SB204,23,2211 341.265 (1) Any person who is a resident of this state and the owner or
12subsequent transferee of a motor vehicle which has a model year of 1945 or earlier
13and which has not been altered or modified from the original manufacturer's
14specifications may upon application register the same as an antique vehicle upon
15payment of a fee of $5, and be furnished a registration plates plate of a distinctive
16design, in lieu of the usual registration plates plate, which shall show in addition to
17the registration number that the vehicle is an antique. The registration shall be
18valid while the vehicle is owned by the applicant without the payment of any
19additional fee. The vehicle shall only be used for special occasions such as display
20and parade purposes or for necessary testing, maintenance and storage purposes.
21A motorcycle may be registered as an antique vehicle if all of the requirements for
22registration specified in this subsection are satisfied.
SB204,63 23Section 63. 341.265 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,24,324 341.265 (1m) A person who registers an antique motor vehicle under sub. (1)
25may furnish and display on the vehicle a historical plate from or representing the

1model year of the vehicle if the registration and plates plate issued by the department
2are simultaneously carried in or, with respect to an antique motorcycle, with the
3vehicle and are available for inspection.
SB204,64 4Section 64. 341.266 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,24,135 341.266 (2) (a) Any person who is the owner of a special interest vehicle that
6is a former military vehicle, or that is not a former military vehicle and is 20 or more
7years old at the time of making application for registration or transfer of title of the
8vehicle, and who, unless the owner is an historical society that is exempt from federal
9income taxes, owns, has registered in this state, and uses for regular transportation
10at least one vehicle that has a regular registration plates plate may upon application
11register the vehicle as a special interest vehicle upon payment of a fee under par. (b).
12A former military vehicle may be registered under this paragraph notwithstanding
13s. 341.10 (6).
SB204,65 14Section 65. 341.266 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,24,1915 341.266 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle with a
16registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual registration plates
17plate, and those plates that plate shall show that the vehicle is a special interest
18vehicle owned by a Wisconsin collector. Upon application, the owner may reregister
19the vehicle without the payment of any additional fee.
SB204,66 20Section 66. 341.266 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,24,2521 341.266 (2) (d) Each collector applying for a special interest vehicle registration
22plates plate will be issued a collector's identification number which will appear on
23each the plate. Second and all subsequent registrations under this section by the
24same collector will bear the same collector's identification number followed by a
25suffix letter for vehicle identification.
SB204,67
1Section 67. 341.266 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,25,62 341.266 (2) (e) 3. Except as provided in s. 341.09 (7), no special interest vehicle
3may be operated upon any highway of this state during the month of January unless
4the owner of the vehicle reregisters the vehicle under s. 341.25 and replaces the
5distinctive registration plates plate issued under par. (c) with a regular registration
6plates plate or transfers a regular registration plates plate to the vehicle.
SB204,68 7Section 68. 341.266 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,25,118 341.266 (3) In addition to the fee in sub. (2) (b), there shall be an original (first
9time only) processing fee of $50 to defray the cost of issuing the original collector's
10special interest vehicle registration plates plate and to ensure that each collector will
11be issued only one collector's identification number.
SB204,69 12Section 69. 341.268 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,25,1813 341.268 (2) (a) (intro.) Any person who is the owner of a reconstructed, replica,
14street modified or homemade vehicle and who owns, has registered in this state and
15uses for regular transportation at least one vehicle that has a regular registration
16plates plate may upon application register the vehicle as a reconstructed, replica,
17street modified or homemade vehicle upon payment of a fee under par. (b), provided
18that the vehicle is one of the following:
SB204,70 19Section 70. 341.268 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,25,2520 341.268 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle with a
21registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual registration plates
22plate, and those plates that plate shall show that the vehicle is a reconstructed,
23replica, street modified or homemade vehicle owned by a Wisconsin hobbyist. Upon
24application, the owner may reregister the vehicle without the payment of any
25additional fee.
SB204,71
1Section 71. 341.268 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,26,62 341.268 (2) (d) Each hobbyist applying for a reconstructed, replica, street
3modified or homemade vehicle registration plates plate will be issued a hobbyist's
4identification number which will appear on each the plate. Second and all
5subsequent registrations under this section by the same hobbyist will bear the same
6hobbyist's identification number followed by a suffix letter for vehicle identification.
SB204,72 7Section 72. 341.268 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,26,138 341.268 (2) (e) 3. Except as provided in s. 341.09 (7), no reconstructed, replica,
9street modified or homemade vehicle may be operated upon any highway of this state
10during the month of January unless the owner of the vehicle reregisters the vehicle
11under s. 341.25 and replaces the distinctive registration plates plate issued under
12par. (c) with a regular registration plates plate or transfers a regular registration
13plates plate to the vehicle.
SB204,73 14Section 73. 341.268 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,26,1915 341.268 (3) In addition to the fee in sub. (2) (b), there shall be an original (first
16time only) processing fee of $50 to defray the cost of issuing the original hobbyist's
17reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle registration plates plate
18and to ensure that each hobbyist will be issued only one hobbyist's identification
19number.
SB204,74 20Section 74. 341.269 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,27,221 341.269 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle registered
22under this section with a registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the
23usual registration plates plate, and those plates this plate shall show that the vehicle
24is registered as a historic military vehicle. The department shall specify the design
25for the registration plates plate furnished under this paragraph after consulting

1with a group or organization chartered in this state that is interested in historic
2military vehicles.
SB204,75 3Section 75. 341.27 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,27,114 341.27 (3) (a) If the applicant holds a current registration plates that were plate
5that was
removed from an automobile that the applicant no longer owns or that has
6been junked, is no longer used on the highways or has been registered as a special
7interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street modified
8or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a), and the plates were plate was issued
9under the system of registration prescribed by this section, the department shall
10register the automobile which is the subject of the application for the remainder of
11the unexpired registration period.
SB204,76 12Section 76. 341.27 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,27,1813 341.27 (3) (b) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate
14under the circumstances described in par. (a) and the application is an original
15rather than renewal application, the department may register the automobile which
16is the subject of the application for such period or part thereof as the secretary
17determines will help to equalize the registration and renewal workload of the
18department.
SB204,77 19Section 77. 341.28 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,28,220 341.28 (2) (intro.) If the applicant for registration holds a current registration
21plates which were plate that was removed from an automobile which the applicant
22no longer owns or which has been junked, is no longer being used on the highways
23or has been registered as a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a
24reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a),
25and the plates were plate was issued under the system of registration prescribed by

1s. 341.27, the applicant is exempt from the payment of a registration fee, except in
2the following cases:
SB204,78 3Section 78. 341.28 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,28,104 341.28 (2) (a) If the annual fee prescribed for the automobile being registered
5is higher than the annual fee prescribed for the automobile from which the plates
6were
plate was removed, the applicant shall pay a fee computed on the basis of
7one-twelfth of the difference between the 2 annual fees multiplied by the number of
8months for which the automobile which is the subject of the application is being
9registered. The start of the new registration, for the purpose of computing the fee,
10shall be determined in accordance with sub. (7).
SB204,79 11Section 79. 341.28 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,29,212 341.28 (2) (b) If the automobile which is the subject of the application was
13owned by the applicant at any time during the month in which the transfer,
14termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways, junking
15or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) of the other automobile
16occurred and was not currently registered at the time of such transfer, termination
17of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways, junking or registration
18under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a), the applicant shall pay a fee to be computed
19as provided in subs. (3) to (5) but shall receive a credit for the unused portion of the
20current registration. The credit shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the
21annual fee paid for the vehicle from which the plates were plate was removed
22multiplied by the number of months remaining in the registration period
23represented by the removed plates plate, including the month during which the
24applicant transferred, discontinued to use on the highways, junked or registered

1under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) or terminated the consumer lease of the
2automobile from which the plates were plate was removed.
SB204,80 3Section 80. 341.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,29,104 341.28 (3) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate
5under the circumstances described in sub. (2) and the automobile which is the subject
6of the application has not previously been registered in this state by the applicant,
7the fee payable by the applicant shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the
8annual fee multiplied by the number of months for which the automobile is being
9registered, the start of such registration period to be determined in accordance with
10sub. (7).
SB204,81 11Section 81. 341.28 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,29,1612 341.28 (4) (intro.) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates
13plate under the circumstances described in sub. (2) but the automobile which is the
14subject of the application has previously been registered in this state by the
15applicant, the applicant shall pay a fee covering all the time since the end of the
16period for which the automobile previously was registered unless:
SB204,82 17Section 82. 341.29 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,30,218 341.29 (2) If an application for registration of a vehicle subject to registration
19on an annual or biennial basis is received less than 2 months prior to the beginning
20of any registration period and the vehicle is not registered in this state at the time
21of application and the applicant desires to register for the succeeding registration
22period as well as for the remainder of the current period, the department upon
23registering the vehicle shall issue a registration plates plate designed for the
24succeeding registration period rather than for the current period. Such plates also
25serve
The plate also serves during the remainder of the current registration period

1as lawful evidence of the registration of the vehicle. This subsection does not affect
2computation of fee payable by the applicant.
SB204,83 3Section 83. 341.295 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,30,94 341.295 (3) (a) If the applicant holds a registration plates which were plate that
5was
removed from a vehicle under s. 341.31 (4) (c), 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or
6(2) (c), and the plates were plate was issued under the monthly series system, the
7department shall register a replacement vehicle of the same type and gross weight
8which is the subject of the application for the remainder of the unexpired registration
9period.
SB204,84 10Section 84. 341.295 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,30,1611 341.295 (3) (b) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate
12under the circumstances described in par. (a) and the application is an original
13rather than renewal application, the department may register the vehicle which is
14the subject of the application for such period or part of a period as the secretary
15determines will help to equalize the registration and renewal workload of the
16department.
SB204,85 17Section 85. 341.31 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,30,2018 341.31 (1) (b) 5. The vehicle is a motorcycle which has been transferred or
19leased to the applicant and for which a current registration plates plate had been
20issued to the previous owner; or
SB204,86 21Section 86. 341.31 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,31,322 341.31 (4) (b) A person retaining a set of plates plate removed from a vehicle
23under s. 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or (2) (c) and which was junked or transferred,
24is no longer leased to the person or used on the highways or has been registered as
25a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street

1modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a) may receive credit for the
2unused portion of the registration fee paid when registering a replacement vehicle
3of the same type and gross weight.
SB204,87 4Section 87. 341.31 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,31,75 341.31 (4) (c) A person retaining a set of plates plate removed from a motorcycle
6may receive credit for the unused portion of the registration fee paid when
7registering a replacement motorcycle.
SB204,88 8Section 88. 341.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB204,31,219 341.32 (1) Whenever the construction or the use of a registered vehicle is
10changed in a manner making the vehicle subject to a different registration fee than
11the fee for which the vehicle currently is registered, the owner shall immediately
12make application for reregistration. The fee payable upon such reregistration shall
13be computed as for a vehicle not previously registered in this state but a credit shall
14be allowed for the unused portion of the fee paid for the previous registration if the
15registration plates plate issued upon the previous registration are is returned to the
16department. The credit shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual
17registration fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial registration fee prescribed for
18the vehicle as previously registered multiplied by the number of months of
19registration which have not fully expired on the date the vehicle became subject to
20the different fee. The credit may be applied toward the reregistration of the vehicle
21only up to the date when the previous registration would have expired.
SB204,89 22Section 89. 341.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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.
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