SB204,32,823 341.33 (2) The department shall refund the unused portion of a registration fee
24paid for the registration of a vehicle owned by a person who is entering active service
25in the naval or military forces of the United States if the person makes application

1for such refund upon a form prescribed by the department, furnishes such proof as
2the department may require that the vehicle will not be operated in this or another
3state during the remainder of the period for which the vehicle is registered, and
4returns to the department the certificate of registration and registration plates plate.
5The refund shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual registration
6fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial registration fee paid for the vehicle,
7multiplied by the number of full months remaining in the period for which the vehicle
8is registered when the vehicle ceases to be operated.
SB204,90 9Section 90. 341.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,32,2010 341.33 (3) Upon request, the department shall refund 50% 50 percent of a
11registration fee paid for a vehicle registered on a biennial basis if the person who
12registered the vehicle furnishes such proof as the department requires that the
13person has transferred his or her interest in the vehicle or terminated leasing the
14vehicle before the beginning of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is
15registered or that the vehicle will not be operated in this state after the beginning
16of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is registered. The department may
17require the person to return the certificate of registration and registration plates
18plate for the vehicle to the department. Except as provided in sub. (1), the
19department may not refund more than 50% 50 percent of the fee paid for the
20registration of a vehicle registered on a biennial basis.
SB204,91 21Section 91. 341.335 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,33,222 341.335 (1) Whenever any person, after applying for and receiving a
23registration plates plate, moves from the address named in the application for the
24registration plates plate or when the name of the licensee is changed by marriage or
25otherwise, the person shall within 10 days notify the department in writing of the

1old and new address or of such former and new names and of all registration plate
2numbers held.
SB204,92 3Section 92. 341.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,33,134 341.51 (2) Upon registering a dealer, distributor, manufacturer or transporter,
5the department also shall issue 2 registration plates sufficient to operate 2 or more
6vehicles as authorized in ch. 218
. The department, upon receiving a fee of $5 for each
7additional plate desired by a dealer, distributor or manufacturer of motor vehicles,
8trailers or semitrailers, $5 for each additional plate desired by a dealer, distributor
9or manufacturer of recreational vehicles and $5 for each additional plate desired by
10a transporter, shall issue to the registered dealer, distributor, manufacturer or
11transporter the additional plates as ordered. The department may charge a fee of
12$2 per plate for replacing lost, damaged or illegible plates issued under this
13subsection.
SB204,93 14Section 93. 341.625 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,33,1715 341.625 (1) Any person who fraudulently procures or uses a special
16registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), or (1q) shall forfeit
17not less than $200 nor more than $500.
SB204,94 18Section 94. 341.63 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,33,2319 341.63 (3) (a) Whenever the registration of a vehicle is suspended under this
20section or ch. 344, the department may order the owner or person in possession of the
21registration plates plate to return them it to the department. Any person who fails
22to return the plates plate when ordered to do so by the department may be required
23to forfeit not more than $200.
SB204,95 24Section 95. 341.63 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,34,3
1341.63 (3) (b) (intro.) In addition to or in lieu of ordering the return of a
2registration plates plate under par. (a), the department may seize and destroy the
3registration plates plate of any motor vehicle for which all of the following apply:
SB204,96 4Section 96. 341.65 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,34,95 341.65 (1) (b) "Unregistered motor vehicle" means any motor vehicle that is
6located upon a highway and that is not displaying a valid registration plates plate,
7a temporary operation plate, or other evidence of registration as provided under s.
8341.18 (1) for the vehicle's current registration period or for a registration period for
9the vehicle that expired within the immediately preceding 31 days.
SB204,97 10Section 97. 342.05 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,34,1811 342.05 (5) Unless otherwise authorized by rule of the department, a
12nonresident owner of a vehicle that is not subject to registration in this state may not
13apply for a certificate of title under this chapter unless the vehicle is subject to a
14security interest or except as provided in s. 342.16 (1) (a). Notwithstanding any other
15provision of this section, a nonresident may purchase a temporary operation plates
16plate under s. 341.09 (4). Any temporary operation permit or plate issued under s.
17341.09 shall not be considered registration of the vehicle for purposes of this
18subsection.
SB204,98 19Section 98. 342.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,35,220 342.15 (4) (a) If the vehicle being transferred is a motorcycle or an automobile
21registered under s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor
22home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000
23pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the
24owner 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.
SB204,99 3Section 99. 342.15 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,35,64 342.15 (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.
SB204,100 7Section 100. 342.15 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,35,108 342.15 (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.
SB204,101 11Section 101. 342.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,35,2212 342.34 (1) (c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle or an automobile registered under
13s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose
14farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck
15which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the owner shall remove
16the registration plates plate and retain and preserve them the plate for use on any
17other vehicle of the same type which may subsequently be registered in his or her
18name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle or an automobile registered under s. 341.27,
19or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm
20truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which
21has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, he or she shall remove and
22destroy the plates plate.
SB204,102 23Section 102. 342.34 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,35,2524 342.34 (2) (c) Remove and either retain or destroy the registration plates plate
25for the vehicle as provided in sub. (1) (c).
SB204,103
1Section 103. 343.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,36,242 343.51 (1) Any person who qualifies for a registration plates plate of a special
3design under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m) or (1q) or any other person with a disability that
4limits or impairs the ability to walk may request from the department a special
5identification card that will entitle any motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle,
6parked by, or under the direction of, the person, or a motor vehicle, other than a
7motorcycle, operated by or on behalf of the organization when used to transport such
8a person, to parking privileges under s. 346.50 (2), (2a) and (3). The department shall
9issue the card at a fee to be determined by the department, upon submission by the
10applicant, if the applicant is an individual rather than an organization, of a
11statement from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an
12advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public
13health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant
14licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in
15any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from
16a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian
17Science journal that the person is a person with a disability that limits or impairs
18the ability to walk. The statement shall state whether the disability is permanent
19or temporary and, if temporary, the opinion of the physician, advanced practice
20nurse, public health nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, chiropractor or
21practitioner as to the duration of the disability. The department shall issue the card
22upon application by an organization on a form prescribed by the department if the
23department believes that the organization meets the requirements under this
24subsection.
SB204,104 25Section 104. 344.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,37,7
1344.45 (1) Whenever a person's operating privilege or registration is suspended
2under this chapter, the department may order the person to surrender to the
3department his or her operator's license and the registration plates plate of the any
4vehicle or vehicles for which registration was suspended. If the person fails
5immediately to return the operator's license or registration plates plate to the
6department, the department may direct a traffic officer to take possession thereof
7and return them to the department.
SB204,105 8Section 105. 344.55 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,37,169 344.55 (2) The department may not issue a registration plates plate for such
10a vehicle unless there is on file with the department a certificate of insurance
11showing that the vehicle is insured in compliance with sub. (1). No such policy may
12be terminated prior to its expiration or canceled for any reason unless a notice thereof
13is filed with the department at least 30 days prior to the date of termination or
14cancellation. The department shall suspend the registration of a vehicle on which
15the insurance policy has been terminated or canceled, effective on the date of
16termination or cancellation.
SB204,106 17Section 106. 346.50 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,38,418 346.50 (2) Except as provided in sub. (3m), a motor vehicle bearing a special
19registration plate issued under s. 341.14 (1) to a disabled veteran or on his or her
20behalf is exempt from any ordinance imposing time limitations on parking in any
21street or highway zone and parking lot, whether municipally owned or leased, or both
22municipally owned and leased, or a parking place owned or leased, or both owned and
23leased, by a municipal parking utility, with one-half hour or more limitation but
24otherwise is subject to the laws relating to parking. Where the time limitation on a
25metered stall is one-half hour or more, no meter payment is required. Parking

1privileges granted by this subsection are limited to the disabled veteran to whom or
2on whose behalf the special plates were plate was issued and to qualified operators
3acting under the disabled veteran's express direction with the disabled veteran
4present.
SB204,107 5Section 107. 346.50 (2a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,38,186 346.50 (2a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (3m), a motor vehicle bearing a
7special registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1a), (1e), (1m), or (1q) or a
8motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, upon which a special identification card
9issued under s. 343.51 is displayed or a motor vehicle registered in another
10jurisdiction upon which is displayed a registration plate, a card or an emblem issued
11by the other jurisdiction designating the vehicle as a vehicle used by a physically
12disabled person is exempt from any ordinance imposing time limitations on parking
13in any street or highway zone and parking lot, whether municipally owned or leased,
14or both municipally owned and leased, or a parking place owned or leased, or both
15owned and leased, by a municipal parking utility, with one-half hour or more
16limitation but otherwise is subject to the laws relating to parking. Where the time
17limitation on a metered stall is one-half hour or more, no meter payment is required.
18Parking privileges granted by this subsection are limited to the following:
SB204,108 19Section 108. 346.50 (2a) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,38,2120 346.50 (2a) (a) A person to whom plates were a plate was issued under s. 341.14
21(1a).
SB204,109 22Section 109. 346.50 (2a) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,38,2523 346.50 (2a) (b) A qualified operator acting under the express direction of a
24person to whom plates were a plate was issued under s. 341.14 (1a) when such person
25is present.
SB204,110
1Section 110. 346.50 (2a) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,39,32 346.50 (2a) (c) A person to whom plates were a plate was issued under s. 341.14
3(1m) when the disabled person for whom the plates were plate was issued is present.
SB204,111 4Section 111. 346.50 (2a) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,39,65 346.50 (2a) (d) A person for whom plates were a plate was issued under s.
6341.14 (1q).
SB204,112 7Section 112. 346.50 (2a) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,39,108 346.50 (2a) (e) A qualified operator acting under the express direction of a
9person for whom plates were a plate was issued under s. 341.14 (1q) when such
10person is present.
SB204,113 11Section 113. 346.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,39,2212 346.50 (3) Except as provided in sub. (3m), a vehicle bearing a special
13registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), or (1q) or a motor
14vehicle, other than a motorcycle, upon which a special identification card issued
15under s. 343.51 is displayed or a motor vehicle registered in another jurisdiction upon
16which is displayed a registration plate, a card or an emblem issued by the other
17jurisdiction designating the vehicle as a vehicle used by a person with a physical
18disability is exempt from s. 346.505 (2) (a) or any ordinance in conformity therewith
19prohibiting parking, stopping or standing upon any portion of a street, highway or
20parking facility reserved for persons with physical disabilities by official traffic signs
21indicating the restriction. Stopping, standing and parking privileges granted by this
22subsection are limited to the persons listed under subs. (2) and (2a) (a) to (m).
SB204,114 23Section 114. 346.503 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,40,524 346.503 (1) In this section, "motor vehicle used by a physically disabled person"
25means a motor vehicle bearing a special registration plates plate issued under s.

1341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), or (1q) or a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, upon
2which a special identification card issued under s. 343.51 is displayed or a motor
3vehicle registered in another jurisdiction and displaying a registration plate, card or
4emblem issued by the other jurisdiction which designates the vehicle as a vehicle
5used by a physically disabled person.
SB204,115 6Section 115. 346.505 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,40,157 346.505 (2) (a) Except for a motor vehicle used by a physically disabled person
8as defined under s. 346.503 (1), no person may park, stop or leave standing any
9vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise,
10upon any portion of a street, highway or parking facility reserved, by official traffic
11signs indicating the restriction, for vehicles displaying a special registration plates
12plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), or (1q) or a special identification card
13issued under s. 343.51 or vehicles registered in another jurisdiction and displaying
14a registration plate, card or emblem issued by the other jurisdiction which
15designates the vehicle as a vehicle used by a physically disabled person.
SB204,116 16Section 116. 346.505 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,40,2517 346.505 (2) (b) No person may park, stop or leave standing any vehicle, whether
18attended or unattended and whether temporarily or otherwise, upon any portion of
19a street, highway or parking facility so as to obstruct, block or otherwise limit the use
20of any portion of a street, highway or parking facility reserved, by official traffic signs
21indicating the restriction, for vehicles displaying a special registration plates plate
22issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), or (1q) or a special identification card
23issued under s. 343.51 or vehicles registered in another jurisdiction and displaying
24a registration plate, card or emblem issued by the other jurisdiction which
25designates the vehicle as a vehicle used by a physically disabled person.
SB204,117
1Section 117. 346.505 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,41,122 346.505 (2) (c) Notwithstanding par. (b), no person may park, stop or leave
3standing any vehicle, whether attended or unattended and whether temporarily or
4otherwise, upon any portion of a street, highway or parking facility that is clearly
5marked as and intended to be an access aisle to provide entry to and exit from
6vehicles by persons with physical disabilities and which is immediately adjacent to
7any portion of a street, highway or parking facility reserved, by official traffic signs
8indicating the restriction, for vehicles displaying a special registration plates plate
9issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), or (1q) or a special identification card
10issued under s. 343.51 or vehicles registered in another jurisdiction and displaying
11a registration plate, card or emblem issued by the other jurisdiction which
12designates the vehicle as a vehicle used by a person with a physical disability.
SB204,118 13Section 118. 349.13 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,42,214 349.13 (1m) In addition to the requirements under s. 346.503 (1m), the
15department, with respect to state trunk highways outside of corporate limits and
16parking facilities under its jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to
17highways under their jurisdiction including state trunk highways or connecting
18highways within corporate limits and parking facilities within corporate limits, may,
19by official traffic signs indicating the restriction, prohibit parking, stopping or
20standing upon any portion of a street, highway or parking facility reserved for any
21vehicle bearing a special registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a),
22(1e), (1m), or (1q) or a motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, upon which a special
23identification card issued under s. 343.51 is displayed or any vehicle registered in
24another jurisdiction and displaying a registration plate, card or emblem issued by

1the other jurisdiction which designates the vehicle as a vehicle used by a physically
2disabled person.
SB204,119 3Section 119. 885.237 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,42,114 885.237 (2) Notwithstanding s. 341.04, the fact that an automobile or motor
5truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less is located on a highway, as
6defined in s. 340.01 (22), and is not displaying a valid registration plates plate, a
7temporary operation plate or other evidence of registration as provided under s.
8341.18 (1) is prima facie evidence, for purposes of ch. 341, that the vehicle is an
9unregistered or improperly registered vehicle. This subsection does not apply to
10violations of ordinances enacted under s. 341.65, but this subsection does apply to
11violations of ordinances enacted under s. 341.65, 2003 stats.
SB204,120 12Section 120. Initial applicability.
SB204,42,1413 (1) This act first applies to registration plates issued by the department of
14transportation on the effective date of this subsection.
SB204,121 15Section 121. Effective date.
SB204,42,1716 (1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2014, or on the day after publication,
17whichever is later.
SB204,42,1818 (End)
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