343.125(3)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), an "H" endorsement shall expire 4 years after the licensee's next birthday after the date of issuance or renewal.
343.125(3)(b)1.1. The initial period for which an "H" endorsement is valid is the period from the date on which the "H" endorsement is issued until the earlier of the following dates:
343.125(3)(b)1.a.
a. The date on which the licensee's commercial driver license expires. This
subd. 1. a. does not apply if the licensee renews his or her commercial driver license at the same time that the "H" endorsement is issued.
343.125(3)(b)1.b.
b. The date 4 years before the date on which the licensee's commercial driver license expires.
343.125(3)(b)2.
2. Notwithstanding
subd. 1., if the period as determined under
subd. 1. is less than 12 months, the initial period for which an "H" endorsement is valid is the period from the date on which the "H" endorsement is issued until the later of the dates specified in
subd. 1. a. or
b.
343.125(4)
(4) Within 15 days after receiving notice from the federal transportation security administration of the federal department of homeland security, the department of transportation shall do all of the following:
343.125(4)(a)
(a) Update the department's records to reflect the notice received, the issuance, denial, or cancellation of an "H" endorsement, and, if applicable, the expiration date of the "H" endorsement.
343.125(4)(b)
(b) Notify the commercial driver license information system of the notice received and the department's action.
343.125(4)(c)
(c) Issue the "H" endorsement, if the department received notice described in
sub. (2) (d) and the applicant is otherwise eligible for issuance of the "H" endorsement.
343.125(4)(d)
(d) Cancel or deny the "H" endorsement, if the notice is of a final administrative determination that the applicant or licensee poses a security threat warranting denial of an "H" endorsement.
343.125(5)
(5) Notwithstanding
s. 227.42, there is no right to a hearing on any cancellation or denial of an "H" endorsement under this section.
343.125(6)
(6) Notwithstanding
sub. (3) and
s. 343.20 (1) (a), the department may require any person who holds a valid "H" endorsement on November 1, 2003, to apply for renewal of that endorsement, if that endorsement expires after November 1, 2008. The department shall provide the notice required under
s. 343.20 (2) (b). The department may cancel the "H" endorsement of any person who fails to renew within the period specified by the department under this subsection. This subsection does not apply to "H" endorsements that are issued or renewed after November 1, 2003.
343.125 History
History: 2003 a. 33.
343.13
343.13
Restricted licenses. 343.13(1)(1) The department upon issuing any license pursuant to this chapter may, whenever good cause appears, impose restrictions suitable to the licensee's operating ability with respect to the type of or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the licensee may operate, or such other restrictions applicable to the licensee as the department may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the licensee.
343.13(2)
(2) Notwithstanding
sub. (1), the department shall restrict the commercial driver license of any person to prohibit the operation of any motor vehicle equipped with air brakes if the person fails the portion of an examination under
s. 343.16 relating to air brakes or the person's driving skills test is conducted in a motor vehicle not equipped with air brakes.
343.13 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Trans 112, Wis. adm. code.
343.135
343.135
Special restricted operator's license. 343.135(1)(a)(a) Except as provided in
par. (b), upon application therefor, the department shall issue a special restricted operator's license to any person who meets the following requirements:
343.135(1)(a)1.
1. Is at least 14 years of age and is physically disabled or is at least 16 years of age.
343.135(1)(a)2.
2. Does not possess a valid operator's license issued under this chapter.
343.135(1)(a)4.
4. Has passed an examination which includes a test of the applicant's eyesight, ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, warning and directing traffic, knowledge of the traffic laws and an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of the vehicle for which the special restricted license is to be issued. An applicant shall furnish the motor vehicle he or she will be operating for use in testing his or her ability to operate the vehicle. The department may waive the demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a moped or motor bicycle as provided in
s. 343.16 (2) (d).
343.135(1)(b)
(b) The department may not issue a special restricted license to a person whose operating privilege is suspended or revoked.
343.135(2)(a)(a) A special restricted operator's license may be issued only for the specific vehicle or type of vehicle described on the license. A license under this paragraph may not be issued to authorize operation of a commercial motor vehicle or a school bus. A special restricted operator's license may be issued only for the following vehicles:
343.135(2)(a)2.
2. Specially designed vehicles having a maximum speed of 35 miles per hour which the department authorizes to be operated on the highway.
343.135(2)(b)
(b) If a special restricted operator's license is issued for operation of a vehicle described in
par. (a) 2., the vehicle may be operated only by the following persons:
343.135(2)(b)2.
2. A person licensed under this chapter who operates the vehicle for the limited purposes of repairing or testing the vehicle.
343.135(3)
(3) Design of license. The special restricted license shall be of the same size and general design of the operator's license, except that it shall bear the words "SPECIAL RESTRICTED LICENSE". The information on the license shall be the same as specified under
s. 343.17 (3) and the holder may affix a decal thereto as provided in
s. 343.175 (3). All restrictions imposed under
sub. (6) shall be listed on the license or on an attachment thereto.
343.135(4)
(4) Physical requirements. The department may set such physical standards as it deems necessary for eligibility for licensing under this section. The standards shall include a vision standard.
343.135(5)
(5) Examination. The department may require an applicant to submit to a medical examination to determine whether the applicant meets the standards set under
sub. (4). The applicant shall pay the cost of any such examination.
343.135(6)
(6) Restrictions. The department may impose such restrictions as it deems necessary on any license issued under this section. Such restrictions may include, but are not limited to, the type of vehicle, special equipment, time of day of operation, and specific geographic areas and streets or routes of travel. A vehicle operated under this section shall display a slow moving vehicle emblem as required under
s. 347.245.
343.135(7)
(7) Expiration; renewal. A special restricted operator's license issued under this section shall expire 2 years after the date of issuance. Within 90 days prior to the expiration of a license, the holder of the restricted license may renew the license by paying the required fee and passing the examination under
sub. (1) (a) 4.
343.135 Cross-reference
Cross Reference: See also ch.
Trans 112, Wis. adm. code.
343.14
343.14
Application for license. 343.14(1)
(1) Every application to the department for a license or identification card or for renewal thereof shall be made upon the appropriate form furnished by the department and shall be accompanied by the required fee. Names, addresses, license numbers, and social security numbers obtained by the department under this subsection shall be provided to the department of revenue for the purpose of administering
ss. 71.93 and
71.935 and state taxes.
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(1) Every application to the department for a license or identification card or for renewal thereof shall be made upon the appropriate form furnished by the department and shall be accompanied by the required fee. The department shall provide the information it obtains under this subsection, excluding medical information, to the department of revenue for the purpose of administering setoffs under ss. 71.93 and 71.935 and state taxes.
343.14(2)
(2) The forms for application shall be determined by the department and shall include:
343.14(2)(a)
(a) The full name and residence address of the applicant;
343.14(2)(b)
(b) The applicant's date of birth, color of eyes, color of hair, sex, height, weight and race;
343.14(2)(bm)
(bm) Except as provided in
par. (br), the applicant's social security number.
343.14(2)(br)
(br) If the applicant does not have a social security number, a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of workforce development. A license that is issued or renewed under
s. 343.17 in reliance on a statement submitted under this paragraph is invalid if the statement is false.
343.14(2)(c)
(c) A statement as to whether the applicant has heretofore been licensed as an operator of any motor vehicle and, if so, when and by what jurisdiction;
343.14(2)(d)
(d) Whether any previous license or operating privilege has ever been suspended or revoked or whether application has ever been refused and, if so, the date and place of such suspension, revocation or refusal;
343.14(2)(e)
(e) If the application is made by a person under 18 years of age, documentary proof that the applicant is enrolled in a school program or high school equivalency program and is not a habitual truant as defined in
s. 118.16 (1) (a), has graduated from high school or been granted a declaration of high school graduation equivalency or is enrolled in a home-based private educational program, as defined in
s. 115.001 (3g). For purposes of this paragraph, "documentary proof" means the signature and verification of an adult sponsor as provided in
s. 343.15 (1) or the applicant as provided in
s. 343.15 (4) (b);
343.14(2)(em)
(em) If the application is made by a male who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, the form shall notify the applicant that, by submitting the application to the department, the applicant gives his consent to be registered, if required by federal law, with the selective service system and that he authorizes the department to forward information to the selective service system under
s. 343.234.
343.14(2)(er)1.1. Documentary proof that the individual is a citizen of the United States or documentary proof that the individual is legally present in the United States.
343.14(2)(er)2.
2. If the individual is not a citizen of the United States, he or she shall provide documentary proof of his or her status as a legal permanent resident or conditional resident, a valid unexpired nonimmigrant visa or nonimmigrant visa status for entry into the United States, a pending or approved application for asylum in the United States, valid entry into the United States in refugee status, a pending or approved application for temporary protected status in the United States, approved deferred action status, or a pending application for adjustment of status to legal permanent resident status or conditional resident status.
343.14(2)(f)
(f) Such further information as the department considers appropriate to identify the applicant, including biometric data, and such information as the department may reasonably require to enable it to determine whether the applicant is by law entitled to the license applied for;
343.14(2)(g)
(g) A question as to whether the applicant wishes to include his or her name as a donor of an anatomical gift in the record of potential donors maintained by the department. The form shall indicate the following:
343.14(2)(g)1.
1. The applicant is not required to respond to the question under this paragraph in order to obtain a license.
343.14(2)(g)2.
2. The purpose of maintaining the record of potential donors is to facilitate the determination of whether a person is a potential donor in the event of his or her death.
343.14(2)(g)3.
3. An affirmative response to the question under this paragraph does not in itself authorize an anatomical gift. To authorize an anatomical gift, an applicant shall comply with
s. 157.06 or
343.175 (2);
343.14(2)(h)
(h) A certification by the applicant that the motor vehicle in which the person takes the driving skills test is a representative vehicle of the vehicle group that the person operates or expects to operate; and
343.14(2)(i)
(i) A certification by the applicant for a commercial driver license that he or she either:
343.14(2)(i)1.
1. Meets all of the driver qualifications contained in either
49 CFR 391 or in an alternative federally approved driver qualification program established by the department by rule. The department may require the applicant to show the medical certificate of physical examination required by
49 CFR 391.43; or
343.14(2)(i)2.
2. Meets all of the driver qualifications for drivers in intrastate commerce as established by the department by rule and is applying for a commercial driver license valid only in this state for noninterstate operation.
343.14(2g)(a)(a) Notwithstanding
ss. 111.321,
111.322, and
111.335 and any other provision of law, in addition to the information required under
sub. (2), the application form for an "H" endorsement specified in
s. 343.17 (3) (d) 1m. shall include all of the information and statements required under
49 CFR 1572.5 (e), including all of the following:
343.14(2g)(a)2.
2. A statement that the individual signing the application meets all of the following requirements:
343.14(2g)(a)2.a.
a. The individual has not been convicted, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, of any disqualifying felony criminal offense described in
subd. 1. in any jurisdiction during the 7-year period preceding the date of the application.
343.14(2g)(a)2.b.
b. The individual has not been released from incarceration in any jurisdiction for committing any disqualifying felony criminal offense described in
subd. 1. within the 5-year period preceding the date of the application.
343.14(2g)(a)2.c.
c. The individual is not wanted or under indictment for any disqualifying felony criminal offense described in
subd. 1.
343.14(2g)(a)2.d.
d. The individual is a U.S. citizen who has not renounced that citizenship, or is lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States. If the applicant is lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States, the applicant shall provide the applicant's alien registration number issued by the federal department of homeland security.
343.14(2g)(a)3.
3. A statement that the individual signing the application has been informed that
s. 343.245 (2) (a) 1. and federal regulations under
49 CFR 1572.5 impose an ongoing obligation to disclose to the department within 24 hours if the individual is convicted, or found not guilty by reason of insanity, of any disqualifying felony criminal offense described in
subd. 1., or adjudicated as a mental defective or committed to a mental institution, while he or she holds an "H" endorsement specified in
s. 343.17 (3) (d) 1m.
343.14(2g)(a)4.
4. Notwithstanding
sub. (2) (br) and the provisions of any memorandum of understanding entered into under
s. 49.857 (2), the applicant's social security number.
343.14(2g)(b)
(b) Upon receiving a completed application form for an "H" endorsement specified in
s. 343.17 (3) (d) 1m., the department of transportation shall immediately forward the application to the federal transportation security administration of the federal department of homeland security. The department of transportation shall also inform the applicant that the applicant has a right to obtain a copy of the applicant's criminal history record by submitting a written request for that record to the federal transportation security administration.
343.14(2j)(a)(a) Subject to any exceptions provided for in a memorandum of understanding entered into under
s. 49.857 (2), the department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license if the applicant has not included his or her social security number in the application, or, if the applicant does not have a social security number, has not included a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not have a social security number in the application.
343.14(2j)(b)
(b) Except as otherwise required to administer and enforce this chapter, the department of transportation may not disclose a social security number obtained from an applicant for a license under
sub. (2) (bm) to any person except to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of administering
s. 49.22 or to the department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting debt.
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(b) Except as otherwise required to administer and enforce this chapter, the department of transportation may not disclose a social security number obtained from an applicant for a license under sub. (2) (bm) to any person except to the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of administering s. 49.22 or to the department of revenue for the purpose of administering setoffs under ss. 71.93 and 71.935 and state taxes.
343.14(2m)
(2m) The forms for application for a license or identification card or for renewal thereof shall include the information required under
s. 85.103 (2).
343.14(3)
(3) The department shall, as part of the application process, take a photograph of the applicant to comply with
s. 343.17 (3) (a) 2. Except where specifically exempted by statute or by rule of the department, no application may be processed without the photograph being taken. In the case of renewal licenses, the photograph shall be taken once every 8 years, and shall coincide with the appearance for examination which is required under
s. 343.16 (3). The department may make provision for issuance of a license without a photograph if the applicant is stationed outside the state in military service and in specific situations where the department deems such action appropriate.
343.14(4m)
(4m) The department shall develop designs for licenses and identification cards which are resistant to tampering and forgery no later than January 1, 1989. Licenses and identification cards issued on or after January 1, 1989, shall incorporate the designs required under this subsection.
343.14(5)
(5) No person may use a false or fictitious name or knowingly make a false statement or knowingly conceal a material fact or otherwise commit a fraud in an application for any of the following:
