AB423,7,1919 5. The name of the violator.
AB423,7,2120 6. The name of the law enforcement agency that issued the plate impoundment
21order.
AB423,7,2522 (b) The filing of a petition under this subsection does not stay the impoundment
23order. The reviewing court may order a stay of the balance of the impoundment
24period if the hearing has not been conducted within 60 days after filing of the
25petition.
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1(c) The scope of a hearing under this subsection is limited to:
AB423,8,52 1. If the impoundment order is based on an impoundment violation under sub.
3(1) (b) 1. b. or c., whether the law enforcement officer had probable cause to believe
4the violator committed the impoundment violation and whether the evidence
5demonstrates that the plate impoundment violation occurred.
AB423,8,86 2. If the impoundment order is not based on an impoundment violation under
7sub. (1) (b) 1. b. or c., whether the law enforcement officer had probable cause to
8believe the violator committed the plate impoundment violation.
AB423,8,109 (d) In a hearing under this subsection, all of the following records are
10admissible evidence:
AB423,8,1111 1. Certified copies of the violator's driving record.
AB423,8,1212 2. Certified copies of vehicle registration records bearing the violator's name.
AB423,8,1513 (e) The court shall order either that the impoundment be rescinded or
14sustained and forward the order to the department. The court shall file its order not
15more than 14 days after the hearing.
AB423,8,22 16(8) Rescission of revocation and dismissal. If the charge for the impoundment
17violation that is the basis for an impoundment order under sub. (2) is dismissed with
18prejudice and the applicant's operator's license revocation is rescinded, upon
19application, the department shall issue new registration plates, of the same kind as
20were impounded under this section, for the motor vehicle at no cost if the applicant
21provides a copy of the order rescinding the revocation of operating privilege and the
22order dismissing the charge that is the basis for the impoundment order.
AB423,9,2 23(9) Charge for reinstatement of plates in certain situations. When the
24department reinstates a person's registration plates after impoundment for a reason

1other than described in sub. (8), the department shall charge the person $50 for each
2vehicle for which the registration plates are being reinstated.
AB423,9,7 3(10) Special registration plates. (a) At any time during the effective period
4of an impoundment order, a violator or owner may apply to the department for special
5registration plates that bear a special series of numbers or letters so as to be readily
6identified by traffic officers. The department may issue the plates if any of the
7following applies:
AB423,9,98 1. The violator has a qualified licensed driver. The violator must identify the
9driver to qualify under this subdivision.
AB423,9,1110 2. The violator or registered owner possesses a valid occupational license issued
11under s. 343.10.
AB423,9,1312 3. The registered owner is not the violator and the registered owner possesses
13a valid operator's license.
AB423,9,1514 4. A member of the registered owner's household possesses a valid operator's
15license.
AB423,9,1616 5. The violator has been reissued a valid operator's license.
AB423,9,2017 (b) The department may not issue registration plates other than special plates
18for a vehicle subject to an impoundment order under sub. (2) for a period of one year
19from the date of the order. If the owner is the violator, the department may not issue
20registration plates unless the person has been reissued a valid operator's license.
AB423,9,2221 (c) A violator may not apply for registration plates for a vehicle before the
22person's operating privilege is reinstated.
AB423,9,2423 (d) The department shall charge a fee of $50 for each vehicle for which special
24plates are requested.
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1(e) Notwithstanding pars. (a) to (d), the department shall issue upon request
2registration plates other than special plates for a vehicle for which the registration
3plates have been impounded if any of the following applies:
AB423,10,44 1. The impoundment order is rescinded.
AB423,10,55 2. The vehicle is transferred under sub. (11).
AB423,10,76 3. The vehicle is transferred to a licensed automobile dealer, a financial
7institution that has submitted a repossession affidavit, or a government agency.
AB423,10,11 8(11) Sale of vehicle subject to impoundment order. A registered owner may
9not sell or transfer a motor vehicle during the time its registration plates have been
10ordered impounded or during the time its registration plates bear a special series of
11numbers or letters, unless all of the following apply:
AB423,10,1212 (a) The sale is for a valid consideration.
AB423,10,1313 (b) The transferee and the registered owner are not close associates.
AB423,10,1514 (c) The transferee provides a sworn statement in a form prescribed by the
15department stating all of the following:
AB423,10,1616 1. That the transferee and the violator are not close associates.
AB423,10,1817 2. That the transferee understands that the vehicle is subject to an
18impoundment order.
AB423,10,2119 3. That the transferee understands that it is a crime to file a false statement
20or to allow the previously registered owner to drive, operate, or be in control of the
21vehicle during the impoundment period.
AB423,10,24 22(12) Acquiring another vehicle. Except as provided in sub. (10), the
23department may not issue registration plates for which a violator applies during the
24effective period of the registration plate impoundment under this section.
AB423,10,25 25(13) Penalties. (a) No person may do any of the following:
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11. Fail to comply with an impoundment order under sub. (2) to which the person
2is subject.
AB423,11,33 2. File a false statement under sub. (4) (c), (5), or (11) (c).
AB423,11,64 3. Operate a motor vehicle on a highway when the vehicle is subject to an
5impoundment order under sub. (2), unless special plates have been issued for the
6vehicle under sub. (10).
AB423,11,87 4. Fail to notify the department of the impoundment order under sub. (2) when
8requesting new plates.
AB423,11,129 5. If the person is subject to an impoundment order under sub. (2), drive or
10operate a motor vehicle during the impoundment period, unless the vehicle has
11special plates issued under sub. (10), and the person possesses a valid operator's
12license.
AB423,11,1513 6. If the person is a transferee of a motor vehicle who has signed a sworn
14statement under sub. (11) (c), allow the previously registered owner to drive or
15operate the vehicle during the impoundment period.
AB423,11,1616 (b) Any person who violates par. (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor.
AB423,2 17Section 2. Initial applicability.
AB423,11,2018 (1) This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this
19subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other convictions, suspensions, or
20revocations as prior violations.
AB423,11,2121 (End)
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