AB423: Bill Text

AB423,9,2 (9) Charge for reinstatement of plates in certain situations. When the department reinstates a person's registration plates after impoundment for a reason other than described in sub. (8), the department shall charge the person $50 for each vehicle for which the registration plates are being reinstated.

AB423,9,7 (10) Special registration plates. (a) At any time during the effective period of an impoundment order, a violator or owner may apply to the department for special registration plates that bear a special series of numbers or letters so as to be readily identified by traffic officers. The department may issue the plates if any of the following applies:

AB423,9,9 1. The violator has a qualified licensed driver. The violator must identify the driver to qualify under this subdivision.

AB423,9,11 2. The violator or registered owner possesses a valid occupational license issued under s. 343.10.

AB423,9,13 3. The registered owner is not the violator and the registered owner possesses a valid operator's license.

AB423,9,15 4. A member of the registered owner's household possesses a valid operator's license.

AB423,9,16 5. The violator has been reissued a valid operator's license.

AB423,9,20 (b) The department may not issue registration plates other than special plates for a vehicle subject to an impoundment order under sub. (2) for a period of one year from the date of the order. If the owner is the violator, the department may not issue registration plates unless the person has been reissued a valid operator's license.

AB423,9,22 (c) A violator may not apply for registration plates for a vehicle before the person's operating privilege is reinstated.

AB423,9,24 (d) The department shall charge a fee of $50 for each vehicle for which special plates are requested.

AB423,10,3 (e) Notwithstanding pars. (a) to (d), the department shall issue upon request registration plates other than special plates for a vehicle for which the registration plates have been impounded if any of the following applies:

AB423,10,4 1. The impoundment order is rescinded.

AB423,10,5 2. The vehicle is transferred under sub. (11).

AB423,10,7 3. The vehicle is transferred to a licensed automobile dealer, a financial institution that has submitted a repossession affidavit, or a government agency.

AB423,10,11 (11) Sale of vehicle subject to impoundment order. A registered owner may not sell or transfer a motor vehicle during the time its registration plates have been ordered impounded or during the time its registration plates bear a special series of numbers or letters, unless all of the following apply:

AB423,10,12 (a) The sale is for a valid consideration.

AB423,10,13 (b) The transferee and the registered owner are not close associates.

AB423,10,15 (c) The transferee provides a sworn statement in a form prescribed by the department stating all of the following:

AB423,10,16 1. That the transferee and the violator are not close associates.

AB423,10,18 2. That the transferee understands that the vehicle is subject to an impoundment order.

AB423,10,21 3. That the transferee understands that it is a crime to file a false statement or to allow the previously registered owner to drive, operate, or be in control of the vehicle during the impoundment period.

AB423,10,24 (12) Acquiring another vehicle. Except as provided in sub. (10), the department may not issue registration plates for which a violator applies during the effective period of the registration plate impoundment under this section.

AB423,10,25 (13) Penalties. (a) No person may do any of the following:

AB423,11,2 1. Fail to comply with an impoundment order under sub. (2) to which the person is subject.

AB423,11,3 2. File a false statement under sub. (4) (c), (5), or (11) (c).

AB423,11,6 3. Operate a motor vehicle on a highway when the vehicle is subject to an impoundment order under sub. (2), unless special plates have been issued for the vehicle under sub. (10).

AB423,11,8 4. Fail to notify the department of the impoundment order under sub. (2) when requesting new plates.

AB423,11,12 5. If the person is subject to an impoundment order under sub. (2), drive or operate a motor vehicle during the impoundment period, unless the vehicle has special plates issued under sub. (10), and the person possesses a valid operator's license.

AB423,11,15 6. If the person is a transferee of a motor vehicle who has signed a sworn statement under sub. (11) (c), allow the previously registered owner to drive or operate the vehicle during the impoundment period.

AB423,11,16 (b) Any person who violates par. (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor.

AB423,2 Section 2. Initial applicability.

AB423,11,20 (1) This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other convictions, suspensions, or revocations as prior violations.

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