2(2) The department may not issue an identification card without charge for voting purposes to any person who is not a U.S. citizen or who is not at least 17 years of age. The department may not determine whether a person is otherwise eligible to vote. 3(3) The department may issue a temporary product if the person is eligible under s. Trans 102.15 (2) (d) or (8) or s. 343.50 (1) (c) 1., Stats. The temporary product shall be valid until the permanent product is delivered by mail or the person is determined to be ineligible for the product. 4(4) (a) Temporary residents. 11. A product issued to a person who is neither a citizen nor a permanent resident of the United States may not expire later than the last date the person is eligible to remain in the United States. 22. The department shall issue a product with an expiration date as determined by s. Trans 102.03 (3) to a person who is neither a citizen nor a permanent resident of the United States and whose last date of eligibility to remain in the United States is undetermined. 33. A product issued to a person whose proof of legal presence is specified in s. 343.14 (2) (es) 4. to 7., Stats., and whose term of stay in the United States is undefined shall expire one year after issuance or renewal. 44. Nationals from the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, or the Marshall Islands may be issued a product valid for one year if the department verifies the person’s passport and arrival-departure record card as proof of identity. If a national from one of these countries presents an employment authorization document defining a specific period of employment eligibility in the United States, any product issued to them shall be for that defined period and shall not exceed the maximum duration of that product under state law. (b) Renewal of temporary resident products. No product may be renewed to a person no longer eligible to remain in the United States.
5(5) (a) Temporary visitors. A product, other than a commercial driver license, issued to a person who establishes proof of residence under sub. (4) and whose legal status in the United States is not permanent, shall be labeled “limited term.” b(b) Non-domiciled persons. A commercial driver license issued to a person who establishes proof of residence under sub. (4), is not a citizen of Mexico or Canada, and whose proof of legal status in the United States does not prove a right to remain permanently in the United States shall be labeled “non-domiciled.” (Note) Citizens of Mexico and Canada must obtain commercial driver licenses from their home country under 49 CFR 383.23 (b) (1), footnote 1. c(c) Law enforcement. Products issued to law enforcement for confidential investigative purposes may contain fictitious information. (Note) Records related to such products shall not be open to public inspection under s. 19.35, Stats. d(d) Character set used for names. Names transcribed on a product shall be limited to the English alphabet, without diacritical marks. Apostrophes and hyphens may be used in a name. In the event other symbols are used as part of a name, the department may phoneticize the name or transcribe it in a manner that matches the applicant’s social security card or other identity documents. 6(6) (a) Proof of driver training. The department shall not issue a license to a person under 18 years of age unless one of the following is provided: 11. Proof that the person successfully completed a driver education or training course which meets the requirements of s. 343.06 (1) (c), Stats. The training school may provide the proof electronically. 22. Proof that the person successfully completed an approved driver education course in another jurisdiction. 33. Proof that the person is exempt from driver education requirements under s. 343.08 or 343.135, Stats. (b) Proof of sponsorship. The department shall not issue an operator’s license to a person under 18 years of age unless satisfactory proof of adult sponsorship for that person, that meets the requirements of
s. 343.15, Stats., and s. Trans 102.21, is filed with the department. 7(7) (a) Upon application for renewal of a driver license, the department may issue one extension of an operator’s license authorizing operation of “Class D” or “M” vehicles, or both, for a period not to exceed 60 days in any of the following scenarios: 11. The department requires an examination for renewal of a license. 22. The applicant requests issuance of a REAL ID compliant operator’s license but lacks all necessary documentary evidence and requests additional time to obtain that documentary evidence. 33. The department is unable to confirm an applicant’s claim of veteran status with the department of veteran affairs, and the applicant requests additional time to obtain verification from the department of veteran affairs or a county veterans service officer. (Note) See s. 343.14 (2) (j), Stats. 44. DMV service center staff is unable to issue a product at the time of the application because of computer system problems, problems at the facility, war, or acts of God. (b) This subsection only permits extension of regular or probationary operator’s licenses and does not apply to commercial driver licenses, temporary licenses, driving receipts, or any temporary product.
8(8) (a) A person may renew a product online, except as provided in pars. (b) and (c). A new photograph is required at least once every 16 years, and a product may not be renewed online if a new photo is required. b(b) A person must appear in person at a DMV customer service center to renew a product if the person’s application indicates a material change is made to any data, other than an address, retained in the department’s records or on any product that has been issued to the driver. In-person appearance is required to have any of the following data on the product or in the department’s files changed: 22. The person’s birthdate or place of birth. 33. The person’s social security number. 44. The person’s sex, height, weight, eye color, or hair color. 55. The person’s driver license or identification card number. 66. The vehicle class the person is authorized to operate. 77. A license endorsement. c(c) In-person appearance is required to renew a commercial driver license, or any license bearing an H or S endorsement. The renewal may not be completed online. (Note) 49 CFR 384.227 requires a photograph be taken for every CDL renewal. That necessitates appearance at a DMV customer service center. d(d) Notwithstanding par. (b), the department may renew a class D or M license for military personnel or a member of the foreign service without requiring the applicant to appear at a DMV customer service center if the person is exempt from the requirement to provide a photo under s. Trans 102.03 (3) (d). (Note) See s. 343.20 (3), Stats., 6 CFR 37.25 (b). _Hlk175750995(e) The department shall verify a person’s legal presence in the United States collected under s. Trans 102.15 (4) and social security number when renewing a REAL ID compliant product.
f(f) Subject to par. (e), the department may renew a REAL ID compliant product without verifying a person’s identification information if the following applies: 99. The department previously verified an applicant’s information and documents, recorded the date of verification, and kept copies of the application document. (Note) See s. 343.165 (4) (a), Stats., 6 CFR 37.25 (a) (2). g(g) The department may require any person who has previously provided satisfactory proof of U.S. citizenship to provide proof of citizenship or legal presence in the United States when renewing or reissuing a REAL ID non-compliant product issued before January 1, 2013. The department shall require any person who has not provided satisfactory proof of U.S. citizenship for a REAL ID non-compliant product issued before January 1, 2013, to provide proof of the person’s legal permanent resident or conditional resident status of the United States, or legal presence in the United States as specified in s. Trans 102.15 (4) when renewing or reissuing a REAL ID non-compliant product. The department shall require all applicants to provide a social security number or the proof specified in s. 343.14(2)(br), Stats., when renewing or reissuing a REAL ID non-compliant product issued before January 1, 2013. 9(9) The department may issue a license online without requiring a person to appear at a DMV customer service center to a person who holds an instruction permit or a regular license, and who is exempt from any driving test requirement to obtain a regular license or class added to an existing license, except a commercial driver license. The license produced shall use the last photograph the department has on file for the person. SECTION 33. Trans 102.145 is created to read:
Trans 102.145 Requirement to obtain driver license in Wisconsin.
Trans 102.145 (1) A person, unless exempt by s. 343.05 (4), Stats., establishing residency in this state and who holds an operator’s license issued in another jurisdiction must obtain a Wisconsin operator’s license within 60 days of establishing residency unless the person holds a commercial driver license in another U.S. jurisdiction, in which case the person must obtain a commercial driver license issued by the department within 30 days of establishing Wisconsin residency.
(Note) Commercial drivers are required to transfer their CDL within 30 days of moving between states by federal law. 49 CFR 383.71 (c), 384.212 (b). Persons moving from Canada, Mexico, U.S. territories, or other countries are subject to the 60-day rule under sub. (1). 2(2) No person is required to have resided in Wisconsin for a minimum amount of time to be eligible for a Wisconsin product.
