Chapter 347

347.49(3) (3) This section does not apply to transportation of flammable liquids as freight only by the consumer from the place of purchase to the place of consumption if such liquids are transported in drums or other containers having a capacity of not more than 100 gallons each and if the total amount of such liquids so transported in any one vehicle or combination of vehicles does not exceed 500 gallons.

347.49 History History: 2017 a. 365 s. 111.

347.495 347.495 Registration plate concealment device.

347.495(1) (1) In this section, “registration plate concealment device” means a manual, electronic, or mechanical device designed or adapted to be installed on a motor vehicle to do any of the following:

347.495(1)(a) (a) Switch between 2 or more registration plates.

347.495(1)(b) (b) Move, obstruct, or conceal a registration plate.

347.495(1)(c) (c) Alter the appearance of a registration plate so that the registration number cannot be seen and read.

347.495(2) (2) No person may possess, sell, purchase, install, or use a registration plate concealment device.

347.495(3) (3) No motor vehicle may be equipped with a registration plate concealment device.

347.495(4) (4) Any motor vehicle equipped in violation of sub. (3) may be impounded. A vehicle impounded under this subsection shall be returned to the owner upon payment of reasonable costs of towing and impounding the vehicle.

347.495 History History: 2025 a. 37.

347.50 347.50 Penalties.

347.50(1) (1) Any person violating ss. 347.35 to 347.49, except s. 347.385 (5), s. 347.413 (1) or s. 347.415 (1m), (2) and (3) to (5) or s. 347.417 (1) or s. 347.475 or s. 347.48 (2m) or (4) or s. 347.489, may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $200.

347.50(1m) (1m) Any person violating s. 347.385 (5) may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail, or both, for each violation.

347.50(1s) (1s) Any person violating s. 347.413 (1) or 347.417 (1) may be fined not less than $150 nor more than $600, or may be imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both for the first offense. For a 2nd or subsequent conviction within 5 years, the person may be fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.

347.50(1t) (1t) In addition to the penalty under sub. (1s), if a person who is subject to an order under s. 343.301 violates s. 347.413, the court shall extend the order restricting the person’s operating privilege under s. 343.301 (1g) or (2m) for 6 months for each violation.

347.50(2) (2) Any person violating s. 347.415 (1m), (2), and (3) to (5) or 347.475 may be fined not more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year in the county jail, or both, for each violation.

347.50(2m) (2m) 

347.50(2m)(a) (a) Any person who violates s. 347.48 (2m) (b) or (c) and any person 16 years of age or older who violates s. 347.48 (2m) (d) shall be required to forfeit $10.

347.50(2m)(b) (b) No forfeiture may be assessed for a violation of s. 347.48 (2m) (d) if the violator is less than 16 years of age when the offense occurs.

347.50(3) (3) 

347.50(3)(a) (a) Any person violating s. 347.48 (4) (am) may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $75 if the child is less than 4 years old.

347.50(3)(b) (b) No forfeiture may be assessed under par. (a) if all of the following apply:

347.50(3)(b)1. 1. The motor vehicle was not equipped with a child safety restraint system meeting the requirements under s. 347.48 (4) (am) at the time the uniform traffic citation was issued.

347.50(3)(b)2. 2. The person provides proof that, within 30 days after the uniform traffic citation was issued, a child safety restraint system meeting the requirements under s. 347.48 (4) (am) was purchased or leased and properly installed in the motor vehicle.

347.50(3)(b)3. 3. The person has not, within the immediately preceding 3 years, been issued a uniform traffic citation for a violation of s. 347.48 (4) (am).

347.50(4) (4) Any person violating s. 347.48 (4) (am) may be required to forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $25 for the first offense if the child is at least 4 years old and less than 8 years old. For a 2nd or subsequent conviction within 3 years involving a child who is at least 4 years old and less than 8 years old, a person may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $200.

347.50(5) (5) Any person violating s. 347.489 may be required to forfeit not more than $20.

347.50(6) (6) Any person violating s. 347.495 may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 90 days, or both.

347.50 History History: 1971 c. 278; 1975 c. 121; 1981 c. 327; 1983 a. 243; 1985 a. 309; 1987 a. 132; 1989 a. 22; 1991 a. 26, 277; 2001 a. 28; 2003 a. 166; 2005 a. 106, 193; 2007 a. 97; 2009 a. 28, 100; 2017 a. 124; 2025 a. 37.