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:
AB75,1467,1614 343.245 (4) (b) Any person who violates sub. (3) (b) shall be fined not less than
15$2,500 $2,750 nor more than $10,000 $25,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90
16days or both.
AB75, s. 2931 17Section 2931. 343.315 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 343.315 (1m).
AB75, s. 2932 18Section 2932. 343.315 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1467,2019 343.315 (1g) Definition. In this section, "engaged in commercial motor
20vehicle-related activities" means all of the following:
AB75,1467,2121 (a) Operating or using a commercial motor vehicle.
AB75,1468,222 (b) Operating or using any motor vehicle on or after September 30, 2005, if the
23person operating or using the vehicle has ever held a commercial driver license, has
24ever operated a commercial motor vehicle on a highway, or has ever been convicted

1of a violation related to, or been disqualified from, operating a commercial motor
2vehicle.
AB75, s. 2933 3Section 2933. 343.315 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1468,94 343.315 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in par. pars. (b) and (bm), a person
5shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a one-year period
6upon a first conviction of any of the following offenses, committed on or after July 1,
71987,
while driving or operating a commercial motor vehicle or committed on or after
8September 30, 2005, while driving or operating any motor vehicle
engaged in
9commercial motor-vehicle related activities
:
AB75, s. 2934 10Section 2934. 343.315 (2) (a) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1468,1811 343.315 (2) (a) 5. Section 343.305 (7) or (9) or a local ordinance in conformity
12therewith or a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this
13state in conformity with s. 343.305 (7) or (9) or the law of another jurisdiction
14prohibiting refusal of a person driving or operating a motor vehicle to submit to
15chemical testing to determine the person's alcohol concentration or intoxication or
16the amount of a restricted controlled substance in the person's blood, or prohibiting
17positive results from such chemical testing,
as those or substantially similar terms
18are used in that jurisdiction's laws.
AB75, s. 2935 19Section 2935. 343.315 (2) (a) 8. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1468,2120 343.315 (2) (a) 8. Causing a fatality through negligent or criminal operation
21of a commercial motor vehicle.
AB75, s. 2936 22Section 2936. 343.315 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1469,223 343.315 (2) (am) Except as provided in par. (b), a person shall be disqualified
24from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a one-year period upon a first
25conviction of causing a fatality through negligent or criminal operation of a motor

1vehicle, committed on or after July 1, 1987, and before September 30, 2005, while
2driving or operating any motor vehicle.
AB75, s. 2937 3Section 2937. 343.315 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1469,84 343.315 (2) (b) If any of the violations listed in par. (a) or (am) occurred in the
5course of transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of
6a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR 73 on or after July 1, 1987,
7the person shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a
83-year period.
AB75, s. 2938 9Section 2938. 343.315 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB75,1469,1310 343.315 (2) (bm) The period of disqualification under par. (a) for a
11disqualification imposed under par. (a) 5. shall be reduced by any period of
12suspension, revocation, or disqualification under this chapter previously served for
13an offense if all of the following apply:
AB75,1469,1514 1. The offense arises out of the same incident or occurrence giving rise to the
15disqualification.
AB75,1469,1816 2. The offense relates to a vehicle operator's alcohol concentration or
17intoxication or the amount of a restricted controlled substance in the operator's
18blood.
AB75, s. 2939 19Section 2939. 343.315 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1469,2420 343.315 (2) (c) A person shall be disqualified for life from operating a
21commercial motor vehicle if convicted of 2 or more violations of any of the offenses
22listed in par. (a) or (am), or any combination of those offenses, arising from 2 or more
23separate incidents. The department shall consider only offenses committed on or
24after July 1, 1987, in applying this paragraph.
AB75, s. 2940 25Section 2940. 343.315 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1470,8
1343.315 (2) (e) A person is disqualified for life from operating a commercial
2motor vehicle if the person uses a commercial motor vehicle on or after July 1, 1987,
3or uses any motor vehicle on or after September 30, 2005
, in the commission of a
4felony involving the manufacture, distribution, delivery, or dispensing of a controlled
5substance or controlled substance analog, or possession with intent to manufacture,
6distribute, deliver, or dispense a controlled substance or controlled substance analog,
7the person is engaged in commercial motor vehicle-related activities
. No person who
8is disqualified under this paragraph is eligible for reinstatement under par. (d).
AB75, s. 2941 9Section 2941. 343.315 (2) (f) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1470,2210 343.315 (2) (f) (intro.) A person is disqualified for a period of 60 days from
11operating a commercial motor vehicle if convicted of 2 serious traffic violations, and
12120 days if convicted of 3 serious traffic violations, arising from separate occurrences
13committed within a 3-year period while driving or operating a commercial motor
14vehicle or while driving or operating any motor vehicle if the person holds a
15commercial driver license. The 120-day period of disqualification under this
16paragraph shall be in addition to any other period of disqualification imposed under
17this paragraph. In this paragraph, "serious traffic violations" means any of the
18following offenses committed while operating a commercial motor vehicle, or any of
19the following offenses committed while operating any motor vehicle if the offense
20results in the revocation, cancellation, or suspension of the person's operator's
21license or operating privilege
engaged in commercial motor vehicle-related
22activities
:
AB75, s. 2942 23Section 2942. 343.315 (2) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1471,324 343.315 (2) (f) 2. Violating any state or local law of this state or any law of a
25federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state in conformity with

1any state law or any law of another jurisdiction relating to motor vehicle traffic
2control, arising in connection with a fatal accident, other than parking, vehicle
3weight or vehicle defect violations, or violations described in par. (a) 8. or (am).
AB75, s. 2943 4Section 2943. 343.315 (2) (fm) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1471,95 343.315 (2) (fm) A person is disqualified for a period of 60 days from operating
6a commercial motor vehicle if the person is convicted of violating s. 343.14 (5) or
7345.17, if and the violation of s. 343.14 (5) or 345.17 relates to an application for a
8commercial driver license or if the person's commercial driver license is cancelled by
9the secretary under s. 343.25 (1) or (5)
.
AB75, s. 2944 10Section 2944. 343.315 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1471,2311 343.315 (2) (h) Except as provided in par. (i), a person is shall be disqualified
12for a period of 90 days from operating a commercial motor vehicle if convicted of an
13out-of-service violation, or one year 2 years if convicted of 2 out-of-service
14violations, or 3 years if convicted of 3 or more out-of-service violations, arising from
15separate occurrences committed within a 10-year period while driving or operating
16a commercial motor vehicle. A disqualification under this paragraph shall be in
17addition to any penalty imposed under s. 343.44. In this paragraph, "out-of-service
18violation" means violating s. 343.44 (1) (c) or a law of another jurisdiction for an
19offense therein which, if committed in this state, would have been a violation of s.
20343.44 (1) (c),
by operating a commercial motor vehicle while the operator or vehicle
21is ordered out-of-service under the law of this state or another jurisdiction or under
22federal law, if the operator holds a commercial driver license or is required to hold
23a commercial driver license to operate the commercial motor vehicle
.
AB75, s. 2945 24Section 2945. 343.315 (2) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB75,1472,9
1343.315 (2) (i) If the violation listed in par. (h) occurred in the course of
2transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of a material
3listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR 73, or while operating a vehicle
4designed to carry, or actually carrying, 16 or more passengers, including the driver,
5the person shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for 180
6days upon a first conviction, or for a 3-year period 3 years for a 2nd or subsequent
7conviction, arising from separate occurrences committed within a 10-year period
8while driving or operating a commercial motor vehicle. A disqualification under this
9paragraph shall be in addition to any penalty imposed under s. 343.44.
AB75, s. 2946 10Section 2946. 343.315 (2) (j) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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