341.14(5) (5) Upon application by any person awarded the congressional medal of honor and submission of proper proof thereof, the department shall issue special plates so designed as to indicate such award. No charge whatever shall be made for the issuance of such plates.
341.14(6) (6)
341.14(6)(a)(a) Upon application to register an automobile or a motor truck or dual purpose farm truck that has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds by any person who was a member of any of the U.S. armed services and who was held as a prisoner of war during any of the conflicts described in s. 45.001 (5) (b) to (i) or in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia, or a Middle East crisis under s. 45.34, and upon submission of a statement from the U.S. department of veterans affairs certifying that the person was a prisoner of war during one of the conflicts described in s. 45.001 (5) (b) to (i) or in Bosnia, Grenada, Lebanon, Panama, Somalia, or a Middle East crisis under s. 45.34, the department shall issue to the person a special plate that is colored red, white, and blue and that has the words "ex-prisoner of war" placed on the plate in the manner designated by the department.
341.14(6)(c) (c) A person who maintains no more than one registration under this subsection at one time shall not be charged a fee for registration of the vehicle or issuance of the plates.
341.14(6)(d) (d) For each additional vehicle, a person who maintains more than one registration under this subsection at one time shall be charged a fee of $15 for issuance or reissuance of the plates in addition to the annual registration fee for the vehicle. Except as provided in par. (c), a motor truck or dual purpose farm truck registered under this subsection shall be registered under this paragraph.
341.14(6m) (6m)
341.14(6m)(a)(a) Upon application to register an automobile or motor truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds by any person who is a resident of this state and a member or retired member of the national guard, the department shall issue to the person special plates whose colors and design shall be determined by the department and which have the words "Wisconsin guard member" placed on the plates in the manner designated by the department. The department shall consult with or obtain the approval of the adjutant general with respect to any word or symbol used to identify the national guard. An additional fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of the plates. Registration plates issued under this subsection shall expire annually.
341.14(6m)(b) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), if an individual in possession of special plates under this subsection or of personalized plates under s. 341.145 (1) (b) does not maintain membership in the national guard during a year which is not a plate issuance year, the individual shall dispose of the special plates in a manner prescribed by the department.
341.14(6m)(c) (c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to an individual who is a retired member of the national guard.
341.14(6r) (6r)
341.14(6r)(a)(a) In this subsection and s. 341.145 (1) (c), "authorized special group" means a special group enumerated in par. (f) or designated by the department under par. (fm).
341.14(6r)(b)1.1. Upon application to register an automobile or motor home, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, by any person who is a resident of this state and a member of an authorized special group, the department shall issue to the person special plates whose colors and design shall indicate that the vehicle is owned by a person who is a member of the applicable special group. The department may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 55. until 6 months after the department has received information sufficient for the department to determine that any approvals required for use of any logo, trademark, trade name or other commercial symbol designating the professional football team have been obtained.
341.14(6r)(b)2. 2. An additional fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of the plates for special groups specified under par. (f).
341.14(6r)(b)3. 3. An additional fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of a plate issued for a special group designated by the department under par. (fm). The department shall deposit in the general fund and credit to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (5) (cj) all fees collected under this subdivision.
341.14(6r)(b)4. 4. An additional fee of $20 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for a special group specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. An additional fee of $40 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a biennial basis for a special group specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $20 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. The fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under ch. 71.
341.14(6r)(b)5. 5. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 50. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 50. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision in excess of the initial costs of production of the special group plate under par. (f) 50. or $15,000, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (1) (fs). To the extent permitted under ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under ch. 71.
341.14(6r)(b)6. 6. An additional fee of $20 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 53. An additional fee of $40 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 53. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $20 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision in excess of the initial costs of data processing for the special group plate under par. (f) 53. or $35,000, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the children's trust fund. To the extent permitted under ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under ch. 71.
341.14(6r)(b)7. 7. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 54. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 54. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision in excess of the initial costs of production of the special group plate under par. (f) 54. or $196,700, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under s. 20.370 (5) (au). To the extent permitted under ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under ch. 71.
341.14(6r)(b)8. 8. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 55. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under par. (f) 55. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. For each professional football team for which plates are produced under par. (f) 55., all moneys received under this subdivision in excess of the initial costs of data processing for the special group plate related to that team under par. (f) 55. or $35,000, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the general fund and credited as follows:
341.14(6r)(b)8.a. a. An amount equal to the costs of licensing fees under par. (h) that are related to that team shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (5) (cL).
341.14(6r)(b)8.b. b. The remainder after crediting the appropriation account as provided in subd. 8. a. shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (1) (ig). The department of transportation shall identify and record the percentage of moneys that are attributable to each professional football team represented by a plate under par. (f) 55.
341.14(6r)(c) (c) Special group plates shall display the word "Wisconsin", the name of the applicable authorized special group, a symbol representing the special group, not exceeding one position, and identifying letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 6 positions and not less than one position. The department shall specify the design for special group plates, but the department shall consult the president of the University of Wisconsin System before specifying the word or symbol used to identify the special groups under par. (f) 35. to 47., the secretary of natural resources before specifying the word or symbol used to identify for the special group under par. (f) 50. and the chief executive officer of the professional football team and an authorized representative of the league of professional football teams described in s. 229.823 to which that team belongs before specifying the design for the applicable special group plate under par. (f) 55. Special group plates under par. (f) 50. shall be as similar as possible to regular registration plates in color and design.
341.14(6r)(d) (d) The department shall specify the word or words comprising the special group name and the symbol to be displayed upon special group plates for a group associated with a branch of the armed services or a related organization after consultation with the appropriate state or federal representative of that service or organization. Special group plates for a group associated with a branch of the armed services or a related organization shall be colored red, white and blue.
341.14(6r)(e) (e) The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates for groups or organizations which are not military in nature and not special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47. and 50. and for each professional football team under par. (f) 55. The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47. The department shall specify the word or words comprising the special group name and the symbol to be displayed upon special group plates for a group or organization which is not military in nature after consultation with the chief executive officer in this state of the group or organization. The department shall require that the word or words and symbol for a university specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. be a registration decal or tag and affixed to the special group plate and be of the colors for a university specified under par. (f) 35. to 47. that the president of the University of Wisconsin System specifies.
341.14(6r)(f) (f) The department shall issue special group plates under this subsection for the following authorized special groups:
341.14(6r)(f)1. 1. U.S. army.
341.14(6r)(f)1m. 1m. U.S. Army retired.
341.14(6r)(f)2. 2. U.S. army reserve.
341.14(6r)(f)3. 3. U.S. army veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)4. 4. U.S. navy.
341.14(6r)(f)4m. 4m. U.S. navy retired.
341.14(6r)(f)5. 5. U.S. navy reserve.
341.14(6r)(f)6. 6. U.S. navy veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)7. 7. U.S. air force.
341.14(6r)(f)7m. 7m. U.S. air force retired.
341.14(6r)(f)8. 8. U.S. air force reserve.
341.14(6r)(f)9. 9. U.S. air force veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)10. 10. U.S. coast guard.
341.14(6r)(f)10m. 10m. U.S. coast guard retired.
341.14(6r)(f)11. 11. U.S. coast guard reserve.
341.14(6r)(f)12. 12. U.S. coast guard veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)13. 13. U.S. marine corps.
341.14(6r)(f)13m. 13m. U.S. marine corps retired.
341.14(6r)(f)14. 14. U.S. marine corps reserve.
341.14(6r)(f)15. 15. U.S. marine corps veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)16. 16. World War I veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)17. 17. World War II veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)18. 18. Korean War veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)19. 19. Vietnam War veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)20. 20. Persons awarded the distinguished service cross medal.
341.14(6r)(f)21. 21. Persons awarded the air force cross medal.
341.14(6r)(f)22. 22. Persons awarded the navy cross medal.
341.14(6r)(f)23. 23. Persons awarded the distinguished service medal from any branch of the U.S. armed forces.
341.14(6r)(f)24. 24. Persons awarded the silver star medal.
341.14(6r)(f)25. 25. Persons awarded the legion of merit medal.
341.14(6r)(f)26. 26. Persons awarded the distinguished flying cross medal.
341.14(6r)(f)27. 27. Persons awarded the soldier's medal.
341.14(6r)(f)28. 28. Persons awarded the navy and marine corps medal.
341.14(6r)(f)29. 29. Persons awarded the airman's medal.
341.14(6r)(f)30. 30. Persons awarded the coast guard medal.
341.14(6r)(f)31. 31. Persons awarded the bronze star medal.
341.14(6r)(f)32. 32. Persons awarded the purple heart medal.
341.14(6r)(f)33. 33. Fire fighters.
341.14(6r)(f)34. 34. Rescue squad members.
341.14(6r)(f)35. 35. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire on it.
341.14(6r)(f)36. 36. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on it.
341.14(6r)(f)37. 37. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse on it.
341.14(6r)(f)38. 38. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Madison on it.
341.14(6r)(f)39. 39. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on it.
341.14(6r)(f)40. 40. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on it.
341.14(6r)(f)41. 41. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Parkside on it.
341.14(6r)(f)42. 42. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Platteville on it.
341.14(6r)(f)43. 43. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-River Falls on it.
341.14(6r)(f)44. 44. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point on it.
341.14(6r)(f)45. 45. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Stout on it.
341.14(6r)(f)46. 46. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Superior on it.
341.14(6r)(f)47. 47. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on it.
341.14(6r)(f)48. 48. Emergency medical technicians.
341.14(6r)(f)49. 49. Persian Gulf War veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)49m. 49m. Somalia War veterans.
341.14(6r)(f)50. 50. Persons interested in supporting endangered resources.
341.14(6r)(f)51. 51. Veterans of the attack on Pearl Harbor who were stationed in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.
341.14(6r)(f)53. 53. Persons interested in obtaining a plate with the words "Celebrate Children" on it to show their support of the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
341.14(6r)(f)54. 54. Persons interested in obtaining a plate supporting Ducks Unlimited, Inc., and its conservation efforts in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
341.14(6r)(f)55. 55. Persons interested in expressing their support of a professional football team, as described in s. 229.823, whose home stadium, as defined in s. 229.821 (8), is in this state.
341.14(6r)(fm)1.1. In addition to the special groups specified under par. (f), any group or organization may apply to the department for designation as an authorized special group. The department shall designate any group or organization that meets all of the following criteria as an authorized special group:
341.14(6r)(fm)1.a. a. The group or organization is not organized or operated for profit.
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