AB882, s. 36 4Section 36 . 341.28 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: Sections 36 to 38, 40 and 41 repeal provisions that prohibit transfer of plates
or registration credit to a vehicle if it has already been involved in a transfer or credit
within the last 12 months. According to DOT, this prohibition was originally established
to deter the abuse of license plate transfer provisions, but DOT has found this type of
abuse to be rare. Therefore, the prohibition is no longer needed.
AB882, s. 37 5Section 37. 341.28 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,18,96 341.28 (4) (c) The automobile is owned by a person who has been in active
7military service and less than 12 months of nonoperation have elapsed since the end
8of the period for which the automobile was previously registered, provided the
9applicant files with the department a statement of such nonoperation ; or.
AB882, s. 38 10Section 38 . 341.28 (4) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
AB882, s. 39 11Section 39 . 341.308 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,18,1912 341.308 (2) The registration of trailers under this section shall be valid for a
136-year period and shall expire on June 30. Upon receipt of an application and the
14initial registration fees under sub. (3), the department shall issue a registration plate
15for each trailer. The registration of trailers added to the fleet during the 6-year
16registration period shall expire on the expiration date of the original fleet
17registration. If trailers are removed from the fleet during the 6-year registration
18period, the fleet owner shall dispose of the plates in the manner prescribed by the
19department.
Note: See the Note following Section 5.
AB882, s. 40 20Section 40 . 341.31 (1) (b) 7. of the statutes is repealed.
AB882, s. 41 21Section 41 . 341.31 (6) of the statutes is repealed.
AB882, s. 42
1Section 42 . 341.35 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,19,92 341.35 (1) Annual registration fee. In this section "municipality" means a
3town, village or city and "motor vehicle" means an automobile or station wagon or
4motor truck registered under s. 341.25 (1) (c) at a gross weight of not more than 8,000
5pounds. The governing body of a municipality or county may enact an ordinance
6imposing an annual flat municipal or county registration fee on all motor vehicles
7registered in this state which are customarily kept in the municipality or county. A
8registration fee imposed under this section shall be in addition to state registration
9fees.
AB882, s. 43 10Section 43 . 341.405 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB882,19,1311 341.405 (1m) The department may register semitrailers under the
12international registration plan for an annual fee of $50. The department shall issue
13a base plate for each semitrailer registered under this subsection.
AB882, s. 44 14Section 44 . 342.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,19,1815 342.06 (1) (b) A description of the vehicle, including make, model, identification
16number and any other information or documentation that the department may
17reasonably require for proper identification of the vehicle or for determination of the
18mileage of the vehicle as disclosed by prior transferors.
Note: Sections 44 and 45 eliminate the requirement that the vehicle title include
a description of the model of the vehicle. According to DOT, the model name included on
the title is currently abbreviated to 3 characters, and the system of abbreviation used by
DOT causes confusion among vehicle title holders. According to DOT, because the vehicle
model information is stored in DOT's database and is available through on-line inquiry,
it is not necessary to show this information on the title document.
AB882, s. 45 19Section 45 . 342.10 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,19,2120 342.10 (1) (d) A description of the vehicle, including make, model and
21identification number.
AB882, s. 46 22Section 46 . 342.14 (9) of the statutes is repealed.

Note: Section 46 repeals the $4 transfer fee for the transfer of registration or
credits for registration to a vehicle currently titled in the name of the applicant.
AB882, s. 47 1Section 47 . 342.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,20,82 342.15 (4) (a) If the vehicle being transferred is a motorcycle or an automobile
3or station wagon registered under the monthly series system or a motor home or a
4motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross
5weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of
6not more than 12,000 pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plates and
7retain and preserve them for use on any other vehicle of the same type and gross
8weight which may subsequently be registered in his or her name.
AB882, s. 48 9Section 48 . 342.15 (4) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
10is amended to read:
AB882,20,1711 342.15 (4) (a) If the vehicle being transferred is a motorcycle or an automobile
12or station wagon registered under s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual
13purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more
14than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000
15pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plates and retain and preserve them
16for use on any other vehicle of the same type and gross weight which may
17subsequently be registered in his or her name.
AB882, s. 49 18Section 49 . 342.30 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,21,1319 342.30 (2) An Except as provided in this subsection, an identification number
20assigned by the department to a mobile home, trailer or semitrailer shall be stamped
21upon the frame in a readily visible location. An identification number assigned to
22a motor
vehicle manufactured prior to January 1, 1969, shall be permanently affixed
23to a location on the left front pillar. The vehicle identification number for motor

1vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1969, shall be permanently affixed upon
2either a part of the vehicle that is not designed to be removed except for repair, or a
3separate plate which is permanently affixed to such part. The vehicle identification
4number shall be located inside the passenger compartment and shall be readable,
5without moving any part of the vehicle, through the vehicle glazing under daylight
6lighting conditions by an observer having 20/20 vision (Snellen) whose eyepoint is
7located outside the vehicle adjacent to the left windshield pillar
that is readily visible
8when observed from outside the vehicle, as specified by the department by rule
.
9Identification numbers assigned for cycles shall be stamped on the left side, near the
10top of the engine casting just below the cylinder barrel. Such stamping or affixing
11shall be done under the supervision of a dealer, distributor or manufacturer
12registered under s. 341.51 or under the supervision of a peace officer. The person
13supervising the stamping or affixing shall make a report thereof to the department.
Note: Section 49 deletes the requirement that the vehicle identification number
be permanently affixed to specific vehicle locations, and instead provides that it shall be
permanently affixed to a readily visible location on the vehicle when observed from
outside the vehicle, as specified by the department by rule. According to DOT, it is not
always practicable to place the vehicle identification number inside the windshield, for
example, without removing the windshield. DOT has already established a policy, which
allows vehicle identification numbers to be placed in other visible locations. However,
some vehicle owners have received citations for improper placement of the identification
number because the statute still provides for specific locations. Therefore, DOT states
that this change will be more workable and will eliminate confusion that currently exists
among law enforcement personnel.
AB882, s. 50 14Section 50 . 342.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,22,615 342.34 (1) (c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle or an automobile or station wagon
16registered under the monthly series system or a motor home or a motor truck, dual
17purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more
18than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000
19pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plates and retain and preserve them

1for use on any other vehicle of the same type which may subsequently be registered
2in his or her name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle or an automobile or station
3wagon
registered under the monthly series system, or a motor home or a motor truck,
4dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not
5more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than
612,000 pounds, he or she shall remove and destroy the plates.
AB882, s. 51 7Section 51 . 342.34 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 27,
8is amended to read:
AB882,22,199 342.34 (1) (c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle or an automobile or station wagon
10registered under s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor
11home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000
12pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the
13owner shall remove the registration plates and retain and preserve them for use on
14any other vehicle of the same type which may subsequently be registered in his or
15her name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle or an automobile or station wagon
16registered under s. 341.27, or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor
17home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000
18pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, he
19or she shall remove and destroy the plates.
AB882, s. 52 20Section 52 . 344.25 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,23,521 344.25 (2) If the judgment creditor consents in writing in such form as the
22secretary may prescribe that the judgment debtor be allowed to retain or reinstate
23the operating privilege and registrations, the same may be allowed by the secretary
24for 6 months from the date of such consent and thereafter until such consent is
25revoked in writing, notwithstanding default in the payment of such judgment or of

1any instalments thereof as prescribed in s. 344.27, provided the judgment debtor
2furnishes proof of financial responsibility for the future and maintains such proof at
3all times when such license and registrations are in effect during a period of 3 years
4following the entry of the judgment date on which the agreement is filed with the
5secretary
.
Note: Sections 52 to 54 change the requirements for the filing of proof of financial
responsibility for the future for the reinstatement of an operating privilege which is
revoked due to a judgment for damages having been entered against a motor vehicle
operator. Currently, filing proof of financial responsibility for damage judgment
revocations is required for 3 years following the entry of the judgment. According to DOT,
these changes will make the proof of financial responsibility filing requirement for
damage judgment revocations consistent with all other operating privilege revocations
and will help ensure that the person is financially responsible prior to reinstatement of
the driving privilege.
AB882, s. 53 6Section 53. 344.26 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,23,157 344.26 (1) Subject to the exceptions stated in ss. 344.25 (2) and 344.27 (2), any
8operating privilege or registration revoked pursuant to s. 344.25 shall remain
9revoked until every judgment mentioned in s. 344.25 is stayed, satisfied or
10discharged and, unless 3 years have elapsed since the date of entry of the judgment
11which was the cause for revocation
on which the judgment was stayed, satisfied or
12discharged
, until the person whose operating privilege and registration was revoked
13furnishes proof of financial responsibility for the future and maintains such proof at
14all times during such 3-year period when the operating privilege or registration is
15in effect.
AB882, s. 54 16Section 54 . 344.27 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,24,317 344.27 (2) The secretary shall not revoke the operating privilege or registration
18and shall restore any operating privilege or registration revoked following
19nonpayment of a judgment when the judgment debtor obtains such order permitting
20the payment of the judgment in instalments and, unless 3 years have elapsed since

1the entry of judgment date on which the order permitting the payment of the
2judgment in instalments is filed with the secretary
, furnishes and maintains proof
3of financial responsibility for the future.
AB882, s. 55 4Section 55 . 344.31 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,24,14 5344.31 Certification of insurance as proof. Proof of financial responsibility
6for the future may be furnished by filing with the secretary the written certification
7of any insurer duly authorized to do business in this state that there is in effect a
8motor vehicle liability policy for the benefit of the person required to furnish proof
9of financial responsibility or by transmitting such certification to the secretary by
10another means approved by the secretary. Such certification shall give the effective
11date of such motor vehicle liability policy, which date shall be the same as the
12effective date of the certification and shall certify coverage for any motor vehicle
13operated by the named insured or coverage for any motor vehicle owned by the
14named insured
.
Note: Sections 55 and 56 amend current law regarding the required filing of proof
of financial responsibility for the future, to require vehicle owners, and not just vehicle
operators, to file this proof. 1991 Wisconsin Act 269 made significant changes to
Wisconsin's safety responsibility law. One of these changes required vehicle owners to
file proof of financial responsibility before reinstatement of revoked driving privileges.
These changes were not carried over to the statutes requiring the filing of proof of
financial responsibility for the future, and these Sections make these changes.
AB882, s. 56 15Section 56 . 344.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,25,616 344.33 (2) Motor vehicle liability policy. A motor vehicle policy of liability
17insurance shall insure the person named therein using any motor vehicle with the
18express or implied permission of the owner, or shall insure all motor vehicles owned
19by the named insured and all persons using such motor vehicles with the express or
20implied permission of the named insured,
against loss from the liability imposed by
21law for damages arising out of the maintenance or use of the motor vehicle within

1the United States of America or the Dominion of Canada, subject to the limits
2exclusive of interest and costs, with respect to each such motor vehicle as follows:
3$25,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and,
4subject to such limit for one person, $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of
52 or more persons in any one accident, and $10,000 because of injury to or destruction
6of property of others in any one accident.
AB882, s. 57 7Section 57 . 346.195 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,25,98 346.195 (2) (c) Identification of the vehicle as an automobile, station wagon,
9motor truck, motor bus, motorcycle or other type of vehicle.
AB882, s. 58 10Section 58. 346.205 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,25,1211 346.205 (2) (c) Identification of the vehicle as an automobile, station wagon,
12motor truck, motor bus, motorcycle or other type of vehicle.
AB882, s. 59 13Section 59. 346.457 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,25,1514 346.457 (2) (c) Identification of the vehicle as an automobile, station wagon,
15motor truck, motor bus, motorcycle or other type of vehicle.
AB882, s. 60 16Section 60. 346.465 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,25,1817 346.465 (2) (c) Identification of the vehicle as an automobile, station wagon,
18motor truck, motor bus, motorcycle or other type of vehicle.
AB882, s. 61 19Section 61. 346.485 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,25,2120 346.485 (2) (c) Identification of the vehicle as an automobile, station wagon,
21motor truck, motor bus, motorcycle or other type of vehicle.
AB882, s. 62 22Section 62. 346.505 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,25,2423 346.505 (3) (b) 3. Identification of the vehicle as an automobile, station wagon,
24motor truck, motor bus, motorcycle or other type of vehicle.
AB882, s. 63 25Section 63 . 346.945 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,26,2
1346.945 (2) (c) Identification of the motor vehicle as an automobile, station
2wagon,
motor truck, motor bus, motorcycle or other type of vehicle.
AB882, s. 64 3Section 64 . 348.25 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,26,104 348.25 (6) The officer or agency authorized by s. 348.26 or 348.27 to issue
5permits may require the permittee to file proof satisfactory to such officer or agency
6that personal injury and property damage insurance in an amount considered
7sufficient by such officer or agency will be in force to cover any claim for bodily injury
8or property damage which may occur in connection with operation under the permit
9and for which the permittee is legally responsible. Proof of such insurance shall be
10required in the case of annual permits for transportation of oversize mobile homes.
Note: Section 64 deletes the requirement that proof of insurance for the
transportation of oversized mobile homes be filed with DOT before a multiple trip permit
may be obtained. According to DOT, this requirement should be eliminated because DOT
does not require other types of multiple trip permittees to file proof of insurance;
therefore, it should not be required in this case.
AB882, s. 65 11Section 65 . 422.413 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB882,26,1712 422.413 (2) In the case of a transaction for an agricultural purpose, a writing
13evidencing a consumer credit transaction may provide for the creditor's recovery of
14expenses of taking and holding collateral and in the case of collateral other than
15automobiles, as defined in s. 340.01 (4), station wagons, as defined in s. 340.01 (61),
16and trucks other than farm trucks, as defined in s. 340.01 (18), for the expenses of
17preparing the collateral for sale.
AB882, s. 9348 18Section 9348. Initial applicability; transportation.
AB882,26,2119 (1) Proof of financial responsibility. The treatment of sections 344.25 (2),
20344.26 (1) and 344.27 (2) of the statutes first applies to revocations occurring on the
21effective date of this subsection.
AB882,27,3
1(2) Vehicle identification numbers. The treatment of section 342.30 (2) of the
2statutes first applies to identification numbers affixed on the effective date of this
3subsection.
AB882,27,54 (3) Oversize mobile home permits. The treatment of section 348.25 (6) of the
5statutes first applies to permits applied for on the effective date of this subsection.
AB882, s. 9448 6Section 9448. Effective dates; transportation. This act takes effect on the
7day after publication, except as follows:
AB882,27,98 (1) Station wagons. The treatment of sections 342.15 (4) (a) (by Section 48) and
9342.34 (1) (c) (by Section 51 ) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 1999.
AB882,27,1110 (2) Temporary operation plates. The treatment of section 341.09 (2m) (a) 1.
11b. and 2. takes effect on September 1, 1998.
AB882,27,1412 (3) Proof of financial responsibility. The treatment of sections 344.25 (2),
13344.26 (1) and 344.27 (2) of the statutes and Section 9348 (1) take effect on the first
14day of the 4th month beginning after publication.
AB882,27,1715 (4) Vehicle identification numbers. The treatment of section 342.30 (2) of the
16statutes and Section 9348 (2 ) of this act take effect on the first day of the 4th month
17beginning after publication.
AB882,27,2018 (5) Replacement plates. The repeal and recreation of sections 341.14 (6m) (b)
19and (6r) (g), 341.145 (5) and 341.27 (3) (a) of the statutes takes effect on January 1,
201999.
AB882,27,2121 (End)
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