27,4020m
Section 4020m. 341.31 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.31 (4) (b) A person retaining a set of plates removed from a vehicle under s. 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or (2) (c) and which was junked or transferred, is no longer leased to the person or used on the highways or has been registered as a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a) may receive credit for the unused portion of the registration fee paid when registering a replacement vehicle of the same type and gross weight.
27,4021m
Section 4021m. 341.31 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.31 (5) This section does not apply to vehicles registered at a fee of $5 under s. 341.26. Such vehicles, whether registered for a full period or part thereof and whether or not previously registered, shall be registered at the full fee. If a person authorized to register a vehicle at a fee of $5 under s. 341.26 transfers the vehicle to a person not so authorized or no longer leases the vehicle, the fee payable by the transferee shall be computed as for a vehicle not previously registered in this state.
27,4022g
Section 4022g. 341.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.33 (3) Upon request, the department shall refund 50% of a registration fee paid for a vehicle registered on a biennial basis if the person who registered the vehicle furnishes such proof as the department requires that the person has transferred his or her interest in the vehicle or terminated leasing the vehicle before the beginning of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is registered or that the vehicle will not be operated in this state after the beginning of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is registered. The department may require the person to return the certificate of registration and registration plates for the vehicle to the department. Except as provided in sub. (1), the department may not refund more than 50% of the fee paid for the registration of a vehicle registered on a biennial basis.
27,4022m
Section 4022m. 341.35 (6r) of the statutes is created to read:
341.35 (6r) Use of fee proceeds. Any municipality or county receiving moneys under sub. (6) shall use the moneys only for transportation related purposes.
27,4023m
Section 4023m. 341.40 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.40 (2) If the owner of any such vehicle moves to Wisconsin or if the vehicle is purchased by or leased to a Wisconsin resident, the vehicle immediately becomes subject to the laws of this state providing for the registration of vehicles.
27,4028m
Section 4028m. 341.65 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
341.65 (1) (am) “Owner" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (42) and, with respect to a vehicle that is registered, or required to be registered, by a lessee of the vehicle under this chapter, includes the lessee of the vehicle.
27,4029
Section 4029
. 342.01 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 342.01 (2) (am).
27,4030
Section 4030
. 342.01 (2) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
342.01 (2) (ag) “Deliver" includes electronic transmission.
27,4033
Section 4033
. 342.06 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.06 (1) (intro.) An application for a certificate of title shall be made to the department upon a form or in an automated format prescribed by it and shall be accompanied by the required fee. Each application for certificate of title shall include the following information:
27,4035
Section 4035
. 342.06 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.06 (1) (g) If the vehicle is a used motor vehicle which was last previously registered in another jurisdiction, the applicant shall furnish any certificate of ownership issued by the other jurisdiction and a statement pertaining to the title history and ownership of such motor vehicle, such statement to be in the form the department prescribes, and shall furnish a certification by a person designated by the department by rule to the effect that the physical description of the motor vehicle has been checked and conforms to the description given in the application.
27,4036
Section 4036
. 342.06 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.06 (1) (i) A place for an applicant who is a natural person to designate that the applicant's name, street address, post-office box number and 9-digit extended zip code may not be disclosed as provided in s. 341.17 (9), a statement indicating the effect of making such a designation and a place for an applicant who has made a designation under this paragraph to reverse the designation. The department may provide for these designations and statement on an alternative form or in an automated format.
27,4036g
Section 4036g. 342.06 (1) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
342.06 (1) (k) If the vehicle is an automobile, station wagon or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less and a temporary operation plate has been issued for the vehicle under s. 341.09 (2m) (a) 1. b. or 2.
or (2r), the registration number of the temporary operation plate.
27,4037
Section 4037
. 342.06 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.06 (1m) On the form or in the automated format for application for a certificate of title, the department may show the fee under s. 342.14 (3m) separately from the fee under s. 342.14 (1) or (3).
27,4042
Section 4042
. 342.10 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
342.10 (6) A certificate of title may be issued by the department in an automated format.
27,4043m
Section 4043m. 342.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (1) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, $5 $8.50, by the owner of the vehicle.
27,4044
Section 4044
. 342.14 (1r) of the statutes is created to read:
342.14 (1r) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (3), an environmental impact fee of $5, by the person filing the application. All moneys collected under this subsection shall be credited to the environmental fund for environmental management. This subsection does not apply after June 30, 2001.
27,4044m
Section 4044m. 342.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (3) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $5 $8.50, by the owner of the vehicle.
27,4044r
Section 4044r. 342.14 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (3m) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (3), a nonpoint source pollution supplemental title fee of $7.50 by the owner of the vehicle, except that this fee shall be waived with respect to an application under sub. (3) for transfer of a decedent's interest in a vehicle to his or her surviving spouse. The fee specified under this subsection is in addition to any other fee specified in this section.
27,4046m
Section 4046m. 342.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.15 (4) (a) If the vehicle being transferred is a motorcycle or an automobile or station wagon registered under the monthly series system s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plates and retain and preserve them for use on any other vehicle of the same type and gross weight which may subsequently be registered in his or her name.
27,4048
Section 4048
. 342.155 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.155 (1) (b) The mileage disclosure statement required under par. (a) shall be made in the spaces provided on the certificate of title or on a form or in an automated format authorized by the department. The transferee shall print his or her name on the mileage disclosure statement, sign the statement and return a copy of the statement to the transferor. Except as authorized by rule of the department, no person may sign a mileage disclosure statement as both the transferor and transferee in the same transaction.
27,4051
Section 4051
. 342.17 (4) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
342.17 (4) (b) 4. The limit in subd. 3. does not apply if the surviving spouse is proceeding under s. 867.03 (1) (1g) and the total value of the decedent's solely owned property in the state, including the vehicles transferred under this paragraph, does not exceed $10,000.
27,4052
Section 4052
. 342.20 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.20 (1) The owner shall immediately execute, in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title or on a separate form or in an automated format prescribed by the department, an application to name the secured party on the certificate, showing the name and address of the secured party, and cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be delivered to the secured party.
27,4058gm
Section 4058gm. 342.22 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.22 (3) (a) For a mobile home, 16 20 years.
27,4058gq
Section 4058gq. 342.22 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.22 (3) (c) For any other vehicle, 6 10 years.
27,4058m
Section 4058m. 342.30 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 342.30 (1g).
27,4059m
Section 4059m. 342.30 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
342.30 (1c) In this section, “owner" includes the lessee of a vehicle if the vehicle is registered, or required to be registered, by the lessee under ch. 341.
27,4059p
Section 4059p. 342.30 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.30 (3) (a) Any person who violates sub. (1) (1g) may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years or both.
27,4059t
Section 4059t. 342.30 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.30 (4) (a) If a law enforcement agency finds a vehicle or part of a vehicle on which the identification number has been removed, altered or obliterated or made impossible to read, the law enforcement agency may seize the vehicle or part of a vehicle. If the identification number cannot be identified, the seized vehicle or vehicle part is presumed to be contraband. If the identification number can be identified, the agency may return the vehicle to the registered owner. Except as provided in par. (b), the district attorney shall institute forfeiture proceedings under s. 973.076 regarding any vehicle or vehicle part that is seized under this paragraph and not returned to the owner.
27,4060f
Section 4060f. 342.34 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.34 (1) (c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle or an automobile or station wagon registered under the monthly series system s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plates and retain and preserve them for use on any other vehicle of the same type which may subsequently be registered in his or her name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle or an automobile or station wagon registered under the monthly series system s. 341.27, or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, he or she shall remove and destroy the plates.
27,4060m
Section 4060m. 342.40 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 342.40 (1m).
27,4061m
Section 4061m. 342.40 (1c) of the statutes is created to read:
342.40 (1c) In this section, “owner" includes the lessee of a vehicle if the vehicle is registered, or required to be registered, by the lessee under ch. 341.
27,4062
Section 4062
. 343.06 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.06 (1) (c) To any person under age 18 unless the person is enrolled in a school program or high school equivalency program and is not a habitual truant as defined in s. 118.16 (1) (a), has graduated from high school or been granted a declaration of high school graduation equivalency or is enrolled in a home-based private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g), and has satisfactorily completed a course in driver education in public schools approved by the department of education public instruction, or in technical colleges approved by the technical college system board, or in nonpublic and private schools which meet the minimum standards set by the department of education public instruction, or has satisfactorily completed a substantially equivalent course in driver training approved by the department and given by a school licensed by the department under s. 343.61, or has satisfactorily completed a substantially equivalent course in driver education or training approved by another state and has attained the age of 16, except as provided in s. 343.07 (1). The department shall not issue a license to any person under the age of 18 authorizing the operation of “Class M" vehicles unless the person has successfully completed a basic rider course approved by the department. The department may, by rule, exempt certain persons from the basic rider course requirement of this paragraph. Applicants for a license under s. 343.08 or 343.135 are exempt from the driver education, basic rider or driver training course requirement. The secretary shall prescribe rules for licensing of schools and instructors to qualify under this paragraph. The driver education course shall be made available to every eligible student in the state. Except as provided under s. 343.16 (1) (c) and (2) (cm) to (e), no operator's license may be issued unless a driver's examination has been administered by the department.
27,4065
Section 4065
. 343.06 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.06 (1) (j) To any person applying for his or her first license or identification card or for a reinstated license in this state unless the person has submitted satisfactory proof of his or her name and date and place of birth.
27,4066
Section 4066
. 343.07 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.07 (5) Definition. In this section, “qualified instructor" means a person employed by a public or private school, holding an operator's license and meeting the teaching certification standards of the department of education public instruction or the technical college system board to teach driver education, or an instructor of a school licensed under s. 343.61, or a teacher or student teacher in a driver education course for teachers conducted by an institution of higher education.
27,4068
Section 4068
. 343.14 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.14 (3) (a) The department shall, as part of the application process, take a photograph of the applicant to comply with s. 343.17 (3) (a) 2. Except where specifically exempted by statute or by rule of the department, no application may be processed without the photograph being taken. In the case of renewal licenses, the photograph shall be taken once every 4 8 years, and shall coincide with the appearance for examination which is required under s. 343.16 (3). The department may make provision for issuance of a license without a photograph if the applicant is stationed outside the state in military service and in specific situations where the department deems such action appropriate.
27,4070
Section 4070
. 343.14 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
27,4076
Section 4076
. 343.16 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.16 (1) (c) Driver education course. (intro.) The department may, after consultation with the department of education public instruction and the technical college system board, provide for administration of and certification of the results of the test of an applicant's knowledge of the traffic laws and ability to read and understand highway signs in conjunction with a course in driver education specified in this paragraph, by an instructor in that course. The test under this paragraph does not include that part of a driver's examination involving the actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle required for the issuance of a license other than an instruction permit. The test under this paragraph may be administered and certified by an instructor in any of the following:
27,4077
Section 4077
. 343.16 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
343.16 (1) (c) 1. A course in driver education in public schools approved by the department of education
public instruction.
27,4078
Section 4078
. 343.16 (1) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
343.16 (1) (c) 3. A course in driver education in nonpublic and private schools that meets the minimum standards set by the department of education public instruction.
27,4080
Section 4080
. 343.16 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.16 (3) (a) The Except as provided in s. 343.20 (1) (f), the department shall examine every applicant for the renewal of an operator's license once every 4
8 years. The department may institute a method of selecting the date of renewal so that such examination shall be required for each applicant for renewal of a license to gain a uniform rate of examinations. The examination shall consist of a test of eyesight. The department shall make provisions for giving such examinations at examining stations in each county to all applicants for an operator's license. The person to be examined shall appear at the examining station nearest the person's place of residence or at such time and place as the department designates in answer to an applicant's request. In lieu of examination, the applicant may present or mail to the department a report of examination of the applicant's eyesight by an ophthalmologist, optometrist or physician licensed to practice medicine. The report shall be based on an examination made not more than 3 months prior to the date it is submitted. The report shall be on a form furnished and in the form required by the department. The department shall decide whether, in each case, the eyesight reported is sufficient to meet the current eyesight standards.
27,4083
Section 4083
. 343.17 (3) (a) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
343.17 (3) (a) 12. If the person is not the legal drinking age, as defined in s. 125.02 (8m), at the time of issuance of the license, a distinctive background color for the license document designated appearance specified by the department that clearly identifies to the public that the person was not the legal drinking age at the time of issuance of the license.
27,4084
Section 4084
. 343.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.19 (1) If a license issued under this chapter or an identification card issued under s. 343.50 is lost or destroyed or the name or address named in the license or identification card is changed or the condition specified in s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12. no longer applies, the person to whom the license or identification card was issued may obtain a duplicate thereof or substitute therefor upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the department of name, and date and place of birth and that the license or identification card has been lost or destroyed or that application for a duplicate license or identification card is being made for a change of address or name or because the condition specified in s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12. no longer applies. If the original license or identification card is found it shall immediately be transmitted to the department. Duplicates of nonphoto licenses shall be issued as nonphoto licenses.
27,4085
Section 4085
. 343.20 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.20 (1) (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, reinstated licenses, probationary licenses issued under s. 343.085 and original licenses other than instruction permits shall expire 2 years from the date of the applicant's next birthday. All other licenses and license endorsements shall expire 4 8 years after the date of issuance. The department may institute any system of initial license issuance which it deems advisable for the purpose of gaining a uniform rate of renewals. In order to put such a system into operation, the department may issue licenses which are valid for any period less than the ordinary effective period of such license. If the department issues a license that is valid for less than the ordinary effective period as authorized by this paragraph, the fees due under s. 343.21 (1) (a), (b) and (d) shall be prorated accordingly.
27,4086
Section 4086
. 343.20 (1) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
343.20 (1) (f) During the transition to the issuance of renewal licenses under par. (a) that are valid for a period of 8 years, the department may issue licenses for renewal periods of less than 8 years for the purpose of gaining a uniform rate of renewals. The department may process an application under this paragraph by mail without requiring an applicant to have his or her photograph taken under s. 343.14 (3) or to submit to an examination under s. 343.16 (3). If the department issues a license under this paragraph, any applicable fees due shall be prorated accordingly. This paragraph does not apply after December 31, 2001.
27,4087
Section 4087
. 343.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.21 (1) (a) For the initial issuance of a license authorizing only the operation of “Class D" motor vehicles, $15 $18.
27,4088
Section 4088
. 343.21 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.21 (1) (am) For the renewal of a license authorizing only the operation of “Class D" motor vehicles, $10 $24.
27,4089
Section 4089
. 343.21 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
