SB432,20,199 341.145 (8) The department may cancel and order the return of any
10personalized registration plates plate issued which contain contains any
11combination of letters or numbers, or both, which the department determines may
12carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency or which may be misleading.
13Any person ordered to return such plates a plate under this subsection shall either
14be reimbursed for any additional fees they paid for the plates plate for the
15registration year in which they are recalled, or be given at no additional cost a
16replacement personalized registration plates plate, the issuance of which is in
17compliance with the statutes. A person who fails to return a personalized
18registration plates plate upon request of the department may be required to forfeit
19not more than $200.
SB432, s. 50 20Section 50. 341.15 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,20,2321 341.15 (1) (intro.) Whenever 2 registration plates are issued for a vehicle, one
22plate shall be attached to the front and one to the rear of the vehicle.
Whenever only
23one registration plate is issued for a vehicle, the plate shall be attached as follows:
SB432, s. 51 24Section 51. 341.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,21,4
1341.15 (1) (b) For any other vehicle for which only one plate is issued, to the
2rear, except that a plate issued to or for a municipality under s. 341.26 (2m) may be
3attached to the front of the vehicle if the design or use of the vehicle is such as to make
4a plate attached to the rear difficult to see and read.
SB432, s. 52 5Section 52. 341.15 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB432,21,126 341.15 (1g) The owner of any vehicle for which 2 registration plates were issued
7before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], may remove and
8destroy one registration plate from the vehicle but is not required to do so until such
9time as the department issues a new plate upon the renewal of registration of the
10vehicle. If a person removes and destroys one plate, the plate removed may not
11display a registration decal or tag and the remaining plate must comply with the
12requirements of sub. (1).
SB432, s. 53 13Section 53. 341.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,21,1914 341.15 (2) Registration plates A registration plate shall be attached firmly and
15rigidly in a horizontal position and conspicuous place. The plates plate shall at all
16times be maintained in a legible condition and shall be so displayed that they it can
17be readily and distinctly seen and read. Any peace officer may require the operator
18of any vehicle on which plates are a plate is not properly displayed to display such
19plates
the plate as required by this section.
SB432, s. 54 20Section 54. 341.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,21,2521 341.16 (1) (a) Whenever a current registration plate is lost or destroyed, the
22owner of the vehicle to which the plate was attached shall immediately apply to the
23department for replacement. Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (2m), upon
24satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction of the plate and upon payment of a fee of
25$2 for each the plate, the department shall issue a replacement.
SB432, s. 55
1Section 55. 341.16 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,22,62 341.16 (1) (b) Upon satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction of a special plate
3issued under s. 341.14 (6m) (a), (6r) (b), or (6w) or a special personalized plate issued
4under s. 341.145 (1) (b), (c), or (f) and upon payment of a fee of $5 for each the plate
5or, if the plate is for a special group specified under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 35. to 47. or 53.,
6$6 for each the plate, the department shall issue a replacement.
SB432, s. 56 7Section 56. 341.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,22,138 341.16 (2) Whenever a current registration plate becomes illegible, the owner
9of the vehicle to which the plate is attached shall apply to the department for a
10replacement. Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon receipt of satisfactory proof of
11illegibility, and upon payment of a fee of $2 for each the plate, the department shall
12issue a replacement. Upon receipt of a replacement plate, the applicant shall destroy
13the illegible plate.
SB432, s. 57 14Section 57. 341.16 (2e) of the statutes, as created by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
15is amended to read:
SB432,22,2116 341.16 (2e) The owner of a vehicle to which a special group plates plate under
17s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 33. or 48. are is attached may apply to the department for a
18replacement special group plates plate under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 33m. or 48m.,
19respectively. Upon receipt of the application and payment of a fee of $40, the
20department shall issue the replacement special group plates plate. Upon receipt of
21a replacement plates plate, the applicant shall destroy the replaced plates plate.
SB432, s. 58 22Section 58. 341.16 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,23,423 341.16 (2m) Upon request therefor and payment of a fee of $10, the department
24may issue an applicant for a replacement plates plate for an automobile registered
25pursuant to the registration system under s. 341.27 a registration plates plate of the

1design specified in s. 341.13 for the plate issuance cycle next succeeding the cycle
2under which the original plates were plate was issued. The department may limit
3the receipt of requests under this subsection to applicants for a renewal registration
4of a motor vehicle.
SB432, s. 59 5Section 59. 341.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,23,96 341.16 (3) When issuing a replacement plate, the department may assign a
7new number and issue a new plate rather than a duplicate of the original if in its
8judgment that is in the best interests of economy or prevention of fraud. Upon receipt
9of a replacement plate, the applicant shall destroy all plates the plate replaced.
SB432, s. 60 10Section 60. 341.16 (4) of the statutes, as affected by 2011 Wisconsin Act 32,
11is amended to read:
SB432,23,1412 341.16 (4) Any person issued a replacement plates plate who fails to destroy
13the original plates plate as required by sub. (2), (2e), or (3) may be required to forfeit
14not more than $200.
SB432, s. 61 15Section 61. 341.265 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,24,216 341.265 (1) Any person who is a resident of this state and the owner or
17subsequent transferee of a motor vehicle which has a model year of 1945 or earlier
18and which has not been altered or modified from the original manufacturer's
19specifications may upon application register the same as an antique vehicle upon
20payment of a fee of $5, and be furnished a registration plates plate of a distinctive
21design, in lieu of the usual registration plates plate, which shall show in addition to
22the registration number that the vehicle is an antique. The registration shall be
23valid while the vehicle is owned by the applicant without the payment of any
24additional fee. The vehicle shall only be used for special occasions such as display
25and parade purposes or for necessary testing, maintenance and storage purposes.

1A motorcycle may be registered as an antique vehicle if all of the requirements for
2registration specified in this subsection are satisfied.
SB432, s. 62 3Section 62. 341.265 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,24,84 341.265 (1m) A person who registers an antique motor vehicle under sub. (1)
5may furnish and display on the vehicle a historical plate from or representing the
6model year of the vehicle if the registration and plates plate issued by the department
7are simultaneously carried in or, with respect to an antique motorcycle, with the
8vehicle and are available for inspection.
SB432, s. 63 9Section 63. 341.266 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,24,1810 341.266 (2) (a) Any person who is the owner of a special interest vehicle that
11is a former military vehicle, or that is not a former military vehicle and is 20 or more
12years old at the time of making application for registration or transfer of title of the
13vehicle, and who, unless the owner is an historical society that is exempt from federal
14income taxes, owns, has registered in this state, and uses for regular transportation
15at least one vehicle that has a regular registration plates plate may upon application
16register the vehicle as a special interest vehicle upon payment of a fee under par. (b).
17A former military vehicle may be registered under this paragraph notwithstanding
18s. 341.10 (6).
SB432, s. 64 19Section 64. 341.266 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,24,2420 341.266 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle with a
21registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual registration plates
22plate, and those plates that plate shall show that the vehicle is a special interest
23vehicle owned by a Wisconsin collector. Upon application, the owner may reregister
24the vehicle without the payment of any additional fee.
SB432, s. 65 25Section 65. 341.266 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,25,5
1341.266 (2) (d) Each collector applying for a special interest vehicle registration
2plates plate will be issued a collector's identification number which will appear on
3each the plate. Second and all subsequent registrations under this section by the
4same collector will bear the same collector's identification number followed by a
5suffix letter for vehicle identification.
SB432, s. 66 6Section 66. 341.266 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,25,117 341.266 (2) (e) 3. Except as provided in s. 341.09 (7), no special interest vehicle
8may be operated upon any highway of this state during the month of January unless
9the owner of the vehicle reregisters the vehicle under s. 341.25 and replaces the
10distinctive registration plates plate issued under par. (c) with a regular registration
11plates plate or transfers a regular registration plates plate to the vehicle.
SB432, s. 67 12Section 67. 341.266 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,25,1613 341.266 (3) In addition to the fee in sub. (2) (b), there shall be an original (first
14time only) processing fee of $50 to defray the cost of issuing the original collector's
15special interest vehicle registration plates plate and to ensure that each collector will
16be issued only one collector's identification number.
SB432, s. 68 17Section 68. 341.268 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,25,2318 341.268 (2) (a) (intro.) Any person who is the owner of a reconstructed, replica,
19street modified or homemade vehicle and who owns, has registered in this state and
20uses for regular transportation at least one vehicle that has a regular registration
21plates plate may upon application register the vehicle as a reconstructed, replica,
22street modified or homemade vehicle upon payment of a fee under par. (b), provided
23that the vehicle is one of the following:
SB432, s. 69 24Section 69. 341.268 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,26,6
1341.268 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle with a
2registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual registration plates
3plate, and those plates that plate shall show that the vehicle is a reconstructed,
4replica, street modified or homemade vehicle owned by a Wisconsin hobbyist. Upon
5application, the owner may reregister the vehicle without the payment of any
6additional fee.
SB432, s. 70 7Section 70. 341.268 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,26,128 341.268 (2) (d) Each hobbyist applying for a reconstructed, replica, street
9modified or homemade vehicle registration plates plate will be issued a hobbyist's
10identification number which will appear on each the plate. Second and all
11subsequent registrations under this section by the same hobbyist will bear the same
12hobbyist's identification number followed by a suffix letter for vehicle identification.
SB432, s. 71 13Section 71. 341.268 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,26,1914 341.268 (2) (e) 3. Except as provided in s. 341.09 (7), no reconstructed, replica,
15street modified or homemade vehicle may be operated upon any highway of this state
16during the month of January unless the owner of the vehicle reregisters the vehicle
17under s. 341.25 and replaces the distinctive registration plates plate issued under
18par. (c) with a regular registration plates plate or transfers a regular registration
19plates plate to the vehicle.
SB432, s. 72 20Section 72. 341.268 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,26,2521 341.268 (3) In addition to the fee in sub. (2) (b), there shall be an original (first
22time only) processing fee of $50 to defray the cost of issuing the original hobbyist's
23reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle registration plates plate
24and to ensure that each hobbyist will be issued only one hobbyist's identification
25number.
SB432, s. 73
1Section 73. 341.269 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,27,82 341.269 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle registered
3under this section with a registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the
4usual registration plates plate, and those plates this plate shall show that the vehicle
5is registered as a historic military vehicle. The department shall specify the design
6for the registration plates plate furnished under this paragraph after consulting
7with a group or organization chartered in this state that is interested in historic
8military vehicles.
SB432, s. 74 9Section 74. 341.27 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,27,1710 341.27 (3) (a) If the applicant holds a current registration plates that were plate
11that was
removed from an automobile that the applicant no longer owns or that has
12been junked, is no longer used on the highways or has been registered as a special
13interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street modified
14or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a), and the plates were plate was issued
15under the system of registration prescribed by this section, the department shall
16register the automobile which is the subject of the application for the remainder of
17the unexpired registration period.
SB432, s. 75 18Section 75. 341.27 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,27,2419 341.27 (3) (b) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate
20under the circumstances described in par. (a) and the application is an original
21rather than renewal application, the department may register the automobile which
22is the subject of the application for such period or part thereof as the secretary
23determines will help to equalize the registration and renewal workload of the
24department.
SB432, s. 76 25Section 76. 341.28 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,28,8
1341.28 (2) (intro.) If the applicant for registration holds a current registration
2plates which were plate that was removed from an automobile which the applicant
3no longer owns or which has been junked, is no longer being used on the highways
4or has been registered as a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a
5reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a),
6and the plates were plate was issued under the system of registration prescribed by
7s. 341.27, the applicant is exempt from the payment of a registration fee, except in
8the following cases:
SB432, s. 77 9Section 77. 341.28 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,28,1610 341.28 (2) (a) If the annual fee prescribed for the automobile being registered
11is higher than the annual fee prescribed for the automobile from which the plates
12were
plate was removed, the applicant shall pay a fee computed on the basis of
13one-twelfth of the difference between the 2 annual fees multiplied by the number of
14months for which the automobile which is the subject of the application is being
15registered. The start of the new registration, for the purpose of computing the fee,
16shall be determined in accordance with sub. (7).
SB432, s. 78 17Section 78. 341.28 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,29,718 341.28 (2) (b) If the automobile which is the subject of the application was
19owned by the applicant at any time during the month in which the transfer,
20termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways, junking
21or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) of the other automobile
22occurred and was not currently registered at the time of such transfer, termination
23of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways, junking or registration
24under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a), the applicant shall pay a fee to be computed
25as provided in subs. (3) to (5) but shall receive a credit for the unused portion of the

1current registration. The credit shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the
2annual fee paid for the vehicle from which the plates were plate was removed
3multiplied by the number of months remaining in the registration period
4represented by the removed plates plate, including the month during which the
5applicant transferred, discontinued to use on the highways, junked or registered
6under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) or terminated the consumer lease of the
7automobile from which the plates were plate was removed.
SB432, s. 79 8Section 79. 341.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,29,159 341.28 (3) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate
10under the circumstances described in sub. (2) and the automobile which is the subject
11of the application has not previously been registered in this state by the applicant,
12the fee payable by the applicant shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the
13annual fee multiplied by the number of months for which the automobile is being
14registered, the start of such registration period to be determined in accordance with
15sub. (7).
SB432, s. 80 16Section 80. 341.28 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,29,2117 341.28 (4) (intro.) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates
18plate under the circumstances described in sub. (2) but the automobile which is the
19subject of the application has previously been registered in this state by the
20applicant, the applicant shall pay a fee covering all the time since the end of the
21period for which the automobile previously was registered unless:
SB432, s. 81 22Section 81. 341.29 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,30,723 341.29 (2) If an application for registration of a vehicle subject to registration
24on an annual or biennial basis is received less than 2 months prior to the beginning
25of any registration period and the vehicle is not registered in this state at the time

1of application and the applicant desires to register for the succeeding registration
2period as well as for the remainder of the current period, the department upon
3registering the vehicle shall issue a registration plates plate designed for the
4succeeding registration period rather than for the current period. Such plates also
5serve
The plate also serves during the remainder of the current registration period
6as lawful evidence of the registration of the vehicle. This subsection does not affect
7computation of fee payable by the applicant.
SB432, s. 82 8Section 82. 341.295 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,30,149 341.295 (3) (a) If the applicant holds a registration plates which were plate that
10was
removed from a vehicle under s. 341.31 (4) (c), 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or
11(2) (c), and the plates were plate was issued under the monthly series system, the
12department shall register a replacement vehicle of the same type and gross weight
13which is the subject of the application for the remainder of the unexpired registration
14period.
SB432, s. 83 15Section 83. 341.295 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,30,2116 341.295 (3) (b) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate
17under the circumstances described in par. (a) and the application is an original
18rather than renewal application, the department may register the vehicle which is
19the subject of the application for such period or part of a period as the secretary
20determines will help to equalize the registration and renewal workload of the
21department.
SB432, s. 84 22Section 84. 341.31 (1) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,30,2523 341.31 (1) (b) 5. The vehicle is a motorcycle which has been transferred or
24leased to the applicant and for which a current registration plates plate had been
25issued to the previous owner; or
SB432, s. 85
1Section 85. 341.31 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,31,82 341.31 (4) (b) A person retaining a set of plates plate removed from a vehicle
3under s. 342.15 (4) (a) or 342.34 (1) (c) or (2) (c) and which was junked or transferred,
4is no longer leased to the person or used on the highways or has been registered as
5a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street
6modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a) may receive credit for the
7unused portion of the registration fee paid when registering a replacement vehicle
8of the same type and gross weight.
SB432, s. 86 9Section 86. 341.31 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,31,1210 341.31 (4) (c) A person retaining a set of plates plate removed from a motorcycle
11may receive credit for the unused portion of the registration fee paid when
12registering a replacement motorcycle.
SB432, s. 87 13Section 87. 341.32 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,32,214 341.32 (1) Whenever the construction or the use of a registered vehicle is
15changed in a manner making the vehicle subject to a different registration fee than
16the fee for which the vehicle currently is registered, the owner shall immediately
17make application for reregistration. The fee payable upon such reregistration shall
18be computed as for a vehicle not previously registered in this state but a credit shall
19be allowed for the unused portion of the fee paid for the previous registration if the
20registration plates plate issued upon the previous registration are is returned to the
21department. The credit shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual
22registration fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial registration fee prescribed for
23the vehicle as previously registered multiplied by the number of months of
24registration which have not fully expired on the date the vehicle became subject to

1the different fee. The credit may be applied toward the reregistration of the vehicle
2only up to the date when the previous registration would have expired.
SB432, s. 88 3Section 88. 341.33 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,32,144 341.33 (2) The department shall refund the unused portion of a registration fee
5paid for the registration of a vehicle owned by a person who is entering active service
6in the naval or military forces of the United States if the person makes application
7for such refund upon a form prescribed by the department, furnishes such proof as
8the department may require that the vehicle will not be operated in this or another
9state during the remainder of the period for which the vehicle is registered, and
10returns to the department the certificate of registration and registration plates plate.
11The refund shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual registration
12fee or one twenty-fourth of the biennial registration fee paid for the vehicle,
13multiplied by the number of full months remaining in the period for which the vehicle
14is registered when the vehicle ceases to be operated.
SB432, s. 89 15Section 89. 341.33 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,33,216 341.33 (3) Upon request, the department shall refund 50% 50 percent of a
17registration fee paid for a vehicle registered on a biennial basis if the person who
18registered the vehicle furnishes such proof as the department requires that the
19person has transferred his or her interest in the vehicle or terminated leasing the
20vehicle before the beginning of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is
21registered or that the vehicle will not be operated in this state after the beginning
22of the 2nd year of the period for which the vehicle is registered. The department may
23require the person to return the certificate of registration and registration plates
24plate for the vehicle to the department. Except as provided in sub. (1), the

1department may not refund more than 50% 50 percent of the fee paid for the
2registration of a vehicle registered on a biennial basis.
SB432, s. 90 3Section 90. 341.335 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,33,94 341.335 (1) Whenever any person, after applying for and receiving a
5registration plates plate, moves from the address named in the application for the
6registration plates plate or when the name of the licensee is changed by marriage or
7otherwise, the person shall within 10 days notify the department in writing of the
8old and new address or of such former and new names and of all registration plate
9numbers held.
SB432, s. 91 10Section 91. 341.41 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,34,211 341.41 (8) (a) Residents of the state operating a fleet of 3 or more units
12consisting of trucks, truck tractors or road tractors with a gross weight of not less
13than 12,000 pounds shall display a Wisconsin registration plates plate for which
14100% 100 percent of the fee has been paid on vehicles not exempt from Wisconsin
15registration and operated in intrastate commerce. Vehicles engaged in interstate
16commerce may display Wisconsin prorate registration plates for which a
17proportional registration fee has been paid in addition to a full fee registration plate
18from another jurisdiction. Such proportional registration shall be accomplished
19either by payment to the department of registration fees in an amount equal to that
20obtained by applying the proportion of in-state fleet miles divided by the total fleet
21miles to the total fees which would otherwise be required for the registration of all
22such vehicles in this state, or by registration of a portion of such vehicles as
23determined under this subsection. The department may refuse to permit any or all
24of such vehicles to be registered under apportionment if the department is not

1satisfied that this state will obtain a fair and equitable share of license registrations
2of the vehicles comprising such fleet.
SB432, s. 92 3Section 92. 341.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,34,134 341.51 (2) Upon registering a dealer, distributor, manufacturer or transporter,
5the department also shall issue 2 registration plates sufficient to operate 2 or more
6vehicles as authorized in ch. 218
. The department, upon receiving a fee of $5 for each
7additional plate desired by a dealer, distributor or manufacturer of motor vehicles,
8trailers or semitrailers, $5 for each additional plate desired by a dealer, distributor
9or manufacturer of recreational vehicles and $5 for each additional plate desired by
10a transporter, shall issue to the registered dealer, distributor, manufacturer or
11transporter the additional plates as ordered. The department may charge a fee of
12$2 per plate for replacing lost, damaged or illegible plates issued under this
13subsection.
SB432, s. 93 14Section 93. 341.625 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB432,34,1715 341.625 (1) Any person who fraudulently procures or uses a special
16registration plates plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1e), (1m), or (1q) shall forfeit
17not less than $200 nor more than $500.
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