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:
AB75,1455,2319 342.09 (4) (a) The department may maintain any certificate of title or other
20information required to be maintained under this section in an automated format
21and may consider any record maintained in an automated format under this
22paragraph to be the original and controlling record, notwithstanding the existence
23of any printed version of the same record.
AB75,1455,2524 (b) Records maintained by the department under this section are the official
25vehicle title records.
AB75, s. 2899
1Section 2899. 342.14 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1456,72 342.14 (1r) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (3), an environmental
3impact fee of $9, by the person filing the application. All moneys collected under this
4subsection shall be credited to deposited in the environmental fund for
5environmental management. This subsection does not apply after December 31,
62009.
This subsection does not apply to an application for a certificate of title for a
7neighborhood electric vehicle.
AB75, s. 2900 8Section 2900. 342.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1456,119 342.14 (2) For the original notation and subsequent release of each security
10interest noted upon a certificate of title, a single fee of $4 $10, by the owner of the
11vehicle
applicant.
AB75, s. 2901 12Section 2901. 342.14 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1456,19 13342.14 (3m) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (3), a supplemental
14title fee of $7.50 by the owner of the vehicle, except that this fee shall be waived with
15respect to an application under sub. (3) for transfer of a decedent's interest in a
16vehicle to his or her surviving spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770. The fee
17specified under this subsection is in addition to any other fee specified in this section.
18This subsection does not apply to an application for a certificate of title for a
19neighborhood electric vehicle.
AB75, s. 2902 20Section 2902. 342.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1457,221 342.15 (4) (a) If the vehicle being transferred is a motorcycle or an automobile
22registered under s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor
23home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000
24pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the
25owner shall remove the registration plates plate and retain and preserve them the

1plate
for use on any other vehicle of the same type and gross weight which may
2subsequently be registered in his or her name.
AB75, s. 2903 3Section 2903. 342.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1457,64 342.15 (4) (b) If the vehicle being transferred is a vehicle registered under s.
5341.26 at a special fee and the new owner will not be entitled to register the vehicle
6at such fee, the transferor shall remove and destroy the plates plate.
AB75, s. 2904 7Section 2904. 342.15 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1457,108 342.15 (4) (c) In all other cases the transferor shall permit the plates plate to
9remain attached to the vehicle being transferred, except that if the vehicle has been
10junked the transferor shall remove and destroy the plates plate.
AB75, s. 2905 11Section 2905. 342.17 (4) (b) 1. (intro.) and c. and 4. of the statutes are amended
12to read:
AB75,1457,1613 342.17 (4) (b) 1. (intro.) The department shall transfer the decedent's interest
14in any vehicle to his or her surviving spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770 upon
15receipt of the title executed by the surviving spouse or domestic partner and a
16statement by the spouse or domestic partner which shall state:
AB75,1457,1817 c. That the spouse or domestic partner is personally liable for the decedent's
18debts and charges to the extent of the value of the vehicle, subject to s. 859.25.
AB75,1457,2219 4. The limit in subd. 3. does not apply if the surviving spouse or domestic
20partner
is proceeding under s. 867.03 (1g) and the total value of the decedent's
21property subject to administration in the state, including the vehicles transferred
22under this paragraph, does not exceed $50,000.
AB75, s. 2906 23Section 2906. 342.19 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 342.19 (2) (a) (intro.)
24and amended to read:
AB75,1458,2
1342.19 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2m), a security interest is
2perfected in one of the following ways:
AB75,1458,6 31. If the secured party is an individual or a person exempted by rule under s.
4342.245 (3),
by the delivery to the department of the existing certificate of title, if any,
5an application for a certificate of title containing the name and address of the secured
6party, and the required fee. It
AB75,1458,7 7(b) A security interest is perfected as of the later of the following:
AB75,1458,10 81. The time of its delivery or the to the department of the certificate of title if
9perfection occurs under par. (a) 1. or of the application if perfection occurs under par.
10(a) 2.
AB75,1458,11 112. The time of the attachment of the security interest.
AB75, s. 2907 12Section 2907. 342.19 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1458,1613 342.19 (2) (a) 2. Except as provided in s. 342.245 (3), if the secured party is not
14an individual, by the filing of a security interest statement containing the name and
15address of the secured party, and payment of the required fee, in the manner
16specified in s. 342.245 (1).
AB75, s. 2908 17Section 2908. 342.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1458,2218 342.20 (2) The secured party shall immediately cause the certificate,
19application, and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the department, except
20that if the secured party is not an individual or a person exempted by rule under s.
21342.245 (3), the secured party shall follow the procedure specified in ss. 342.19 (2)
22(a) 2. and 342.245 (1) and (2)
.
AB75, s. 2909 23Section 2909. 342.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1459,724 342.20 (3) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application, and the required
25fee, or upon receipt of the security interest statement and required fee if the secured

1party has utilized the process specified in s. 342.245 (1),
the department shall issue
2to the owner a new certificate containing the name and address of the new secured
3party. The department shall deliver to such new secured party and to the register
4of deeds of the county of the owner's residence, memoranda, in such form as the
5department prescribes, evidencing the notation of the security interest upon the
6certificate; and thereafter, upon any assignment, termination or release of the
7security interest, additional memoranda evidencing such action.
AB75, s. 2910 8Section 2910. 342.22 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 342.22 (1) (intro.) and
9amended to read:
AB75,1459,1410 342.22 (1) (intro.) Within one month or within 10 days following written
11demand by the debtor after there is no outstanding obligation and no commitment
12to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value, secured by the security
13interest in a vehicle under any security agreement between the owner and the
14secured party, the secured party shall do one of the following:
AB75,1459,22 15(a) If the secured party is an individual or a person exempted by rule under s.
16342.245 (3),
execute and deliver to the owner, as the department prescribes, a release
17of the security interest in the form and manner prescribed by the department and
18a notice to the owner stating in no less than 10-point boldface type the owner's
19obligation under sub. (2). If the secured party fails to execute and deliver the release
20and notice of the owner's obligation as required by this subsection paragraph, the
21secured party is liable to the owner for $25 and for any loss caused to the owner by
22the failure.
AB75, s. 2911 23Section 2911. 342.22 (1) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1460,224 342.22 (1) (b) If the secured party is not described in par. (a), deliver to the
25department a release of the security interest in the manner specified in s. 342.245

1(1) and deliver to the owner a notice stating that the release has been provided to the
2department.
AB75, s. 2912 3Section 2912. 342.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1460,114 342.22 (2) The An owner, other than a dealer holding the vehicle for resale,
5upon receipt of the release and notice of obligation delivered under sub. (1) (a) shall
6promptly cause the certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the
7department, which shall release the secured party's rights on the certificate and
8issue a new certificate. Upon receipt of the notice under sub. (1) (b), the owner may,
9in the form and manner prescribed by the department and without additional fee,
10deliver an application and the certificate of title to the department and the
11department shall issue a new certificate of title free of the security interest notation.
AB75, s. 2913 12Section 2913. 342.245 of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1460,17 13342.245 Electronic processing of certain applications. (1) Except as
14provided in sub. (3), a secured party shall file a security interest statement and pay
15the fee under s. 342.19 (2) (a) 2. and deliver a release of a security interest under s.
16342.22 (1) (b) utilizing an electronic process prescribed by the department under sub.
17(4).
AB75,1460,20 18(2) Upon receipt of a certificate of title as provided in s. 342.20 (1), a person
19required to file a security interest statement under sub. (1) shall destroy the
20certificate of title.
AB75,1460,25 21(3) The department may, by rule, exempt a person or a type of transaction from
22the requirements of sub. (1). Any person who is exempted under this subsection shall
23pay a fee to the department for processing applications submitted by the person
24under s. 342.19 (2) (a) 1. and releases submitted under s. 342.22, utilizing a process
25other than an electronic process.
AB75,1461,2
1(4) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this
2section.
AB75, s. 2914 3Section 2914. 342.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1461,144 342.34 (1) (c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle or an automobile registered under
5s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose
6farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck
7which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the owner shall remove
8the registration plates plate and retain and preserve them the plate for use on any
9other vehicle of the same type which may subsequently be registered in his or her
10name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle or an automobile registered under s. 341.27,
11or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm
12truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which
13has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, he or she shall remove and
14destroy the plates plate.
AB75, s. 2915 15Section 2915. 342.34 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1461,1716 342.34 (2) (c) Remove and either retain or destroy the registration plates plate
17for the vehicle as provided in sub. (1) (c).
AB75, s. 2916 18Section 2916. 343.03 (7) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1462,219 343.03 (7) (c) Within 10 days after a conviction of the holder of a commercial
20driver license issued by another jurisdiction for violating any state law or local
21ordinance of this state or any law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or
22band in this state in conformity with any state law relating to motor vehicle traffic
23control, other than parking violations, or after a conviction of the holder of an
24operator's license issued by another jurisdiction, other than a commercial driver
25license, for any such violation while operating a commercial motor vehicle without

1a commercial driver license
, the department shall notify the driver licensing agency
2of the jurisdiction that issued the license of the conviction.
AB75, s. 2917 3Section 2917. 343.15 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1462,64 343.15 (4) (a) 3. A person who is a ward of the state, county, or court and who
5has been placed in a foster home or a treatment foster home or in the care of a
6religious welfare service.
AB75, s. 2918 7Section 2918. 343.16 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1462,118 343.16 (1) (b) 2. The department, the applicable federal highway
9administration
agency, or its a representative of the applicable federal agency may
10conduct random examinations, inspections, and audits of the 3rd-party tester
11without any prior notice.
AB75, s. 2919 12Section 2919. 343.16 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1463,313 343.16 (3) (a) The department shall examine every applicant for the renewal
14of an operator's license once every 8 years. The department may institute a method
15of selecting the date of renewal so that such examination shall be required for each
16applicant for renewal of a license to gain a uniform rate of examinations. The
17examination shall consist of a test of eyesight. The department shall make
18provisions for giving such examinations at examining stations in each county to all
19applicants for an operator's license. The person to be examined shall appear at the
20examining station nearest the person's place of residence or at such time and place
21as the department designates in answer to an applicant's request. In lieu of
22examination, the applicant may present or mail to the department a report of
23examination of the applicant's eyesight by an ophthalmologist, optometrist or
24physician licensed to practice medicine. The report shall be based on an examination
25made not more than 3 months prior to the date it is submitted. The report shall be

1on a form furnished and in the form required by the department. The department
2shall decide whether, in each case, the eyesight reported is sufficient to meet the
3current eyesight standards.
AB75, s. 2920 4Section 2920. 343.16 (3) (a) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
520
and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75,1463,216 343.16 (3) (a) Except as provided in s. 343.165 (4) (d), the department shall
7examine every applicant for the renewal of an operator's license once every 8 years.
8The department may institute a method of selecting the date of renewal so that such
9examination shall be required for each applicant for renewal of a license to gain a
10uniform rate of examinations. The examination shall consist of a test of eyesight.
11The department shall make provisions for giving such examinations at examining
12stations to all applicants for an operator's license. The person to be examined shall
13appear at the examining station nearest the person's place of residence or at such
14time and place as the department designates in answer to an applicant's request. In
15lieu of examination, the applicant may present or mail to the department a report
16of examination of the applicant's eyesight by an ophthalmologist, optometrist, or
17physician licensed to practice medicine. The report shall be based on an examination
18made not more than 3 months prior to the date it is submitted. The report shall be
19on a form furnished and in the form required by the department. The department
20shall decide whether, in each case, the eyesight reported is sufficient to meet the
21current eyesight standards.
AB75, s. 2921 22Section 2921. 343.20 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1464,623 343.20 (2) (b) Notwithstanding par. (a), at least 180 60 days prior to the
24expiration of an "H" endorsement specified in s. 343.17 (3) (d) 1m., the department
25of transportation shall mail a notice to the last-known address of the licensee that

1the licensee is required to pass a security threat assessment screening by the federal
2transportation security administration of the federal department of homeland
3security as part of the application to renew the endorsement. The notice shall inform
4the licensee that the licensee may commence the federal security threat assessment
5screening at any time, but no later than 90 30 days before expiration of the
6endorsement.
AB75, s. 2922 7Section 2922. 343.21 (1) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1464,118 343.21 (1) (n) In addition to any other fee under this subsection, for the
9issuance, renewal, upgrading, or reinstatement of any license, endorsement, or
10instruction permit, a federal security verification mandate license issuance fee of
11$10.
AB75, s. 2923 12Section 2923. 343.23 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1465,1213 343.23 (2) (b) The information specified in pars. (a) and (am) must be filed by
14the department so that the complete operator's record is available for the use of the
15secretary in determining whether operating privileges of such person shall be
16suspended, revoked, canceled, or withheld, or the person disqualified, in the interest
17of public safety. The record of suspensions, revocations, and convictions that would
18be counted under s. 343.307 (2) shall be maintained permanently, except that the
19department shall purge the record of a first violation of s. 23.33 (4c) (a) 2., 30.681 (1)
20(b) 1., 346.63 (1) (b), or 350.101 (1) (b) after 10 years, if the person who committed the
21violation had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 0.1 at the
22time of the violation, if the person does not have a commercial driver license, if the
23violation was not committed by a person operating a commercial motor vehicle, and
24if the person has no other suspension, revocation, or conviction that would be counted
25under s. 343.307 during that 10-year period. The record of convictions for

1disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (h) shall be maintained for at least 10
2years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (f) and,
3(j), and (L), and all records specified in par. (am), shall be maintained for at least 3
4years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (a) to
5(e) shall be maintained permanently, except that 5 years after a licensee transfers
6residency to another state such record may be transferred to another state of
7licensure of the licensee if that state accepts responsibility for maintaining a
8permanent record of convictions for disqualifying offenses. Such reports and records
9may be cumulative beyond the period for which a license is granted, but the secretary,
10in exercising the power of suspension granted under s. 343.32 (2) may consider only
11those reports and records entered during the 4-year period immediately preceding
12the exercise of such power of suspension.
AB75, s. 2924 13Section 2924. 343.23 (2) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 2007 Wisconsin Act
1420
and 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB75,1466,1515 343.23 (2) (b) The information specified in pars. (a) and (am) must be filed by
16the department so that the complete operator's record is available for the use of the
17secretary in determining whether operating privileges of such person shall be
18suspended, revoked, canceled, or withheld, or the person disqualified, in the interest
19of public safety. The record of suspensions, revocations, and convictions that would
20be counted under s. 343.307 (2) shall be maintained permanently, except that the
21department shall purge the record of a first violation of s. 23.33 (4c) (a) 2., 30.681 (1)
22(b) 1., 346.63 (1) (b), or 350.101 (1) (b) after 10 years, if the person who committed the
23violation had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more but less than 0.1 at the
24time of the violation, if the person does not have a commercial driver license, if the
25violation was not committed by a person operating a commercial motor vehicle, and

1if the person has no other suspension, revocation, or conviction that would be counted
2under s. 343.307 during that 10-year period. The record of convictions for
3disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (h) shall be maintained for at least 10
4years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (f), (j),
5and (L), and all records specified in par. (am), shall be maintained for at least 3 years.
6The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (a) to (e) shall
7be maintained permanently, except that 5 years after a licensee transfers residency
8to another state such record may be transferred to another state of licensure of the
9licensee if that state accepts responsibility for maintaining a permanent record of
10convictions for disqualifying offenses. Such reports and records may be cumulative
11beyond the period for which a license is granted, but the secretary, in exercising the
12power of suspension granted under s. 343.32 (2) may consider only those reports and
13records entered during the 4-year period immediately preceding the exercise of such
14power of suspension. The department shall maintain the digital images of
15documents specified in s. 343.165 (2) (a) for at least 10 years.
AB75, s. 2925 16Section 2925. 343.23 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1466,2217 343.23 (4) (a) Any Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2) (b), any record of an
18administrative suspension upon receipt of a report from the court hearing the action
19arising out of the same incident or occurrence that the action has been dismissed or
20the person has been found innocent of the charge arising out of that incident or
21occurrence, except that the record of an administrative suspension for a person
22holding a commercial driver license may be purged only upon receipt of a court order
.
AB75, s. 2926 23Section 2926. 343.24 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1467,3
1343.24 (2) (intro.) The Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the department
2shall charge the following fees to any person for conducting searches of vehicle
3operators' records:
AB75, s. 2927 4Section 2927. 343.24 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1467,65 343.24 (2) (b) For each computerized search, $5. The department may not
6charge this fee to any governmental unit, as defined in s. 895.51 (1) (dm).
AB75, s. 2928 7Section 2928. 343.24 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1467,108 343.24 (2) (c) For each search requested by telephone, $6, or an established
9monthly service rate determined by the department. The department may not
10charge this fee to any governmental unit, as defined in s. 895.51 (1) (dm).
AB75, s. 2929 11Section 2929. 343.24 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1467,1212 343.24 (2) (d) For providing a paper copy of an abstract, $2.
AB75, s. 2930 13Section 2930. 343.245 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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