Amendment SSA1-AB75

AB75-SSA1,1445,2 304.06 (1) (e) The parole earned release review commission shall permit any office or person under par. (c) 1. to 3. to provide written statements. The parole earned release review commission shall give consideration to any written statements provided by any such office or person and received on or before the date specified in the notice. This paragraph does not limit the authority of the parole earned release review commission to consider other statements or information that it receives in a timely fashion.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2760 Section 2760. 304.06 (1) (eg) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1445,7 304.06 (1) (eg) The parole earned release review commission shall permit any person under par. (c) 3. to attend any interview or hearing on the parole application for parole or release to extended supervision of an applicable inmate and to make a statement at that interview or hearing.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2761 Section 2761. 304.06 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1445,13 304.06 (1) (em) The parole earned release review commission shall promulgate rules that provide a procedure to allow any person who is a victim, or a family member of a victim, of a crime specified in s. 940.01, 940.03, 940.05, 940.225 (1) or, (2), or (3), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.06 or 948.07 to have direct input in the parole decision-making process for parole or release to extended supervision.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2762 Section 2762. 304.06 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1446,6 304.06 (1) (f) The parole earned release review commission shall design and prepare cards for persons specified in par. (c) 3. to send to the commission. The cards shall have space for these persons to provide their names and addresses, the name of the applicable prisoner and any other information the parole earned release review commission determines is necessary. The parole earned release review commission shall provide the cards, without charge, to district attorneys. District attorneys shall provide the cards, without charge, to persons specified in par. (c) 3. These persons may send completed cards to the parole earned release review commission. All commission records or portions of records that relate to mailing addresses of these persons are not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1). Before any written statement of a person specified in par. (c) 3. is made a part of the documentary record considered in connection with a parole hearing for parole, or release to extended supervision under this section, the parole earned release review commission shall obliterate from the statement all references to the mailing addresses of the person. A person specified in par. (c) 3. who attends an interview or hearing under par. (eg) may not be required to disclose at the interview or hearing his or her mailing addresses.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2763 Section 2763. 304.06 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1446,14 304.06 (1) (g) Before a person is released on parole or released to extended supervision under this subsection, the parole earned release review commission shall so notify the municipal police department and the county sheriff for the area where the person will be residing. The notification requirement under this paragraph does not apply if a municipal department or county sheriff submits to the parole earned release review commission a written statement waiving the right to be notified. If applicable, the department shall also comply with s. 304.063.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2764 Section 2764. 304.06 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1446,18 304.06 (1m) (intro.) The parole earned release review commission may waive the 25% or 6-month service of sentence requirement under sub. (1) (b) under any of the following circumstances:

AB75-SSA1, s. 2765 Section 2765. 304.06 (1q) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1446,25 304.06 (1q) (b) The parole earned release review commission or the department may require as a condition of parole that a serious child sex offender undergo pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen. This paragraph does not prohibit the department from requiring pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen as a condition of probation.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2766 Section 2766. 304.06 (1q) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1447,7 304.06 (1q) (c) In deciding whether to grant a serious child sex offender release on parole under this subsection, the parole earned release review commission may not consider, as a factor in making its decision, that the offender is a proper subject for pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen or that the offender is willing to participate in pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2767 Section 2767. 304.06 (1x) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1447,12 304.06 (1x) The parole earned release review commission may require as a condition of parole that the person is placed in the intensive sanctions program under s. 301.048. In that case, the person is in the legal custody of the department under that section and is subject to revocation of parole under sub. (3).

AB75-SSA1, s. 2768 Section 2768. 304.06 (2m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1447,16 304.06 (2m) (d) The parole earned release review commission or the department shall determine a prisoner's county of residence for the purposes of this subsection by doing all of the following:

AB75-SSA1,1447,20 1. The parole earned release review commission or the department shall consider residence as the voluntary concurrence of physical presence with intent to remain in a place of fixed habitation and shall consider physical presence as prima facie evidence of intent to remain.

AB75-SSA1,1447,24 2. The parole earned release review commission or the department shall apply the criteria for consideration of residence and physical presence under subd. 1. to the facts that existed on the date that the prisoner committed the serious sex offense that resulted in the sentence the prisoner is serving.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2769 Section 2769. 304.06 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1448,25 304.06 (3) Every paroled prisoner paroled or released to extended supervision remains in the legal custody of the department unless otherwise provided by the department. If the department alleges that any condition or rule of parole or extended supervision has been violated by the prisoner, the department may take physical custody of the prisoner for the investigation of the alleged violation. If the department is satisfied that any condition or rule of parole or extended supervision has been violated it shall afford the prisoner such administrative hearings as are required by law. Unless waived by the parolee or person on extended supervision, the final administrative hearing shall be held before a hearing examiner from the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration who is licensed to practice law in this state. The hearing examiner shall enter an order revoking or not revoking parole or extended supervision. Upon request by either party, the administrator of the division of hearings and appeals shall review the order. The hearing examiner may order that a deposition be taken by audiovisual means and allow the use of a recorded deposition under s. 967.04 (7) to (10). If the parolee or person on extended supervision waives the final administrative hearing, the secretary of corrections shall enter an order revoking or not revoking parole or extended supervision. If the examiner, the administrator upon review, or the secretary in the case of a waiver finds that the prisoner has violated the rules or conditions of parole or extended supervision, the examiner, the administrator upon review, or the secretary in the case of a waiver, may order the prisoner returned to prison to continue serving his or her sentence, or to continue on parole or extended supervision. If the prisoner claims or appears to be indigent, the department shall refer the prisoner to the authority for indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07 (1).

AB75-SSA1, s. 2770 Section 2770. 304.06 (3e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1449,9 304.06 (3e) The division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration shall make either an electronic or stenographic record of all testimony at each parole or extended supervision revocation hearing. The division shall prepare a written transcript of the testimony only at the request of a judge who has granted a petition for judicial review of the revocation decision. Each hearing notice shall include notice of the provisions of this subsection and a statement that any person who wants a written transcript may record the hearing at his or her own expense.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2771 Section 2771. 304.06 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1449,13 304.06 (3m) If the convicting court is informed by the department that a prisoner on parole or extended supervision has absconded and that the prisoner's whereabouts are unknown, the court may issue a capias for execution by the sheriff.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2772 Section 2772. 304.071 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1450,6 304.071 (1) The parole earned release review commission may at any time grant a parole or release to extended supervision to any prisoner in any penal institution of this state, or the department may at any time suspend the supervision of any person who is on probation or, parole, or extended supervision to the department, if the prisoner or person on probation or , parole, or extended supervision is eligible for induction into the U.S. armed forces. The suspension of parole, extended supervision, or probation shall be for the duration of his or her service in the armed forces; and the parole, extended supervision, or probation shall again become effective upon his or her discharge from the armed forces in accordance with regulations prescribed by the department. If he or she receives an honorable discharge from the armed forces, the governor may discharge him or her and the discharge has the effect of a pardon. Upon the suspension of parole, extended supervision, or probation by the department, the department shall issue an order setting forth the conditions under which the parole, extended supervision, or probation is suspended, including instructions as to where and when and to whom the paroled person on parole or extended supervision shall report upon discharge from the armed forces.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2773 Section 2773. 304.09 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1450,9 304.09 (1) (a) "Member of the family" means spouse, domestic partner under ch. 770, child, sibling, parent or legal guardian.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2774 Section 2774. 321.62 (11) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1450,16 321.62 (11) (a) No eviction may be made during the period of state active duty in respect to any premises for which the agreed rent does not exceed the amount specified in 50 USC App. 531, occupied chiefly for dwelling purposes by the spouse, children, domestic partner under ch. 770, or other dependents of a service member who is in state active duty, except upon order of a court in an action affecting the right of possession.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2776r Section 2776r. 340.01 (41g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1450,21 340.01 (41g) "Operator's license" means the authorization granted to a person by this state, another jurisdiction or certain countries to operate a motor vehicle, including a driver's license, driver card, temporary or restricted license, or an instruction permit.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2796 Section 2796. 341.135 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2797 Section 2797. 341.135 (1) and (2m) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 341.135 and amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1451,23 341.135 Rebasing registration plates. Every 10th year, the At intervals determined by the department, the department shall establish new designs of registration plates to be issued under ss. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), and (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), and (j) and (2) (a), (b), and (c), and 341.26 (2) and (3) (a) 1. and (am). Any design for registration plates issued for automobiles and for vehicles registered on the basis of gross weight shall comply with the applicable design requirements of ss. 341.12 (3), 341.13, and 341.14 (6r) (c). The designs for registration plates specified in this subsection section shall be as similar in appearance as practicable during each 10-year design interval. Except as provided in ss. 341.13 (2r) and 341.14 (1), each registration plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), or (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), or (j) or (2) (a), (b), or (c), or 341.26 (2) or (3) (a) 1. or (am) during each 10-year design interval shall be of the design established under this subsection section. The department may not redesign registration plates for the special groups under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 53., 54., or 55. until July 1, 2010. Except for registration plates issued under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 53., 54., or 55., the first design cycle for registration plates issued under ss. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), and (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), and (j) and (2) (a), (b), and (c), and 341.26 (2) and (3) (a) 1. and (am) began July 1, 2000. (2m) Applicability. Notwithstanding s. 341.13 (3), as the department establishes new designs for registration plates under this section, the department shall, at the time determined appropriate by the department, issue registration plates of the new design to replace registration plates previously issued. This section does not apply to special group plates under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 19m.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2798 Section 2798. 341.135 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2810 Section 2810. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1452,12 341.14 (6r) (b) 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. or 60. 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, respectively, the professional football team or the professional baseball team have been obtained.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2811 Section 2811 . 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1453,8 341.14 (6r) (b) 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. or 60. 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, respectively, the professional football team or the professional baseball team have been obtained. Notwithstanding s. 341.12 (2), if the department of corrections does not have flat-plate technology available for use in manufacturing license plates at quality and cost comparable to that available from the state of Minnesota, the department of transportation may not issue any special group plates under par. (f) 59. unless the department of transportation purchases the plates from the state of Minnesota. Sections 16.70, 16.71, 16.72, 16.75, 16.752 to 16.755, 16.765, 16.77, and 16.82 do not apply to purchases of plates issued under par. (f) 59. from the state of Minnesota.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2813 Section 2813. 341.14 (6r) (b) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1453,21 341.14 (6r) (b) 10. 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) 57. 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) 57. 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 $27,600 for the initial costs of production of the special group plate under par. (f) 57., shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (fi) (1) (gi). 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.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2814 Section 2814. 341.14 (6r) (b) 11. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1454,9 341.14 (6r) (b) 11. 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) 58. 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) 58. 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. 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. All moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $43,200 for the initial costs of production of the special group plate under par. (f) 58., shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.435 (5) (1) (g).

AB75-SSA1, s. 2815 Section 2815. 341.14 (6r) (b) 12. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1454,22 341.14 (6r) (b) 12. A 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) 59. A 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) 59. 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 $23,500 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.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2816 Section 2816. 341.14 (6r) (b) 13. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1455,9 341.14 (6r) (b) 13. 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) 60. 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) 60. 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 baseball team for which plates are produced under par. (f) 60., all moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $24,300 for the initial costs of production for each team's special group plates, shall be deposited into the general fund and credited as follows:

AB75-SSA1,1455,11 a. An amount equal to the costs of licensing fees under par. (i) that are related to that team shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.395 (5) (ej).

AB75-SSA1,1455,16 b. The remainder after crediting the appropriation account as provided in subd. 13. a. shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.835 (4) (gb). The department of transportation shall identify and record the percentage of moneys that are attributable to each professional baseball team represented by a plate under par. (f) 60.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2817 Section 2817. 341.14 (6r) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1456,13 341.14 (6r) (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 the special group under par. (f) 50., 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., the department of veterans affairs before specifying the design for the special group plates under par. (f) 49d., 49h., and 49s., and the department of tourism and chief executive officer of the organization specified in par. (f) 55m. before specifying the design and word or symbol used to identify the special group name for special group plates under par. (f) 55m. Special group plates under par. (f) 50. shall be as similar as possible to regular registration plates in color and design. The department shall make available 2 designs for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. The department may not specify any design for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. unless the design is approved by the executive vice president of the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club LP.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2818 Section 2818 . 341.14 (6r) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1457,14 341.14 (6r) (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 the special group groups under par. (f) 50. and 59., 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., the department of veterans affairs before specifying the design for the special group plates under par. (f) 49d., 49h., and 49s., and the department of tourism and chief executive officer of the organization specified in par. (f) 55m. before specifying the design and word or symbol used to identify the special group name for special group plates under par. (f) 55m. Special group plates under par. (f) 50. shall be as similar as possible to regular registration plates in color and design. The department shall make available 2 designs for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. The department may not specify any design for the special group plates under par. (f) 60. unless the design is approved by the executive vice president of the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club LP. The word or symbol used to identify the special group under par. (f) 59. shall be different from the word or symbol used to identify the special group under par. (f) 50. and the design shall cover the entire plate.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2819 Section 2819. 341.14 (6r) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1458,3 341.14 (6r) (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., and for each professional baseball team under par. (f) 60. The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47. Subject to par. (c), 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.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2820 Section 2820 . 341.14 (6r) (e) of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1458,18 341.14 (6r) (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 59., for each professional football team under par. (f) 55., and for each professional baseball team under par. (f) 60. The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates under par. (f) 35. to 47. Subject to par. (c), 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.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2821 Section 2821. 341.14 (6r) (f) 59. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1458,20 341.14 (6r) (f) 59. Persons interested in supporting endangered resources.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2822 Section 2822. 341.14 (6r) (f) 60. of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1458,24 341.14 (6r) (f) 60. Persons interested in expressing their support of a major league professional baseball team that uses as its home field baseball park facilities that are constructed under subch. III of ch. 229.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2823 Section 2823. 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1459,6 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. After October 1, 1998, additional authorized special groups may only be special groups designated by the department under this paragraph. The authorized special groups enumerated in par. (f) shall be limited solely to those special groups specified under par. (f) on October 1, 1998. This subdivision does not apply to the special groups specified under par. (f) 3m., 6m., 9g., 9m., 12g., 12m., 19m., 49d., 49h., 49s., 54., 55., 55m., 56., 57., and 58., and 60.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2824 Section 2824 . 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:

AB75-SSA1,1459,14 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. After October 1, 1998, additional authorized special groups may only be special groups designated by the department under this paragraph. The authorized special groups enumerated in par. (f) shall be limited solely to those special groups specified under par. (f) on October 1, 1998. This subdivision does not apply to the special groups specified under par. (f) 3m., 6m., 9g., 9m., 12g., 12m., 19m., 49d., 49h., 49s., 54., 55., 55m., 56., 57., 58., 59., and 60.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2826 Section 2826. 341.14 (6r) (i) of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1459,19 341.14 (6r) (i) From the appropriation under s. 20.395 (5) (ej), the department shall pay 2 percent of all moneys received under par. (b) 13. that are deposited into the general fund for licensing fees relating to the word or words or the symbol on, or otherwise required for, special group plates under par. (f) 60.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2851 Section 2851. 341.255 (3) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2852 Section 2852. 341.255 (4) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75-SSA1, s. 2874t Section 2874t. 341.307 of the statutes is created to read:

AB75-SSA1,1459,25 341.307 Optional vehicle fleet registration. (1) The owner of a fleet of 50 or more vehicles may register the vehicles for a 3-year period under this section if all of the vehicles are any of the following:

AB75-SSA1,1459,26 (a) An automobile.

AB75-SSA1,1460,2 (b) A motor truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds.

AB75-SSA1,1460,4 (c) A commercial motor vehicle operated solely in intrastate commerce that has a maximum gross weight of less than 55,000 pounds.

AB75-SSA1,1460,11 (2) The registration of vehicles under this section shall be valid for a 3-year period. Upon receipt of an application and the initial registration fees under sub. (4), the department shall issue registration plates, insert tags, or decals for all of the vehicles in the fleet, with each vehicle having the same registration expiration date. A vehicle may be registered as part of a fleet under this section regardless of whether, at the time of application for the initial registration of the fleet, the vehicle is currently registered with the department.

AB75-SSA1,1460,15 (3) After the initial registration of a fleet of vehicles under this section, the owner of the vehicles may register additional vehicles added to the fleet. The registration of vehicles added to the fleet during the 3-year registration period shall expire on the expiration date of the original fleet registration.

AB75-SSA1,1460,18 (4) (a) Subject to pars. (b) to (d), the fleet owner shall pay a registration fee for each vehicle registered under this section in an amount equal to 3 times the applicable fee prescribed for the vehicle in s. 341.25 or 341.26.

AB75-SSA1,1460,22 (b) If a vehicle that is being initially registered as part of a vehicle fleet under this section has more than one month remaining in its current registration period, the department shall prorate the fee under par. (a) to account for the unexpired portion of the vehicle's current registration period.

AB75-SSA1,1460,25 (c) For any vehicle added to the fleet after initial registration as provided in sub. (3), the department shall prorate the fee under par. (a) according to the remaining number of months in the fleet's current registration period.

AB75-SSA1,1461,9 (d) After the initial registration of a fleet of vehicles, if the applicable registration fee prescribed in s. 341.25 or 341.26 for any vehicle in the fleet increases and at least one year remains in the current registration period for the fleet at the time this increase takes effect, the department may require the owner to pay additional registration fees for the vehicle corresponding to the increase. The department shall calculate these additional registration fees based upon the amount of the increase multiplied by the number of full years remaining in the fleet's current registration period. Any fees received by the department under authority of this paragraph shall be considered to be received under par. (a).

AB75-SSA1,1461,16 (e) After the initial registration of a fleet of vehicles, if the owner withdraws any vehicle from the fleet during the vehicle's registration period, the department shall refund to the owner the unused portion of the fee under par. (a) calculated according to the number of calendar quarters remaining in the vehicle's registration period. This paragraph applies only if at least one year remains in the current registration period at the time the owner notifies the department that the vehicle is withdrawn from the fleet.

AB75-SSA1,1461,20 (f) In addition to the fee under par. (a), if the vehicle being registered under this section is subject to a fee under s. 341.35, the department shall collect and remit that fee, as provided under s. 341.35 (6), in an amount sufficient to cover the vehicle's entire registration period under this section.

AB75-SSA1,1461,22 (5) The provisions of this section apply notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter related to the period or fees applicable to vehicle registration.

AB75-SSA1,1462,2 (6) The department shall promulgate rules establishing procedures for the registration of vehicle fleets under this section, including provisions imposing any restrictions that the department determines to be appropriate and any provisions deemed necessary for vehicles that require inspection under s. 110.20 (6).

AB75-SSA1, s. 2896 Section 2896. 342.01 (2) (ac) of the statutes is created to read: