341.14(1)
(1) If any resident of this state who is registering or has registered an automobile, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home submits a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from the U.S. department of veterans affairs certifying to the department that the resident is, by reason of injuries sustained while in the active U.S. military service, a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall procure, issue and deliver to the veteran, plates of a special design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be colored red, white, and blue and the department shall consult the department of veterans affairs before specifying the design of the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned by a disabled veteran and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in
s. 346.50 (2). No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be made for the issuance or renewal of such plates.
341.14(1a)
(1a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered an automobile, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home, submits a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying to the department that the resident is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled person plates of a special design in lieu of plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is owned by a nonveteran disabled person and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in
s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee shall be made for the issuance or renewal of such plates.
341.14(1e)(a)(a) If any resident of this state, who is registering or has registered a motorcycle, submits a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal, or from the U.S. department of veterans affairs certifying to the department that the resident is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall procure, issue and deliver to the disabled person a plate of a special design in lieu of the plate which ordinarily would be issued for the motorcycle, and shall renew the plate. The statement shall state whether the disability is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the opinion of the physician, advanced practice nurse, public health nurse, physician assistant, podiatrist, chiropractor, practitioner, or U.S. department of veterans affairs as to the duration of the disability. The plate shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the motorcycle is owned by a disabled person and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in
s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plate.
341.14(1m)
(1m) If any licensed driver submits to the department a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying that another person who is regularly dependent on the licensed driver for transportation is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall issue and deliver to the licensed driver plates of a special design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued for the automobile or motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck having a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, farm truck having a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or motor home, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is operated by a licensed driver on whom a disabled person is regularly dependent and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in
s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The plates shall conform to the plates required in
sub. (1a).
341.14(1q)
(1q) If any employer who provides an automobile, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds or a motor home, for an employee's use submits to the department a statement once every 4 years, as determined by the department, from a physician licensed to practice medicine in any state, from an advanced practice nurse licensed to practice nursing in any state, from a public health nurse certified or licensed to practice in any state, from a physician assistant licensed or certified to practice in any state, from a podiatrist licensed to practice in any state, from a chiropractor licensed to practice chiropractic in any state, or from a Christian Science practitioner residing in this state and listed in the Christian Science journal certifying that the employee is a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk, the department shall issue and deliver to such employer plates of a special design in lieu of the plates which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates. The plates shall be so designed as to readily apprise law enforcement officers of the fact that the vehicle is operated by a disabled person and is entitled to the parking privileges specified in
s. 346.50 (2a). No charge in addition to the registration fee may be made for the issuance or renewal of the plates. The plates shall conform to the plates required in
sub. (1a).
341.14(2)
(2) Upon compliance with the laws relating to registration of automobiles and motor homes; motor trucks, dual purpose motor homes, and dual purpose farm trucks which have a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds; and farm trucks which have a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, including payment of the prescribed registration fees therefor plus an additional fee of $15 when registration plates are issued accompanied by an application showing satisfactory proof that the applicant is the holder of an unexpired amateur radio station license issued by the federal communications commission, the department shall issue registration plates on which, in lieu of the usual registration number, shall be inscribed in large legible form the call letters of such applicant as assigned by the federal communications commission. The fee for reissuance of a plate under this subsection shall be $15.
341.14(2m)
(2m) Upon compliance with laws relating to registration of motor vehicles, including payment of the prescribed fee, and an additional fee of $15 when the original or new registration plates are issued and accompanied by an application showing satisfactory proof that the applicant has a collector's identification number as provided in
s. 341.266 (2) (d), the department shall issue registration plates on which, in lieu of the usual registration number, shall be inscribed the collector's identification number issued under
s. 341.266 (2) (d). The words "VEHICLE COLLECTOR" shall be inscribed across the lower or upper portion of the plate at the discretion of the department. Additional registrations under this subsection by the same collector shall bear the same collector's identification number followed by a suffix letter for vehicle identification. Registration plates issued under this subsection shall expire annually.
341.14(3)
(3) Upon request therefor by the state or a county or municipality or federally recognized Indian tribe or band which is registering a vehicle owned by it and to be used in law enforcement work, to be used by investigators for the office of the state public defender or to be used for operation under
s. 20.916 (7), the department shall issue the same type of registration plate as it would issue for a privately owned vehicle of the same type in lieu of the type of plate it ordinarily would issue for a vehicle owned by the state or by a county or municipality or Indian tribe or band. This subsection does not affect the registration fee to be charged.
341.14(4)
(4) For antique motor vehicles as specified in
s. 341.265. The special plate for an antique motorcycle under this subsection shall be the same size as the usual registration plate for a motorcycle that is not an antique motorcycle.
341.14(4r)
(4r) For reconstructed, replica, street modified, and homemade vehicles as specified in
s. 341.268.
341.14(4u)
(4u) For historic military vehicles as specified in
s. 341.269. The special plate for a historic military vehicle that is a motorcycle shall be the same size as the usual registration plate for a motorcycle that is not a historic military vehicle.
341.14(5)
(5) Upon application by any person awarded the congressional medal of honor and submission of proper proof thereof, the department shall issue special plates so designed as to indicate such award. No charge whatever shall be made for the issuance of such plates.
341.14(6)(a)(a) Upon application to register an automobile or a motor truck or dual purpose farm truck that has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds by any person who was a member of any of the U.S. armed services and who was held as a prisoner of war during a war period, as defined in
s. 45.01 (13), or while in service in a crisis zone, as defined in
s. 45.01 (11), and upon submission of a statement from the U.S. department of veterans affairs certifying that the person was a prisoner of war during a war period, as defined in
s. 45.01 (13), or while in service in a crisis zone, as defined in
s. 45.01 (11), the department shall issue to the person a special plate that is colored red, white, and blue and that has the words "ex-prisoner of war" placed on the plate in the manner designated by the department.
341.14(6)(c)
(c) A person who maintains no more than one registration under this subsection at one time shall not be charged a fee for registration of the vehicle or issuance of the plates.
341.14(6)(d)
(d) For each additional vehicle, a person who maintains more than one registration under this subsection at one time shall be charged a fee of $15 for issuance or reissuance of the plates in addition to the annual registration fee for the vehicle. Except as provided in
par. (c), a motor truck or dual purpose farm truck registered under this subsection shall be registered under this paragraph.
341.14(6m)(a)(a) Upon application to register an automobile or a motor home, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home, or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, by any person who is a resident of this state and a member or retired member of the national guard, the department shall issue to the person special plates whose colors and design shall be determined by the department and which have the words "Wisconsin guard member" placed on the plates in the manner designated by the department. The department shall consult with or obtain the approval of the adjutant general with respect to any word or symbol used to identify the national guard. An additional fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of the plates. Registration plates issued under this subsection shall expire annually.
341.14(6m)(b)
(b) Except as provided in
par. (c), if an individual in possession of special plates under this subsection or of personalized plates under
s. 341.145 (1) (b) does not maintain membership in the national guard during a year which is not a plate issuance year, the individual shall dispose of the special plates in a manner prescribed by the department.
341.14(6m)(c)
(c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to an individual who is a retired member of the national guard.
341.14(6m)(d)1.1. If an applicant for initial issuance of special plates under this subsection identifies himself or herself in the application as a member or former member of a Wisconsin national guard unit identified by the department of military affairs under
subd. 5., the department shall provide to the applicant, to be affixed to one of the plates issued under this subsection, a decal that includes a symbol associated with the unit of which the applicant is or was a member and instructions for placement of the decal on the special plate.
341.14(6m)(d)2.
2. Upon receiving any application for renewal of registration of a vehicle for which special plates have been issued under this subsection, if the applicant identifies himself or herself in the application as a member or former member of a Wisconsin national guard unit identified by the department of military affairs under
subd. 5. and if the department has not previously provided a decal under
subd. 1. or
3., the department shall provide a decal described in
subd. 1. to the applicant, with instructions for placement of the decal on one of the special plates.
341.14(6m)(d)3.
3. Notwithstanding
subd. 2., upon receiving any application for renewal of registration of a vehicle for which special plates have been issued under this subsection, if the applicant identifies himself or herself in the application as a member or former member of a Wisconsin national guard unit identified by the department of military affairs under
subd. 5. and if the department is required under
s. 341.135 to issue new registration plates for the vehicle, the department shall provide to the applicant, to be affixed to one of these plates, a decal described in
subd. 1. and instructions for placement of the decal on the plate.
341.14(6m)(d)5.
5. The department of military affairs shall, by rule, identify each Wisconsin national guard unit for which a decal is available under this paragraph.
341.14(6m)(d)6.
6. The department shall charge a fee of $20 for each decal provided to an applicant under this paragraph.
341.14(6r)(a)1.
1. "Authorized special group" means a special group enumerated in
par. (f) or designated by the department under
par. (fm).
341.14(6r)(a)2.
2. "Immediate family member" means a spouse, grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or grandchild, or the spouse of a grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or grandchild.
341.14(6r)(b)1.1. Subject to
subd. 1m., upon application to register an automobile or motor home, or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, by any person who is a resident of this state and a member of an authorized special group, the department shall issue to the person special plates whose colors and design shall indicate that the vehicle is owned by a person who is a member of the applicable special group. The department may not issue any special group plates under
par. (f) 55.,
60., or
61r. until 6 months after the department has received information sufficient for the department to determine that any approvals required for use of any logo, trademark, trade name or other commercial symbol designating the professional football team or professional baseball team or associated with Harley-Davidson, Inc., have been obtained. Subject to
sub. (9) (d), the department may not issue any special group plates under
par. (f) 61m. until the department has received information sufficient for the department to determine that any license or other approval required for use of any logo, trademark or service mark, trade name or other commercial symbol to be used on or in association with these plates has been obtained. Notwithstanding
s. 341.12 (2), if the department of corrections does not have flat-plate technology available for use in manufacturing license plates at quality and cost comparable to that available from the state of Minnesota, the department of transportation may not issue any special group plates under
par. (f) 59. unless the department of transportation purchases the plates from the state of Minnesota.
Sections 16.70,
16.71,
16.72,
16.75,
16.752 to
16.755,
16.765,
16.77, and
16.82 do not apply to purchases of plates issued under
par. (f) 59. from the state of Minnesota.
341.14(6r)(b)1m.
1m. Upon receipt of contributions totaling an amount equal to the initial costs of production of the special group plates under
par. (f) 61. or $11,800, whichever is less, from Marquette University or other persons interested in the special group plates under
par. (f) 61., the department shall commence any development work necessary to implement the provisions of
par. (f) 61. and related provisions under this subsection and shall complete the development work within 6 months of its commencement. The development work under this subdivision shall be funded only from the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (4) (ch) from contributions received by the department for purposes of this subdivision. If the department does not receive, by June 30, 2013, sufficient contributions to commence development work under this subdivision, the department may not commence development work under this subdivision and shall promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the department for purposes of this subdivision. If the department receives contributions in excess of the amount necessary to commence development work under this subdivision, the department shall discontinue receiving contributions under this subdivision and promptly return to each contributor all contributions, less a transaction fee of no more than $2.50 per contributor for costs associated with the return of contributions, received by the department after the department had received sufficient contributions. No contribution received by the department under this subdivision may be applied to any fee established under
subd. 2. The department may not issue any special group plates under
par. (f) 61. until the department has completed the development work specified in this subdivision.
341.14(6r)(b)2.
2. An additional fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of the plates for special groups specified under
par. (f), except that no additional fee may be charged under this subdivision for the issuance or reissuance of the plates for special groups specified under
par. (f) 1. to
32.,
49. to
49s.,
51., or
56.
341.14(6r)(b)3.
3. An additional fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of a plate issued for a special group designated by the department under
par. (fm). The department shall deposit in the general fund and credit to the appropriation account under
s. 20.395 (5) (cj) all fees collected under this subdivision.
341.14(6r)(b)4.
4. An additional fee of $20 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for a special group specified under
par. (f) 35. to
47. An additional fee of $40 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a biennial basis for a special group specified under
par. (f) 35. to
47. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $20 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. The fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
ch. 71. The department shall pay all moneys received under this subdivision to the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin system to fund the scholarship programs under
s. 36.44.
341.14(6r)(b)5.
5. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 50. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 50. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision in excess of the initial costs of production of the special group plate under
par. (f) 50. or $15,000, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (1) (fs). To the extent permitted under
ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
ch. 71.
341.14(6r)(b)6.
6. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 53. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on a biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 53. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision in excess of the initial costs of data processing for the special group plate under
par. (f) 53. or $35,000, whichever is less, shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.395 (1) (ih) and deposited in the fund maintained under
s. 48.982 (2e) (a) 2. To the extent permitted under
ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
ch. 71.
341.14(6r)(b)7.
7. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 54. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 54. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision in excess of the initial costs of production of the special group plate under
par. (f) 54. or $196,700, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (5) (au). To the extent permitted under
ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
ch. 71.
341.14(6r)(b)8.
8. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 55. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 55. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. For each professional football team for which plates are produced under
par. (f) 55., all moneys received under this subdivision in excess of the initial costs of data processing for the special group plate related to that team under
par. (f) 55. or $35,000, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the general fund and credited as follows:
341.14(6r)(b)8.a.
a. An amount equal to the costs of licensing fees under
par. (h) that are related to that team shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.395 (5) (cL).
341.14(6r)(b)8.b.
b. The remainder after crediting the appropriation account as provided in
subd. 8. a. shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.395 (1) (ig). The department of transportation shall identify and record the percentage of moneys that are attributable to each professional football team represented by a plate under
par. (f) 55.
341.14(6r)(b)9.a.a. A fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of a plate for a special group specified under
par. (f) 1. to
15.,
16. to
19.,
20. to
32.,
49. to
49s.,
51., or
56. All moneys received under this
subd. 9. a. in excess of the initial costs of production of the special group plates under
par. (f) 3m.,
6m.,
9g.,
9m.,
12g.,
12m.,
49d.,
49h.,
49s., and
56. or $37,800, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the veterans trust fund.
341.14(6r)(b)9.b.
b. A fee of $15 shall be charged for the issuance or reissuance of a plate for the special group specified under
par. (f) 15m. All moneys received under this
subd. 9. b. in excess of the initial costs of production of the special group plate under
par. (f) 15m. or $23,700, whichever is less, shall be deposited in the veterans trust fund.
341.14(6r)(b)9m.
9m. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 55m. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 55m. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. To the extent permitted under
ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
ch. 71. All moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $43,600 for the initial costs of production of the special group plate under
par. (f) 55m., shall be deposited in the general fund and credited as follows:
341.14(6r)(b)10.
10. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 57. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 57. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $27,600 for the initial costs of production of the special group plate under
par. (f) 57., shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (1) (gi). To the extent permitted under
ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
ch. 71.
341.14(6r)(b)11.
11. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 58. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 58. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. To the extent permitted under
ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
ch. 71. All moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $43,200 for the initial costs of production of the special group plate under
par. (f) 58., shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.435 (1) (g).
341.14(6r)(b)12.
12. A fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 59. A fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 59. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision in excess of $23,500 shall be deposited in the conservation fund and credited to the appropriation under
s. 20.370 (1) (fs). To the extent permitted under
ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
ch. 71.
341.14(6r)(b)13.
13. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 60. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 60. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. For each professional baseball team for which plates are produced under
par. (f) 60., all moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $24,300 for the initial costs of production for each team's special group plates, shall be deposited into the general fund and credited as follows:
341.14(6r)(b)13.a.
a. An amount equal to the costs of licensing fees under
par. (i) that are related to that team shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.395 (5) (ej).
341.14(6r)(b)13.b.
b. The remainder after crediting the appropriation account as provided in
subd. 13. a. shall be credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.835 (4) (gb). The department of transportation shall identify and record the percentage of moneys that are attributable to each professional baseball team represented by a plate under
par. (f) 60.
341.14(6r)(b)14.
14. Subject to
sub. (9) (d), a fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 61m. Subject to
sub. (9) (d), a fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 61m. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $23,700 for the initial costs of production of the special group plate under
par. (f) 61m., shall be deposited into the general fund and credited to the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (5) (eg). To the extent permitted under
ch. 71, the fee under this subdivision is deductible as a charitable contribution for purposes of the taxes under
ch. 71.
341.14(6r)(b)14m.
14m. An additional fee of $25 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on an annual basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 61r. An additional fee of $50 that is in addition to the fee under
subd. 2. shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a plate issued on the biennial basis for the special group specified under
par. (f) 61r. if the plate is issued or renewed during the first year of the biennial registration period or $25 for the issuance or renewal if the plate is issued or renewed during the 2nd year of the biennial registration period. All moneys received under this subdivision, in excess of $23,700 for the initial costs of production of the special group plate under
par. (f) 61r., shall be deposited into the general fund and credited to the appropriation account under
s. 20.395 (5) (eh).
341.14(6r)(c)
(c) Special group plates shall display the word "Wisconsin", the name of the applicable authorized special group, a symbol representing the special group, not exceeding one position, and identifying letters or numbers or both, not exceeding 6 positions and not less than one position. Except as provided in this paragraph, the department shall specify the design for special group plates, but the department shall consult the president of the University of Wisconsin System before specifying the word or symbol used to identify the special groups under
par. (f) 35. to
47., the secretary of natural resources before specifying the word or symbol used to identify the special groups under
par. (f) 50. and
59., the chief executive officer of the professional football team and an authorized representative of the league of professional football teams described in
s. 229.823 to which that team belongs before specifying the design for the applicable special group plate under
par. (f) 55., the chief trademark officer of Harley-Davidson Michigan, LLC before specifying the design for the applicable special group plate under
par. (f) 61r., the department of veterans affairs before specifying the design for the special group plates under
par. (f) 49d.,
49h., and
49s., and the department of tourism and chief executive officer of the organization specified in
par. (f) 55m. before specifying the design and word or symbol used to identify the special group name for special group plates under
par. (f) 55m. Special group plates under
par. (f) 50. shall be as similar as possible to regular registration plates in color and design. The department shall make available 2 designs for the special group plates under
par. (f) 60. The department may not specify any design for the special group plates under
par. (f) 60. unless the design is approved by the executive vice president of the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club LP. The word or symbol used to identify the special group under
par. (f) 59. shall be different from the word or symbol used to identify the special group under
par. (f) 50. and the design shall cover the entire plate. Special group plates under
par. (f) 61m. shall display a logo or image of the lion associated with the Lions Clubs International. Special group plates under
par. (f) 61r. shall display a bar and shield logo associated with Harley-Davidson, Inc., on the left portion of the plates and the words "share the road" on the bottom portion of the plates. Notwithstanding
par. (e), special group plates under
par. (f) 33m. and
48m. shall be the same color and design that was specified by the department for special group plates under
par. (f) 33. and
48., respectively, immediately prior to January 1, 2007. The design for special group plates under
par. (f) 33. and
48. shall be different from the design of special group plates under
par. (f) 33m. and
48m., respectively.
341.14(6r)(d)1.1. Subject to
subd. 2. and
par. (c), the department shall specify the word or words comprising the special group name and the symbol to be displayed upon special group plates for a group associated with a branch of the armed services or a related organization after consultation with the appropriate state or federal representative of that service or organization. Special group plates for a group associated with a branch of the armed services or a related organization shall be colored red, white and blue.
341.14(6r)(d)2.
2. Special group plates under
par. (f) 19m. shall display a gold star flag. The department shall consult the Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation, Inc., in designing the special group plates under
par. (f) 19m., and the department may not specify a design for the special group plates under
par. (f) 19m. unless the design is approved in writing by the department of veterans affairs.
341.14(6r)(e)
(e) The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates for groups or organizations which are not military in nature and not special group plates under
par. (f) 35. to
47.,
50., and
59., for each professional football team under
par. (f) 55., and for each professional baseball team under
par. (f) 60. The department shall specify one combination of colors for special group plates under
par. (f) 35. to
47. Subject to
par. (c), the department shall specify the word or words comprising the special group name and the symbol to be displayed upon special group plates for a group or organization which is not military in nature after consultation with the chief executive officer in this state of the group or organization. The department shall require that the word or words and symbol for a university specified under
par. (f) 35. to
47. be a registration decal or tag and affixed to the special group plate and be of the colors for a university specified under
par. (f) 35. to
47. that the president of the University of Wisconsin System specifies. The department shall consult the chief trademark officer of Harley-Davidson Michigan, LLC before specifying the colors for the special group plate under
par. (f) 61r.
341.14(6r)(f)
(f) Subject to
par. (b) 1m., the department shall issue special group plates under this subsection for the following authorized special groups:
