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

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, s. 3108 4Section 3108. 341.41 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, s. 3109 17Section 3109 . 341.52 of the statutes is amended to read:
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, s. 3111 23Section 3111. 341.53 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1251,7 24341.53 Expiration of registration; transferability of plates. Certificates
25of registration and registration plates issued to dealers, distributors, manufacturers,

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, s. 3112 8Section 3112. 341.57 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3122 25Section 3122. 341.63 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1252,6
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, s. 3123 7Section 3123. 341.63 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
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, s. 3124 16Section 3124. 341.63 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
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, s. 3125 25Section 3125. 341.63 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 341.63 (3) (a).
AB40-ASA1, s. 3126
1Section 3126. 341.63 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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, s. 3128 11Section 3128. 342.09 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 342.09 (1) (a) and
12amended to read:
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, s. 3129 18Section 3129. 342.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
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, s. 3130 22Section 3130. 342.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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

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, s. 3131 6Section 3131. 342.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, s. 3132 9Section 3132. 342.14 (1r) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3133 10Section 3133. 342.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, s. 3134 13Section 3134. 342.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, s. 3135 22Section 3135. 342.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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,

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, s. 3136 3Section 3136. 342.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, s. 3137 10Section 3137. 342.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, s. 3138 18Section 3138. 342.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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

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, s. 3139 4Section 3139. 342.22 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, s. 3140 12Section 3140. 342.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, s. 3141 22Section 3141. 342.23 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 342.23 (2) and
23amended to read:
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

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, s. 3142 5Section 3142. 342.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3143 6Section 3143. 342.23 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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, s. 3144 11Section 3144. 343.03 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
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, s. 3145 19Section 3145. 343.06 (1) (L) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
2020
, is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1257,2221 343.06 (1) (L) To any person who does not satisfy the requirements under s.
22343.165 (1).
AB40-ASA1, s. 3146 23Section 3146. 343.065 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
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

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, s. 3147 13Section 3147. 343.10 (7) (d) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
1420
, is amended to read:
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.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3148 21Section 3148. 343.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1259,1122 343.11 (1) The department shall not issue a license to a person previously
23licensed in another jurisdiction unless such person surrenders to the department all
24valid operator's licenses possessed by the person issued by any other jurisdiction,
25which surrender operates as a cancellation of the surrendered licenses insofar as the

1person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state is concerned. When such
2applicant surrenders the license to the department, the department shall issue a
3receipt therefor, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to operate a motor
4vehicle for a period not to exceed 60 days if the applicant meets the standard required
5for eyesight and, in the opinion of the examiner, is not a dangerous hazard to the
6applicant and other users of the highways. Except as provided in s. 343.055, the
7temporary license shall not be valid authorization for the operation of commercial
8motor vehicles.
The temporary license shall be surrendered to the examiner for
9cancellation by the department if the 3rd attempt at the driving test is failed and the
10applicant shall be required to secure a temporary instruction permit for further
11practice driving.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3149 12Section 3149. 343.11 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1259,1613 343.11 (3) Except as provided in sub. (1), the department may issue a receipt
14to any applicant for a license, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to
15operate a motor vehicle while the application for license is being processed. Such
16temporary license shall be valid for a period not to exceed 30 60 days.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3150 17Section 3150 . 343.11 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act ....
18(this act), is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1259,2419 343.11 (3) Except as provided in sub. (1), the department may issue a receipt
20to any applicant for a license, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to
21operate a motor vehicle while the application for license is being processed. Such
22temporary license shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 days. If the application
23for a license is processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the receipt
24shall include the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r).
AB40-ASA1, s. 3151
1Section 3151. 343.14 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act 20,
2is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1260,93 343.14 (3) The Except as provided in sub. (3m), the department shall, as part
4of the application process, take a digital photograph including facial image capture
5of the applicant to comply with s. 343.17 (3) (a) 2. No Except as provided in sub. (3m),
6no
application may be processed without the photograph being taken. Except as
7provided in sub. (3m) and s. 343.165 (4) (d), in the case of renewal licenses, the
8photograph shall be taken once every 8 years, and shall coincide with the appearance
9for examination which is required under s. 343.16 (3).
AB40-ASA1, s. 3152 10Section 3152. 343.14 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1260,1711 343.14 (3m) If the application for a license is processed under the exception
12specified in s. 343.165 (7), the application may be processed and the license issued
13or renewed without a photograph being taken of the applicant if the applicant
14provides to the department an affidavit stating that the applicant has a sincerely
15held religious belief against being photographed; identifying the religion to which he
16or she belongs or the tenets of which he or she adheres to; and stating that the tenets
17of the religion prohibit him or her from being photographed.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3152c 18Section 3152c. 343.16 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1261,619 343.16 (1) (b) Third-party driving skills testing for commercial motor vehicle
20and school bus operators
. (intro.) The department may contract with a person,
21including an agency or department of this state or its political subdivisions or
22another state, or a private employer of commercial motor vehicle drivers, to
23administer commercial motor vehicle skills tests required by 49 CFR 383.110 to
24383.135, examinations required to be administered under s. 343.12 (2) (h), and,
25abbreviated driving skills tests required by sub. (3) (b). The department may not

1enter into such testing contracts with a private driver training school or other private
2institution
, or driving skills tests required by par. (a) for authorization to operate
3"Class D" vehicles, or any combination of these tests and examinations. This
4paragraph does not apply with respect to a law enforcement agency eligible to
5contract with the department under par. (bm)
. A contract with a 3rd-party tester
6under this paragraph shall include all of the following provisions:
AB40-ASA1, s. 3152d 7Section 3152d. 343.16 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1261,118 343.16 (1) (b) 2. The department, or the applicable federal agency, or a its
9representative of the applicable federal agency with respect to testing for commercial
10driver licenses,
may conduct random examinations, inspections, and audits of the
113rd-party tester without any prior notice.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3152e 12Section 3152e. 343.16 (1) (b) 3. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1261,1913 343.16 (1) (b) 3. (intro.) At least annually, the department shall conduct an
14on-site inspection of the 3rd-party tester to determine compliance with the contract
15and with department and federal standards for testing applicants for commercial
16driver licenses and with department standards for testing applicants for school bus
17endorsements and applicants for operators' licenses to operate "Class D" vehicles.
18At least annually, the department shall also evaluate testing given by the 3rd-party
19tester by one of the following means:
AB40-ASA1, s. 3152f 20Section 3152f. 343.16 (1) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1262,221 343.16 (1) (b) 4. Examiners of the 3rd-party tester shall meet the same
22qualifications and training standards as the department's license examiners to the
23extent established by the department as necessary to satisfactorily perform the skills
24tests required by 49 CFR 383.110 to 383.135, examinations required to be
25administered under s. 343.12 (2) (h) and, abbreviated driving skills tests required by

1sub. (3) (b), and driving skills tests required by par. (a) for authorization to operate
2"Class D" vehicles
.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3152g 3Section 3152g. 343.16 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1262,94 343.16 (1) (b) 5. The department shall take prompt and appropriate remedial
5action against the 3rd-party tester in the event that the tester fails to comply with
6department or federal standards for commercial driver license testing, department
7standards for school bus endorsement testing or testing for operators' licenses to
8operate "Class D" vehicles,
or any provision of the contract. Such action may include
9immediate termination of testing by the 3rd-party tester and recovery of damages.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3152h 10Section 3152h. 343.16 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB40-ASA1,1262,1411 343.16 (1) (b) 6. The 3rd-party tester may not administer any test or
12examination of a person who has received instruction in driver training from the
133rd-party tester or from any person who controls, is controlled by, or is under
14common control with the 3rd-party tester.
AB40-ASA1, s. 3152i 15Section 3152i. 343.16 (1) (bm) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB40-ASA1,1262,1716 343.16 (1) (bm) (title) Third-party testing for other vehicle operators by certain
17law enforcement agencies
.
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