AB557-ASA1,53,1412 341.26 (3) (a) 1. For each farm truck having a gross weight of 12,000 pounds
13or less, a biennial fee of $42. Registration plates issued under this subdivision expire
14on the last day of February of even-numbered years.
AB557-ASA1, s. 130 15Section 130. 341.297 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 341.297 (2) (a) and
16amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,53,2117 341.297 (2) (a) A farm truck having a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less, as
18specified in s. 341.26 (3) (a) 1. The registration period for such a farm truck begins
19on March 1 of an even-numbered year and ends on the last day of February of the
20next even-numbered year
All such farm trucks shall be registered by the department
21according to the monthly series of registration prescribed by par. (b)
.
AB557-ASA1, s. 131 22Section 131. 341.297 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,54,223 341.297 (2) (b) There are established 24 registration periods, each to be
24designated by a calendar month and to start on the first day of such month and end
25on the last day of the 24th month from the date of commencing. The department shall

1so administer the monthly series system of registration as to distribute the work of
2registering farm trucks as uniformly as practicable throughout the calendar year.
AB557-ASA1, s. 132 3Section 132. 341.43 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,54,10 4341.43 Audits. The department may conduct such audits as it deems
5necessary to determine the adequacy of fees paid under the international
6registration plan or other proportional registration law or agreement and taxes and
7fees
paid under s. 341.45. Audits shall be conducted during normal business hours.
8Credits shall be given for overpayments and deficiencies shall be assessed, with
9interest. Actual and necessary expenses incurred by an auditor, plus wages, may be
10assessed against the person audited.
AB557-ASA1, s. 133 11Section 133. 341.45 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,54,13 12341.45 (title) Importation in vehicle tanks regulated; taxes; fees;
13permits
.
AB557-ASA1, s. 134 14Section 134. 341.45 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,55,215 341.45 (1g) (a) Every Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4g), every person who
16purchases or obtains motor vehicle fuel or an alternate fuel outside of this state and
17operates any qualified motor vehicle into this state upon a highway and transports
18that fuel in an attached or unattached fuel supply tank for the sole purpose of
19operating the qualified motor vehicle shall pay the Wisconsin motor vehicle fuel or
20alternate fuels tax and the oil inspection fee under s. 168.12 on the gallons consumed
21by the qualified motor vehicle while operated on the highways of this state. The
22person shall pay the tax and fees by purchasing motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels
23within this state in an amount that is equivalent to the gallonage consumed while
24operating the qualified motor vehicle on the highways of this state, or by remitting

1the tax and fees directly to the department or to another jurisdiction that is a party
2to the international fuel tax agreement.
AB557-ASA1, s. 135 3Section 135. 341.45 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,55,64 341.45 (1g) (b) The department may require any person required to pay under
5par. (a) to report on forms prescribed by it, to display evidence of compliance with par.
6(a) and to pay taxes and fees in the manner specified by the department.
AB557-ASA1,55,9 7(c) The department shall require any person convicted of evading the tax or fees
8due under par. (a) to report on forms and in the manner prescribed by the
9department.
AB557-ASA1, s. 136 10Section 136. 341.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,55,1711 341.45 (2) Every person regularly or habitually operating qualified motor
12vehicles upon the highways of any other state and using in those qualified motor
13vehicles motor vehicle fuel or an alternate fuel purchased or obtained in this state
14shall be allowed a credit or refund equal to the oil inspection fee and the tax on the
15motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuel actually paid to the state in which it is used, but
16not to exceed the tax and fees imposed on motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels by this
17state.
AB557-ASA1, s. 137 18Section 137. 341.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,55,2519 341.45 (3) The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with the
20appropriate officials of any other state under which it may waive all or any part of
21the requirements imposed by this section upon those who use motor vehicle fuel or
22alternate fuels upon which the tax has and fees have been paid to another state if the
23officials of the other state grant equivalent privileges with respect to motor vehicle
24fuel or alternate fuels used in that state but upon which the tax has and fees have
25been paid to Wisconsin.
AB557-ASA1, s. 138
1Section 138. 341.45 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,56,72 341.45 (4g) The department may issue trip permits for 72-hour periods to
3persons who would otherwise be required to pay the Wisconsin motor vehicle fuel or
4alternate fuels tax and the oil inspection fee under sub. (1g). The department shall
5charge a fee of not less than $15 for each permit issued under this subsection. A
6person who has obtained a permit under this subsection is exempt from the
7purchasing requirement of sub. (1g) (a).
AB557-ASA1, s. 139 8Section 139. 341.45 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,56,149 341.45 (4m) All oil inspection fees paid to the department of transportation
10under sub. (1g) (a) in excess of oil inspection fee credits or refunds under sub. (2) shall
11be deposited in the petroleum inspection fund. All oil inspection fees credited or
12refunded by the department of transportation under sub. (2) in excess of oil
13inspection fees paid to the department of transportation under sub. (1g) (a) shall be
14paid from the petroleum inspection fund.
AB557-ASA1, s. 140 15Section 140. 341.45 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,56,2116 341.45 (5) The department shall promulgate rules under ch. 227 necessary to
17administer this section. The rules shall include provisions relating to the issuance
18and use of the permits authorized under sub. (4g).
The rules may include provisions
19relating to the payment of interest on late payments of motor vehicle fuel and
20alternate fuels taxes, oil inspection fees, and fees for the late payment or
21underpayment of motor vehicle fuel and alternate fuels taxes and oil inspection fees.
AB557-ASA1, s. 141 22Section 141. 343.01 (2) (cb) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,57,223 343.01 (2) (cb) "Motorized construction equipment" means motor-driven
24construction equipment designed principally for off-road use, including a

1motorscraper, backhoe, motorgrader, compacter, excavator, tractor, trencher and
2bulldozer.
AB557-ASA1, s. 143 3Section 143. 343.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,57,84 343.02 (1) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may
5promulgate for that purpose such rules as the secretary considers necessary. Rules
6promulgated under this chapter may not conflict with and shall be at least as
7stringent as standards set by the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act, 49
8USC 2701
to 2716 31301 to 31317 and the regulations adopted under that act.
AB557-ASA1, s. 144 9Section 144. 343.03 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB557-ASA1,57,1010 343.03 (1) (title) Compliance with federal standards.
AB557-ASA1, s. 145 11Section 145. 343.03 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,57,1412 343.03 (1) (a) The department shall institute a classified driver license system
13meeting all federal standards under 49 USC 2701 to 2716 31301 to 31317 and 49 CFR
14383
.
AB557-ASA1, s. 146 15Section 146. 343.03 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,57,1816 343.03 (1) (b) The department shall begin issuance of issue operator's licenses
17in conformity with the classified driver license system to each licensee upon renewal,
18reinstatement or initial application by April 1, 1991.
AB557-ASA1, s. 147 19Section 147. 343.03 (1) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 148 20Section 148. 343.03 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,58,221 343.03 (5) Inquiries before issuance. Before issuing a license under this
22chapter, the department shall obtain driver record information from the national
23driver registry and commercial driver license information system to determine
24whether the applicant holds a commercial driver license, or a license that is revoked,
25suspended or canceled, or is otherwise disqualified. If the applicant is currently

1licensed in another state, the department shall obtain information on the applicant's
2license status with the state of licensure before issuing a license.
AB557-ASA1, s. 149 3Section 149. 343.03 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 150 4Section 150. 343.05 (2) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,58,125 343.05 (2) (a) 2. A nonresident who has in his or her immediate possession a
6valid commercial driver license issued to the person in his or her home another
7jurisdiction or Mexico bearing all endorsements required for the specific class and
8type of vehicle being operated. A license is not valid under this subdivision if the
9license is restricted to operation inside the person's home jurisdiction, or if the person
10is otherwise violating restrictions or exceeding operating authorization stated on the
11person's license. If the nonresident is operating a commercial motor vehicle in
12interstate commerce, he or she must be at least 21 years of age.
AB557-ASA1, s. 151 13Section 151. 343.05 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,58,2014 343.05 (2) (c) A tow truck operator holding a valid commercial driver license
15who is engaged in the removal of a disabled or wrecked vehicle from the highway or
16eliminating a hazard is not required to hold an endorsement to his or her commercial
17driver license regardless of the type of vehicle being towed. This exception to the
18requirement for an endorsement does not apply to any subsequent towing of the
19vehicle, including moving the vehicle from one repair facility to another, unless the
20one of the following applies:
AB557-ASA1,58,22 211. The tow truck operator holds a commercial driver license and is accompanied
22by a driver who holds the required endorsements.
AB557-ASA1, s. 152 23Section 152. 343.05 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,58,2524 343.05 (2) (c) 2. The vehicle is a vehicle that requires a "P" endorsement for its
25operation.
AB557-ASA1, s. 153
1Section 153. 343.05 (4) (a) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 343.05 (2) (a) 5. and
2amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,59,93 343.05 (2) (a) 5. A person temporarily operating motorized construction
4equipment designed principally for off-road use, including a motorscraper, backhoe,
5motorgrader, compacter, excavator, tractor, trencher and bulldozer
upon a highway
6in this state who possesses a valid operator's license issued to the person by the
7department which is not revoked, suspended, canceled, disqualified or expired
. This
8subdivision does not apply to a truck or a construction vehicle designed or equipped
9for use on a highway or to any vehicle exceeding a speed of 35 miles per hour.
AB557-ASA1, s. 154 10Section 154. 343.055 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,59,1511 343.055 (5) Rules. As soon as possible after the federal commercial motor
12vehicle safety act, 49 USC 2701 to 2716 31301 to 31317, or the regulations adopted
13under that act permit any commercial driver license waiver, the department shall
14promulgate rules governing eligibility for the waiver. This subsection applies to
15waivers not permitted by federal law on May 12, 1992.
AB557-ASA1, s. 155 16Section 155. 343.06 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,60,1517 343.06 (1) (c) To any person under age 18 unless the person is enrolled in a
18school program or high school equivalency program and is not a habitual truant as
19defined in s. 118.16 (1) (a), has graduated from high school or been granted a
20declaration of high school graduation equivalency or is enrolled in a home-based
21private educational program, as defined in s. 115.001 (3g), and has satisfactorily
22completed a course in driver education in public schools approved by the department
23of public instruction, or in technical colleges approved by the technical college system
24board, or in nonpublic and private schools which meet the minimum standards set
25by the department of public instruction, or has satisfactorily completed a

1substantially equivalent course in driver training approved by the department and
2given by a school licensed by the department under s. 343.61, or has satisfactorily
3completed a substantially equivalent course in driver education or training approved
4by another state and has attained the age of 16, except as provided in s. 343.07 (1).
5The department shall not issue a license to any person under the age of 18
6authorizing the operation of "Class M" vehicles unless the person has successfully
7completed a basic rider course approved by the department. The department may,
8by rule, exempt certain persons from the basic rider course requirement of this
9paragraph. Applicants for a license under s. 343.08 or 343.135 are exempt from the
10driver education, basic rider or driver training course requirement. The secretary
11shall prescribe rules for licensing of schools and instructors to qualify under this
12paragraph. The driver education course shall be made available to every eligible
13student in the state. Except as provided under s. 343.16 (1) (c) and (2) (cm) to (e), no
14operator's license may be issued unless a driver's examination has been
15administered by the department.
AB557-ASA1, s. 156 16Section 156. 343.06 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,61,217 343.06 (2) After March 31, 1992, the The department shall not issue a
18commercial driver license, including a renewal, occupational or reinstated license,
19to any person during any period of disqualification under s. 343.315 or 49 CFR 383.51
20or the law of another jurisdiction in substantial conformity therewith, as the result
21of one or more disqualifying offenses committed on or after July 1, 1987. Beginning
22on April 1, 1992, the department shall cancel any commercial driver license
Any
23person who is
known to the department to have been issued to a person who is
24disqualified
be subject to disqualification under s. 343.315 (1) (a) shall be disqualified

1by the department
, unless the required period of disqualification specified in s.
2343.315 for the disqualifying offense
has already expired.
AB557-ASA1, s. 157 3Section 157. 343.065 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,61,5 4343.065 (title) Intrastate restricted Restricted commercial driver
5license.
AB557-ASA1, s. 158 6Section 158. 343.065 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,61,137 343.065 (1) If an applicant for a commercial driver license is less than 21 years
8of age or does not meet the physical qualifications for drivers contained in 49 CFR
9391
or an alternative federally approved driver qualification program established by
10the department by rule but is at least 18 years of age and otherwise qualified under
11this chapter and the rules of the department, the department may issue the
12applicant a commercial driver license restricted to authorizing the operation of
13commercial motor vehicles only within this state and not in interstate commerce.
AB557-ASA1, s. 159 14Section 159. 343.065 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,61,1715 343.065 (2) A commercial driver license issued under this section shall clearly
16identify that the license does not authorize the operation of commercial motor
17vehicles outside this state or in interstate commerce.
AB557-ASA1, s. 160 18Section 160. 343.10 (2) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,61,2319 343.10 (2) (a) 1. Except for a revocation or suspension that arose out of the same
20incident or occurrence for which the person's license or operating privilege is
21currently revoked or suspended, the person's license or operating privilege was not
22revoked or suspended previously under this chapter or ch. 344 or s. 161.50 within the
23one-year period immediately preceding the present revocation or suspension.
AB557-ASA1, s. 161 24Section 161. 343.10 (10) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,62,8
1343.10 (10) (a) If the petitioner's commercial driver license has been suspended
2or revoked solely for a violation of s. 346.63 (1) or a local ordinance in conformity
3therewith or a law of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this
4state in conformity with s. 346.63 (1)
and the person was not operating a commercial
5motor vehicle at the time of the violation, a petition seeking issuance of an
6occupational license authorizing operation of "Class A", "Class B" or "Class C"
7vehicles may be filed directly with the department. The petition may also seek
8authorization to operate "Class D" or "Class M" vehicles.
AB557-ASA1, s. 162 9Section 162. 343.12 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,62,1510 343.12 (2) (h) Prior to the initial issuance or renewal of the endorsement, takes
11and passes a special examination prescribed by the department and administered
12by the department or by a 3rd-party tester under s. 343.16 (1) (b) to determine his
13or her ability to safely operate a school bus. This special examination may include
14the examination required under sub. (3).
The department may renew the
15endorsement without retesting the licensee, except under sub. (3).
AB557-ASA1, s. 165 16Section 165. 343.14 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA1, s. 166 17Section 166. 343.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,63,1918 343.16 (1) (a) General. The department shall examine every applicant for an
19operator's license, including applicants for license renewal as provided in sub. (3),
20and every applicant for authorization to operate a vehicle class or type for which the
21applicant does not hold currently valid authorization, other than an instruction
22permit. Except as provided in sub. (2) (cm) and (e) and s. 343.03 (8) (b) and (c), the
23examinations of applicants for licenses authorizing operation of "Class A", "Class B",
24"Class C", "Class D" or "Class M" vehicles shall include both a knowledge test and
25an actual demonstration in the form of a driving skills test of the applicant's ability

1to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a representative
2vehicle. The department shall not administer a driving skills test to a person
3applying for authorization to operate "Class M" vehicles who has failed 2 previous
4such skills tests unless the person has successfully completed a rider course
5approved by the department. The department may, by rule, exempt certain persons
6from the rider course requirement of this paragraph. The driving skills of applicants
7for endorsements authorizing the operation of commercial motor vehicles equipped
8with air brakes, the transportation of passengers in commercial motor vehicles or the
9operation of school buses, as provided in s. 343.04 (2) (b), (d) or (e), shall also be tested
10by an actual demonstration of driving skills. The department may endorse an
11applicant's commercial driver license for transporting hazardous materials, or the
12operation of tank vehicles or vehicles towing double or triple trailers, as described
13in s. 343.04 (2) (a), (c) or (f), based on successful completion of a knowledge test. In
14administering the knowledge test, the department shall attempt to accommodate
15any special needs of the applicant. The Except as may be required by the department
16for an "H" or "S" endorsement, the
knowledge test is not intended to be a test for
17literacy or English language proficiency. This paragraph does not prohibit the
18department from requiring an applicant to correctly read and understand highway
19signs.
AB557-ASA1, s. 167 20Section 167. 343.17 (3) (e) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,63,2321 343.17 (3) (e) 1. "K" restriction, which restricts a person issued a license under
22s. 343.065 to from operating commercial motor vehicles only within this state and not
23in interstate commerce.
AB557-ASA1, s. 168 24Section 168. 343.21 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,64,3
1343.21 (1) (g) For removing a "K" restriction against operation of commercial
2motor vehicles outside this state or in interstate commerce, the same fee as for a
3duplicate license.
AB557-ASA1, s. 169 4Section 169. 343.21 (1) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,64,75 343.21 (1) (jm) For reinstatement of a previously disqualified authorization to
6operate a commercial motor vehicle, $50. This fee is not applicable to
7disqualifications under s. 343.315 (2) (g).
AB557-ASA1, s. 170 8Section 170. 343.21 (1) (m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,64,119 343.21 (1) (m) For reinstatement of a previously canceled license or
10endorsement, $50. This fee includes reinstatement of any classification or
11endorsement applied for at the same time for which the applicant is qualified.
AB557-ASA1, s. 171 12Section 171. 343.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,65,1713 343.23 (2) The department shall maintain a file for each licensee containing the
14application for license, permit or endorsement, a record of reports or abstract of
15convictions, the status of the licensee's authorization to operate different vehicle
16groups, a record of any out-of-service orders issued under s. 343.305 (7) (b) or (9)
17(am) and a record of any reportable accident in which the licensee has been involved,
18including specification of the type of license and endorsements issued under this
19chapter under which the licensee was operating at the time of the accident and an
20indication whether or not the accident occurred in the course of the licensee's
21employment as a law enforcement officer, fire fighter or emergency medical
22technician — paramedic or as a person engaged, by an authority in charge of the
23maintenance of the highway, in highway winter maintenance snow and ice removal
24during either a storm or cleanup following a storm. This information must be filed
25by the department so that the complete operator's record is available for the use of

1the secretary in determining whether operating privileges of such person shall be
2suspended, revoked, canceled or withheld in the interest of public safety. The record
3of suspensions, revocations and convictions that would be counted under s. 343.307
4(2) and of convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (h) shall be
5maintained for at least 10 years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses
6under s. 343.315 (2) (f) shall be maintained for at least 3 years. The record of
7convictions for disqualifying offenses under s. 343.315 (2) (a) to (e) shall be
8maintained permanently, except that 5 years after a licensee transfers residency to
9another state such record may be transferred to another state of licensure of the
10licensee if that state accepts responsibility for maintaining a permanent record of
11convictions for disqualifying offenses. Such reports and records may be cumulative
12beyond the period for which a license is granted, but the secretary, in exercising the
13power of revocation granted under s. 343.32 (2) may consider only those reports and
14records entered during the 4-year period immediately preceding the exercise of such
15power of revocation. For purposes of this subsection, "highway winter maintenance
16snow and ice removal" includes plowing, sanding, salting and the operation of
17vehicles in the delivery of those services.
AB557-ASA1, s. 172 18Section 172. 343.24 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,66,519 343.24 (2m) If the department, in maintaining a computerized operating record
20system, makes copies of its operating record file data base, or a portion thereof, on
21computer tape or other electronic media, copies of the tape or media may be furnished
22to any person on request. The department may also furnish to any person upon
23request records on computer tape or other electronic media that contain information
24from files of uniform traffic citations or motor vehicle accidents and which were
25produced for or developed by the department for purposes related to maintenance of

1the operating record file data base.
The department shall charge a fee of $3 for each
2file of vehicle operators' records, uniform traffic citations or motor vehicle accidents
3contained in the tape or media. Nothing in this subsection requires the department
4to produce records of particular files or data in a particular format except as those
5records or data are made by the department for its purposes.
AB557-ASA1, s. 173 6Section 173. 343.245 (3) (b) 3. and 4. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,66,77 343.245 (3) (b) 3. Is subject to an out-of-service order in any state; or
AB557-ASA1,66,98 4. Has more than one operator's license, except during the 10-day period
9beginning on the date on which the employe is issued an operator's license.; or
AB557-ASA1, s. 174 10Section 174. 343.245 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA1,66,1211 343.245 (3) (b) 5. Does not possess a valid commercial driver license properly
12endorsed to permit operation of the vehicle.
AB557-ASA1, s. 175 13Section 175. 343.245 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,66,1614 343.245 (4) (b) Any person who violates sub. (3) (b) shall be fined not more than
15$5,000
less than $2,500 nor more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90
16days or both.
AB557-ASA1, s. 176 17Section 176. 343.265 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 343.265 (1) and
18amended to read:
AB557-ASA1,66,2419 343.265 (1) The department may accept the voluntary surrender of the
20operator's license of a person who has a mental or physical disability or disease or
21a medical condition which prevents or may prevent the person from exercising
22reasonable control over a motor vehicle if the person's operating privilege is not
23subject to suspension or revocation for any reason and if either of the following
24conditions are satisfied:
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