SB40-SSA1,1400,323 341.295 (3) (a) If the applicant holds a registration plates which were plate that
24was
removed from a vehicle under s. 341.31 (4) (c), 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or
25(2) (c), and the plates were plate was issued under the monthly series system, the

1department shall register a replacement vehicle of the same type and gross weight
2which is the subject of the application for the remainder of the unexpired registration
3period.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209id 4Section 3209id. 341.295 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1400,105 341.295 (3) (b) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate
6under the circumstances described in par. (a) and the application is an original
7rather than renewal application, the department may register the vehicle which is
8the subject of the application for such period or part of a period as the secretary
9determines will help to equalize the registration and renewal workload of the
10department.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209jb 11Section 3209jb. 341.31 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1400,1412 341.31 (1) (b) 5. The vehicle is a motorcycle which has been transferred or
13leased to the applicant and for which a current registration plates plate had been
14issued to the previous owner; or
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209jd 15Section 3209jd. 341.31 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1400,2216 341.31 (4) (b) A person retaining a set of plates plate removed from a vehicle
17under s. 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or (2) (c) and which was junked or transferred,
18is no longer leased to the person or used on the highways or has been registered as
19a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street
20modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a) may receive credit for the
21unused portion of the registration fee paid when registering a replacement vehicle
22of the same type and gross weight.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209jf 23Section 3209jf. 341.31 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1401,3
1341.31 (4) (c) A person retaining a set of plates plate removed from a motorcycle
2may receive credit for the unused portion of the registration fee paid when
3registering a replacement motorcycle.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209kb 4Section 3209kb. 341.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1401,175 341.32 (1) Whenever the construction or the use of a registered vehicle is
6changed in a manner making the vehicle subject to a different registration fee than
7the fee for which the vehicle currently is registered, the owner shall immediately
8make application for reregistration. The fee payable upon such reregistration shall
9be computed as for a vehicle not previously registered in this state but a credit shall
10be allowed for the unused portion of the fee paid for the previous registration if the
11registration plates plate issued upon the previous registration are is returned to the
12department. The credit shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual
13registration fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial registration fee prescribed for
14the vehicle as previously registered multiplied by the number of months of
15registration which have not fully expired on the date the vehicle became subject to
16the different fee. The credit may be applied toward the reregistration of the vehicle
17only up to the date when the previous registration would have expired.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209Lb 18Section 3209Lb. 341.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1402,419 341.33 (2) The department shall refund the unused portion of a registration fee
20paid for the registration of a vehicle owned by a person who is entering active service
21in the naval or military forces of the United States if the person makes application
22for such refund upon a form prescribed by the department, furnishes such proof as
23the department may require that the vehicle will not be operated in this or another
24state during the remainder of the period for which the vehicle is registered, and
25returns to the department the certificate of registration and registration plates plate.

1The refund shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual registration
2fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial registration fee paid for the vehicle,
3multiplied by the number of full months remaining in the period for which the vehicle
4is registered when the vehicle ceases to be operated.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209Ld 5Section 3209Ld. 341.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1402,166 341.33 (3) Upon request, the department shall refund 50% 50 percent of a
7registration fee paid for a vehicle registered on a biennial basis if the person who
8registered the vehicle furnishes such proof as the department requires that the
9person has transferred his or her interest in the vehicle or terminated leasing the
10vehicle before the beginning of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is
11registered or that the vehicle will not be operated in this state after the beginning
12of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is registered. The department may
13require the person to return the certificate of registration and registration plates
14plate for the vehicle to the department. Except as provided in sub. (1), the
15department may not refund more than 50% 50 percent of the fee paid for the
16registration of a vehicle registered on a biennial basis.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209mb 17Section 3209mb. 341.335 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1402,2318 341.335 (1) Whenever any person, after applying for and receiving a
19registration plates plate, moves from the address named in the application for the
20registration plates plate or when the name of the licensee is changed by marriage or
21otherwise, the person shall within 10 days notify the department in writing of the
22old and new address or of such former and new names and of all registration plate
23numbers held.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209nb 24Section 3209nb. 341.41 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1403,16
1341.41 (8) (a) Residents of the state operating a fleet of 3 or more units
2consisting of trucks, truck tractors or road tractors with a gross weight of not less
3than 12,000 pounds shall display a Wisconsin registration plates plate for which
4100% 100 percent of the fee has been paid on vehicles not exempt from Wisconsin
5registration and operated in intrastate commerce. Vehicles engaged in interstate
6commerce may display a Wisconsin prorate registration plates plate for which a
7proportional registration fee has been paid in addition to a full fee registration plate
8from another jurisdiction. Such proportional registration shall be accomplished
9either by payment to the department of registration fees in an amount equal to that
10obtained by applying the proportion of in-state fleet miles divided by the total fleet
11miles to the total fees which would otherwise be required for the registration of all
12such vehicles in this state, or by registration of a portion of such vehicles as
13determined under this subsection. The department may refuse to permit any or all
14of such vehicles to be registered under apportionment if the department is not
15satisfied that this state will obtain a fair and equitable share of license registrations
16of the vehicles comprising such fleet.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209ob 17Section 3209ob. 341.47 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1403,2318 341.47 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), any motor vehicle,
19recreational vehicle, trailer or semitrailer that is owned or repossessed by, or
20consigned for sale to, a dealer, distributor or manufacturer may be operated on the
21highways of this state for either private or business purposes without being
22registered if the vehicle has displayed upon it a valid registration plates plate issued
23under s. 341.51 to the dealer, distributor or manufacturer and the vehicle:
SB40-SSA1, s. 3209od 24Section 3209od. 341.47 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1404,9
1341.47 (3) A vehicle which is being transported in tow on its own wheels or
2under its own power from the manufacturer to the distributor, dealer or branch of the
3manufacturer, or from the distributor or dealer to another distributor or dealer or to
4the manufacturer or branch of the manufacturer, or from the branch of the
5manufacturer to the distributor, dealer or manufacturer by a transporter of vehicles
6need not be registered if such vehicle has displayed upon it a valid registration plates
7plate issued to the transporter pursuant to s. 341.51. The requirement under this
8subsection that the vehicle be transported in tow on its own wheels or under its own
9power does not apply to trailers, semitrailers or truck tractors.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3210 10Section 3210. 341.51 (4) (an) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1404,1611 341.51 (4) (an) If the applicant is an individual who does not have a social
12security number, a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the
13applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall
14be prescribed by the department of workforce development children and families. A
15registration that is issued under this section in reliance on a statement submitted
16under this paragraph is invalid if the statement is false.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3211 17Section 3211. 341.51 (4g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1404,2218 341.51 (4g) (b) The department of transportation may not disclose any
19information obtained under sub. (4) (am) or (ar) to any person except to the
20department of workforce development children and families for the sole purpose of
21administering s. 49.22 or the department of revenue for the sole purpose of
22requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3212 23Section 3212. 341.51 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1405,724 341.51 (4m) (a) A registration shall be denied, restricted, limited or suspended
25if the applicant or licensee is an individual who is delinquent in making

1court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses,
2medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or former spouse,
3or who fails to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued
4by the department of workforce development children and families or a county child
5support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and related to paternity or child support
6proceedings, as provided in a memorandum of understanding entered into under s.
749.857.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3212d 8Section 3212d. 341.53 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1405,15 9341.53 Expiration of registration; transferability of plates plate.
10Certificates of registration and registration plates issued to dealers, distributors,
11manufacturers or transporters shall be issued for the calendar year and are valid
12only during the calendar year for which issued. Registration plates are A
13registration plate is
transferable from one motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer to
14another motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer and from one recreational vehicle to
15another.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3212h 16Section 3212h. 341.625 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1405,1917 341.625 (1) Any person who fraudulently procures or uses a special
18registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), (1q) or (1r) (a)
19shall forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $500.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3212p 20Section 3212p. 341.63 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1405,2521 341.63 (3) Whenever the registration of a vehicle is suspended under this
22section or ch. 344, the department may order the owner or person in possession of the
23registration plates plate to return them it to the department. Any person who fails
24to return the plates plate when ordered to do so by the department may be required
25to forfeit not more than $200.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3212t
1Section 3212t. 342.05 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1406,92 342.05 (5) Unless otherwise authorized by rule of the department, a
3nonresident owner of a vehicle that is not subject to registration in this state may not
4apply for a certificate of title under this chapter unless the vehicle is subject to a
5security interest or except as provided in s. 342.16 (1) (a). Notwithstanding any other
6provision of this section, a nonresident may purchase a temporary operation plates
7plate under s. 341.09 (4). Any temporary operation permit or plate issued under s.
8341.09 shall not be considered registration of the vehicle for purposes of this
9subsection.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3213 10Section 3213. 342.06 (1) (eg) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1406,1611 342.06 (1) (eg) Except as provided in par. (eh), if the applicant is an individual,
12the social security number of the applicant. The department of transportation may
13not disclose a social security number obtained under this paragraph to any person
14except to the department of workforce development children and families for the sole
15purpose of administering s. 49.22 and to the department of revenue for the purposes
16of administering state taxes and collecting debt.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3214 17Section 3214. 342.06 (1) (eh) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1406,2318 342.06 (1) (eh) If the applicant does not have a social security number, a
19statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not
20have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the
21department of workforce development children and families. A certificate of title
22that is issued in reliance on a statement submitted under this paragraph is invalid
23if the statement is false.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3216 24Section 3216. 342.14 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1407,4
1342.14 (1r) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (3), an environmental
2impact fee of $9, by the person filing the application. All moneys collected under this
3subsection shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental
4management. This subsection does not apply after December 31, 2007 2009.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3217 5Section 3217. 342.14 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1407,106 342.14 (3m) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (3), a supplemental
7title fee of $7.50 $9.50 by the owner of the vehicle, except that this fee shall be waived
8with respect to an application under sub. (3) for transfer of a decedent's interest in
9a vehicle to his or her surviving spouse. The fee specified under this subsection is
10in addition to any other fee specified in this section.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3217c 11Section 3217c. 342.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1407,1812 342.15 (4) (a) If the vehicle being transferred is a motorcycle or an automobile
13registered under s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor
14home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000
15pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the
16owner shall remove the registration plates plate and retain and preserve them the
17plate
for use on any other vehicle of the same type and gross weight which may
18subsequently be registered in his or her name.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3217g 19Section 3217g. 342.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1407,2220 342.15 (4) (b) If the vehicle being transferred is a vehicle registered under s.
21341.26 at a special fee and the new owner will not be entitled to register the vehicle
22at such fee, the transferor shall remove and destroy the plates plate.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3217n 23Section 3217n. 342.15 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1408,3
1342.15 (4) (c) In all other cases the transferor shall permit the plates plate to
2remain attached to the vehicle being transferred, except that if the vehicle has been
3junked the transferor shall remove and destroy the plates plate.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3217r 4Section 3217r. 342.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1408,155 342.34 (1) (c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle or an automobile registered under
6s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose
7farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck
8which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the owner shall remove
9the registration plates plate and retain and preserve them the plate for use on any
10other vehicle of the same type which may subsequently be registered in his or her
11name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle or an automobile registered under s. 341.27,
12or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm
13truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which
14has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, he or she shall remove and
15destroy the plates plate.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3217w 16Section 3217w. 342.34 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1408,1817 342.34 (2) (c) Remove and either retain or destroy the registration plates plate
18for the vehicle as provided in sub. (1) (c).
SB40-SSA1, s. 3220 19Section 3220. 343.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1408,2120 343.01 (2) (d) "Photograph" means an unretouched image recorded by a camera
21and reproduced on a photosensitive surface, or a digitized digital image.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3222 22Section 3222. 343.027 of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Acts 25
23and 59, is repealed and recreated to read:
SB40-SSA1,1409,5 24343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
25chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except

1that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the
2department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting
3debt, to the person to whom the signature relates, to a court, district attorney, county
4corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney, law enforcement agency, or to the
5driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3223 6Section 3223. 343.03 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1409,117 343.03 (3) License variants. (intro.) Except for restricted licenses under s.
8343.08 or temporary licenses under s. 343.10, 343.11 (1) or (3), 343.16 (6) (b), or
9343.305 (8) (a)
, each operator's license issued by the department shall be in one of the
10following categories with a descriptive legend displayed on the top front side of the
11license document:
SB40-SSA1, s. 3224 12Section 3224. 343.03 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB40-SSA1,1409,1813 343.03 (3m) Noncitizen temporary license. If the issuance of any license
14described under sub. (3) requires the license applicant to present any documentary
15proof specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7., the license shall display on the front side
16of the license, in addition to any legend or label described in sub. (3), a legend
17identifying the license as temporary. This noncitizen temporary license may not be
18renewed except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (c).
SB40-SSA1, s. 3226 19Section 3226. 343.03 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1409,2520 343.03 (6) (a) The Notwithstanding ss. 343.027, 343.14 (2j), and 343.237 (2),
21the
department shall, upon request, provide to the commercial driver license
22information system and the driver licensing agencies of other states jurisdictions any
23applicant or driver record information maintained by the department of
24transportation, including providing electronic access to any record or file under s.
25343.23 (1) or (2)
.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3230
1Section 3230. 343.06 (1) (j) of the statutes is repealed.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3231 2Section 3231. 343.06 (1) (L) of the statutes, as created by 2005 Wisconsin Act
3126
, is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1410,54 343.06 (1) (L) To any person who does not provide the documentary proof
5described in s. 343.14 (2) (er)
satisfy the requirements under s. 343.165.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3234 6Section 3234. 343.10 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1410,97 343.10 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (b) to (e), and subject to s.
8343.165 (5),
a person is eligible for an occupational license if the following conditions
9are satisfied:
SB40-SSA1, s. 3236 10Section 3236. 343.10 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1410,1311 343.10 (6) Fee. No person may file an application for an occupational license
12under sub. (1) unless he or she first pays a fee of $40 to the department the fees
13specified in s. 343.21 (1) (k) and (n)
.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3237 14Section 3237. 343.10 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1410,1815 343.10 (7) (b) The Subject to s. 343.165 (5), the department shall issue an
16occupational license as soon as practicable upon receipt of an application to the
17department under sub. (1) or an order from a court under sub. (4) or s. 351.07 for such
18a license, if the department determines that the applicant is eligible under sub. (2).
SB40-SSA1, s. 3238 19Section 3238. 343.10 (7) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1410,2420 343.10 (7) (d) An occupational license issued by the department under this
21subsection shall be in the form of a photo license that includes a photograph
22described in s. 343.14 (3)
and any special restrictions cards under s. 343.17 (4). The
23license shall clearly indicate that restrictions on a special restrictions card apply and
24that the special restrictions card is part of the person's license.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3239 25Section 3239. 343.10 (7) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1411,10
1343.10 (7) (f) The expiration date of the occupational license is the 2nd working
2day after the date of termination of the period of revocation or suspension as provided
3by law, or the expiration date determined under s. 343.20 (1m), whichever is earlier.
4The occupational license may be revoked, suspended or canceled before termination
5of that period. An occupational license is not renewable when it expires. If an
6occupational license expires and is not revoked, suspended or canceled, the licensee
7may obtain a new license upon that expiration but only if he or she complies with the
8conditions specified in s. 343.38. Revocation, suspension or cancellation of an
9occupational license has the same effect as revocation, suspension or cancellation of
10any other license.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3240 11Section 3240. 343.135 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1411,1212 343.135 (1) (a) 3. Pays the all required fee fees.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3241 13Section 3241. 343.135 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1411,1814 343.135 (7) Expiration; renewal. A special restricted operator's license issued
15under this section shall expire 2 years after the date of issuance. Within 90 days prior
16to the expiration of a license, the holder of the restricted license may renew the
17license by paying the all required fee fees and passing the examination under sub.
18(1) (a) 4.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3242 19Section 3242. 343.14 (1) of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Acts
2025
and 59, is repealed and recreated to read:
SB40-SSA1,1412,221 343.14 (1) Every application to the department for a license or identification
22card or for renewal thereof shall be made upon the appropriate form furnished by the
23department and shall be accompanied by all required fees. Names, addresses,
24license numbers, and social security numbers obtained by the department under this

1subsection shall be provided to the department of revenue for the purpose of
2administering ss. 71.93 and 71.935 and state taxes.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3243 3Section 3243. 343.14 (2) (a) and (br) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1412,54 343.14 (2) (a) The full legal name and principal residence address of the
5applicant;
SB40-SSA1,1412,156 (br) If the applicant does not have a social security number, a statement made
7or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not have a social
8security number and is not eligible for a social security number. The statement shall
9provide the basis or reason that the applicant is not eligible for a social security
10number, as well as any information requested by the department that may be needed
11by the department for purposes of verification under s. 343.165 (1) (c)
. The form of
12the statement shall be prescribed by the department, with the assistance of the
13department
of workforce development. A license that is issued or renewed under s.
14343.17 in reliance on a statement submitted under this paragraph is invalid if the
15statement is false.
SB40-SSA1, s. 3244 16Section 3244 . 343.14 (2) (br) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
17.... (this act), is amended to read:
SB40-SSA1,1413,218 343.14 (2) (br) If the applicant does not have a social security number, a
19statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not
20have a social security number and is not eligible for a social security number. The
21statement shall provide the basis or reason that the applicant is not eligible for a
22social security number, as well as any information requested by the department that
23may be needed by the department for purposes of verification under s. 343.165 (1)
24(c). The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department, with the
25assistance of the department of workforce development children and families. A

1license that is issued or renewed under s. 343.17 in reliance on a statement
2submitted under this paragraph is invalid if the statement is false.
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