AB75, s. 2854 20Section 2854. 341.265 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1442,2521 341.265 (1m) A person who registers an antique motor vehicle under sub. (1)
22may furnish and display on the vehicle a historical plate from or representing the
23model year of the vehicle if the registration and plates plate issued by the department
24are simultaneously carried in or, with respect to an antique motorcycle, with the
25vehicle and are available for inspection.
AB75, s. 2855
1Section 2855. 341.266 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1443,82 341.266 (2) (a) Any person who is the owner of a special interest vehicle that
3is 20 or more years old at the time of making application for registration or transfer
4of title of the vehicle and who, unless the owner is an historical society that is exempt
5from federal income taxes, owns, has registered in this state, and uses for regular
6transportation at least one vehicle that has a regular registration plates plate may
7upon application register the vehicle as a special interest vehicle upon payment of
8a fee under par. (b).
AB75, s. 2856 9Section 2856. 341.266 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1443,1410 341.266 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle with a
11registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual registration plates
12plate, and those plates that plate shall show that the vehicle is a special interest
13vehicle owned by a Wisconsin collector. Upon application, the owner may reregister
14the vehicle without the payment of any additional fee.
AB75, s. 2857 15Section 2857. 341.266 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1443,2016 341.266 (2) (d) Each collector applying for a special interest vehicle registration
17plates plate will be issued a collector's identification number which will appear on
18each the plate. Second and all subsequent registrations under this section by the
19same collector will bear the same collector's identification number followed by a
20suffix letter for vehicle identification.
AB75, s. 2858 21Section 2858. 341.266 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1444,222 341.266 (2) (e) 3. Except as provided in s. 341.09 (7), no special interest vehicle
23may be operated upon any highway of this state during the month of January unless
24the owner of the vehicle reregisters the vehicle under s. 341.25 and replaces the

1distinctive registration plates plate issued under par. (c) with a regular registration
2plates plate or transfers a regular registration plates plate to the vehicle.
AB75, s. 2859 3Section 2859. 341.266 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1444,74 341.266 (3) In addition to the fee in sub. (2) (b), there shall be an original (first
5time only) processing fee of $50 to defray the cost of issuing the original collector's
6special interest vehicle registration plates plate and to ensure that each collector will
7be issued only one collector's identification number.
AB75, s. 2860 8Section 2860. 341.268 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1444,149 341.268 (2) (a) (intro.) Any person who is the owner of a reconstructed, replica,
10street modified or homemade vehicle and who owns, has registered in this state and
11uses for regular transportation at least one vehicle that has a regular registration
12plates plate may upon application register the vehicle as a reconstructed, replica,
13street modified or homemade vehicle upon payment of a fee under par. (b), provided
14that the vehicle is one of the following:
AB75, s. 2861 15Section 2861. 341.268 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1444,2116 341.268 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle with a
17registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual registration plates
18plate, and those plates that plate shall show that the vehicle is a reconstructed,
19replica, street modified or homemade vehicle owned by a Wisconsin hobbyist. Upon
20application, the owner may reregister the vehicle without the payment of any
21additional fee.
AB75, s. 2862 22Section 2862. 341.268 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1445,223 341.268 (2) (d) Each hobbyist applying for a reconstructed, replica, street
24modified or homemade vehicle registration plates plate will be issued a hobbyist's
25identification number which will appear on each the plate. Second and all

1subsequent registrations under this section by the same hobbyist will bear the same
2hobbyist's identification number followed by a suffix letter for vehicle identification.
AB75, s. 2863 3Section 2863. 341.268 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1445,94 341.268 (2) (e) 3. Except as provided in s. 341.09 (7), no reconstructed, replica,
5street modified or homemade vehicle may be operated upon any highway of this state
6during the month of January unless the owner of the vehicle reregisters the vehicle
7under s. 341.25 and replaces the distinctive registration plates plate issued under
8par. (c) with a regular registration plates plate or transfers a regular registration
9plates plate to the vehicle.
AB75, s. 2864 10Section 2864. 341.268 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1445,1511 341.268 (3) In addition to the fee in sub. (2) (b), there shall be an original (first
12time only) processing fee of $50 to defray the cost of issuing the original hobbyist's
13reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle registration plates plate
14and to ensure that each hobbyist will be issued only one hobbyist's identification
15number.
AB75, s. 2865 16Section 2865. 341.27 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1445,2417 341.27 (3) (a) If the applicant holds a current registration plates that were plate
18that was
removed from an automobile that the applicant no longer owns or that has
19been junked, is no longer used on the highways or has been registered as a special
20interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street modified
21or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a), and the plates were plate was issued
22under the system of registration prescribed by this section, the department shall
23register the automobile which is the subject of the application for the remainder of
24the unexpired registration period.
AB75, s. 2866 25Section 2866. 341.27 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1446,6
1341.27 (3) (b) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate
2under the circumstances described in par. (a) and the application is an original
3rather than renewal application, the department may register the automobile which
4is the subject of the application for such period or part thereof as the secretary
5determines will help to equalize the registration and renewal workload of the
6department.
AB75, s. 2867 7Section 2867. 341.28 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1446,158 341.28 (2) (intro.) If the applicant for registration holds a current registration
9plates which were plate that was removed from an automobile which the applicant
10no longer owns or which has been junked, is no longer being used on the highways
11or has been registered as a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a
12reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a),
13and the plates were plate was issued under the system of registration prescribed by
14s. 341.27, the applicant is exempt from the payment of a registration fee, except in
15the following cases:
AB75, s. 2868 16Section 2868. 341.28 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1446,2317 341.28 (2) (a) If the annual fee prescribed for the automobile being registered
18is higher than the annual fee prescribed for the automobile from which the plates
19were
plate was removed, the applicant shall pay a fee computed on the basis of
20one-twelfth of the difference between the 2 annual fees multiplied by the number of
21months for which the automobile which is the subject of the application is being
22registered. The start of the new registration, for the purpose of computing the fee,
23shall be determined in accordance with sub. (7).
AB75, s. 2869 24Section 2869. 341.28 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1447,15
1341.28 (2) (b) If the automobile which is the subject of the application was
2owned by the applicant at any time during the month in which the transfer,
3termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways, junking
4or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) of the other automobile
5occurred and was not currently registered at the time of such transfer, termination
6of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways, junking or registration
7under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a), the applicant shall pay a fee to be computed
8as provided in subs. (3) to (5) but shall receive a credit for the unused portion of the
9current registration. The credit shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the
10annual fee paid for the vehicle from which the plates were plate was removed
11multiplied by the number of months remaining in the registration period
12represented by the removed plates plate, including the month during which the
13applicant transferred, discontinued to use on the highways, junked or registered
14under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) or terminated the consumer lease of the
15automobile from which the plates were plate was removed.
AB75, s. 2870 16Section 2870. 341.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1447,2317 341.28 (3) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate
18under the circumstances described in sub. (2) and the automobile which is the subject
19of the application has not previously been registered in this state by the applicant,
20the fee payable by the applicant shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the
21annual fee multiplied by the number of months for which the automobile is being
22registered, the start of such registration period to be determined in accordance with
23sub. (7).
AB75, s. 2871 24Section 2871. 341.28 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1448,5
1341.28 (4) (intro.) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates
2plate under the circumstances described in sub. (2) but the automobile which is the
3subject of the application has previously been registered in this state by the
4applicant, the applicant shall pay a fee covering all the time since the end of the
5period for which the automobile previously was registered unless:
AB75, s. 2872 6Section 2872. 341.29 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1448,167 341.29 (2) If an application for registration of a vehicle subject to registration
8on an annual or biennial basis is received less than 2 months prior to the beginning
9of any registration period and the vehicle is not registered in this state at the time
10of application and the applicant desires to register for the succeeding registration
11period as well as for the remainder of the current period, the department upon
12registering the vehicle shall issue a registration plates plate designed for the
13succeeding registration period rather than for the current period. Such plates also
14serve
The plate also serves during the remainder of the current registration period
15as lawful evidence of the registration of the vehicle. This subsection does not affect
16computation of fee payable by the applicant.
AB75, s. 2873 17Section 2873. 341.295 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1448,2318 341.295 (3) (a) If the applicant holds a registration plates which were plate that
19was
removed from a vehicle under s. 341.31 (4) (c), 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or
20(2) (c), and the plates were plate was issued under the monthly series system, the
21department shall register a replacement vehicle of the same type and gross weight
22which is the subject of the application for the remainder of the unexpired registration
23period.
AB75, s. 2874 24Section 2874. 341.295 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1449,6
1341.295 (3) (b) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate
2under the circumstances described in par. (a) and the application is an original
3rather than renewal application, the department may register the vehicle which is
4the subject of the application for such period or part of a period as the secretary
5determines will help to equalize the registration and renewal workload of the
6department.
AB75, s. 2875 7Section 2875. 341.31 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1449,108 341.31 (1) (b) 5. The vehicle is a motorcycle which has been transferred or
9leased to the applicant and for which a current registration plates plate had been
10issued to the previous owner; or
AB75, s. 2876 11Section 2876. 341.31 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1449,1812 341.31 (4) (b) A person retaining a set of plates plate removed from a vehicle
13under s. 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or (2) (c) and which was junked or transferred,
14is no longer leased to the person or used on the highways or has been registered as
15a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street
16modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a) may receive credit for the
17unused portion of the registration fee paid when registering a replacement vehicle
18of the same type and gross weight.
AB75, s. 2877 19Section 2877. 341.31 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1449,2220 341.31 (4) (c) A person retaining a set of plates plate removed from a motorcycle
21may receive credit for the unused portion of the registration fee paid when
22registering a replacement motorcycle.
AB75, s. 2878 23Section 2878. 341.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1450,1124 341.32 (1) Whenever the construction or the use of a registered vehicle is
25changed in a manner making the vehicle subject to a different registration fee than

1the fee for which the vehicle currently is registered, the owner shall immediately
2make application for reregistration. The fee payable upon such reregistration shall
3be computed as for a vehicle not previously registered in this state but a credit shall
4be allowed for the unused portion of the fee paid for the previous registration if the
5registration plates plate issued upon the previous registration are is returned to the
6department. The credit shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual
7registration fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial registration fee prescribed for
8the vehicle as previously registered multiplied by the number of months of
9registration which have not fully expired on the date the vehicle became subject to
10the different fee. The credit may be applied toward the reregistration of the vehicle
11only up to the date when the previous registration would have expired.
AB75, s. 2879 12Section 2879. 341.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1450,2313 341.33 (2) The department shall refund the unused portion of a registration fee
14paid for the registration of a vehicle owned by a person who is entering active service
15in the naval or military forces of the United States if the person makes application
16for such refund upon a form prescribed by the department, furnishes such proof as
17the department may require that the vehicle will not be operated in this or another
18state during the remainder of the period for which the vehicle is registered, and
19returns to the department the certificate of registration and registration plates plate.
20The refund shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual registration
21fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial registration fee paid for the vehicle,
22multiplied by the number of full months remaining in the period for which the vehicle
23is registered when the vehicle ceases to be operated.
AB75, s. 2880 24Section 2880. 341.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1451,11
1341.33 (3) Upon request, the department shall refund 50% 50 percent of a
2registration fee paid for a vehicle registered on a biennial basis if the person who
3registered the vehicle furnishes such proof as the department requires that the
4person has transferred his or her interest in the vehicle or terminated leasing the
5vehicle before the beginning of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is
6registered or that the vehicle will not be operated in this state after the beginning
7of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is registered. The department may
8require the person to return the certificate of registration and registration plates
9plate for the vehicle to the department. Except as provided in sub. (1), the
10department may not refund more than 50% 50 percent of the fee paid for the
11registration of a vehicle registered on a biennial basis.
AB75, s. 2881 12Section 2881. 341.335 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1451,1813 341.335 (1) Whenever any person, after applying for and receiving a
14registration plates plate, moves from the address named in the application for the
15registration plates plate or when the name of the licensee is changed by marriage or
16otherwise, the person shall within 10 days notify the department in writing of the
17old and new address or of such former and new names and of all registration plate
18numbers held.
AB75, s. 2882 19Section 2882. 341.41 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1452,1020 341.41 (8) (a) Residents of the state operating a fleet of 3 or more units
21consisting of trucks, truck tractors or road tractors with a gross weight of not less
22than 12,000 pounds shall display a Wisconsin registration plates plate for which
23100% 100 percent of the fee has been paid on vehicles not exempt from Wisconsin
24registration and operated in intrastate commerce. Vehicles engaged in interstate
25commerce may display Wisconsin prorate registration plates for which a

1proportional registration fee has been paid in addition to a full fee registration plate
2from another jurisdiction. Such proportional registration shall be accomplished
3either by payment to the department of registration fees in an amount equal to that
4obtained by applying the proportion of in-state fleet miles divided by the total fleet
5miles to the total fees which would otherwise be required for the registration of all
6such vehicles in this state, or by registration of a portion of such vehicles as
7determined under this subsection. The department may refuse to permit any or all
8of such vehicles to be registered under apportionment if the department is not
9satisfied that this state will obtain a fair and equitable share of license registrations
10of the vehicles comprising such fleet.
AB75, s. 2883 11Section 2883. 341.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1452,2112 341.51 (2) Upon registering a dealer, distributor, manufacturer, or transporter
13the department also shall issue 2 registration plates sufficient to operate 2 or more
14vehicles as authorized in ch. 218
. The department, upon receiving a fee of $5 for each
15additional plate desired by a dealer, distributor or manufacturer of motor vehicles,
16trailers or semitrailers, $5 for each additional plate desired by a dealer, distributor
17or manufacturer of recreational vehicles and $5 for each additional plate desired by
18a transporter, shall issue to the registered dealer, distributor, manufacturer or
19transporter the additional plates as ordered. The department may charge a fee of
20$2 per plate for replacing lost, damaged or illegible plates issued under this
21subsection.
AB75, s. 2884 22Section 2884. 341.605 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1453,223 341.605 (1) Except as authorized by the department, no person may transfer
24to another person or offer for sale a registration plate, insert tag, decal or other

1evidence of registration issued by the department. This subsection does not apply
2to transfers of vehicles under s. 342.15 (4) (c).
AB75, s. 2885 3Section 2885. 341.605 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1453,64 341.605 (2) No person may transfer to another person or offer for sale a
5counterfeit, forged or fictitious registration plate, insert tag, decal or other evidence
6of registration.
AB75, s. 2886 7Section 2886. 341.61 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1453,8 8341.61 (title) Improper use of evidence of registration plate.
AB75, s. 2887 9Section 2887. 341.61 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1453,1210 341.61 (1) Lends to another a registration plate, insert tag, decal or other
11evidence of registration
for display upon a vehicle for which the plate, tag, decal or
12other evidence of registration
has not been issued.
AB75, s. 2888 13Section 2888. 341.61 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1453,1614 341.61 (2) Displays upon a vehicle a registration plate, insert tag, decal or other
15evidence of registration
not issued for such vehicle or not otherwise authorized by
16law to be used thereon.
AB75, s. 2889 17Section 2889. 341.61 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1453,2518 341.61 (3) Willfully twists, paints, alters or adds to or cuts off any portion of
19a registration plate, insert tag, decal or other evidence of registration; or who places
20or deposits, or causes to be placed or deposited on such plate, insert tag, decal or other
21evidence of registration
any substance to hinder the normal reading of such plate,
22insert tag, decal or other evidence of registration
; or who defaces, disfigures, covers,
23obstructs, changes or attempts to change any letter or figure thereon; or who causes
24such plate, insert tag, decal or other evidence of registration to appear to be a
25different color.
AB75, s. 2890
1Section 2890. 341.61 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1454,32 341.61 (4) Possesses a fraudulently or unlawfully obtained registration plate,
3insert tag, decal or other evidence of registration
.
AB75, s. 2891 4Section 2891. 341.61 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1454,65 341.61 (5) Possesses a counterfeit registration plate , insert tag, decal or other
6evidence of registration
.
AB75, s. 2892 7Section 2892. 341.615 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1454,11 8341.615 Reproducing evidence of registration prohibited. Except as
9authorized by the department, any person who reproduces, by any means whatever,
10a registration plate, insert tag, decal or other evidence of registration shall forfeit not
11less than $200 nor more than $500.
AB75, s. 2893 12Section 2893. 341.625 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1454,1513 341.625 (1) Any person who fraudulently procures or uses a special
14registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), (1q) or (1r) (a)
15shall forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $500.
AB75, s. 2894 16Section 2894. 341.63 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1454,2117 341.63 (3) Whenever the registration of a vehicle is suspended under this
18section or ch. 344, the department may order the owner or person in possession of the
19registration plates plate to return them it to the department. Any person who fails
20to return the plates plate when ordered to do so by the department may be required
21to forfeit not more than $200.
AB75, s. 2895 22Section 2895. 341.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1455,423 341.65 (1) (b) "Unregistered motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is
24located upon a highway and that is not displaying valid registration plates, a
25temporary operation plate, or other evidence of registration a registration plate for

1which the department's vehicle registration records indicate valid registration
as
2provided under s. 341.18 (1) for the vehicle's current registration period or for a
3registration period for the vehicle that expired within the immediately preceding 31
4days.
AB75, s. 2896 5Section 2896. 342.01 (2) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1455,86 342.01 (2) (ac) "Automated format," with respect to any document, record, or
7other information, includes that document, record, or other information generated
8or maintained in an electronic or digital form or medium.
AB75, s. 2897 9Section 2897. 342.05 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1455,1710 342.05 (5) Unless otherwise authorized by rule of the department, a
11nonresident owner of a vehicle that is not subject to registration in this state may not
12apply for a certificate of title under this chapter unless the vehicle is subject to a
13security interest or except as provided in s. 342.16 (1) (a). Notwithstanding any other
14provision of this section, a nonresident may purchase a temporary operation plates
15plate under s. 341.09 (4). Any temporary operation permit or plate issued under s.
16341.09 shall not be considered registration of the vehicle for purposes of this
17subsection.
AB75, s. 2898 18Section 2898. 342.09 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
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