343.21(1)(a)
(a) For the initial issuance of a license authorizing only the operation of "Class D" motor vehicles, $18.
343.21(1)(am)
(am) For the renewal of a license authorizing only the operation of "Class D" motor vehicles, $24.
343.21(1)(b)
(b) For the initial issuance of authorization to operate "Class M" motor vehicles, $12 in addition to any other fees due.
343.21(1)(bg)
(bg) For the renewal of authorization to operate "Class M" motor vehicles, $8 in addition to any other fees due.
343.21(1)(c)
(c) For the initial issuance of authorization to operate school buses that are not commercial motor vehicles, $5.
343.21(1)(d)
(d) For the initial issuance or renewal of authorization to operate "Class A", "Class B" or "Class C" motor vehicles, or upgrading an existing regular license which only authorizes the operation of "Class D" motor vehicles, $64. This fee includes issuance of any "H", "N", "P", "S" or "T" endorsements or "Class D" authorization applied for at the same time for which the applicant is qualified.
343.21(1)(e)
(e) For upgrading an existing commercial driver license to add an "H", "N", "P", "S" or "T" endorsement, $5.
343.21(1)(f)
(f) For upgrading an existing commercial driver license to add authorization to operate another class of commercial motor vehicles, $5.
343.21(1)(g)
(g) For removing a "K" restriction against operation of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, the same fee as for a duplicate license.
343.21(1)(h)
(h) For removing an "L" restriction prohibiting operation of commercial motor vehicles equipped with air brakes, $5.
343.21(1)(im)
(im) For an instruction permit authorizing the operation of "Class M" vehicles, $22.
343.21(1)(ir)
(ir) For an instruction permit authorizing the operation of "Class D" vehicles, $25.
343.21(1)(j)
(j) For reinstatement of an operating privilege previously revoked or suspended, $50.
343.21(1)(jm)
(jm) For reinstatement of a previously disqualified authorization to operate a commercial motor vehicle, $50. This fee is not applicable to disqualifications under
s. 343.315 (2) (g).
343.21(1)(m)
(m) For reinstatement of a previously canceled license or endorsement, $50. This fee includes reinstatement of any classification or endorsement applied for at the same time for which the applicant is qualified.
343.21(1m)
(1m) In addition to the fee specified in
sub. (1) (am),
(b) or
(d), an applicant whose application for renewal of a license or authorization under
sub. (1) (am),
(b) or
(d) is filed after the date of expiration of the license or authorization shall pay to the department a late fee of $5.
343.21(2)(a)(a) In addition to the fees set under
sub. (1), any applicant whose application for a permit, license, upgrade or endorsement, taken together with the applicant's currently valid license, if any, requires the department to administer a driving skills test of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle shall pay to the department an examination fee of $20 for an examination in a commercial motor vehicle other than a school bus and $15 for an examination in any other vehicle. Payment of the examination fee entitles the applicant to not more than 3 tests of the applicant's ability to exercise reasonable control in the operation of a motor vehicle. If the applicant does not qualify for issuance of a license, upgraded license or endorsement in 3 such tests, then a 2nd examination fee in the same amount shall be paid, which payment entitles the applicant to not more than 3 additional tests.
343.21(2)(b)
(b) The operator shall pay to the department an examination fee of $15 for conducting the special examination requested under
s. 121.555 (2) (cm), except that if the examination is in a commercial motor vehicle other than a school bus the fee is $20. Payment of the examination fee entitles the person to not more than 3 tests of the person's ability to safely operate the vehicle proposed to be used under
s. 121.555 (1) (a). If the applicant does not pass the examination for safe operation of the vehicle in 3 such tests, then a 2nd examination fee in the same amount shall be paid, which payment entitles the person to not more than 3 additional tests.
343.22
343.22
Notice of change of address or name. 343.22(1)(1) Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a license not containing a photograph under this chapter, moves from the address named in the application or in the license issued to him or her or is notified by the local authorities or by the postal authorities that the address so named has been changed, the person shall within 10 days thereafter notify the department in writing of his or her old and new address and of the number of any license then held by the person. The holder of the license shall endorse the new address on his or her present license and need not apply for a duplicate.
343.22(2)
(2) Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a license containing a photograph under this chapter, or an identification card under
s. 343.50, moves from the address named in the application or in the license or identification card issued to him or her or is notified by the local authorities or by the postal authorities that the address so named has been changed, the person shall, within 10 days thereafter, do one of the following:
343.22(2)(a)
(a) Apply for a duplicate license or identification card showing on the application the correct name and address. The licensee or identification card holder shall return the current license or identification card to the department along with the application for duplicate.
343.22(2)(b)
(b) In lieu of applying for a duplicate license or identification card, notify the department in writing of his or her change of address. This paragraph does not apply to persons issued a commercial driver license or a license labeled "CDL-Occupational" as described in
s. 343.03 (3) (b) and
(e).
343.22(2m)
(2m) Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a license containing a photograph under this chapter, or an identification card under
s. 343.50, is notified by the local authorities or by the postal authorities that the address named in the application or in the license or identification card issued to him or her has been changed and the person applies for a duplicate license or identification card under
sub. (2), no fee shall be charged under
s. 343.21 (1) (L) or
343.50 (7) for the duplicate license or identification card.
343.22(3)
(3) When the name of a licensee or identification card holder is changed, such person shall, within 10 days thereafter, apply for a duplicate license or identification card showing the correct name and address. The licensee or identification card holder shall return the current license or identification card to the department along with the application for a duplicate. If the licensee holds more than one type of license under this chapter, the licensee shall return all such licenses to the department along with one application and fee for a duplicate license for which the licensee may be issued a duplicate of each such license.
343.22(4)
(4) Any person who fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section may be required to forfeit not more than $50.
343.23
343.23
Records to be kept by the department. 343.23(1)
(1) The department shall maintain a record of every application for license, permit or endorsement received by it and of every suspension, revocation and cancellation by the department and shall maintain suitable indexes containing:
343.23(1)(a)
(a) All applications denied and on each thereof note the reason for such denial;
343.23(1)(c)
(c) The name of every person whose license or operating privilege has been suspended, revoked or canceled by the department and note thereon the reason for such action.
343.23(2)(a)(a) The department shall maintain a file for each licensee or other person containing the application for license, permit or endorsement, a record of reports or abstract of convictions, the status of the person's authorization to operate different vehicle groups, a record of any out-of-service orders issued under
s. 343.305 (7) (b) or
(9) (am) and a record of any reportable accident in which the person has been involved, including specification of any type of license and endorsements issued under this chapter under which the person was operating at the time of the accident and an indication whether or not the accident occurred in the course of any of the following:
343.23(2)(a)2.
2. The licensee's employment as a person engaged, by an authority in charge of the maintenance of the highway, in highway winter maintenance snow and ice removal during either a storm or cleanup following a storm. For purposes of this subdivision, "highway winter maintenance snow and ice removal" includes plowing, sanding, salting and the operation of vehicles in the delivery of those services.
343.23(2)(b)
(b) The information specified in
par. (a) must be filed by the department so that the complete operator's record is available for the use of the secretary in determining whether operating privileges of such person shall be suspended, revoked, canceled, or withheld in the interest of public safety. The record of suspensions, revocations, and convictions that would be counted under
s. 343.307 (2) shall be maintained permanently. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under
s. 343.315 (2) (h) shall be maintained for at least 10 years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under
s. 343.315 (2) (f) and
(j) shall be maintained for at least 3 years. The record of convictions for disqualifying offenses under
s. 343.315 (2) (a) to
(e) shall be maintained permanently, except that 5 years after a licensee transfers residency to another state such record may be transferred to another state of licensure of the licensee if that state accepts responsibility for maintaining a permanent record of convictions for disqualifying offenses. Such reports and records may be cumulative beyond the period for which a license is granted, but the secretary, in exercising the power of suspension granted under
s. 343.32 (2) may consider only those reports and records entered during the 4-year period immediately preceding the exercise of such power of suspension.
343.23 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Trans 100, Wis. adm. code.
343.23(3)(a)(a) The department shall maintain a file, for each person convicted of a violation as defined by
s. 343.30 (6) (a), containing a record of reports of convictions of violations as defined by
s. 343.30 (6) (a) and suspensions and revocations under
s. 343.30 (6). The department may purge the record of any such conviction 24 months after it is reported.
343.23(3)(b)
(b) The department record of a person's conviction for exceeding a posted speed limit shall include the number of miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit, as reported to the department.
343.23(4)
(4) The department shall purge all of the following from the file of a person:
343.23(4)(a)
(a) Any record of an administrative suspension upon receipt of a report from the court hearing the action arising out of the same incident or occurrence that the action has been dismissed or the person has been found innocent of the charge arising out of that incident or occurrence.
343.23(4)(b)
(b) Any record of issuance of an out-of-service order under
s. 343.305 (7) (b) or
(9) (am) upon receipt of a report from the court hearing the action arising out of the same incident or occurrence that the action has been dismissed or the person has been found innocent of the charge of violating
s. 346.63 (7) arising out of that incident or occurrence. In the case of a nonresident, the department shall also inform the state of licensure of the dismissal or finding of innocence.
343.23(5)
(5) The department shall maintain the files specified in this section in a form that is appropriate to the form of the records constituting those files.
343.23 History
History: 1977 c. 29 s.
1654 (7) (a), (c);
1977 c. 273;
1979 c. 331;
1981 c. 178;
1983 a. 74;
1987 a. 3;
1989 a. 31,
105,
133,
359;
1991 a. 277;
1993 a. 65;
1995 a. 113,
184,
338;
1997 a. 35,
84,
237;
1999 a. 32,
109;
2001 a. 38,
109.
343.234
343.234
Department to furnish information to the selective service system. Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, the department shall forward to the selective service system, in electronic format, any information on an application for a driver's license, permit, or identification card submitted under this chapter by a male who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age that is requested by the selective service system for the purpose of registering the applicant with the selective service system. This section does not apply if the selective service system does not register applicants with the selective service system on the basis of information forwarded under this section.
343.234 History
History: 2001 a. 93.
343.235
343.235
Access to license and identification card records. 343.235(1)(a)
(a) "Agent" means an authorized person who acts on behalf of or at the direction of another person.
343.235(2)
(2) In providing copies under
s. 19.35 (1) (a) of any written information collected or prepared under this chapter which consists in whole or in part of the personal identifiers of 10 or more persons, the department may not disclose a personal identifier of any person who has made a designation under
s. 85.103 (2) or
(3).
343.235(3)
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to any of the following:
343.235(3)(a)
(a) A law enforcement agency, a state authority or a federal governmental agency to perform a legally authorized function.
343.235(3)(b)
(b) An insurer authorized to write property and casualty or life, disability or long-term care insurance in this state or an agent of the insurer, if the insurer or agent uses the personal identifiers for purposes of issuing or renewing a policy and related underwriting, billing or processing or paying a claim. Notwithstanding
sub. (5), no insurer, or agent of an insurer, may disclose to another person for marketing purposes any personal identifier received under this paragraph.
343.235(5)
(5) Any person who has received under
sub. (3) a personal identifier of any person who has made a designation under
s. 85.103 (2) or
(3) shall keep the personal identifier confidential and may not disclose it except for a purpose applicable to that person under
sub. (3).
343.235(6)(a)(a) Any person who discloses a personal identifier in violation of this section may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for each violation.
343.235(6)(b)
(b) Any person who requests or obtains a personal identifier from the department under this section under false pretenses may be required to forfeit not more than $500 for each violation.
343.235 History
History: 1991 a. 269;
1999 a. 88.
343.237
343.237
Access to license and identification card photographs. 343.237(2)
(2) Any photograph taken of an applicant under
s. 343.14 (3) or
343.50 (4) may be maintained by the department and, except as provided in this section, shall be kept confidential. Except as provided in this section, the department may release a photograph only to the person whose photograph was taken.
343.237(3)
(3) The department shall provide a Wisconsin law enforcement agency with a copy of a photograph taken on or after September 1, 1997, of an applicant under
s. 343.14 (3) or
343.50 (4) if the department receives a written request on the Wisconsin law enforcement agency's letterhead that contains all of the following:
343.237(3)(a)
(a) The name of the person whose photograph is requested.
343.237(3)(b)
(b) The name of the person making the request and the Wisconsin law enforcement agency that employs the requester.
343.237(3)(c)
(c) A statement signed by a division commander or higher authority within the Wisconsin law enforcement agency that the photograph is requested for any of the following purposes:
343.237(3)(d)
(d) A statement that the request is not made solely to obtain a photograph for use as part of a photo lineup or photo array.
343.237(4)
(4) If a law enforcement agency of a physically adjacent state makes a request meeting all the requirements specified for a request by a Wisconsin law enforcement agency under
sub. (3), the department shall comply with the request if all of the following apply:
343.237(4)(a)
(a) The law enforcement agency of the physically adjacent state agrees to comply with all the requirements under this section.
343.237(4)(b)
(b) The physically adjacent state allows Wisconsin law enforcement agencies similar or greater access to similar information from that physically adjacent state.
343.237(4m)
(4m) The department shall attach to each copy of a photograph provided under this section the notation: "This photograph is subject to the requirements and restrictions of section 343.237 of the Wisconsin Statutes."
343.237(5)
(5) Any law enforcement agency that has in its possession a copy of a photograph provided to it under
sub. (3) or
(4) shall destroy any copies of the photograph in its possession when the photograph is no longer necessary for the investigatory or identification purpose specified in its request for the copy of the photograph.
