SB204: Bill Text

SB204,17,22 341.142 Veterans honorary medal decals. If any person who is registering or has registered a vehicle specified in s. 341.14 (6r) (b) 1. submits a statement from the U.S. department of veterans affairs certifying to the department that the person has been awarded a medal authorized under an act of congress relating to that person's service in the U.S. armed forces, as defined in s. 40.02 (57m), the department shall, free of charge, procure, issue and deliver to that veteran one decal, similar in appearance to the medal awarded to that veteran, for each motor vehicle registered in the name of that veteran. Notwithstanding s. 341.61 (3), a decal issued under this section shall be displayed in the manner directed by the department on the rear registration plate of the vehicle registered in the name of the veteran to whom the decal was issued. The department shall specify one combination of colors and design for each medal authorized under an act of congress for which a statement has been received by the department under this section, except that the department may not specify the colors or design unless the colors and design are approved in writing by the state department of veterans affairs. Not more than one decal may be issued under this section for each motor vehicle registered in the name of a veteran.

SB204,39 Section 39. 341.145 (1g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,18,3 341.145 (1g) (a) The department may issue a personalized registration plates plate under sub. (1) (b) to a person who qualifies for a special plates plate under s. 341.14 (6m).

SB204,40 Section 40. 341.145 (1g) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,18,7 341.145 (1g) (b) The department may issue a personalized registration plates plate under sub. (1) (c) to a person who qualifies for a special plates plate under s. 341.14 (6r).

SB204,41 Section 41. 341.145 (1g) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,18,11 341.145 (1g) (c) The department may issue a personalized registration plates plate under sub. (1) (d) to a person who qualifies for a special plates plate under s. 341.14 (1).

SB204,42 Section 42. 341.145 (1g) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,18,15 341.145 (1g) (d) The department may issue a personalized registration plates plate under sub. (1) (e) to a person who qualifies for a special plates plate under s. 341.14 (1a), (1m) or (1q).

SB204,43 Section 43. 341.145 (1g) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,18,19 341.145 (1g) (e) The department may issue a personalized registration plates plate under sub. (1) (f) to a person who qualifies for a special plates plate under s. 341.14 (6w).

SB204,44 Section 44. 341.145 (1r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,18,23 341.145 (1r) In lieu of the procedure under s. 341.13 (2), the department may issue a distinguishing tags or decals for tag or decal for a personalized registration plates plate for a vehicle registered on the basis of gross weight.

SB204,45 Section 45. 341.145 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,19,2 341.145 (2) (intro.) The department shall issue a personalized registration plates plate only upon request and if:

SB204,46 Section 46. 341.145 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,19,16 341.145 (3) In addition to the regular application fee provided under s. 341.25 (1) (a), (c) or (j) or (2) or 341.26 (3) (a) 2. or (am), the applicant for a personalized registration plate issued on an annual basis shall pay a fee of $15 for the issuance of the plate and $15 in each succeeding year to maintain the plate. In addition to the regular application fee provided under s. 341.25 (1) (b) or 341.26 (3) (a) 1., the applicant for a personalized registration plate issued on a biennial basis shall pay a fee of $30 for issuance of the plate if the plate is issued during the first year of the biennial registration period or $15 for issuance of the plate if the plate is issued during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. The fee to maintain a personalized plate issued on a biennial basis is $30. The fee for reissuance of a personalized plate shall be $15 for an annual registration and $30 for a biennial registration. An applicant for a personalized plates plate issued under sub. (1) (b) or (c) shall not be required to pay the fee for initial issuance of the plates plate.

SB204,47 Section 47. 341.145 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,19,23 341.145 (7) The department may refuse to issue any combination of letters or numbers, or both, which may carry connotations offensive to good taste or decency, or which would be misleading, or in conflict with the issuance of any other registration plates plate. All decisions of the department with respect to personalized registration plate applications shall be final and not subject to judicial review under ch. 227.

SB204,48 Section 48. 341.145 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,20,11 341.145 (8) The department may cancel and order the return of any personalized registration plates plate issued which contain contains any combination of letters or numbers, or both, which the department determines may carry connotations offensive to good taste and decency or which may be misleading. Any person ordered to return such plates a plate under this subsection shall either be reimbursed for any additional fees they paid for the plates plate for the registration year in which they are recalled, or be given at no additional cost a replacement personalized registration plates plate, the issuance of which is in compliance with the statutes. A person who fails to return a personalized registration plates plate upon request of the department may be required to forfeit not more than $200.

SB204,49 Section 49. 341.15 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,20,15 341.15 (1) (intro.) Whenever 2 registration plates are issued for a vehicle, one plate shall be attached to the front and one to the rear of the vehicle. Whenever only one registration plate is issued for a vehicle, the plate shall be attached as follows:

SB204,50 Section 50. 341.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,20,20 341.15 (1) (b) For any other vehicle for which only one plate is issued, to the rear, except that a plate issued to or for a municipality under s. 341.26 (2m) may be attached to the front of the vehicle if the design or use of the vehicle is such as to make a plate attached to the rear difficult to see and read.

SB204,51 Section 51. 341.15 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB204,21,3 341.15 (1g) The owner of any vehicle for which 2 registration plates were issued before the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date], may remove and destroy one registration plate from the vehicle but is not required to do so until such time as the department issues a new plate upon the renewal of registration of the vehicle. If a person removes and destroys one plate, the plate removed may not display a registration decal or tag and the remaining plate must comply with the requirements of sub. (1).

SB204,52 Section 52. 341.15 (1m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 341.15 (1m) and amended to read:

SB204,21,8 341.15 (1m) Except as provided in par. (b), any Any registration decal or tag issued by the department shall be placed on the rear registration plate of the vehicle in the manner directed by the department.

SB204,53 Section 53. 341.15 (1m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB204,54 Section 54. 341.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,21,16 341.15 (2) Registration plates A registration plate shall be attached firmly and rigidly in a horizontal position and conspicuous place. The plates plate shall at all times be maintained in a legible condition and shall be so displayed that they it can be readily and distinctly seen and read. Any peace officer may require the operator of any vehicle on which plates are a plate is not properly displayed to display such plates the plate as required by this section.

SB204,55 Section 55. 341.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,21,22 341.16 (1) (a) Whenever a current registration plate is lost or destroyed, the owner of the vehicle to which the plate was attached shall immediately apply to the department for replacement. Except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (2m), upon satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction of the plate and upon payment of a fee of $2 for each the plate, the department shall issue a replacement.

SB204,56 Section 56. 341.16 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,22,3 341.16 (1) (b) Upon satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction of a special plate issued under s. 341.14 (6m) (a), (6r) (b), or (6w) or a special personalized plate issued under s. 341.145 (1) (b), (c), or (f) and upon payment of a fee of $5 for each the plate or, if the plate is for a special group specified under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 35. to 47. or 53., $6 for each the plate, the department shall issue a replacement.

SB204,57 Section 57. 341.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,22,10 341.16 (2) Whenever a current registration plate becomes illegible, the owner of the vehicle to which the plate is attached shall apply to the department for a replacement. Except as provided in sub. (2m), upon receipt of satisfactory proof of illegibility, and upon payment of a fee of $2 for each the plate, the department shall issue a replacement. Upon receipt of a replacement plate, the applicant shall destroy the illegible plate.

SB204,58 Section 58. 341.16 (2e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,22,17 341.16 (2e) The owner of a vehicle to which a special group plates plate under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 33. or 48. are is attached may apply to the department for a replacement special group plates plate under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 33m. or 48m., respectively. Upon receipt of the application and payment of a fee of $40, the department shall issue the replacement special group plates plate. Upon receipt of a replacement plates plate, the applicant shall destroy the replaced plates plate.

SB204,59 Section 59. 341.16 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,22,25 341.16 (2m) Upon request therefor and payment of a fee of $10, the department may issue an applicant for a replacement plates plate for an automobile registered pursuant to the registration system under s. 341.27 a registration plates plate of the design specified in s. 341.13 for the plate issuance cycle next succeeding the cycle under which the original plates were plate was issued. The department may limit the receipt of requests under this subsection to applicants for a renewal registration of a motor vehicle.

SB204,60 Section 60. 341.16 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,23,5 341.16 (3) When issuing a replacement plate, the department may assign a new number and issue a new plate rather than a duplicate of the original if in its judgment that is in the best interests of economy or prevention of fraud. Upon receipt of a replacement plate, the applicant shall destroy all plates the plate replaced.

SB204,61 Section 61. 341.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,23,9 341.16 (4) Any person issued a replacement plates plate who fails to destroy the original plates plate as required by sub. (2), (2e), or (3) may be required to forfeit not more than $200.

SB204,62 Section 62. 341.265 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,23,22 341.265 (1) Any person who is a resident of this state and the owner or subsequent transferee of a motor vehicle which has a model year of 1945 or earlier and which has not been altered or modified from the original manufacturer's specifications may upon application register the same as an antique vehicle upon payment of a fee of $5, and be furnished a registration plates plate of a distinctive design, in lieu of the usual registration plates plate, which shall show in addition to the registration number that the vehicle is an antique. The registration shall be valid while the vehicle is owned by the applicant without the payment of any additional fee. The vehicle shall only be used for special occasions such as display and parade purposes or for necessary testing, maintenance and storage purposes. A motorcycle may be registered as an antique vehicle if all of the requirements for registration specified in this subsection are satisfied.

SB204,63 Section 63. 341.265 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,24,3 341.265 (1m) A person who registers an antique motor vehicle under sub. (1) may furnish and display on the vehicle a historical plate from or representing the model year of the vehicle if the registration and plates plate issued by the department are simultaneously carried in or, with respect to an antique motorcycle, with the vehicle and are available for inspection.

SB204,64 Section 64. 341.266 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,24,13 341.266 (2) (a) Any person who is the owner of a special interest vehicle that is a former military vehicle, or that is not a former military vehicle and is 20 or more years old at the time of making application for registration or transfer of title of the vehicle, and who, unless the owner is an historical society that is exempt from federal income taxes, owns, has registered in this state, and uses for regular transportation at least one vehicle that has a regular registration plates plate may upon application register the vehicle as a special interest vehicle upon payment of a fee under par. (b). A former military vehicle may be registered under this paragraph notwithstanding s. 341.10 (6).

SB204,65 Section 65. 341.266 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,24,19 341.266 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle with a registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual registration plates plate, and those plates that plate shall show that the vehicle is a special interest vehicle owned by a Wisconsin collector. Upon application, the owner may reregister the vehicle without the payment of any additional fee.

SB204,66 Section 66. 341.266 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,24,25 341.266 (2) (d) Each collector applying for a special interest vehicle registration plates plate will be issued a collector's identification number which will appear on each the plate. Second and all subsequent registrations under this section by the same collector will bear the same collector's identification number followed by a suffix letter for vehicle identification.

SB204,67 Section 67. 341.266 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,25,6 341.266 (2) (e) 3. Except as provided in s. 341.09 (7), no special interest vehicle may be operated upon any highway of this state during the month of January unless the owner of the vehicle reregisters the vehicle under s. 341.25 and replaces the distinctive registration plates plate issued under par. (c) with a regular registration plates plate or transfers a regular registration plates plate to the vehicle.

SB204,68 Section 68. 341.266 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,25,11 341.266 (3) In addition to the fee in sub. (2) (b), there shall be an original (first time only) processing fee of $50 to defray the cost of issuing the original collector's special interest vehicle registration plates plate and to ensure that each collector will be issued only one collector's identification number.

SB204,69 Section 69. 341.268 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,25,18 341.268 (2) (a) (intro.) Any person who is the owner of a reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle and who owns, has registered in this state and uses for regular transportation at least one vehicle that has a regular registration plates plate may upon application register the vehicle as a reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle upon payment of a fee under par. (b), provided that the vehicle is one of the following:

SB204,70 Section 70. 341.268 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,25,25 341.268 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle with a registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual registration plates plate, and those plates that plate shall show that the vehicle is a reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle owned by a Wisconsin hobbyist. Upon application, the owner may reregister the vehicle without the payment of any additional fee.

SB204,71 Section 71. 341.268 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,26,6 341.268 (2) (d) Each hobbyist applying for a reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle registration plates plate will be issued a hobbyist's identification number which will appear on each the plate. Second and all subsequent registrations under this section by the same hobbyist will bear the same hobbyist's identification number followed by a suffix letter for vehicle identification.

SB204,72 Section 72. 341.268 (2) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,26,13 341.268 (2) (e) 3. Except as provided in s. 341.09 (7), no reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle may be operated upon any highway of this state during the month of January unless the owner of the vehicle reregisters the vehicle under s. 341.25 and replaces the distinctive registration plates plate issued under par. (c) with a regular registration plates plate or transfers a regular registration plates plate to the vehicle.

SB204,73 Section 73. 341.268 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,26,19 341.268 (3) In addition to the fee in sub. (2) (b), there shall be an original (first time only) processing fee of $50 to defray the cost of issuing the original hobbyist's reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle registration plates plate and to ensure that each hobbyist will be issued only one hobbyist's identification number.

SB204,74 Section 74. 341.269 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,27,2 341.269 (2) (c) The department shall furnish the owner of the vehicle registered under this section with a registration plates plate of a distinctive design in lieu of the usual registration plates plate, and those plates this plate shall show that the vehicle is registered as a historic military vehicle. The department shall specify the design for the registration plates plate furnished under this paragraph after consulting with a group or organization chartered in this state that is interested in historic military vehicles.

SB204,75 Section 75. 341.27 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,27,11 341.27 (3) (a) If the applicant holds a current registration plates that were plate that was removed from an automobile that the applicant no longer owns or that has been junked, is no longer used on the highways or has been registered as a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a), and the plates were plate was issued under the system of registration prescribed by this section, the department shall register the automobile which is the subject of the application for the remainder of the unexpired registration period.

SB204,76 Section 76. 341.27 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,27,18 341.27 (3) (b) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate under the circumstances described in par. (a) and the application is an original rather than renewal application, the department may register the automobile which is the subject of the application for such period or part thereof as the secretary determines will help to equalize the registration and renewal workload of the department.

SB204,77 Section 77. 341.28 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,28,2 341.28 (2) (intro.) If the applicant for registration holds a current registration plates which were plate that was removed from an automobile which the applicant no longer owns or which has been junked, is no longer being used on the highways or has been registered as a special interest vehicle under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or a reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle under s. 341.268 (2) (a), and the plates were plate was issued under the system of registration prescribed by s. 341.27, the applicant is exempt from the payment of a registration fee, except in the following cases:

SB204,78 Section 78. 341.28 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,28,10 341.28 (2) (a) If the annual fee prescribed for the automobile being registered is higher than the annual fee prescribed for the automobile from which the plates were plate was removed, the applicant shall pay a fee computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the difference between the 2 annual fees multiplied by the number of months for which the automobile which is the subject of the application is being registered. The start of the new registration, for the purpose of computing the fee, shall be determined in accordance with sub. (7).

SB204,79 Section 79. 341.28 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,29,2 341.28 (2) (b) If the automobile which is the subject of the application was owned by the applicant at any time during the month in which the transfer, termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways, junking or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) of the other automobile occurred and was not currently registered at the time of such transfer, termination of the consumer lease, discontinuance of use on the highways, junking or registration under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a), the applicant shall pay a fee to be computed as provided in subs. (3) to (5) but shall receive a credit for the unused portion of the current registration. The credit shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual fee paid for the vehicle from which the plates were plate was removed multiplied by the number of months remaining in the registration period represented by the removed plates plate, including the month during which the applicant transferred, discontinued to use on the highways, junked or registered under s. 341.266 (2) (a) or 341.268 (2) (a) or terminated the consumer lease of the automobile from which the plates were plate was removed.

SB204,80 Section 80. 341.28 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,29,10 341.28 (3) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate under the circumstances described in sub. (2) and the automobile which is the subject of the application has not previously been registered in this state by the applicant, the fee payable by the applicant shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the annual fee multiplied by the number of months for which the automobile is being registered, the start of such registration period to be determined in accordance with sub. (7).

SB204,81 Section 81. 341.28 (4) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,29,16 341.28 (4) (intro.) If the applicant does not hold a current registration plates plate under the circumstances described in sub. (2) but the automobile which is the subject of the application has previously been registered in this state by the applicant, the applicant shall pay a fee covering all the time since the end of the period for which the automobile previously was registered unless:

SB204,82 Section 82. 341.29 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB204,30,2 341.29 (2) If an application for registration of a vehicle subject to registration on an annual or biennial basis is received less than 2 months prior to the beginning of any registration period and the vehicle is not registered in this state at the time of application and the applicant desires to register for the succeeding registration period as well as for the remainder of the current period, the department upon registering the vehicle shall issue a registration plates plate designed for the succeeding registration period rather than for the current period. Such plates also serve The plate also serves during the remainder of the current registration period as lawful evidence of the registration of the vehicle. This subsection does not affect computation of fee payable by the applicant.

SB204,83 Section 83. 341.295 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: