SB77,1617,1312 341.31 (1) (b) 2. The vehicle was transferred or leased to the applicant after the
13expiration of the last registration in this state; or
SB77, s. 4016 14Section 4016. 341.31 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1617,1715 341.31 (1) (b) 5. The vehicle is a motorcycle which has been transferred or
16leased
to the applicant and for which current registration plates had been issued to
17the previous owner; or
SB77, s. 4017 18Section 4017. 341.31 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1617,2319 341.31 (1) (b) 6. The vehicle which has been transferred to or leased by the
20applicant is a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose
21farm truck which had been registered by the previous owner at a gross weight of
228,000 pounds or less or is a farm truck which had been registered by the previous
23owner at a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less; or
SB77, s. 4018 24Section 4018. 341.31 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1618,16
1341.31 (2) (a) For vehicles registered under the conditions in sub. (1) (a), (b) or
2(d), the fee for the current registration period shall be computed on the basis of
3one-twelfth of the annual registration fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial
4registration fee prescribed for the vehicle multiplied by the number of months of the
5current registration period which have not fully expired on the date the vehicle first
6is operated by or with the consent of the applicant under circumstances making it
7subject to registration in this state plus, in case of a quarterly registration, $5. In
8the case of a vehicle which has not previously been registered or which has not been
9registered in this state by the present owner since the owner last acquired ownership
10of the vehicle, the department shall assume that the date of first operation is the date
11of the bill of sale evidencing transfer of ownership to the applicant or, with respect
12to a leased vehicle, the date of commencement of the lease by the applicant,
unless
13he or she files with the department a statement that the vehicle was not so operated
14until a later date, specifying the date of such first operation. The department may
15refuse to accept any statement which projects the date of first operation into the
16future.
SB77, s. 4019 17Section 4019. 341.31 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1619,218 341.31 (4) (a) The transferee or lessee of a vehicle registered as provided in s.
19341.29, 341.295 or 341.30 is not subject to the payment of any registration fee for the
20remainder of the period for which the vehicle is registered unless, by reason of his
21or her status or the use to which the vehicle is put, the fee prescribed by law is higher
22than that paid by the former owner. In such event, the fee shall be computed on the
23basis of one-twelfth of the difference between the 2 annual fees multiplied by the
24number of months of the current registration period which have not fully expired on
25the date, after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, when such vehicle is first

1operated by him or her or with his or her consent under circumstances making it
2subject to registration in this state.
SB77, s. 4020 3Section 4020. 341.31 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1619,104 341.31 (4) (b) A person retaining a set of plates removed from a vehicle under
5s. 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or (2) (c) and which was junked or transferred, is no
6longer leased to the person or used on the highways or has been registered as a
7special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street
8modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a) may receive credit for the
9unused portion of the registration fee paid when registering a replacement vehicle
10of the same type and gross weight.
SB77, s. 4021 11Section 4021. 341.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1619,1712 341.31 (5) This section does not apply to vehicles registered at a fee of $5 under
13s. 341.26. Such vehicles, whether registered for a full period or part thereof and
14whether or not previously registered, shall be registered at the full fee. If a person
15authorized to register a vehicle at a fee of $5 under s. 341.26 transfers the vehicle to
16a person not so authorized or no longer leases the vehicle, the fee payable by the
17transferee shall be computed as for a vehicle not previously registered in this state.
SB77, s. 4022 18Section 4022. 341.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1620,419 341.33 (3) Upon request, the department shall refund 50% of a registration fee
20paid for a vehicle registered on a biennial basis if the person who registered the
21vehicle furnishes such proof as the department requires that the person has
22transferred his or her interest in the vehicle or terminated leasing the vehicle before
23the beginning of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is registered or that
24the vehicle will not be operated in this state after the beginning of the 2nd year of
25the period for which the vehicle is registered. The department may require the

1person to return the certificate of registration and registration plates for the vehicle
2to the department. Except as provided in sub. (1), the department may not refund
3more than 50% of the fee paid for the registration of a vehicle registered on a biennial
4basis.
SB77, s. 4023 5Section 4023. 341.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1620,86 341.40 (2) If the owner of any such vehicle moves to Wisconsin or if the vehicle
7is purchased by or leased to a Wisconsin resident, the vehicle immediately becomes
8subject to the laws of this state providing for the registration of vehicles.
SB77, s. 4024 9Section 4024. 341.51 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1620,1110 341.51 (4) (am) If the applicant is an individual, the social security number of
11the individual.
SB77, s. 4025 12Section 4025. 341.51 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1620,1513 341.51 (4g) (a) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or
14renewal of registration if an individual has not included his or her social security
15number in the application.
SB77,1620,1816 (b) The department of transportation may not disclose a social security number
17obtained under sub. (4) (am) to any person except to the department of industry, labor
18and job development for purposes of administering s. 49.22.
SB77, s. 4026 19Section 4026. 341.51 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1620,2420 341.51 (4m) A registration shall be denied, restricted, limited or suspended
21if the applicant or licensee is an individual who is delinquent in making
22court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses,
23medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse,
24as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857.
SB77, s. 4027 25Section 4027. 341.605 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1621,2
1341.605 (3) Whoever violates sub. (1) or (2) may be fined not more than $5,000
2or imprisoned for not more than 5 7 years and 6 months, or both, for each violation.
SB77, s. 4028 3Section 4028. 341.65 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1621,64 341.65 (1) (am) "Owner" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (42) and, with
5respect to a vehicle that is registered, or required to be registered, by a lessee of the
6vehicle under this chapter, includes the lessee of the vehicle.
SB77, s. 4029 7Section 4029. 342.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 342.01 (2) (am).
SB77, s. 4030 8Section 4030. 342.01 (2) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1621,99 342.01 (2) (ag) "Deliver" includes electronic transmission.
SB77, s. 4031 10Section 4031. 342.025 of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1621,14 11342.025 Applicability of chapter to mobile homes. This chapter does not
12apply to a mobile home exceeding 45 feet in length unless a certificate of title has been
13issued for the mobile home before the effective date of this section .... [revisor inserts
14date].
SB77, s. 4032 15Section 4032. 342.05 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1621,1916 342.05 (1m) A transferee of a mobile home that is exempt under s. 341.05 (25)
17from registration in this state and for which a certificate of title has been issued
18before the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], shall make
19application under s. 342.15 for a certificate of title.
SB77, s. 4033 20Section 4033. 342.06 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1621,2421 342.06 (1) (intro.) An application for a certificate of title shall be made to the
22department upon a form or in an automated format prescribed by it and shall be
23accompanied by the required fee. Each application for certificate of title shall include
24the following information:
SB77, s. 4034 25Section 4034. 342.06 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1622,1
1342.06 (1) (a) The full name and residence or business address of the owner.
SB77, s. 4035 2Section 4035. 342.06 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1622,93 342.06 (1) (g) If the vehicle is a used motor vehicle which was last previously
4registered in another jurisdiction, the applicant shall furnish any certificate of
5ownership issued by the other jurisdiction and a statement pertaining to the title
6history and ownership of such motor vehicle, such statement to be in the form the
7department prescribes, and shall furnish a certification by a person designated by
8the department by rule to the effect that the physical description of the motor vehicle
9has been checked and conforms to the description given in the application
.
SB77, s. 4036 10Section 4036. 342.06 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1622,1711 342.06 (1) (i) A place for an applicant who is a natural person to designate that
12the applicant's name, street address, post-office box number and 9-digit extended
13zip code may not be disclosed as provided in s. 341.17 (9), a statement indicating the
14effect of making such a designation and a place for an applicant who has made a
15designation under this paragraph to reverse the designation. The department may
16provide for these designations and statement on an alternative form or in an
17automated format
.
SB77, s. 4037 18Section 4037. 342.06 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1622,2119 342.06 (1m) On the form or in the automated format for application for a
20certificate of title, the department may show the fee under s. 342.14 (3m) separately
21from the fee under s. 342.14 (1) or (3).
SB77, s. 4038 22Section 4038. 342.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1622,2523 342.06 (2) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement in an
24application for a certificate of title may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned
25not more than 5 7 years and 6 months or both.
SB77, s. 4039
1Section 4039. 342.065 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1623,42 342.065 (4) (b) Any person who violates sub. (1) with intent to defraud may be
3fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 7 years and 6 months
4or both.
SB77, s. 4040 5Section 4040. 342.09 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 342.09 (1) (a) and
6amended to read:
SB77,1623,117 342.09 (1) (a) The department shall maintain a record of each application for
8certificate of title received by it and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and
9regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title,
10shall issue and, except as provided in par. (b), deliver a certificate to the owner of the
11vehicle.
SB77, s. 4041 12Section 4041. 342.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1623,1513 342.09 (1) (b) If there is a perfected security interest in a vehicle, the
14department shall deliver the certificate of title to the secured party having the
15primary perfected security interest in the vehicle.
SB77, s. 4042 16Section 4042. 342.10 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1623,1817 342.10 (6) A certificate of title may be issued by the department in an
18automated format.
SB77, s. 4043 19Section 4043. 342.13 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1624,420 342.13 (1) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or
21becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in person in
22possession of
the certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall
23promptly make application for and may obtain a replacement upon furnishing
24information satisfactory to the department. The replacement certificate of title shall
25contain the legend "This is a replacement certificate and may be subject to the rights

1of a person under the original certificate". If applicable under s. 346.65 (6), the
2replacement certificate of title shall include the notation "Per section 346.65 (6) of
3the Wisconsin statutes, ownership of this motor vehicle may not be transferred
4without prior court approval".
SB77, s. 4044 5Section 4044. 342.14 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1624,96 342.14 (1r) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) for a new vehicle being
7registered for the first time, an environmental impact fee of $5, by the person filing
8the application. All moneys collected under this subsection shall be credited to the
9environmental fund for environmental management.
SB77, s. 4045 10Section 4045. 342.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1624,1811 342.15 (1) (a) If an owner transfers an interest in a vehicle, other than by the
12creation of a security interest, the owner shall comply with the requirements of s.
13342.155 and, at the time of the delivery of the vehicle, execute an assignment and
14warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate,
15and the owner or person in possession of the certificate, as shown by the records of
16the department, shall
cause the certificate to be mailed or delivered to the transferee,
17except that if the vehicle being transferred is a junk vehicle or has been junked, the
18owner shall return the certificate to the department in accordance with s. 342.34.
SB77, s. 4046 19Section 4046. 342.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1624,2420 342.15 (1) (c) If an owner transfers his or her interest in a salvage vehicle, the
21owner shall at the time of the delivery of the vehicle, execute an assignment and
22warranty of title to the transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate,
23and the owner or person in possession of the certificate, as shown by the records of
24the department, shall
cause the certificate to be mailed or delivered to the transferee.
SB77, s. 4047 25Section 4047. 342.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1625,6
1342.15 (5) Any owner of a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued,
2who upon transfer of the vehicle fails to execute and deliver the assignment and
3warranty of title required by sub. (1), or the owner or person in possession of such
4certificate of title, as shown by the records of the department, who fails to deliver the
5assignment and warranty of title required by sub. (1)
, may be required to forfeit not
6more than $500.
SB77, s. 4048 7Section 4048. 342.155 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1625,148 342.155 (1) (b) The mileage disclosure statement required under par. (a) shall
9be made in the spaces provided on the certificate of title or on a form or in an
10automated format
authorized by the department. The transferee shall print his or
11her name on the mileage disclosure statement, sign the statement and return a copy
12of the statement to the transferor. Except as authorized by rule of the department,
13no person may sign a mileage disclosure statement as both the transferor and
14transferee in the same transaction.
SB77, s. 4049 15Section 4049. 342.155 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1625,1816 342.155 (4) (b) Any person who violates this section with intent to defraud may
17be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 7 years and 6 months
18or both.
SB77, s. 4050 19Section 4050. 342.156 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1625,2220 342.156 (6) (b) Any person who violates this section with intent to defraud may
21be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 7 years and 6 months
22or both.
SB77, s. 4051 23Section 4051. 342.17 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1626,224 342.17 (4) (b) 4. The limit in subd. 3. does not apply if the surviving spouse is
25proceeding under s. 867.03 (1) (1g) and the total value of the decedent's solely owned

1property in the state, including the vehicles transferred under this paragraph, does
2not exceed $10,000.
SB77, s. 4052 3Section 4052. 342.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1626,104 342.20 (1) The owner shall immediately execute, in the space provided therefor
5on the certificate of title or on a separate form or in an automated format prescribed
6by the department, an application to name the secured party on the certificate,
7showing the name and address of the secured party, and the owner or person in
8possession of the owner's certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall

9cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be delivered to the secured
10party.
SB77, s. 4053 11Section 4053. 342.23 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1626,1712 342.23 (2) (a) An owner or person in possession of the owner's certificate of title,
13as shown by the records of the department,
shall promptly deliver the owner's
14certificate of title to any secured party who is named on it or who has a security
15interest in the vehicle described in it under any other applicable prior law of this
16state, upon receipt of a notice from such secured party that the security interest is
17to be assigned, extended or perfected.
SB77, s. 4054 18Section 4054. 342.30 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 342.30 (1g).
SB77, s. 4055 19Section 4055. 342.30 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB77,1626,2120 342.30 (1c) In this section, "owner" includes the lessee of a vehicle if the vehicle
21is registered, or required to be registered, by the lessee under ch. 341.
SB77, s. 4056 22Section 4056. 342.30 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1626,2423 342.30 (3) (a) Any person who violates sub. (1) (1g) may be fined not more than
24$5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years or both.
SB77, s. 4057
1Section 4057. 342.30 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act
2.... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB77,1627,43 342.30 (3) (a) Any person who violates sub. (1g) may be fined not more than
4$5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 7 years and 6 months or both.
SB77, s. 4058 5Section 4058. 342.30 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1627,146 342.30 (4) (a) If a law enforcement agency finds a vehicle or part of a vehicle
7on which the identification number has been removed, altered or obliterated or made
8impossible to read, the law enforcement agency may seize the vehicle or part of a
9vehicle. If the identification number cannot be identified, the seized vehicle or
10vehicle part is presumed to be contraband. If the identification number can be
11identified, the agency may return the vehicle to the registered owner. Except as
12provided in par. (b), the district attorney shall institute forfeiture proceedings under
13s. 973.076 regarding any vehicle or vehicle part that is seized under this paragraph
14and not returned to the owner.
SB77, s. 4059 15Section 4059. 342.32 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1627,1716 342.32 (3) Whoever violates sub. (1) or (2) may be fined not more than $5,000
17or imprisoned for not more than 5 7 years and 6 months, or both, for each violation.
SB77, s. 4060 18Section 4060. 342.40 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 342.40 (1m).
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