SB77,1606,222 341.10 (1) The required state fee and any municipal vehicle registration fee
23imposed by the town, village or city in which the vehicle is customarily kept has not
24been paid for the specific vehicle, and the department may refuse registration of a
25vehicle if such fees for the current period or for any previous period for which

1payment of a registration fee is required by law have not been paid on any other
2vehicles owned or leased by the applicant for registration.
SB77, s. 3975 3Section 3975. 341.10 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1606,64 341.10 (3) A certificate of title is a prerequisite to registration of the vehicle
5and, except for an applicant who is the lessee of a vehicle, the applicant does not hold
6a valid certificate of title and is not entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title.
SB77, s. 3976 7Section 3976. 341.10 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act ....
8(this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB77,1606,129 341.10 (3) A certificate of title is a prerequisite to registration of the vehicle
10and, except for an applicant who is the lessee of a vehicle, a valid certificate of title
11has not been issued to the applicant for the vehicle and the applicant is not entitled
12to the issuance of a certificate of title.
SB77, s. 3977 13Section 3977. 341.14 (1q) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1607,614 341.14 (1q) If any employer who provides an automobile or station wagon, or
15a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a
16gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight
17of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home, whether owned or leased by the
18employer,
for an employe's use submits to the department a statement once every 4
19years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice
20medicine in any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing
21in any state, from a physician assistant certified to practice in any state, from a
22chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state or from a Christian Science
23practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal
24certifying that the employe is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the
25ability to walk, the department shall issue and deliver to such employer plates of a

1special design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle,
2and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law
3enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is operated by a disabled person and
4is entitled to the parking privileges specified in s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition
5to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The
6plates shall conform to the plates required in sub. (1a).
SB77, s. 3978 7Section 3978. 341.14 (1r) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1607,208 341.14 (1r) (a) If any resident of this state who is registering or has registered
9an automobile or station wagon, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual
10purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm
11truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home
12submits a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, certifying
13to the department that the vehicle is leased to a person who qualifies for special
14plates under sub. (1) or (1a) together with the information required under sub. (1)
15or (1a), the department shall issue and deliver to the resident, plates of the
16appropriate special design under sub. (1) or (1a) in lieu of the plates which ordinarily
17would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. No charge in addition
18to the registration fee shall be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. No
19plates may be issued and delivered to a resident under this paragraph after
20December 31, 1997.
SB77, s. 3979 21Section 3979. 341.14 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1608,822 341.14 (2) Upon compliance with the laws relating to registration of
23automobiles, station wagons and motor homes; motor trucks, dual purpose motor
24homes and dual purpose farm trucks which have a gross weight of not more than
258,000 pounds; and farm trucks which have a gross weight of not more than 12,000

1pounds, including payment of the prescribed registration fees therefor plus an
2additional fee of $10 $15 when registration plates are issued accompanied by an
3application showing satisfactory proof that the applicant is the holder of an
4unexpired amateur radio station license issued by the federal communications
5commission, the department shall issue registration plates on which, in lieu of the
6usual registration number, shall be inscribed in large legible form the call letters of
7such the applicant as assigned by the federal communications commission. The fee
8for reissuance of a plate under this subsection shall be $10 $15.
SB77, s. 3980 9Section 3980. 341.14 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1608,2110 341.14 (2m) Upon compliance with laws relating to registration of motor
11vehicles, including payment of the prescribed fee, and an additional fee of $5 $15
12when the original or new registration plates are issued and accompanied by an
13application showing satisfactory proof that the applicant has a collector's
14identification number as provided in s. 341.266 (2) (d), the department shall issue
15registration plates on which, in lieu of the usual registration number, shall be
16inscribed the collector's identification number issued under s. 341.266 (2) (d). The
17words "VEHICLE COLLECTOR" shall be inscribed across the lower or upper portion
18of the plate at the discretion of the department. Additional registrations under this
19subsection by the same collector shall bear the same collector's identification number
20followed by a suffix letter for vehicle identification. Registration plates issued under
21this subsection shall expire annually.
SB77, s. 3981 22Section 3981. 341.14 (6) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1609,223 341.14 (6) (d) For each additional vehicle, a person who maintains more than
24one registration under this subsection at one time shall be charged a fee of $10 $15
25for issuance of the plates in addition to the annual registration fee for the vehicle.

1Except as provided in par. (c), a motor truck or dual purpose farm truck registered
2under this subsection shall be registered under this paragraph.
SB77, s. 3982 3Section 3982. 341.14 (6) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1609,54 341.14 (6) (e) The department shall charge a fee of $10 $15 for reissuance of
5any plate under par. (d).
SB77, s. 3983 6Section 3983. 341.14 (6m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1609,157 341.14 (6m) (a) Upon application to register an automobile, station wagon or
8motor truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds by any person
9who is a resident of this state and a member or retired member of the national guard,
10the department shall issue to the person special plates whose colors and design shall
11be determined by the department, after consultation with the adjutant general, and
12which have the words "Wisconsin guard member" placed on the plates in the manner
13designated by the department. An The department shall charge an additional fee
14of $10 shall be charged $15 for the issuance of the plates. Registration plates issued
15under this subsection shall expire annually.
SB77, s. 3984 16Section 3984. 341.14 (6m) (b) (intro.), 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended
17to read:
SB77,1609,2118 341.14 (6m) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (c), if an individual in
19possession of special plates under this subsection or of personalized plates under s.
20341.145 (1) (b) does not maintain membership in the national guard during a year
21which is not a plate issuance year, the individual shall do all of the following:
SB77,1609,2222 1. Dispose of the special plates in a manner prescribed by the department;.
SB77,1609,2423 2. In addition to the regular application fee, pay a $4 fee for the issuance of
24replacement plates; and.
SB77, s. 3985 25Section 3985. 341.14 (6m) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 3986
1Section 3986. 341.14 (6r) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1610,42 341.14 (6r) (b) 2. An The department shall charge an additional fee of $10 shall
3be charged
$15 for the issuance or reissuance of the plates for special groups
4specified under par. (f) 1. to 34., 48., 49. and 51.
SB77, s. 3987 5Section 3987. 341.14 (6r) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 3988 6Section 3988. 341.14 (6r) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1610,167 341.14 (6r) (b) 4. An The department shall charge an additional fee of $20 that
8is in addition to the fee under subd. 2. or 3. shall be charged for the issuance or
9renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for a special group specified under par.
10(f) 35. to 47. An The department shall charge an additional fee of $40 that is in
11addition to the fee under subd. 2. or 3. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal
12of a plate issued on a biennial basis for a special group specified under par. (f) 35. to
1347. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration
14period or $20 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the
152nd year of the biennial registration period. The fee under this subdivision is
16deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under ch. 71.
SB77, s. 3989 17Section 3989. 341.14 (6r) (bm) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin
18Act 445
, section 14, is repealed.
SB77, s. 3990 19Section 3990. 341.14 (6r) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1610,2420 341.14 (6r) (g) (intro.) Except as provided in par. (bm) 1., if If an individual in
21possession of special plates under par. (f) 33., 34. or 48. or of personalized plates
22under s. 341.145 (1) (c) of the same color and design as special plates under par. (f)
2333., 34. or 48. does not maintain membership in the applicable authorized special
24group during a year which is not a plate issuance year, the individual shall:
SB77, s. 3991
1Section 3991. 341.14 (6r) (g) (intro.) of the statutes, as affected by 1997
2Wisconsin Act .... (this act), is repealed and recreated to read:
SB77,1611,73 341.14 (6r) (g) (intro.) If an individual in possession of special plates under par.
4(f) 33., 34. or 48. or of personalized plates under s. 341.145 (1) (c) of the same color
5and design as special plates under par. (f) 33., 34. or 48. does not maintain
6membership in the applicable authorized special group during a year which is not
7a plate issuance year, the individual shall do all of the following:
SB77, s. 3992 8Section 3992. 341.14 (6r) (g) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
SB77,1611,109 341.14 (6r) (g) 1. Dispose of the special plates in a manner prescribed by the
10department;.
SB77,1611,1211 2. In addition to the regular application fee, pay a $4 fee for the issuance of
12replacement plates; and.
SB77, s. 3993 13Section 3993. 341.14 (6r) (g) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 3994 14Section 3994. 341.14 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1611,1815 341.14 (7) The department shall disseminate information to all applicants for
16registration plates under sub. (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), or (1q) or (1r) (a) relating to the
17parking privileges granted under s. 346.50 (2), (2a) or (3) and their right to request
18enforcement of s. 346.505.
SB77, s. 3995 19Section 3995. 341.14 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1612,220 341.14 (8) If a special plate for a group associated with a branch of the armed
21services or otherwise military in nature has been issued to a person under this
22section, upon application by the surviving spouse of the person, the department may
23permit the surviving spouse to retain the plate. If the plate has been returned to the
24department or surrendered to another state, the department may reissue the plate
25to the surviving spouse. The department shall charge an additional fee of $10 $15

1to reissue the plate. This subsection does not apply to a special plate issued under
2s. 341.14 (1) or (1r).
SB77, s. 3996 3Section 3996. 341.145 (1g) (c) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin
4Act 350
, is amended to read:
SB77,1612,75 341.145 (1g) (c) The department may issue personalized registration plates
6under sub. (1) (d) to a person who qualifies for special plates under s. 341.14 (1) or,
7if in lieu of special plates under s. 341.14 (1), s. 341.14 (1r)
.
SB77, s. 3997 8Section 3997. 341.145 (1g) (d) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin
9Act 350
, is amended to read:
SB77,1612,1210 341.145 (1g) (d) The department may issue personalized registration plates
11under sub. (1) (e) to a person who qualifies for special plates under s. 341.14 (1a), (1m)
12or (1q) or, if in lieu of special plates under s. 341.14 (1a), s. 341.14 (1r).
SB77, s. 3998 13Section 3998. 341.145 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1612,2314 341.145 (4) Each personalized registration plate issued shall be reserved for
15the recipient or, in the case of a leased vehicle, for the lessee in succeeding
16registration periods and shall not be duplicated for issuance to any other person if
17the recipient or lessee maintains the plate, unless the recipient or, in the case of a
18leased vehicle, the lessee
authorizes the issuance of the plate to another person. If
19the recipient or, in the case of a leased vehicle, the lessee does not maintain the plate
20for 2 successive years which are not plate issuance years or if the recipient or lessee
21does not specifically request reissuance of the personalized registration plate by the
22end of the month in which the plate expires in a plate issuance year, the department
23may issue the personalized registration plate to another applicant.
SB77, s. 3999 24Section 3999. 341.145 (5) (intro.), (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to
25read:
SB77,1613,3
1341.145 (5) (intro.) If an individual in possession of a personalized registration
2plate does not maintain the personalized registration plate under sub. (3) during a
3year which is not a plate issuance year, the individual shall do all of the following:
SB77,1613,54 (a) Dispose of the personalized plate in a manner prescribed by the
5department;.
SB77,1613,76 (b) In addition to the regular application fee, pay a $4 fee for the issuance of
7replacement plates; and.
SB77, s. 4000 8Section 4000. 341.145 (5) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4001 9Section 4001. 341.25 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1613,1410 341.25 (1) (b) For each motorcycle or moped with a curb weight of 1,499 pounds
11or less, except a specially designed vehicle under s. 341.067, which is designed for the
12transportation of persons rather than property, a biennial fee of $20 $23.
13Registration plates issued under this paragraph expire on April 30 of
14even-numbered years.
SB77, s. 4002 15Section 4002. 341.25 (1) (gg) of the statutes is repealed.
SB77, s. 4003 16Section 4003. 341.25 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1613,1917 341.25 (1) (i) For each mobile home 25 feet or less in length, a fee of $12; for each
18mobile home more than 25
not exceeding 45 feet in length, and for each camping
19trailer having a gross weight of more than 3,000 pounds
, a fee of $18 $15.
SB77, s. 4004 20Section 4004. 341.26 (2) (m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1613,2421 341.26 (2) (m) A motor vehicle leased or owned and operated by a voluntary
22nonprofit organization and used exclusively for rescue work. In this paragraph,
23"rescue work" means the rendering of first aid and emergency transportation to
24persons in need of immediate medical attention.
SB77, s. 4005 25Section 4005. 341.26 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1614,3
1341.26 (2m) (a) In this subsection, " municipality" "local governmental unit"
2has the meaning given in s. 345.05 (1) (c) (bg), except that the term does not include
3a county.
SB77, s. 4006 4Section 4006. 341.26 (2m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1614,155 341.26 (2m) (am) A fee of $5 shall be paid to the department for the original
6issuance of a registration plate for any vehicle owned by this state or by any county
7or municipality local governmental unit or federally recognized Indian tribe or band
8in this state or leased to this state or to any county or municipality local
9governmental unit
or federally recognized Indian tribe or band in this state, and
10operated exclusively, except for operation under s. 20.916 (7), in the public service by
11such state, county, municipality local governmental unit or Indian tribe or band. The
12registration shall be valid while the vehicle is owned and operated by the registrant
13or is leased to and operated by this state or by the county, municipality local
14governmental unit
or Indian tribe or band, and the registrant complies with s. 110.20
15(6).
SB77, s. 4007 16Section 4007. 341.26 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1614,2017 341.26 (3) (b) For each farm trailer not coming within the provisions of s.
18341.264
, an annual fee which is 25% of the fee prescribed by s. 341.25 (2) for a motor
19truck having the same gross weight, except that a farm trailer used with a farm truck
20tractor shall be registered at a fee of $5
.
SB77, s. 4008 21Section 4008. 341.267 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1614,2422 341.267 (1) (b) "School" means a public or nonpublic school having an approved
23driver education program as certified by the department of education public
24instruction
or the technical college system board.
SB77, s. 4009 25Section 4009. 341.267 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1615,5
1341.267 (1m) The department of education public instruction shall establish
2uniform marking standards for a motor vehicle which is used as a driver education
3vehicle. The markings shall be removed when the owned or leased vehicle is being
4operated for other than behind-the-wheel instruction or necessary maintenance
5and storage.
SB77, s. 4010 6Section 4010. 341.267 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1615,117 341.267 (2) A driver education vehicle shall be registered as provided in s.
8341.26 (2). If a driver education vehicle is replaced, reassignment of the plate to a
9replacement driver education vehicle shall be made by the department on request
10without payment of an additional fee. The department shall issue plates of a
11distinctive design upon the registration of a driver education vehicle.
SB77, s. 4011 12Section 4011. 341.28 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1616,413 341.28 (2) (b) If the automobile which is the subject of the application was
14owned by the applicant at the time of and on or before the 15th day of the month in
15which the transfer, termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the
16highways, junking or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) of the
17other automobile occurred and was not currently registered at the time of such
18transfer, termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways,
19junking or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a), the applicant shall
20pay a fee to be computed as provided in subs. (3) to (5) but shall receive a credit for
21the unused portion of the current registration. The credit shall be computed on the
22basis of one-twelfth of the annual fee paid for the vehicle from which the plates were
23removed multiplied by the number of months remaining in the registration period
24represented by the removed plates, including the month during which the applicant
25transferred, discontinued to use on the highways, junked or registered under s.

1341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) or terminated the consumer lease of the automobile
2from which the plates were removed if the transfer, termination of the consumer
3lease,
discontinuance of use on the highways, junking or registration under s.
4341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) occurred on or before the 15th day of the month.
SB77, s. 4012 5Section 4012. 341.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1616,156 341.28 (7) (a) If the first operation of an automobile under circumstances
7making the owner liable for its registration in this state occurs on or before the 15th
8day of a given month, the registration period commences on the first day of such
9month. If the first operation occurs on or after the 16th day of a given month, the
10registration period commences on the first day of the following month. "First
11operation" means operation of an automobile for the first time after it was
12transferred or leased to the applicant or after it was registered in another state or
13after an active service refund or after the expiration of 12 months of nonoperation
14since expiration of the last registration in this state or after it was no longer used on
15the highways.
SB77, s. 4013 16Section 4013. 341.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1617,617 341.28 (7) (b) In the case of an automobile which has not previously been
18registered or which has not been registered in this state by the present owner since
19the owner last acquired ownership of the automobile, the department shall assume
20that the date of first operation within the meaning of par. (a) is the date of the bill
21of sale evidencing the transfer of ownership to the applicant or, with respect to a
22leased vehicle, the date of commencement of the lease by the applicant,
unless the
23applicant files with the department a statement that the automobile was not so
24operated until a later date, specifying the date of such first operation. In the case of
25at least 12 months of nonoperation of an automobile previously registered by the

1applicant, the applicant must file with the department a statement that he or she did
2not operate or consent to the operation of the automobile under circumstances
3making it subject to registration in this state during such 12-month period and must
4specify the date following such period when the automobile was first so operated.
5The department may refuse to accept a statement which projects the date of first
6operation into the future.
SB77, s. 4014 7Section 4014. 341.305 (2) (bm) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1617,108 341.305 (2) (bm) A motor truck or truck tractor which is owned or leased by a
9retail lumberyard and used exclusively to transport building construction materials
10from that lumberyard to a building construction site.
SB77, s. 4015 11Section 4015. 341.31 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1617,1312 341.31 (1) (b) 2. The vehicle was transferred or leased to the applicant after the
13expiration of the last registration in this state; or
SB77, s. 4016 14Section 4016. 341.31 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1617,1715 341.31 (1) (b) 5. The vehicle is a motorcycle which has been transferred or
16leased
to the applicant and for which current registration plates had been issued to
17the previous owner; or
SB77, s. 4017 18Section 4017. 341.31 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1617,2319 341.31 (1) (b) 6. The vehicle which has been transferred to or leased by the
20applicant is a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose
21farm truck which had been registered by the previous owner at a gross weight of
228,000 pounds or less or is a farm truck which had been registered by the previous
23owner at a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less; or
SB77, s. 4018 24Section 4018. 341.31 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB77,1618,16
1341.31 (2) (a) For vehicles registered under the conditions in sub. (1) (a), (b) or
2(d), the fee for the current registration period shall be computed on the basis of
3one-twelfth of the annual registration fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial
4registration fee prescribed for the vehicle multiplied by the number of months of the
5current registration period which have not fully expired on the date the vehicle first
6is operated by or with the consent of the applicant under circumstances making it
7subject to registration in this state plus, in case of a quarterly registration, $5. In
8the case of a vehicle which has not previously been registered or which has not been
9registered in this state by the present owner since the owner last acquired ownership
10of the vehicle, the department shall assume that the date of first operation is the date
11of the bill of sale evidencing transfer of ownership to the applicant or, with respect
12to a leased vehicle, the date of commencement of the lease by the applicant,
unless
13he or she files with the department a statement that the vehicle was not so operated
14until a later date, specifying the date of such first operation. The department may
15refuse to accept any statement which projects the date of first operation into the
16future.
SB77, s. 4019 17Section 4019. 341.31 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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