AB100-ASA1-AA8,396,823 341.145 (4) Each personalized registration plate issued shall be reserved for
24the recipient or, in the case of a leased vehicle, for the lessee in succeeding

1registration periods and shall not be duplicated for issuance to any other person if
2the recipient or lessee maintains the plate, unless the recipient or, in the case of a
3leased vehicle, the lessee
authorizes the issuance of the plate to another person. If
4the recipient or, in the case of a leased vehicle, the lessee does not maintain the plate
5for 2 successive years which are not plate issuance years or if the recipient or lessee
6does not specifically request reissuance of the personalized registration plate by the
7end of the month in which the plate expires in a plate issuance year, the department
8may issue the personalized registration plate to another applicant.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,396,9 91255. Page 1644, line 5: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,396,10 10" Section 4000g. 341.16 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,396,1711 341.16 (2m) Upon request therefor and payment of a fee of $10, the department
12may issue an applicant for replacement plates for an automobile registered pursuant
13to the monthly series registration system under s. 341.27 registration plates of the
14design specified in s. 341.13 for the plate issuance cycle next succeeding the cycle
15under which the original plates were issued. The department may limit the receipt
16of requests under this subsection to applicants for a renewal registration of a motor
17vehicle.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4000j 18Section 4000j. 341.17 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,396,2319 341.17 (1) At intervals selected by the department, the department shall
20compile a list of registrations made during that interval pursuant to the monthly
21series
system of registering automobiles under s. 341.27. The list shall give the name
22and address of each registrant, the registration number assigned, and other
23identifying information as the department deems necessary.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,396,24 241256. Page 1646, line 4: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,397,1
1" Section 4003t. 341.255 (5) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,397,52 341.255 (5) In addition to the regular registration fee specified in s. 341.25 (1)
3(a) or (b) or (2) (a) to (c), the department shall charge a late fee of $10 for each
4transaction relating to the renewal of a registration under s. 341.25 (1) (a) or (b) or
5(2) (a) to (c) that is filed after the date of expiration of registration.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,397,6 61257. Page 1646, line 4: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,397,7 7" Section 4004m. 341.26 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,397,118 341.26 (2) (m) A motor vehicle leased or owned and operated by a voluntary
9nonprofit organization and used exclusively for rescue work. In this paragraph,
10"rescue work" means the rendering of first aid and emergency transportation to
11persons in need of immediate medical attention.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,397,12 121258. Page 1648, line 18: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,397,13 13" Section 4010c. 341.27 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,397,1714 341.27 (1) All automobiles, other than those that may be registered under s.
15341.265, 341.26 (2), 341.265, 341.266 or 341.268 or are required by s. 341.29 to be
16registered on a calendar-year basis, shall be registered by the department according
17to the monthly series system of registration prescribed by this section.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4010e 18Section 4010e. 341.27 (2) of the statutes is repealed.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4010g 19Section 4010g. 341.27 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,397,2220 341.27 (3) (intro.) All automobiles subject to registration under the monthly
21series
the registration system under this section shall be registered by the
22department for a period of 12 consecutive calendar months one year except as follows:
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4010j 23Section 4010j. 341.27 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,398,8
1341.27 (3) (a) Except as provided in s. 341.28 (2) (c), if the applicant holds
2current registration plates which were removed from an automobile which the
3applicant no longer owns or which has been junked, is no longer used on the highways
4or has been registered as a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a
5reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a),
6and the plates were issued under the monthly series system of registration
7prescribed by this section
, the department shall register the automobile which is the
8subject of the application for the remainder of the unexpired registration period.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4010m 9Section 4010m. 341.28 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,398,1210 341.28 (1) The applicant for registration of an automobile under the monthly
11series
system of registration prescribed by s. 341.27 shall pay in full the annual
12registration fee prescribed by law, except as otherwise provided in this section.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4010p 13Section 4010p. 341.28 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,398,2114 341.28 (2) (intro.) If the applicant for registration holds current registration
15plates which were removed from an automobile which the applicant no longer owns
16or which has been junked, is no longer being used on the highways or has been
17registered as a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed,
18replica, street modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a), and the plates
19were issued under the monthly series system of registration prescribed by s. 341.27,
20the applicant is exempt from the payment of a registration fee, except in the following
21cases:
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4011q 22Section 4011q. 341.28 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
23.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,399,1624 341.28 (2) (b) If the automobile which is the subject of the application was
25owned by the applicant at the any time of and on or before the 15th day of during the

1month in which the transfer, termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of
2use on the highways, junking or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2)
3(a) of the other automobile occurred and was not currently registered at the time of
4such transfer, termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the
5highways, junking or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a), the
6applicant shall pay a fee to be computed as provided in subs. (3) to (5) but shall receive
7a credit for the unused portion of the current registration. The credit shall be
8computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual fee paid for the vehicle from which
9the plates were removed multiplied by the number of months remaining in the
10registration period represented by the removed plates, including the month during
11which the applicant transferred, discontinued to use on the highways, junked or
12registered under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) or terminated the consumer lease
13of the automobile from which the plates were removed if the transfer, termination
14of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways, junking or registration
15under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) occurred on or before the 15th day of the
16month
.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4012q 17Section 4012q. 341.28 (7) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
18.... (this act), is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,400,419 341.28 (7) (a) If the first operation of The registration period for an automobile
20commences when the first operation of the automobile under circumstances making
21the owner liable for its registration in this state occurs on or before the 15th day of
22a given month, the registration period commences on the first day of such month.
23If the first operation occurs on or after the 16th day of a given month, the registration
24period commences on the first day of the following month. "First
. For puposes of this
25paragraph, "first
operation" means operation of an automobile for the first time after

1it was transferred or leased to the applicant or after it was registered in another state
2or after an active service refund or after the expiration of 12 months of nonoperation
3since expiration of the last registration in this state or after it was no longer used on
4the highways.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,400,5 51259. Page 1648, line 18: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,400,6 6" Section 4011m. 341.28 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,400,237 341.28 (2) (b) If the automobile which is the subject of the application was
8owned by the applicant at the time of and on or before the 15th day of the month in
9which the transfer, termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the
10highways, junking or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) of the
11other automobile occurred and was not currently registered at the time of such
12transfer, termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways,
13junking or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a), the applicant shall
14pay a fee to be computed as provided in subs. (3) to (5) but shall receive a credit for
15the unused portion of the current registration. The credit shall be computed on the
16basis of one-twelfth of the annual fee paid for the vehicle from which the plates were
17removed multiplied by the number of months remaining in the registration period
18represented by the removed plates, including the month during which the applicant
19transferred, discontinued to use on the highways, junked or registered under s.
20341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) or terminated the consumer lease of the automobile
21from which the plates were removed if the transfer, termination of the consumer
22lease,
discontinuance of use on the highways, junking or registration under s.
23341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) occurred on or before the 15th day of the month.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4012m 24Section 4012m. 341.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,401,10
1341.28 (7) (a) If the first operation of an automobile under circumstances
2making the owner liable for its registration in this state occurs on or before the 15th
3day of a given month, the registration period commences on the first day of such
4month. If the first operation occurs on or after the 16th day of a given month, the
5registration period commences on the first day of the following month. "First
6operation" means operation of an automobile for the first time after it was
7transferred or leased to the applicant or after it was registered in another state or
8after an active service refund or after the expiration of 12 months of nonoperation
9since expiration of the last registration in this state or after it was no longer used on
10the highways.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4013m 11Section 4013m. 341.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,402,212 341.28 (7) (b) In the case of an automobile which has not previously been
13registered or which has not been registered in this state by the present owner since
14the owner last acquired ownership of the automobile, the department shall assume
15that the date of first operation within the meaning of par. (a) is the date of the bill
16of sale evidencing the transfer of ownership to the applicant or, with respect to a
17leased vehicle, the date of commencement of the lease by the applicant,
unless the
18applicant files with the department a statement that the automobile was not so
19operated until a later date, specifying the date of such first operation. In the case of
20at least 12 months of nonoperation of an automobile previously registered by the
21applicant, the applicant must file with the department a statement that he or she did
22not operate or consent to the operation of the automobile under circumstances
23making it subject to registration in this state during such 12-month period and must
24specify the date following such period when the automobile was first so operated.

1The department may refuse to accept a statement which projects the date of first
2operation into the future.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4014m 3Section 4014m. 341.305 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,402,64 341.305 (2) (bm) A motor truck or truck tractor which is owned or leased by a
5retail lumberyard and used exclusively to transport building construction materials
6from that lumberyard to a building construction site.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4015m 7Section 4015m. 341.31 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,402,98 341.31 (1) (b) 2. The vehicle was transferred or leased to the applicant after the
9expiration of the last registration in this state; or
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4016m 10Section 4016m. 341.31 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,402,1311 341.31 (1) (b) 5. The vehicle is a motorcycle which has been transferred or
12leased
to the applicant and for which current registration plates had been issued to
13the previous owner; or
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4017m 14Section 4017m. 341.31 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,402,1915 341.31 (1) (b) 6. The vehicle which has been transferred to or leased by the
16applicant is a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose
17farm truck which had been registered by the previous owner at a gross weight of
188,000 pounds or less or is a farm truck which had been registered by the previous
19owner at a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less; or
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4018m 20Section 4018m. 341.31 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,403,1121 341.31 (2) (a) For vehicles registered under the conditions in sub. (1) (a), (b) or
22(d), the fee for the current registration period shall be computed on the basis of
23one-twelfth of the annual registration fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial
24registration fee prescribed for the vehicle multiplied by the number of months of the
25current registration period which have not fully expired on the date the vehicle first

1is operated by or with the consent of the applicant under circumstances making it
2subject to registration in this state plus, in case of a quarterly registration, $5. In
3the case of a vehicle which has not previously been registered or which has not been
4registered in this state by the present owner since the owner last acquired ownership
5of the vehicle, the department shall assume that the date of first operation is the date
6of the bill of sale evidencing transfer of ownership to the applicant or, with respect
7to a leased vehicle, the date of commencement of the lease by the applicant,
unless
8he or she files with the department a statement that the vehicle was not so operated
9until a later date, specifying the date of such first operation. The department may
10refuse to accept any statement which projects the date of first operation into the
11future.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4019m 12Section 4019m. 341.31 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,403,2213 341.31 (4) (a) The transferee or lessee of a vehicle registered as provided in s.
14341.29, 341.295 or 341.30 is not subject to the payment of any registration fee for the
15remainder of the period for which the vehicle is registered unless, by reason of his
16or her status or the use to which the vehicle is put, the fee prescribed by law is higher
17than that paid by the former owner. In such event, the fee shall be computed on the
18basis of one-twelfth of the difference between the 2 annual fees multiplied by the
19number of months of the current registration period which have not fully expired on
20the date, after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, when such vehicle is first
21operated by him or her or with his or her consent under circumstances making it
22subject to registration in this state.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4020m 23Section 4020m. 341.31 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,404,524 341.31 (4) (b) A person retaining a set of plates removed from a vehicle under
25s. 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or (2) (c) and which was junked or transferred, is no

1longer leased to the person or used on the highways or has been registered as a
2special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street
3modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a) may receive credit for the
4unused portion of the registration fee paid when registering a replacement vehicle
5of the same type and gross weight.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4021m 6Section 4021m. 341.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,404,127 341.31 (5) This section does not apply to vehicles registered at a fee of $5 under
8s. 341.26. Such vehicles, whether registered for a full period or part thereof and
9whether or not previously registered, shall be registered at the full fee. If a person
10authorized to register a vehicle at a fee of $5 under s. 341.26 transfers the vehicle to
11a person not so authorized or no longer leases the vehicle, the fee payable by the
12transferee shall be computed as for a vehicle not previously registered in this state.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4022g 13Section 4022g. 341.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,404,2414 341.33 (3) Upon request, the department shall refund 50% of a registration fee
15paid for a vehicle registered on a biennial basis if the person who registered the
16vehicle furnishes such proof as the department requires that the person has
17transferred his or her interest in the vehicle or terminated leasing the vehicle before
18the beginning of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is registered or that
19the vehicle will not be operated in this state after the beginning of the 2nd year of
20the period for which the vehicle is registered. The department may require the
21person to return the certificate of registration and registration plates for the vehicle
22to the department. Except as provided in sub. (1), the department may not refund
23more than 50% of the fee paid for the registration of a vehicle registered on a biennial
24basis.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,1
11260. Page 1648, line 21: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,2 2" Section 4023m. 341.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,53 341.40 (2) If the owner of any such vehicle moves to Wisconsin or if the vehicle
4is purchased by or leased to a Wisconsin resident, the vehicle immediately becomes
5subject to the laws of this state providing for the registration of vehicles.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4028m 6Section 4028m. 341.65 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,97 341.65 (1) (am) "Owner" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (42) and, with
8respect to a vehicle that is registered, or required to be registered, by a lessee of the
9vehicle under this chapter, includes the lessee of the vehicle.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,10 101261. Page 1649, line 20: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,11 11" Section 4036g. 342.06 (1) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,1512 342.06 (1) (k) If the vehicle is an automobile, station wagon or motor truck
13having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less and a temporary operation plate
14has been issued for the vehicle under s. 341.09 (2m) (a) 1. b. or 2. or (2r), the
15registration number of the temporary operation plate.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,16 161262. Page 1650, line 4: delete "$7.50" and substitute " $8.50".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,18 171263. Page 1650, line 7: delete "for a new vehicle being" and substitute "or
18(3)".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,19 191264. Page 1650, line 8: delete "registered for the first time".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,21 201265. Page 1650, line 10: after "management." insert "This subsection does
21not apply after June 30, 2001.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,22 221266. Page 1650, line 12: delete "$7.50" and substitute "$8.50".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,405,23 231267. Page 1650, line 13: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,406,1
1" Section 4046m. 342.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,406,82 342.15 (4) (a) If the vehicle being transferred is a motorcycle or an automobile
3or station wagon registered under the monthly series system s. 341.27 or a motor
4home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which
5has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross
6weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the owner shall remove the registration
7plates and retain and preserve them for use on any other vehicle of the same type and
8gross weight which may subsequently be registered in his or her name.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,406,9 91268. Page 1650, line 13: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,406,10 10" Section 4044r. 342.14 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,406,1511 342.14 (3m) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (3), a nonpoint source
12pollution
supplemental title fee of $7.50 by the owner of the vehicle, except that this
13fee shall be waived with respect to an application under sub. (3) for transfer of a
14decedent's interest in a vehicle to his or her surviving spouse. The fee specified under
15this subsection is in addition to any other fee specified in this section.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,406,16 161269. Page 1651, line 8: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,406,17 17" Section 4060f. 342.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,407,518 342.34 (1) (c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle or an automobile or station wagon
19registered under the monthly series system s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor
20truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight
21of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more
22than 12,000 pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plates and retain and
23preserve them for use on any other vehicle of the same type which may subsequently
24be registered in his or her name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle or an automobile

1or station wagon registered under the monthly series system s. 341.27, or a motor
2home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which
3has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross
4weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, he or she shall remove and destroy the
5plates.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,407,6 61270. Page 1651, line 8: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,407,7 7" Section 4058m. 342.30 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 342.30 (1g).
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4059m 8Section 4059m. 342.30 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,407,109 342.30 (1c) In this section, "owner" includes the lessee of a vehicle if the vehicle
10is registered, or required to be registered, by the lessee under ch. 341.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4059p 11Section 4059p. 342.30 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,407,1312 342.30 (3) (a) Any person who violates sub. (1) (1g) may be fined not more than
13$5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years or both.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4059t 14Section 4059t. 342.30 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,407,2315 342.30 (4) (a) If a law enforcement agency finds a vehicle or part of a vehicle
16on which the identification number has been removed, altered or obliterated or made
17impossible to read, the law enforcement agency may seize the vehicle or part of a
18vehicle. If the identification number cannot be identified, the seized vehicle or
19vehicle part is presumed to be contraband. If the identification number can be
20identified, the agency may return the vehicle to the registered owner. Except as
21provided in par. (b), the district attorney shall institute forfeiture proceedings under
22s. 973.076 regarding any vehicle or vehicle part that is seized under this paragraph
23and not returned to the owner.
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4060m 24Section 4060m. 342.40 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 342.40 (1m).
AB100-ASA1-AA8, s. 4061m
1Section 4061m. 342.40 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,408,32 342.40 (1c) In this section, "owner" includes the lessee of a vehicle if the vehicle
3is registered, or required to be registered, by the lessee under ch. 341.".
AB100-ASA1-AA8,408,4 41271. Page 1652, line 19: after that line insert:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,408,5 5" Section 4067gc. 343.10 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB100-ASA1-AA8,408,146 343.10 (2) (a) 1. Except for a revocation or suspension that arose out of the same
7incident or occurrence for which the person's license or operating privilege is
8currently revoked or suspended, the person's license or operating privilege was not
9revoked or suspended previously under s. 961.50 or under this chapter or ch. 344 or
10s. 161.50
, except under s. 344.40, within the one-year period immediately preceding
11the present revocation or suspension, except as provided in s. 344.40. This
12subdivision does not apply to a person applying for an occupational license whose
13license or operating privilege is currently revoked or suspended because of a
14conviction, suspension or revocation, as counted under s. 343.307 (1)
.
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