AB557-ASA2, s. 97 5Section 97. 114.20 (9) (a) to (c) of the statutes are renumbered 114.20 (9m) (a)
6to (c) and amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,35,77 114.20 (9m) (a) Not more than 2,000$ 30 $ 60
AB557-ASA2,35,88 (b) Not more than 2,50039 78
AB557-ASA2,35,99 (c) Not more than 3,00050 100
AB557-ASA2, s. 98 10Section 98. 114.20 (9) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,35,1111 114.20 (9) (d) Not more than 3,50070 $ 70
AB557-ASA2, s. 99 12Section 99. 114.20 (9m) (intro.) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA2,35,1613 114.20 (9m) Biennial registration fees. (intro.) Except as provided in sub.
14(10), the owner of an aircraft subject to the biennial registration requirements under
15sub. (1) shall pay a biennial registration fee established in accordance with the
16following gross weight schedule:
AB557-ASA2,35,1717 [Maximum gross [Annual
AB557-ASA2,35,1818 Weight in pounds] fee]
AB557-ASA2, s. 100 19Section 100. 114.20 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,36,1320 114.20 (12) (title) Initial annual registration. For new aircraft, aircraft not
21previously registered in this state or unregistered aircraft for which annual
22registration is required under sub. (9), the fee for the initial year of registration shall
23be computed from the date of purchase, restoration, completed construction or entry
24of the aircraft into this state on the basis of one-twelfth of the registration fee
25specified in sub. (9) multiplied by the remaining number of months in the current

1registration year which are not fully expired. For new aircraft, aircraft not
2previously registered in this state or unregistered aircraft for which biennial
3registration is required under sub. (9m), the fee for the initial 2-year period of
4registration shall be computed from the date of purchase, restoration, completed
5construction or entry of the aircraft into this state on the basis of one twenty-fourth
6of the registration fee specified in sub. (9m) multiplied by the remaining number of
7months in the current 2-year registration period which are not fully expired.

8Application for registration shall be filed within 30 days from the date of purchase,
9restoration, completed construction or entry of the aircraft into this state and if filed
10after that date an additional administrative fee of $5 shall be charged. If the date
11of purchase, restoration, completed construction or entry into this state is not
12provided by the applicant, the full annual or biennial registration fee provided in sub.
13(9) or (9m) shall be charged for registering the aircraft.
AB557-ASA2, s. 101 14Section 101. 114.20 (13) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,36,1815 114.20 (13) (b) 1. If an annual or biennial registration fee is not paid by
16November 1, from November 2 to the following April 30, the department shall add
17a late payment charge of $50 or 10% of the amount specified for the registration
18under sub. (9), (9m) or (10), whichever is greater, to the fee.
AB557-ASA2, s. 102 19Section 102. 114.20 (13) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,36,2420 114.20 (13) (b) 2. If an annual or biennial registration fee is not paid by the
21following
April 30, from May 1 to October 31 or, for a biennial registration, the end
22of the biennial period
, the department shall add a late payment charge of $50 or 20%
23of the amount specified for the registration under sub. (9), (9m) or (10), whichever
24is greater,
to the fee.
AB557-ASA2, s. 103 25Section 103. 114.20 (13) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
AB557-ASA2, s. 104
1Section 104. 114.20 (13) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,37,22 114.20 (13) (b) 5. This paragraph applies after October 31, 1989 1995.
AB557-ASA2, s. 105 3Section 105. 114.20 (15) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,37,84 114.20 (15) (b) The lien against the aircraft for the original registration fee
5shall attach at the time the fee is first payable, and the lien for all renewals of annual
6registration shall attach on November 1 of each year thereafter and the lien for all
7renewals of biennial registration shall attach on the first November of the
8registration period and every 2 years thereafter
.
AB557-ASA2, s. 106 9Section 106. 121.555 (2) (c) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,37,1210 121.555 (2) (c) 1. Shall possess a valid Wisconsin operator's license or a valid
11operator's license issued by another jurisdiction, as defined in s. 340.01 (41m), or a
12valid commercial driver license issued by Mexico
.
AB557-ASA2, s. 109g 13Section 109g. 218.01 (2) (bd) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,37,2214 218.01 (2) (bd) 1g. The manufacturer, distributor or importer shall send a
15notice of discontinuation or cancellation by certified mail, and forward a copy of the
16notice to the department, not less than 20 days before the effective date of
17discontinuation or cancellation of the agreement, if the dealer or distributor fails to
18conduct its customary sales and service operations during its customary business
19hours for 7 consecutive business days unless the failure is caused by an act of God,
20by work stoppage or delays due to strikes or labor disputes or other reason beyond
21the dealer's or distributor's control or by an order of the department or the office of
22the commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals.
AB557-ASA2, s. 109m 23Section 109m. 218.01 (2) (bd) 1g. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
24Acts 27 and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB557-ASA2,38,9
1218.01 (2) (bd) 1g. The manufacturer, distributor or importer shall send a
2notice of discontinuation or cancellation by certified mail, and forward a copy of the
3notice to the department of transportation, not less than 20 days before the effective
4date of discontinuation or cancellation of the agreement, if the dealer or distributor
5fails to conduct its customary sales and service operations during its customary
6business hours for 7 consecutive business days unless the failure is caused by an act
7of God, by work stoppage or delays due to strikes or labor disputes or other reason
8beyond the dealer's or distributor's control or by an order of the department of
9transportation or the division of hearings and appeals.
AB557-ASA2, s. 110 10Section 110. 218.01 (2) (bd) 1r. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,38,1211 218.01 (2) (bd) 1r. The notice served upon a motor vehicle dealer under subds.
121. and 1g. is not effective unless it conspicuously displays the following statement:
AB557-ASA2,38,1313 NOTICE TO DEALER
AB557-ASA2,38,2314 YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO: 1) MEDIATE IF YOU OPPOSE THE
15PROPOSED TERMINATION OR NONRENEWAL OF YOUR FRANCHISE AND 2)
16A HEARING BY THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF TRANSPORTATION
17division of hearings and appeals IF MEDIATION DOES NOT RESOLVE
18THE DISPUTE. TO PRESERVE THESE RIGHTS, YOU MUST TAKE CERTAIN
19STEPS ON OR BEFORE THE DATE THAT THE PROPOSED TERMINATION OR
20NONRENEWAL TAKES EFFECT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONSULT
21YOUR ATTORNEY OR CALL THE DEALER SECTION, WISCONSIN
22DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AT .... (insert area code and telephone
23number).
AB557-ASA2, s. 111 24Section 111. 218.01 (2c) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,39,8
1218.01 (2c) (c) The ownership, operation or control of a dealership by a
2manufacturer, importer or distributor, or subsidiary thereof, which does not meet the
3conditions under par. (a) or (b), if the office of the commissioner of transportation
4division of hearings and appeals determines, after a hearing on the matter at the
5request of any party, that there is no prospective independent dealer available to own
6and operate the dealership in a manner consistent with the public interest and that
7meets the reasonable standard and uniformly applied qualifications of the
8manufacturer, importer or distributor.
AB557-ASA2, s. 112 9Section 112. 218.01 (3) (a) 24. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,39,1610 218.01 (3) (a) 24. Being a manufacturer, importer or distributor who fails to
11comply with the procedures in sub. (3x) regarding a dealer's request for approval of
12a change of ownership or executive management, transfer of its dealership assets to
13another person, adding another franchise at the same location as its existing
14franchise, or relocation of a franchise or who fails to comply with an order of the office
15of the commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals issued under
16sub. (3x).
AB557-ASA2, s. 113g 17Section 113g. 218.01 (3x) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,40,818 218.01 (3x) (b) 2. An affected grantor who does not approve of the proposed
19action shall, within 30 days after receiving the dealer's written notice of the proposed
20action or within 30 days after receiving all the information specified in a written list
21served on the dealer under subd. 1., whichever is later, file with the department and
22serve upon the dealer a written statement of the reasons for its disapproval. The
23reasons given for the disapproval or any explanation of those reasons by the
24manufacturer, distributor or importer shall not subject the manufacturer,
25distributor or importer to any civil liability unless the reasons given or explanations

1made are malicious and published with the sole intent to cause harm to the dealer
2or a transferee of the dealer. Failure to file and serve a statement within the
3applicable period shall, notwithstanding the terms of any agreement, constitute
4approval of the proposed action by the grantor. If an affected grantor files a written
5statement within the applicable period, the dealer may not voluntarily undertake
6the proposed action unless it receives an order permitting it to do so from the office
7of the commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals under par. (c)
82.
AB557-ASA2, s. 113m 9Section 113m. 218.01 (3x) (b) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
10Acts 27 and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB557-ASA2,40,2511 218.01 (3x) (b) 2. An affected grantor who does not approve of the proposed
12action shall, within 30 days after receiving the dealer's written notice of the proposed
13action or within 30 days after receiving all the information specified in a written list
14served on the dealer under subd. 1., whichever is later, file with the department of
15transportation and serve upon the dealer a written statement of the reasons for its
16disapproval. The reasons given for the disapproval or any explanation of those
17reasons by the manufacturer, distributor or importer shall not subject the
18manufacturer, distributor or importer to any civil liability unless the reasons given
19or explanations made are malicious and published with the sole intent to cause harm
20to the dealer or a transferee of the dealer. Failure to file and serve a statement within
21the applicable period shall, notwithstanding the terms of any agreement, constitute
22approval of the proposed action by the grantor. If an affected grantor files a written
23statement within the applicable period, the dealer may not voluntarily undertake
24the proposed action unless it receives an order permitting it to do so from the division
25of hearings and appeals under par. (c) 2.
AB557-ASA2, s. 114g
1Section 114g. 218.01 (3x) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,41,92 218.01 (3x) (b) 3. A dealer who is served with a written statement by an affected
3grantor under subd. 2. may file with the department and the office of the
4commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals and serve upon the
5affected grantor a complaint for the determination of whether there is good cause for
6permitting the proposed action to be undertaken. The office of the commissioner of
7transportation
division of hearings and appeals shall promptly schedule a hearing
8and decide the matter. The proposed action may not be undertaken pending the
9determination of the matter.
AB557-ASA2, s. 114m 10Section 114m. 218.01 (3x) (b) 3. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
11Acts 27 and .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
AB557-ASA2,41,1812 218.01 (3x) (b) 3. A dealer who is served with a written statement by an affected
13grantor under subd. 2. may file with the department of transportation and the
14division of hearings and appeals and serve upon the affected grantor a complaint for
15the determination of whether there is good cause for permitting the proposed action
16to be undertaken. The division of hearings and appeals shall promptly schedule a
17hearing and decide the matter. The proposed action may not be undertaken pending
18the determination of the matter.
AB557-ASA2, s. 115 19Section 115. 218.01 (3x) (c) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,41,2220 218.01 (3x) (c) 1. (intro.) In determining if there is good cause for permitting
21a proposed action to be undertaken, the office of the commissioner of transportation
22division of hearings and appeals may consider any relevant factor including:
AB557-ASA2, s. 116 23Section 116. 218.01 (3x) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,42,524 218.01 (3x) (c) 2. The decision of the office of the commissioner of
25transportation
division of hearings and appeals shall be in writing and shall contain

1findings of fact and a determination of whether there is good cause for permitting the
2proposed action to be undertaken. The decision shall include an order that the dealer
3be allowed or is not allowed to undertake the proposed action, as the case may be.
4The order may require fulfillment of appropriate conditions before and after the
5proposed action is undertaken.
AB557-ASA2, s. 117 6Section 117. 218.01 (7m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,42,167 218.01 (7m) (a) A licensee may not file a complaint or petition with the office
8of the commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals or bring an
9action under sub. (9) (a), based on an alleged violation of this section by any other
10licensee or pursuant to sub. (3) (f) or (fm), (3c) or (3x), unless the licensee serves a
11demand for mediation upon the other licensee before or contemporaneous with the
12filing of the complaint or petition or the bringing of the action. A demand for
13mediation shall be in writing and served upon the other licensee by certified mail at
14an address designated for that licensee in the licensor's records. The demand for
15mediation shall contain a brief statement of the dispute and the relief sought by the
16licensee filing the demand.
AB557-ASA2, s. 118 17Section 118. 218.01 (7m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,43,818 218.01 (7m) (c) The service of a demand for mediation under par. (a) shall stay
19the time for the filing of any complaint or petition with the office of the commissioner
20of transportation
division of hearings and appeals or for bringing an action under
21sub. (9) (a), based on an alleged violation of this section by the other licensee or
22pursuant to sub. (3) (f) or (fm), (3c) or (3x), until the representatives of both licensees
23have met with a mutually selected mediator for the purpose of attempting to resolve
24the dispute. If a complaint or petition is filed before the meeting, the office of the
25commissioner of transportation
division of hearings and appeals or the court shall

1enter an order suspending the proceeding or action until the meeting has occurred
2and may, upon the written stipulation of all parties to the proceeding or action that
3they wish to continue to mediate under this subsection, enter an order suspending
4the proceeding or action for as long a period as the commissioner of transportation
5division of hearings and appeals or court considers to be appropriate. A suspension
6order issued under this paragraph may be revoked upon motion of any party or upon
7motion of the office of the commissioner of transportation division of hearings and
8appeals
or the court.
AB557-ASA2, s. 119 9Section 119. 340.01 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,43,1410 340.01 (7m) "Commercial driver license" means a license issued to a person by
11this state or another jurisdiction which is in accordance with the requirements of the
12federal commercial motor vehicle safety act of 1986, 49 USC 2701 to 2716 31301 to
1331317, or by Canada or Mexico
, and which authorizes the licensee to operate certain
14commercial motor vehicles.
AB557-ASA2, s. 120 15Section 120. 340.01 (7r) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,43,2016 340.01 (7r) "Commercial driver license information system" means the
17information system established pursuant to the federal commercial motor vehicle
18safety act of 1986, 49 USC 2701 to 2716 31301 to 31317, to serve as a clearinghouse
19for information related to the licensing and identification of commercial motor
20vehicle drivers.
AB557-ASA2, s. 128 21Section 128. 341.21 of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA2,44,2 22341.21 Registration and title transactions by dealers. The department
23may contract with a motor vehicle dealer for services relating to the processing or
24distribution of original or renewal registrations under this chapter or certificates of
25title under ch. 342. The department may not compensate a motor vehicle dealer for

1services provided under this section. A contract with a motor vehicle dealer shall
2contain the following provisions:
AB557-ASA2,44,5 3(1) The amount of fees, if any, that the motor vehicle dealer may charge a person
4for services relating to the processing or distribution of an original or renewal
5registration or a certificate of title.
AB557-ASA2,44,8 6(2) Within 7 business days after the completion of an application, the motor
7vehicle dealer shall process the application and submit any required fees and other
8documentation to the department.
AB557-ASA2,44,10 9(3) The motor vehicle dealer shall retain all records related to an application
10for original or renewal registration or a certificate of title for at least 5 years.
AB557-ASA2,44,12 11(4) The department or its representative may, without any prior notice, conduct
12random inspections and audits of the motor vehicle dealer.
AB557-ASA2, s. 132 13Section 132. 341.43 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,44,20 14341.43 Audits. The department may conduct such audits as it deems
15necessary to determine the adequacy of fees paid under the international
16registration plan or other proportional registration law or agreement and taxes and
17fees
paid under s. 341.45. Audits shall be conducted during normal business hours.
18Credits shall be given for overpayments and deficiencies shall be assessed, with
19interest. Actual and necessary expenses incurred by an auditor, plus wages, may be
20assessed against the person audited.
AB557-ASA2, s. 133 21Section 133. 341.45 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,44,23 22341.45 (title) Importation in vehicle tanks regulated; taxes; fee;
23permits
.
AB557-ASA2, s. 134 24Section 134. 341.45 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,45,12
1341.45 (1g) (a) Every Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4g), every person who
2purchases or obtains motor vehicle fuel or an alternate fuel outside of this state and
3operates any qualified motor vehicle into this state upon a highway and transports
4that fuel in an attached or unattached fuel supply tank for the sole purpose of
5operating the qualified motor vehicle shall pay the Wisconsin motor vehicle fuel or
6alternate fuels tax and the oil inspection fee under s. 168.12 on the gallons consumed
7by the qualified motor vehicle while operated on the highways of this state. The
8person shall pay the tax and fee by purchasing motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels
9within this state in an amount that is equivalent to the gallonage consumed while
10operating the qualified motor vehicle on the highways of this state, or by remitting
11the tax and fee directly to the department or to another jurisdiction that is a party
12to the international fuel tax agreement.
AB557-ASA2, s. 135 13Section 135. 341.45 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,45,1614 341.45 (1g) (b) The department may require any person required to pay under
15par. (a) to report on forms prescribed by it, to display evidence of compliance with par.
16(a) and to pay taxes and the fee in the manner specified by the department.
AB557-ASA2,45,19 17(c) The department shall require any person convicted of evading the tax or fee
18due under par. (a) to report on forms and in the manner prescribed by the
19department.
AB557-ASA2, s. 136 20Section 136. 341.45 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,46,221 341.45 (2) Every person regularly or habitually operating qualified motor
22vehicles upon the highways of any other state and using in those qualified motor
23vehicles motor vehicle fuel or an alternate fuel purchased or obtained in this state
24shall be allowed a credit or refund equal to the oil inspection fee and the tax on the
25motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuel actually paid to the state in which it is used, but

1not to exceed the tax and fee imposed on motor vehicle fuel or alternate fuels by this
2state.
AB557-ASA2, s. 137 3Section 137. 341.45 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,46,104 341.45 (3) The department may enter into reciprocal agreements with the
5appropriate officials of any other state under which it may waive all or any part of
6the requirements imposed by this section upon those who use motor vehicle fuel or
7alternate fuels upon which the tax has and fee have been paid to another state if the
8officials of the other state grant equivalent privileges with respect to motor vehicle
9fuel or alternate fuels used in that state but upon which the tax has and fee have been
10paid to Wisconsin.
AB557-ASA2, s. 138 11Section 138. 341.45 (4g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA2,46,1712 341.45 (4g) The department may issue trip permits for 72-hour periods to
13persons who would otherwise be required to pay the Wisconsin motor vehicle fuel or
14alternate fuels tax under sub. (1g). The department shall charge a fee of not less than
15$15 for each permit issued under this subsection. A person who has obtained a
16permit under this subsection is exempt from the purchasing requirement of sub. (1g)
17(a).
AB557-ASA2, s. 139 18Section 139. 341.45 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA2,46,2419 341.45 (4m) All oil inspection fees paid to the department of transportation
20under sub. (1g) (a) in excess of oil inspection fee credits or refunds under sub. (2) shall
21be deposited in the petroleum inspection fund. All oil inspection fees credited or
22refunded by the department of transportation under sub. (2) in excess of oil
23inspection fees paid to the department of transportation under sub. (1g) (a) shall be
24paid from the petroleum inspection fund.
AB557-ASA2, s. 140 25Section 140. 341.45 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,47,6
1341.45 (5) The department shall promulgate rules under ch. 227 necessary to
2administer this section. The rules shall include provisions relating to the issuance
3and use of the permits authorized under sub. (4g).
The rules may include provisions
4relating to the payment of interest on late payments of motor vehicle fuel and
5alternate fuels taxes and oil inspection fees, and fees for the late payment or
6underpayment of motor vehicle fuel and alternate fuels taxes and oil inspection fees.
AB557-ASA2, s. 141 7Section 141. 343.01 (2) (cb) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA2,47,118 343.01 (2) (cb) "Motorized construction equipment" means motor-driven
9construction equipment designed principally for off-road use, including a
10motorscraper, backhoe, motorgrader, compacter, excavator, tractor, trencher and
11bulldozer.
AB557-ASA2, s. 142 12Section 142. 343.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA2,47,1413 343.01 (2) (d) "Photograph" means an unretouched image recorded by a camera
14and reproduced on a photosensitive surface, or a digitized image.
AB557-ASA2, s. 143 15Section 143. 343.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB557-ASA2,47,2016 343.02 (1) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may
17promulgate for that purpose such rules as the secretary considers necessary. Rules
18promulgated under this chapter may not conflict with and shall be at least as
19stringent as standards set by the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act, 49
20USC 2701
to 2716 31301 to 31317 and the regulations adopted under that act.
AB557-ASA2, s. 143m 21Section 143m. 343.027 of the statutes is created to read:
AB557-ASA2,47,25 22343.027 Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this
23chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential. The
24department may release a signature or a facsimile of a signature only to the person
25to whom the signature relates.
AB557-ASA2, s. 144
1Section 144. 343.03 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
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