SECTION 6410c. 341.26 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
341.26 (3) (a) 1. For each farm truck having a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less, a biennial fee of $42. Registration plates issued under this subdivision expire on the last day of February of even-numbered years.
SECTION 6410e. 341.297 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 341.297 (2) (a) and amended to read:
341.297 (2) (a) A farm truck having a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less, as specified in s. 341.26 (3) (a) 1. The registration period for such a farm truck begins on March 1 of an even-numbered year and ends on the last day of February of the next even-numbered year All such farm trucks shall be registered by the department according to the monthly series of registration prescribed by par. (b).
SECTION 6410f. 341.297 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
341.297 (2) (b) There are established 24 registration periods, each to be designated by a calendar month and to start on the first day of such month and end on the last day of the 24th month from the date of commencing. The department shall so administer the monthly series system of registration as to distribute the work of registering farm trucks as uniformly as practicable throughout the calendar year.
SECTION 6410g. 341.43 of the statutes is amended to read:
341.43 Audits. The department may conduct such audits as it deems necessary to determine the adequacy of fees paid under the international registration plan or other proportional registration law or agreement and taxes and fees paid under s. 341.45. Audits shall be conducted during normal business hours. Credits shall be given for overpayments and deficiencies shall be assessed, with interest. Actual and necessary expenses incurred by an auditor, plus wages, may be assessed against the person audited.
SECTION 6410h. 341.45 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.45 (title) Importation in vehicle tanks regulated; taxes; fee; permits.
SECTION 6410j. 341.45 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.45 (1g) (a) Every Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4g), every person who purchases or obtains motor vehicle fuel or an alternate fuel outside of this state and operates any qualified motor vehicle into this state upon a highway and transports that fuel in an attached or unattached fuel supply tank for the sole purpose of operating the qualified motor vehicle shall pay the Wisconsin motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels tax and the oil inspection fee under s. 168.12 on the gallons consumed by the qualified motor vehicle while operated on the highways of this state. The person shall pay the tax and fee by purchasing motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels within this state in an amount that is equivalent to the gallonage consumed while operating the qualified motor vehicle on the highways of this state, or by remitting the tax and fee directly to the department or to another jurisdiction that is a party to the international fuel tax agreement.
SECTION 6410k. 341.45 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.45 (1g) (b) The department may require any person required to pay under par. (a) to report on forms prescribed by it, to display evidence of compliance with par. (a) and to pay taxes and fees in the manner specified by the department.
(c) The department shall require any person convicted of evading the tax or fee due under par. (a) to report on forms and in the manner prescribed by the department.
SECTION 6410m. 341.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.45 (2) Every person regularly or habitually operating qualified motor vehicles upon the highways of any other state and using in those qualified motor vehicles motor vehicle fuel or an alternate fuel purchased or obtained in this state shall be allowed a credit or refund equal to the oil inspection fee and the tax on the motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuel actually paid to the state in which it is used, but not to exceed the tax and fee imposed on motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels by this state.
SECTION 6410n. 341.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.45 (3) The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with the appropriate officials of any other state under which it may waive all or any part of the requirements imposed by this section upon those who use motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels upon which the tax has and fee have been paid to another state if the officials of the other state grant equivalent privileges with respect to motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels used in that state but upon which the tax has and fee have been paid to Wisconsin.
SECTION 6410p. 341.45 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
341.45 (4g) The department may issue trip permits for 72-hour periods to persons who would otherwise be required to pay the Wisconsin motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels tax and the oil inspection fee under sub. (1g). The department shall charge a fee of not less than $15 for each permit issued under this subsection. A person who has obtained a permit under this subsection is exempt from the purchasing requirement of sub. (1g) (a).
SECTION 6410r. 341.45 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
341.45 (4m) All oil inspection fees paid to the department of transportation under sub. (1g) (a) in excess of oil inspection fee credits or refunds under sub. (2) shall be deposited in the petroleum inspection fund. All oil inspection fees credited or refunded by the department of transportation under sub. (2) in excess of oil inspection fees paid to the department of transportation under sub. (1g) (a) shall be paid from the petroleum inspection fund.
SECTION 6410s. 341.45 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.45 (5) The department shall promulgate rules under ch. 227 necessary to administer this section. The rules shall include provisions relating to the issuance and use of the permits authorized under sub. (4g). The rules may include provisions relating to the payment of interest on late payments of motor vehicle fuel and alternate fuels taxes and oil inspection fees, and fees for the late payment or underpayment of motor vehicle fuel and alternate fuels taxes and oil inspection fees.
SECTION 6410t. 342.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (1) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, $5 $7.50, by the owner of the vehicle.".
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"SECTION 6411d. 342.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (3) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $5 $7.50, by the owner of the vehicle.
SECTION 6411dg. 342.15 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
342.15 (1m) (a) No owner of a junk vehicle may transfer his or her interest in the junk vehicle except to a licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer.
(b) No person other than a licensed motor vehicle salvage dealer may acquire an interest in a junk vehicle from the owner of the junk vehicle.
(c) Paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to the sale, disposition or acquisition of a junk vehicle following the procedure under s. 342.40 (3) (c) or 779.415 (2).
SECTION 6411dm. 342.15 (5r) of the statutes is created to read:
342.15 (5r) Any person who violates sub. (1m) may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000 for each violation.
SECTION 6411e. 343.01 (2) (cb) of the statutes is created to read:
343.01 (2) (cb) "Motorized construction equipment" means motor-driven construction equipment designed principally for off-road use, including a motorscraper, backhoe, motorgrader, compacter, excavator, tractor, trencher and bulldozer.
SECTION 6411em. 343.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
343.01 (2) (d) "Photograph" means an unretouched image recorded by a camera and reproduced on a photosensitive surface and includes a digitized image.
SECTION 6411f. 343.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.02 (1) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may promulgate for that purpose such rules as the secretary considers necessary. Rules promulgated under this chapter may not conflict with and shall be at least as stringent as standards set by the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act, 49 USC 2701 to 2716 31301 to 31317 and the regulations adopted under that act.
SECTION 6411g. 343.03 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
343.03 (1) (title) COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL STANDARDS.
SECTION 6411ge. 343.03 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.03 (1) (a) The department shall institute a classified driver license system meeting all federal standards under 49 USC 2701 to 2716 31301 to 31317 and 49 CFR 383.
SECTION 6411gg. 343.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.03 (1) (b) The department shall begin issuance of issue operator's licenses in conformity with the classified driver license system to each licensee upon renewal, reinstatement or initial application by April 1, 1991.
SECTION 6411gj. 343.03 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 6411gm. 343.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.03 (5) INQUIRIES BEFORE ISSUANCE. Before issuing a license under this chapter, the department shall obtain driver record information from the national driver registry and commercial driver license information system to determine whether the applicant holds a commercial driver license, or a license that is revoked, suspended or canceled, or is otherwise disqualified. If the applicant is currently licensed in another state, the department shall obtain information on the applicant's license status with the state of licensure before issuing a license.
SECTION 6411gr. 343.03 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
SECTION 6411h. 343.05 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
343.05 (2) (a) 2. A nonresident who has in his or her immediate possession a valid commercial driver license issued to the person in his or her home another jurisdiction or Mexico bearing all endorsements required for the specific class and type of vehicle being operated. A license is not valid under this subdivision if the license is restricted to operation inside the person's home jurisdiction, or if the person is otherwise violating restrictions or exceeding operating authorization stated on the person's license. If the nonresident is operating a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce, he or she must be at least 21 years of age.
SECTION 6411j. 343.05 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.05 (2) (c) A tow truck operator holding a valid commercial driver license who is engaged in the removal of a disabled or wrecked vehicle from the highway or eliminating a hazard is not required to hold an endorsement to his or her commercial driver license regardless of the type of vehicle being towed. This exception to the requirement for an endorsement does not apply to any subsequent towing of the vehicle, including moving the vehicle from one repair facility to another, unless the one of the following applies:
1. The tow truck operator holds a commercial driver license and is accompanied by a driver who holds the required endorsements.
SECTION 6411jg. 343.05 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
343.05 (2) (c) 2. The vehicle is a vehicle that requires a "P" endorsement for its operation.
SECTION 6411jm. 343.05 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 343.05 (2) (a) 5. and amended to read:
343.05 (2) (a) 5. A person temporarily operating motorized construction equipment designed principally for off-road use, including a motorscraper, backhoe, motorgrader, compacter, excavator, tractor, trencher and bulldozer upon a highway in this state who possesses a valid operator's license issued to the person by the department which is not revoked, suspended, canceled, disqualified or expired. This subdivision does not apply to a truck or a construction vehicle designed or equipped for use on a highway or to any vehicle exceeding a speed of 35 miles per hour.
SECTION 6411m. 343.055 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.055 (1) (a) General. Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4) and notwithstanding s. 343.05 (2), operators of certain commercial motor vehicles specified in pars. (b) to (h) (j) or any rule of the department promulgated under sub. (5) are not required to hold commercial driver licenses, if the operator holds a valid operator's license not limited to "Class M" vehicles.
SECTION 6411md. 343.055 (1) (j) of the statutes is created to read:
343.055 (1) (j) Highway winter maintenance operators. Notwithstanding ss. 343.02 and 343.03 (1), the operator of the commercial motor vehicle is a town official or is employed in highway winter maintenance work on a part-time basis by the town, and the vehicle is owned by or leased to the town and is being used for the purpose of snow and ice control on a town highway.
SECTION 6411mg. 343.055 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.055 (4) EFFECT OF WAIVERS. The waivers under this section sub. (1) (b) to (h) shall apply to the extent permitted under federal law and the waivers under sub. (1) (b) to (j) shall exempt a person only from the requirement in s. 343.05 (2) to hold a commercial driver license to operate a commercial motor vehicle upon a highway in this state. A commercial motor vehicle operated under this waiver remains a commercial motor vehicle.
SECTION 6411mm. 343.055 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 343.055 (5) (a) and amended to read:
343.055 (5) (a) As soon as possible after the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act, 49 USC 2701 to 2716 31301 to 31317, or the regulations adopted under that act permit any commercial driver license waiver, the department shall promulgate rules governing eligibility for the waiver. This subsection paragraph applies to waivers not permitted by federal law on May 12, 1992.
SECTION 6411mp. 343.055 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
343.055 (5) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the department shall promulgate rules for the waiver under sub. (1) (j).
SECTION 6411p. 343.06 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.06 (1) (c) To any person under age 18 unless the person is enrolled in a school program or high school equivalency program and is not a habitual truant as defined in s. 118.16 (1) (a), has graduated from high school or been granted a declaration of high school graduation equivalency or is enrolled in a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g), and has satisfactorily completed a course in driver education in public schools approved by the department of public instruction, or in technical colleges approved by the technical college system board, or in nonpublic and private schools which meet the minimum standards set by the department of public instruction, or has satisfactorily completed a substantially equivalent course in driver training approved by the department and given by a school licensed by the department under s. 343.61, or has satisfactorily completed a substantially equivalent course in driver education or training approved by another state and has attained the age of 16, except as provided in s. 343.07 (1). The department shall not issue a license to any person under the age of 18 authorizing the operation of "Class M" vehicles unless the person has successfully completed a basic rider course approved by the department. The department may, by rule, exempt certain persons from the basic rider course requirement of this paragraph. Applicants for a license under s. 343.08 or 343.135 are exempt from the driver education, basic rider or driver training course requirement. The secretary shall prescribe rules for licensing of schools and instructors to qualify under this paragraph. The driver education course shall be made available to every eligible student in the state. Except as provided under s. 343.16 (1) (c) and (2) (cm) to (f), no operator's license may be issued unless a driver's examination has been administered by the department.
SECTION 6411pg. 343.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.06 (2) After March 31, 1992, the The department shall not issue a commercial driver license, including a renewal, occupational or reinstated license, to any person during any period of disqualification under s. 343.315 or 49 CFR 383.51 or the law of another jurisdiction in substantial conformity therewith, as the result of one or more disqualifying offenses committed on or after July 1, 1987. Beginning on April 1, 1992, the department shall cancel any commercial driver license Any person who is known to the department to have been issued to a person who is disqualified be subject to disqualification under s. 343.315 (1) (a) shall be disqualified by the department, unless the required period of disqualification specified in s. 343.315 for the disqualifying offense has already expired.
SECTION 6411pm. 343.065 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.065 (title) Intrastate restricted Restricted commercial driver license.
SECTION 6411pr. 343.065 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.065 (1) If an applicant for a commercial driver license is less than 21 years of age or does not meet the physical qualifications for drivers contained in 49 CFR 391 or an alternative federally approved driver qualification program established by the department by rule but is at least 18 years of age and otherwise qualified under this chapter and the rules of the department, the department may issue the applicant a commercial driver license restricted to authorizing the operation of commercial motor vehicles only within this state and not in interstate commerce.
SECTION 6411pt. 343.065 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.065 (2) A commercial driver license issued under this section shall clearly identify that the license does not authorize the operation of commercial motor vehicles outside this state or in interstate commerce.
SECTION 6411r. 343.10 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
343.10 (2) (a) 1. Except for a revocation or suspension that arose out of the same incident or occurrence for which the person's license or operating privilege is currently revoked or suspended, the person's license or operating privilege was not revoked or suspended previously under this chapter or ch. 344 or s. 161.50 within the one-year period immediately preceding the present revocation or suspension.".
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"SECTION 6412be. 343.10 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.10 (10) (a) If the petitioner's commercial driver license has been suspended or revoked solely for a violation of s. 346.63 (1) or a local ordinance in conformity therewith or a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with s. 346.63 (1) and the person was not operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the violation, a petition seeking issuance of an occupational license authorizing operation of "Class A", "Class B" or "Class C" vehicles may be filed directly with the department. The petition may also seek authorization to operate "Class D" or "Class M" vehicles.
SECTION 6412bg. 343.12 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.12 (2) (h) Prior to the initial issuance or renewal of the endorsement, takes and passes a special examination prescribed by the department and administered by the department or by a 3rd-party tester under s. 343.16 (1) (b) to determine his or her ability to safely operate a school bus. This special examination may include the examination required under sub. (3). The department may renew the endorsement without retesting the licensee, except under sub. (3).
