25,2244f
Section 2244f. 341.135 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.135 (1) Design. Every 7th 10th year, the department shall establish new designs of registration plates to be issued under ss. 341.14 (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), and (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), and (j) and (2) (a), (b), and (c), and 341.26 (2) and (3) (a) 1. and (am). Any design for registration plates issued for automobiles and for vehicles registered on the basis of gross weight shall comply with the applicable design requirements of ss. 341.12 (3), 341.13, and 341.14 (6r) (c). The designs for registration plates specified in this subsection shall be as similar in appearance as practicable during each 7-year 10-year design interval. Except as provided in s. 341.13 (2r), each registration plate issued under s. 341.14 (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), or (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), or (j) or (2) (a), (b), or (c), or 341.26 (2) or (3) (a) 1. or (am) during each 7-year 10-year design interval shall be of the design established under this subsection. The department may not redesign registration plates for the special groups under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 53., 54., or 55. until July 1, 2007 2010. Except for registration plates issued under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 53., 54., or 55., the first design cycle for registration plates issued under ss. 341.14 (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), and (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), and (j) and (2) (a), (b), and (c), and 341.26 (2) and (3) (a) 1. and (am) began July 1, 2000.
25,2244k
Section 2244k. 341.135 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
341.135 (2) (a) 2. Notwithstanding s. 341.13 (3), beginning with registrations initially effective on July 1, 2007 2010, upon receipt of a completed application to initially register a vehicle under s. 341.14 (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), or (6r), or s. 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), or (j) or (2) (a), (b), or (c) or 341.26 (2) or (3) (a) 1. or (am), or to renew the registration of a vehicle under those sections for which a registration plate has not been issued during the previous 7 10 years, the department shall issue and deliver prepaid to the applicant 2 new registration plates of the design established for that 7-year
10-year period under sub. (1).
25,2244o
Section 2244o. 341.135 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.135 (2) (am) Notwithstanding s. 341.13 (3) and (3m), beginning with registrations initially effective on July 1, 2000, upon receipt of a completed application to renew the registration of a vehicle registered under s. 341.14 (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), or (6r), except s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 53., 54., or 55., or s. 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), or (j) or (2) (a), (b), or (c) for which a registration plate of the design established under sub. (1) has not been issued, the department may issue and deliver prepaid to the applicant 2 new registration plates of the design established under sub. (1). This paragraph does not apply to registration plates issued under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 52., 1997 stats. This paragraph does not apply after June 30, 2007 2010.
25,2244r
Section 2244r. 341.135 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.135 (2) (e) The department shall issue new registration plates of the design established under sub. (1) for every vehicle registered under s. 341.14 (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), or (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), or (j) or (2) (a), (b), or (c), or 341.26 (2) or (3) (a) 1. or (am) after July 1, 2007 2010.
25,2245m
Section 2245m. 341.135 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
341.135 (2m) Applicability. This section does not apply to special group plates under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 19m.
25,2245n
Section 2245n. 341.14 (6r) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 341.14 (6r) (a) (intro.) and amended to read:
341.14 (6r) (a) (intro.) In this subsection and s. 341.145 (1) (c), "authorized:
1. "Authorized special group" means a special group enumerated in par. (f) or designated by the department under par. (fm).
25,2245o
Section 2245o. 341.14 (6r) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
341.14 (6r) (a) 2. "Immediate family member" means a spouse, grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or grandchild, or the spouse of a grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or grandchild.
25,2245om
Section 2245om. 341.14 (6r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
341.14 (6r) (b) 2. An additional fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of the plates for special groups specified under par. (f), except that no additional fee may be charged under this subdivision for the issuance or reissuance of the plates for special groups specified under par. (f) 1. to 32., 49., 49m., 51., or 56.
25,2246
Section
2246. 341.14 (6r) (b) 9. of the statutes is created to read:
341.14 (6r) (b) 9. A fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of a plate for a special group specified under par. (f) 1. to 19., 20. to 32., 49., 49m., 51., or 56. All moneys received under this subdivision in excess of the initial costs of production of the special group plate under par. (f) 56. or $27,600, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the veterans trust fund.
25,2246m
Section 2246m. 341.14 (6r) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 341.14 (6r) (d) 1. and amended to read:
341.14 (6r) (d) 1. The Subject to subd. 2., the department shall specify the word or words comprising the special group name and the symbol to be displayed upon special group plates for a group associated with a branch of the armed services or a related organization after consultation with the appropriate state or federal representative of that service or organization. Special group plates for a group associated with a branch of the armed services or a related organization shall be colored red, white and blue.
25,2246n
Section 2246n. 341.14 (6r) (d) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
341.14 (6r) (d) 2. Special group plates under par. (f) 19m. shall display a gold star flag. The department shall consult the Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation, Inc., in designing the special group plates under par. (f) 19m., and the department may not specify a design for the special group plates under par. (f) 19m. unless the design is approved in writing by the department of veterans affairs
and by the Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation, Inc .
25,2246o
Section 2246o. 341.14 (6r) (f) 19m. of the statutes is created to read:
341.14 (6r) (f) 19m. Persons who have had an immediate family member die in combat while serving in the U.S. armed forces.
25,2247
Section
2247. 341.14 (6r) (f) 56. of the statutes is created to read:
341.14 (6r) (f) 56. Persons interested in supporting veterans.
25,2247g
Section 2247g. 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. Except for the authorized special group enumerated under par. (f) 55., after After October 1, 1998, additional authorized special groups may only be special groups designated by the department under this paragraph. The authorized special groups enumerated in par. (f) shall be limited solely to those special groups specified under par. (f) on October 1, 1998, except for the authorized special group enumerated under par. (f) 55. This subdivision does not apply to the special group groups specified under par. (f) 54., 55., and 56.
25,2247r
Section 2247r. 341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. of the statutes, as affected by 2005 Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is amended to read:
341.14 (6r) (fm) 7. After October 1, 1998, additional authorized special groups may only be special groups designated by the department under this paragraph. The authorized special groups enumerated in par. (f) shall be limited solely to those special groups specified under par. (f) on October 1, 1998. This subdivision does not apply to the special groups specified under par. (f) 19m., 54., 55., and 56.
25,2252
Section
2252. 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 and any applicable taxes. The department shall provide the information it obtains under this subsection to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of administering state taxes. Each application for certificate of title shall include the following information:
25,2253
Section
2253. 342.06 (1) (eg) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.06 (1) (eg) Except as provided in par. (eh), if the applicant is an individual, the social security number of the applicant. The department of transportation may not disclose a social security number obtained under this paragraph to any person except to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22 and to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of administering state taxes.
25,2254
Section
2254. 342.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (1) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, $18.50 $28.50, by the owner of the vehicle.
25,2255
Section
2255. 342.14 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (1r) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (3), an environmental impact fee of $9, 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 December 31, 2005 2007.
25,2256
Section
2256. 342.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (3) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $18.50 $28.50, by the owner of the vehicle.
25,2258
Section
2258. 342.14 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (5) For a replacement certificate of title,
$8 $20, by the owner of the vehicle.
25,2259
Section
2259. 342.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.16 (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (c), if a dealer acquires a new or used vehicle that is not a salvage vehicle and holds it for resale, or acquires a salvage vehicle that is currently titled as a salvage vehicle and holds it for resale or accepts a vehicle for sale on consignment, the dealer may not submit to the department the certificate of title or application for certificate of title naming the dealer as owner of the vehicle. Upon transferring the vehicle to another person, the dealer shall immediately give the transferee on a form prescribed by the department a receipt for all title, registration, security interest and sales tax moneys paid to the dealer for transmittal to the department when required. The dealer shall promptly execute the assignment and warranty of title, showing the name and address of the transferee and of any secured party holding a security interest created or reserved at the time of the resale or sale on consignment, in the spaces provided therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes. Within 7 business days following the sale or transfer, the dealer shall process the application for certificate of title, and within the next business day after processing the application, the dealer shall mail or deliver the certificate or original application for certificate and all associated materials required by the department to the department with the transferee's application for a new certificate. A nonresident who purchases a motor vehicle from a dealer in this state may not, unless otherwise authorized by rule of the department, apply for a certificate of title issued for the vehicle in this state unless the dealer determines that a title is necessary to protect the interests of a secured party. The dealer is responsible for determining whether a title and perfection of security interest is required. The dealer is liable for any damages incurred by the department or any secured party for the dealer's failure to perfect a security interest which the dealer had knowledge of at the time of sale.
25,2260
Section
2260. 342.16 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
342.16 (1) (am) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., a motor vehicle dealer, as defined in s. 218.0101 (23), who processes an application for transfer of title and registration as provided in par. (a) shall utilize an electronic process prescribed by the department under this paragraph or provided for under ss. 341.20 and 341.21.
2. The department may, by rule, exempt a motor vehicle dealer from the requirements of this paragraph. A motor vehicle dealer who is exempted shall pay a fee to the department to process applications for transfer of title and registration that are submitted to the department by the exempted dealer.
3. The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this paragraph.
25,2261
Section
2261. 343.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential. The, except that the department may release a signature or a facsimile of a signature only to the person to whom the signature relates and to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of investigating allegations of tax fraud.
25,2262
Section
2262. 343.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.14 (1) Every application to the department for a license or identification card or for renewal thereof shall be made upon the appropriate form furnished by the department and shall be accompanied by the required fee. The department shall provide the information it obtains under this subsection, excluding medical information, to the department of revenue for the purpose of administering setoffs under ss. 71.93 and 71.935 and state taxes.
25,2263
Section
2263. 343.14 (2j) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.14 (2j) (b) Except as otherwise required to administer and enforce this chapter, the department of transportation may not disclose a social security number obtained from an applicant for a license under sub. (2) (bm) to any person except to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22 or to the department of revenue for the purpose of administering setoffs under ss. 71.93 and 71.935 and state taxes.
25,2265
Section
2265. 343.44 (2) (as) of the statutes is created to read:
343.44 (2) (as) Any person who violates sub. (1) (b) after the effective date of this paragraph .... [revisor inserts date], shall forfeit not more than $2,500, except that, if the person has been convicted of a previous violation of sub. (1) (b) within the preceding 5-year period or if the revocation identified under sub. (1) (b) resulted from an offense that may be counted under s. 343.307 (2), the penalty under par. (b) shall apply.
25,2266
Section
2266. 343.44 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
343.44 (2) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in par. pars. (am) and (as), any person who violates sub. (1) (b), (c) or (d) shall be fined not more than $2,500 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail or both. In imposing a sentence under this paragraph, or a local ordinance in conformity with this paragraph, the court shall review the record and consider the following:
25,2270
Section
2270. 350.12 (3h) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (a) 1. Directly issue, transfer, or renew the registration documentation with or without using the expedited services specified in par. (ag) 1.
25,2271
Section
2271. 350.12 (3h) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (a) 3. Appoint persons who are not employees of the department as agents of the department to issue, transfer, or renew the registration documentation using either or both of the expedited services specified in par. (ag) 1.
25,2272
Section
2272. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. (intro.) For the issuance of original or duplicate registration documentation and for the transfer or renewal of registration documentation, the department may implement either or both of the following expedited procedures to be provided by the department and any agents appointed under par. (a) 3.:
25,2273
Section
2273. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. a. A noncomputerized procedure under which the department or agent may accept applications for registration certificates documentation and issue a validated registration receipt at the time the applicant submits the application accompanied by the required fees.
25,2274
Section
2274. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (ag) 1. b. A computerized procedure under which the department or agent may accept applications for registration documentation and issue to each applicant all or some of the items of the registration documentation at the time the applicant submits the application accompanied by the required fees.
25,2275
Section
2275. 350.12 (3h) (ag) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (ag) 2. Under either procedure under subd. 1., the applicant shall receive any remaining items of registration documentation directly from the department at a later date. The items of registration documentation issued at the time of the submittal of the application under either procedure shall be sufficient to allow the snowmobile for which the application is submitted to be operated in compliance with the registration requirements under this section. The items of registration documentation issued under subd. 1. b. shall include at least one registration decal.
25,2276
Section
2276. 350.12 (3h) (ar) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
350.12 (3h) (ar) (title) Registration; supplemental fees.
25,2277
Section
2277. 350.12 (3h) (ar) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (ar) 1. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3) (a), each agent appointed under par. (a) 3. shall collect an expedited a service fee of $3 each time the agent issues a validated registration receipt under par. (ag) 1. a. The agent shall retain the entire amount of each expedited service fee the agent collects.
25,2278
Section
2278. 350.12 (3h) (ar) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (3h) (ar) 2. In addition to the applicable fee under sub. (3) (a), the department or the agent appointed under par. (a) 3. shall collect an expedited a service fee of $3 $5 each time the expedited service under par. (ag) 1. b. is provided. The agent shall remit to the department $1 of each expedited service fee the agent collects.
25,2278m
Section 2278m. 350.12 (4) (bg) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (bg) (title) Supplemental trail
aid payments aids; funding.
25,2278s
Section 2278s. 350.12 (4) (bm) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (bm) (intro.) Supplemental trail aid payments aids; eligibility. A county or the department shall be eligible for payments under par. (bg) for a given fiscal year if it applies for the aid and if all of the following apply:
25,2279
Section
2279. 350.12 (4) (bm) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (bm) 2. Of the actual cost incurred by the department or the county in maintaining its trails that are qualified under par. (b) 1. or 4. for the fiscal year applicable under subd. 1., the actual cost incurred in grooming the trails exceeds a maximum of $130 $150 per mile per year.
25,2279m
Section 2279m. 350.12 (4) (bn) of the statutes is created to read:
350.12 (4) (bn) Supplemental trail aids; payments. Each county shall submit its application for aid under par. (bm) before the August 1 immediately following June 30 of the fiscal year for which the county is applying. Before the September 15 immediately following the date of application, the department shall make an initial payment to each county that is equal to 50 percent of the amount applied for. After determining under pars. (bg) and (bm) the total amounts due all counties, the department shall notify each county, before the December 1 immediately following the date of the initial payment, of the balance still owing. If the department determines that the total amount for which the county is eligible is less than the amount applied for, the department shall deduct the difference from the balance paid to the county.
25,2279p
Section 2279p. 350.12 (4) (br) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
350.12 (4) (br) (title) Supplemental trail
aid payments aids; insufficient funding.
25,2280
Section
2280. 350.125 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
25,2281
Section
2281. 351.02 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
