1and the owner or person in possession of the certificate, as shown by the records of
2the department, shall cause the certificate to be mailed or delivered to the transferee.

AB40-ASA1,1255,94 342.15 (5) Any owner of a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued,
5who upon transfer of the vehicle fails to execute and deliver the assignment and
6warranty of title required by sub. (1), or the owner or person in possession of such
7certificate of title, as shown by the records of the department, who fails to deliver the
8assignment and warranty of title required by sub. (1), may be required to forfeit not
9more than $500.

AB40-ASA1,1255,1711 342.20 (1) The owner shall immediately execute, in the space provided therefor
12on the certificate of title or on a separate form or in an automated format prescribed
13by the department, an application to name the secured party on the certificate,
14showing the name and address of the secured party, and the owner or person in
15possession of the owner's certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall
16cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be delivered to the secured
17party.

AB40-ASA1,1256,319 342.20 (3) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application, and the required
20fee, or upon receipt of the security interest statement and required fee if the secured
21party has utilized the process specified in s. 342.245 (1), the department shall issue
22to the owner a new certificate containing the name and address of the new secured
23party. The department shall deliver to such new secured party, unless the secured
24party utilized the process specified in s. 342.245 (1), and to the register of deeds of
25the county of the owner's residence, memoranda, in such form as the department

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1prescribes, evidencing the notation of the security interest upon the certificate; and
2thereafter, upon any assignment, termination or release of the security interest,
3additional memoranda evidencing such action.

AB40-ASA1,1256,115 342.22 (1) (intro.) Within one month or within 10 days following written
6demand by the debtor after there is no outstanding obligation and no commitment
7to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value, secured by the security
8interest in a vehicle under any security agreement between the owner and the
9secured party, the secured party shall mail or deliver the certificate of title for the
10vehicle to the department if the secured party is in possession of the certificate and
11shall also do one of the following:

AB40-ASA1,1256,2113 342.22 (2) An If an owner, other than a dealer holding the vehicle for resale,
14is in possession of the owner's certificate of title, the owner, upon receipt of the release
15and notice of obligation delivered under sub. (1) (a), shall promptly cause the
16certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the department, which shall
17release the secured party's rights on the certificate and issue a new certificate. Upon
18receipt of the notice under sub. (1) (b), the owner may, in the form and manner
19prescribed by the department and without additional fee, deliver an application and
20the certificate of title to the department and the department shall issue a new
21certificate of title free of the security interest notation.

AB40-ASA1,1257,424 342.23 (2) An owner or person in possession of the owner's certificate of title,
25as shown by the records of the department, shall promptly deliver the owner's

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1certificate of title to any secured party who is named on it or who has a security
2interest in the vehicle described in it under any other applicable prior law of this
3state, upon receipt of a notice from such secured party that the security interest is
4to be assigned, extended or perfected.

AB40-ASA1,1257,107 342.23 (4) Any owner or other person in possession of the owner's certificate
8of title who fails to deliver the certificate of title to a secured party requesting it
9pursuant to sub. (2) (a) shall be liable to such secured party for any loss caused to the
10secured party thereby and may be required to forfeit not more than $200.

AB40-ASA1,1257,1812 343.03 (3r) Real ID noncompliant license. If any license described under sub.
13(3) is issued based upon the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the license shall, in
14addition to any legend or label described in sub. (3), be marked in a manner
15consistent with requirements under applicable federal law and regulations to
16indicate that the license is issued in accordance with P.L. 109-13, section 202 (d) (11),
17and is not intended to be accepted by any federal agency for federal identification or
18any other official purpose.

AB40-ASA1,1257,2221 343.06 (1) (L) To any person who does not satisfy the requirements under s.
22343.165 (1).

AB40-ASA1,1258,424 343.065 (3) (a) If a person issued any commercial driver license under this
25chapter authorizing operation of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce

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1does not have on file with the department a current certification specified in s. 343.14
2(2) (i) 1. covering the person's physical qualifications, the department may
3downgrade the commercial driver license to a restricted commercial driver license
4under this section and impose a "K" restriction on the license.

AB40-ASA1,1258,125 (b) The department shall promulgate rules to define "downgrade" in
6accordance with federal law and regulations or guidance from the applicable federal
7agency, to establish the process for downgrading a commercial driver license and
8whether or not a new commercial driver license document will be issued after a
9commercial driver license is downgraded, and to establish the process for reinstating
10a downgraded commercial driver license after the department receives from the
11licensee a valid medical certification or other appropriate certification of physical
12qualifications.

AB40-ASA1,1258,2015 343.10 (7) (d) An occupational license issued by the department under this
16subsection shall be in the form of a license that includes a photograph described in
17s. 343.14 (3), unless the exception under s. 343.14 (3m) applies, and any special
18restrictions cards under s. 343.17 (4). The license shall clearly indicate that
19restrictions on a special restrictions card apply and that the special restrictions card
20is part of the person's license.