AB75,1418,10 341.11 (4) In the case of a vehicle registered on the basis of gross weight for which a special registration plates have plate has been issued under s. 341.14 (2), (6), (6m) or (6r) or for which a personalized registration plates have plate has been issued under s. 341.145, or any motor bus, motor home, dual purpose motor home, motor truck, truck tractor or road tractor, the certificate of registration shall be displayed in a prominent place in the driver's compartment of the vehicle to which the certificate refers. Any person who operates and any person in whose name the vehicle is registered who consents to the operation of any such vehicle without the certificate of registration being so displayed may be required to forfeit not more than $200.

AB75, s. 2785 Section 2785. 341.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1418,18 341.12 (1) The department upon registering a vehicle pursuant to s. 341.25 or 341.30 shall issue and deliver prepaid to the applicant 2 registration plates for an automobile, motor truck, motor bus, school bus, motor home, or dual purpose motor home and one plate for other vehicles. The department upon registering a vehicle pursuant to any other section shall issue one plate unless the department determines that 2 plates will better serve the interests of law enforcement one registration plate.

AB75, s. 2786 Section 2786 . 341.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1419,2 341.12 (2) The department shall purchase plates from the Waupun Correctional Institution unless otherwise approved by the governor. Subject to any specific requirements which may be imposed by statute, the department shall determine the size, color and design of any registration plates plate with a view toward making them visible evidence of the period for which the vehicle is registered and the fee class into which the vehicle falls as well as making them the plate a ready means of identifying the specific vehicle or owner for which the plates were plate was issued.

AB75, s. 2787 Section 2787. 341.12 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 2788 Section 2788. 341.13 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1419,6 341.13 (title) Additional specifications for plate design of certain plates and certificate of title requirements.

AB75, s. 2789 Section 2789. 341.13 (1) (intro.) and (a) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 341.13 (1) and amended to read:

AB75,1419,14 341.13 (1) In addition to the matter specified in s. 341.12 (3), registration plates for automobiles registered pursuant to the registration system under s. 341.27, except automobiles registered under s. 341.14 (6r) or 341.145 (1) (c), shall comply with the following specifications: (a) The display the words "America's Dairyland" shall be displayed across either the lower or upper portion of the plate at the discretion of the secretary.

AB75, s. 2790 Section 2790. 341.13 (1) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 2791 Section 2791. 341.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1420,3 341.13 (2) In addition to the matter specified in s. 341.12 (3), the registration plates for For a vehicle registered on the basis of gross weight except a dual purpose motor home or a motor home, motor truck, farm truck, or dual purpose farm truck registered under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (1r) (a), (2), (6m), or (6r) or 341.145 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) or a motor truck or dual purpose farm truck registered under s. 341.14 (6) shall indicate the weight class into which the vehicle falls in a manner prescribed by the department. The, the gross weight which that determines the registration fee for a dual purpose motor home or a motor home, motor truck, farm truck, or dual purpose farm truck registered under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (1r) (a), (2), (6m), or (6r) or 341.145 (1) (a), (b), (c), (d), or (e) or a motor truck or dual purpose farm truck registered under s. 341.14 (6) shall be shown on its certificate of registration.

AB75, s. 2792 Section 2792. 341.13 (2r) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1420,10 341.13 (2r) In addition to the matter specified in s. 341.12 (3), the registration plates plate for a vehicle registered under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 32. shall display the words "combat-wounded veteran." The department shall specify one combination of colors and design for a plate issued under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 32., except that the department may not specify the colors or design unless the colors and design are approved in writing by the department of veterans affairs.

AB75, s. 2793 Section 2793. 341.13 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1420,17 341.13 (3) In lieu of issuing The department is not required to issue a new plate upon each renewal of registration of a vehicle, the department may issue one insert tag, decal or other evidence of registration per vehicle to indicate the period of registration. The tag, decal or other evidence of registration shall be provided by the department and used only if the outstanding plate is in suitable condition for further usage. A decal shall be displayed as provided in s. 341.15 (1m).

AB75, s. 2794 Section 2794. 341.13 (3m) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 2795 Section 2795. 341.13 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1420,24 341.13 (4) A The certificate of title for a specially designed vehicle which is authorized for operation under s. 343.135 (2) (a) 2. shall bear a tag, decal or other identification issued by the department to indicate that the vehicle may be subject to special equipment standards under s. 347.02 (6) and that the vehicle may be operated only by a person authorized to do so under s. 343.135 (2) (b).

AB75, s. 2796 Section 2796. 341.135 (1) (title) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 2797 Section 2797. 341.135 (1) and (2m) of the statutes are consolidated, renumbered 341.135 and amended to read:

AB75,1421,25 341.135 Rebasing registration plates. Every 10th year, the At intervals determined by the department, the department shall establish new designs of registration plates to be issued under ss. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), and (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), and (j) and (2) (a), (b), and (c), and 341.26 (2) and (3) (a) 1. and (am). Any design for registration plates issued for automobiles and for vehicles registered on the basis of gross weight shall comply with the applicable design requirements of ss. 341.12 (3), 341.13, and 341.14 (6r) (c). The designs for registration plates specified in this subsection section shall be as similar in appearance as practicable during each 10-year design interval. Except as provided in ss. 341.13 (2r) and 341.14 (1), each registration plate issued under s. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), or (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), or (j) or (2) (a), (b), or (c), or 341.26 (2) or (3) (a) 1. or (am) during each 10-year design interval shall be of the design established under this subsection section. The department may not redesign registration plates for the special groups under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 53., 54., or 55. until July 1, 2010. Except for registration plates issued under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 53., 54., or 55., the first design cycle for registration plates issued under ss. 341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), and (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), and (j) and (2) (a), (b), and (c), and 341.26 (2) and (3) (a) 1. and (am) began July 1, 2000. (2m) Applicability. Notwithstanding s. 341.13 (3), as the department establishes new designs for registration plates under this section, the department shall, at the time determined appropriate by the department, issue registration plates of the new design to replace registration plates previously issued. This section does not apply to special group plates under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 19m.

AB75, s. 2798 Section 2798. 341.135 (2) of the statutes is repealed.

AB75, s. 2799 Section 2799. 341.14 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1422,18 341.14 (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 a plate of a special design in lieu of the plates plate which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates plate. The plates plate shall be colored red, white, and blue and the department shall consult the department of veterans affairs before specifying the design of the plates plate. The plates plate 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 the plate.

AB75, s. 2800 Section 2800. 341.14 (1a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB75,1423,13 341.14 (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 a plate of a special design in lieu of plates the plate which ordinarily would be issued for the vehicle, and shall renew the plates plate. The plates plate 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 the plate.