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2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.156 - Transfers of leased motor vehicles.

342.156
Transfers of leased motor vehicles.
(1)
Prior to transferring ownership of any leased motor vehicle, the lessor shall notify in writing the lessee of the vehicle that the lessee is required to provide the lessor with a written disclosure specifying the leased vehicle's mileage. The written notification shall include the mileage disclosure requirements applicable to the lessee under 49 CFR 580.7 and rules of the department and the penalties for failure to comply with those requirements.
(2)
Upon termination of the lease after written notification from the lessor under sub. (1), the lessee shall disclose the vehicle's mileage in writing to the lessor. The mileage disclosure record under this section shall be signed by the lessee and include the information required under sub. (1) and rules of the department.
(3)
The lessor shall retain and make available for inspection any mileage disclosure record required to be made by a lessee with respect to a leased motor vehicle.
(4)
If a lessor transfers ownership of a leased motor vehicle without obtaining possession of the vehicle from the lessee, the lessor may, in making the mileage disclosure statement required under s. 342.155, indicate on the certificate of title or on a supplemental mileage disclosure statement approved by the department, the mileage disclosed by the lessee under this section unless the lessor has reason to believe that the lessee's mileage disclosure does not reflect the actual mileage of the vehicle.
(5)
The department shall promulgate rules to do all of the following:
(a)
Specify the information to be included in the lessee's mileage disclosure to the lessor.
(b)
Establish the manner in which and the period of time for which mileage disclosure records under this section shall be retained and made available for inspection.
(6)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (b), any person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.
(b)
Any person who violates this section with intent to defraud is guilty of a Class H felony.
History:  1993 a. 159; 1997 a. 283; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.157 - Motor vehicle salvage pools and auction companies to maintain records.

342.157
Motor vehicle salvage pools and auction companies to maintain records.
For each motor vehicle sold by a motor vehicle salvage pool or auction company, the motor vehicle salvage pool or auction company shall establish and maintain a record of each sale, including the mileage disclosure of the transferor under s. 342.155. The department shall specify by rule the information that shall be included in such records and the manner in which and the period of time for which the records shall be maintained.
History:  1993 a. 159.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.18 - When department to issue a new certificate.

342.18
When department to issue a new certificate.
(1)
The department, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other transfer documents required by law, to support the transfer, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner.
(2)
The department, upon receipt of an application for a new certificate of title by a transferee other than by voluntary transfer, with proof of the transfer, the required fee and any other documents required by law, shall issue a new certificate of title in the name of the transferee as owner. If the transfer constituted a termination of the owner's interest or a sale under a security agreement by a secured party named in the certificate, under s. 342.17 (2), the new certificate shall be issued free of the names and addresses of the secured party who terminated the owner's interest and of all secured parties subordinate under s. 342.19 to such secured party. If the outstanding certificate of title is not delivered to it, the department shall make demand therefor from the holder of such certificate.
(3)
The department shall retain for 5 years a record of every surrendered certificate of title, the record to be maintained so as to permit the tracing of title of the vehicle designated therein.
(4)
Under each of the following circumstances only, the department shall issue a certificate of title for a transferred vehicle without requiring registration of the vehicle:
(a)
Whenever application therefor accompanied by the required fee is made by a finance company licensed under ss. 138.09 or 218.0101 to 218.0163, a bank organized under the laws of this state, or a national bank located in this state, and the vehicle in question is a used vehicle for which the department had issued a certificate of title to the previous owner or a vehicle previously registered in another jurisdiction or is a recreational vehicle.
(b)
Whenever application therefor accompanied by the required fee is made by any other person and the vehicle in question is a vehicle for which the department had issued a certificate of title to the previous owner or is a vehicle previously registered in another jurisdiction or is a recreational vehicle and the department is satisfied that the present owner has not operated or consented to the operation of the vehicle since it was transferred to that owner and that he or she understands that the certificate of title merely is evidence of ownership of the vehicle and does not authorize operation of the vehicle on the highways of this state.
(c)
Whenever application therefor accompanied by the required fee is made by a dealer or wholesaler to comply with the requirements of s. 342.16 (1) (d).
History:  1973 c. 116 s. 6; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273; 1989 a. 31; 1993 a. 159; 1999 a. 9, 31, 186.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.195 - Notification of person who has perfected security interest.

342.195
Notification of person who has perfected security interest.
Upon request of a person who has perfected a security interest under s. 342.19, as shown by the records of the department, in a vehicle titled in this state, whenever the department receives information from another state that the vehicle is being titled in the other state and the information does not show that the security interest has been satisfied, the department shall notify the person. The person shall pay the department a $2 fee for each notification.
History:  1983 a. 155; 1985 a. 202.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.20 - Duties on creation of security interest.

342.20
Duties on creation of security interest.
If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle, unless the name and address of the secured party already is contained on the certificate of title for the vehicle:
(1)
The owner shall immediately execute, in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title or on a separate form or in an automated format prescribed by the department, an application to name the secured party on the certificate, showing the name and address of the secured party, and the owner or person in possession of the owner's certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be delivered to the secured party.
(2)
The secured party shall immediately cause the certificate, application, and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the department, except that if the secured party is not an individual or a person exempted by rule under s. 342.245 (3), the secured party shall follow the procedure specified in ss. 342.19 (2) (a) 2. and 342.245 (1) and (2).
(3)
Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application, and the required fee, or upon receipt of the security interest statement and required fee if the secured party has utilized the process specified in s. 342.245 (1), the department shall issue to the owner a new certificate containing the name and address of the new secured party. The department shall deliver to such new secured party, unless the secured party utilized the process specified in s. 342.245 (1), memoranda, in such form as the department prescribes, evidencing the notation of the security interest upon the certificate; and thereafter, upon any assignment, termination or release of the security interest, additional memoranda evidencing such action.
History:  1975 c. 286; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1981 c. 20; 1985 a. 202 s. 37; 1993 a. 301; 1995 a. 338; 1997 a. 27; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 163.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.21 - Assignment of security interest.

342.21
Assignment of security interest.
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in s. 409.308 (5), a secured party may assign, absolutely or otherwise, the party's security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the secured party as the holder of the security interest and the secured party remains liable for any obligations as a secured party until the assignee is named as secured party on the certificate.
(2)
Subject to s. 409.308 (5), the assignee may but need not, to perfect the assignment, have the certificate of title endorsed or issued with the assignee named as secured party, upon delivering to the department the certificate and an assignment by the secured party named in the certificate in the form the department prescribes.
History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1991 a. 316; 2001 a. 10.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.22 - Release of security interest.

342.22
Release of security interest.
(1)
Within one month or within 10 days following written demand by the debtor after there is no outstanding obligation and no commitment to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value, secured by the security interest in a vehicle under any security agreement between the owner and the secured party, the secured party shall mail or deliver the certificate of title for the vehicle to the department if the secured party is in possession of the certificate and shall also do one of the following:
(a)
If the secured party is an individual or a person exempted by rule under s. 342.245 (3), execute and deliver to the owner, as the department prescribes, a release of the security interest in the form and manner prescribed by the department and a notice to the owner stating in no less than 10-point boldface type the owner's obligation under sub. (2). If the secured party fails to execute and deliver the release and notice of the owner's obligation as required by this paragraph, the secured party is liable to the owner for $25 and for any loss caused to the owner by the failure.
(b)
If the secured party is not described in par. (a), deliver to the department a release of the security interest in the manner specified in s. 342.245 (1) and deliver to the owner a notice stating that the release has been provided to the department.
(2)
If an owner, other than a dealer holding the vehicle for resale, is in possession of the owner's certificate of title, the owner, upon receipt of the release and notice of obligation delivered under sub. (1) (a), shall promptly cause the certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the department, which shall release the secured party's rights on the certificate and issue a new certificate. Upon receipt of the notice under sub. (1) (b), the owner may, in the form and manner prescribed by the department and without additional fee, deliver an application and the certificate of title to the department and the department shall issue a new certificate of title free of the security interest notation.
(3)
The department may remove information pertaining to a security interest perfected under s. 342.19 from its computerized records when the following applicable period of time after the original perfection has elapsed unless the security interest is renewed in the same manner as provided in s. 342.19 (2) for perfection of a security interest:
(a)
For a recreational vehicle, 20 years.
(b)
For a truck tractor, 8 years.
(c)
For any other vehicle, 10 years.
(4)
Removal of information pertaining to a security interest from the records of the department under sub. (3) does not affect any security agreement between the owner of a vehicle and the holder of security interest in the vehicle.
History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 217, 447; 1985 a. 202; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.23 - Secured party's and owner's duties.

342.23
Secured party's and owner's duties.
(1)
A secured party named in a certificate of title shall, upon written request of the owner or of another secured party named on the certificate, disclose any pertinent information as to the party's security agreement and the indebtedness secured by it.
(2)
An owner or person in possession of the owner's certificate of title, as shown by the records of the department, shall promptly deliver the certificate of title to any secured party who is named on it or who has a security interest in the vehicle described in it under any other applicable prior law of this state, upon receipt of a notice from such secured party that the security interest is to be assigned, extended or perfected.
(3)
Any secured party who fails to disclose information pursuant to sub. (1) shall be liable for any loss caused to owner thereby.
(4)
Any owner or other person in possession of the owner's certificate of title who fails to deliver the certificate of title to a secured party requesting it pursuant to sub. (2) shall be liable to such secured party for any loss caused to the secured party thereby and may be required to forfeit not more than $200.
History:  1971 c. 278; 1991 a. 316; 1993 a. 159; 2011 a. 32.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.24 - Method of perfecting exclusive.

342.24
Method of perfecting exclusive.
Subject to s. 409.311 (4), the method provided in this chapter of perfecting and giving notice of security interests subject to this chapter is exclusive. Security interests subject to this chapter are hereby exempted from the provisions of law which otherwise require or relate to the filing of instruments creating or evidencing security interests.
History:  2001 a. 10.
Motor vehicle law provisions relating to security do not apply to a mobile home that has become a fixture. George v. Commercial Credit Corp., 440 F.2d 551 (1971).
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.245 - Electronic processing of certain applications.

342.245
Electronic processing of certain applications.
(1)
Except as provided in sub. (3), a secured party shall file a security interest statement and pay the fee under s. 342.19 (2) (a) 2. and deliver a release of a security interest under s. 342.22 (1) (b) utilizing an electronic process prescribed by the department under sub. (4).
(2)
Upon receipt of a certificate of title as provided in s. 342.20 (1), a person required to file a security interest statement under sub. (1) shall destroy the certificate of title.
(3)
The department may, by rule, exempt a person or a type of transaction from the requirements of sub. (1). Any person who is exempted under this subsection shall pay a fee to the department for processing applications submitted by the person under s. 342.19 (2) (a) 1. and releases submitted under s. 342.22, utilizing a process other than an electronic process.
(4)
The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.
History:  2009 a. 28.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.25 - Suspension or revocation of certificate.

342.25
Suspension or revocation of certificate.
(1)
The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title if it finds any of the following:
(a)
The certificate of title was fraudulently procured, erroneously issued or prohibited by law.
(b)
The vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled or destroyed.
(c)
A transfer of title is set aside by a court of record by order or judgment.
(d)
The vehicle's odometer has been subjected to tampering and return of the certificate of title to the department is considered necessary to make a notation of that information on the certificate.
(2)
Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it.
(3)
When the department suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the department.
(4)
The department may seize and impound any certificate of title which has been suspended or revoked.
History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1993 a. 159.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.255 - Cancellation of title or registration.

342.255
Cancellation of title or registration.
The department shall cancel a title or registration whenever:
(1)
A transfer of title is set aside by the court by order or judgment; or
(2)
Fraud on the department or an agent of the department is discovered by the department; or
(3)
It is subsequently discovered that the issuance or possession of a title or registration is prohibited by law or that the odometer of a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued by the department has been subjected to tampering and return of the certificate of title to the department is considered necessary to make a notation of that information on the certificate.
History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1993 a. 159; 2013 a. 366.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.26 - Hearings and appeal.

342.26
Hearings and appeal.
Any person aggrieved by an act or omission of the department under this chapter is entitled, upon request, to a hearing and judicial review thereof in accordance with ch. 227. Contested cases shall be heard and decided by the division of hearings and appeals.
History:  1977 c. 29 ss. 1454, 1654 (7) (a); 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (2); 1993 a. 16.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.31 - Report of stolen or abandoned motor vehicles.

342.31
Report of stolen or abandoned motor vehicles.
(1)
Each sheriff and police department in the state shall immediately report to the department of justice each motor vehicle reported stolen or recovered within its jurisdiction.
(2)
An owner of a garage or trailer park or of any type of storage or parking lot for motor vehicles shall report to the local law enforcement agency the make, motor number and serial or identification number of any vehicle stored, parked or left in the owner's garage, park or lot for a period of more than 30 consecutive days unless arrangements have been made by the owner of the vehicle for its continuous storage or parking or unless the owner of the vehicle is personally known to the owner of the garage, park or lot. Any person who fails to submit such report may be required to forfeit not more than $25.
History:  1971 c. 278; 1973 c. 169; 1991 a. 316.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.32 - Counterfeiting and unlawful possession of certificate of title.

342.32
Counterfeiting and unlawful possession of certificate of title.
(1)
No person may counterfeit, possess, sell, offer for sale or supply a forged, fictitious, counterfeit, stolen or fraudulently or unlawfully obtained certificate of title or registration, manufacturer's document of origin, instrument or other document that is or may be used as evidence of ownership, the transfer of ownership or the mileage disclosure of a motor vehicle.
(2)
Unless authorized by the department, no person may possess, sell, offer for sale or supply any blank certificates of title or registration, manufacturers' documents of origin, instruments or other documents that may be used as evidence of ownership or registration of a motor vehicle.
(3)
Whoever violates sub. (1) or (2) is guilty of a Class H felony.
History:  1993 a. 159; 1997 a. 283; 2001 a. 109.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.33 - Sale of vehicle used as taxicab.

342.33
Sale of vehicle used as taxicab.
No person shall sell or exchange, authorize or direct the sale or exchange of, or offer for sale or exchange any motor vehicle which the person knows has been used as a taxicab or for public transportation unless the certificate of title for such vehicle has been stamped by the department with the words “This motor vehicle has previously been used as a taxicab or for public transportation" and unless such certificate of title is exhibited by the vendor to the vendee before the sale of such vehicle is consummated. Any person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.
History:  1973 c. 218; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.34 - Department to be notified of destruction or junking of vehicle.

342.34
Department to be notified of destruction or junking of vehicle.
(1)
Any person owning or possessing a junk vehicle shall, within 10 days after determining that the vehicle is a junk vehicle do all of the following:
(a)
Notify the department of the junk condition of the vehicle.
(b)
Return the certificate of title to the department.
(c)
If the vehicle is a motorcycle or an automobile registered under s. 341.27 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, the owner shall remove the registration plates and retain and preserve them for use on any other vehicle of the same type which may subsequently be registered in his or her name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle or an automobile registered under s. 341.27, 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, he or she shall remove and destroy the plates.
(2)
Any person owning or possessing a vehicle which has been junked or destroyed shall, within 10 days after the destruction or junking occurred do all of the following:
(a)
Notify the department of the destruction or junking.
(b)
Return the certificate of title to the department.
(c)
Remove and either retain or destroy the registration plates for the vehicle as provided in sub. (1) (c).
(3)
No certificate of title may be issued for a junk vehicle or for a vehicle which has been junked or destroyed.
(3m)
In determining whether a vehicle meets the definition of a junk vehicle for purposes of this section or s. 342.15 (1) (a), the department may promulgate rules specifying the conditions under which a vehicle shall be considered incapable of operation or use upon a highway.
(4)
(a)
Any person violating sub. (1) or (2) may be required to forfeit not more than $200.
(b)
Any person who with intent to defraud violates sub. (1) or (2) may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.
History:  1971 c. 278; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1455, 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 129, 418; 1983 a. 126, 227, 270, 538; 1987 a. 349; 1993 a. 63; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 80.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law. › 342.41 - Identity of buyer.

342.41
Identity of buyer.
(1)
Notwithstanding s. 342.15, after December 31, 2015, no individual may sell a motor vehicle to another individual, including transferring a junk vehicle by bill of sale, unless within 30 days of the sale the seller reports to the department the identification number of the vehicle and the identity of the individual buyer.
(2)
The department shall accept electronically information related to the sale of the motor vehicle, including all of the information required to be reported under sub. (1).
History:  2015 a. 60.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.02 - Administration of driver license law.

343.02
Administration of driver license law.
(1)
The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may promulgate for that purpose such rules as the secretary considers necessary. Rules promulgated under this chapter may not conflict with and shall be at least as stringent as standards set by the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act, 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and the regulations adopted under that act.
(2)
The state of Wisconsin assents to the provisions of the federal law and regulations specified in sub. (1). The state of Wisconsin declares its purpose and intent to make provisions to implement and enforce that law and those regulations so as to ensure receipt by this state of any federal highway aids that have been or may be allotted to the state under 23 USC 104 (b) (1), (2), (5) and (6), including all increased and advanced appropriations.
History:  1971 c. 164 s. 83; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1981 c. 390 s. 252; 1989 a. 105; 1995 a. 113.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.025 - Medicare acceptance of assignment; information; report.

343.025
Medicare acceptance of assignment; information; report.
(2)
Beginning in 1991, the department shall annually submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) concerning the numbers of individuals, by counties in this state, to whom the department distributed explanatory materials under ss. 343.20 (2m) and 343.50 (4).
History:  1989 a. 294; 2003 a. 33.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.027 - Confidentiality of signatures.

343.027
Confidentiality of signatures.
Any signature collected under this chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting debt, to the elections commission, in electronic or digital format, for the purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5), to the person to whom the signature relates, to a court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney, to a law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.
History:  1995 a. 113; 2005 a. 25, 59; 2007 a. 20; 2015 a. 261; 2017 a. 365.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.04 - Vehicle classifications.

343.04
Vehicle classifications.
(1)
Vehicle classes. For purposes of this chapter, motor vehicles are divided into the following classes:
(a)
Class A. A “Class A" motor vehicle is any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of over 26,000 pounds, if the aggregate total gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
(b)
Class B. A “Class B" motor vehicle is any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of over 26,000 pounds, and any such vehicle towing a vehicle or vehicles with an aggregate total gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of 10,000 pounds or less.
(c)
Class C. A “Class C" motor vehicle is any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight and registered weight of 26,000 pounds or less, including any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight and registered weight of less than 10,000 pounds, if any of the following applies:
1.
The vehicle is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
2.
The vehicle is transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR 73.
(d)
Class D. A “Class D" vehicle is any motor vehicle not included in par. (a), (b), (c) or (e).
(e)
Class M. A “Class M" vehicle is any motorcycle.
(2)
Vehicle types. For purposes of this chapter, certain vehicles intended to carry school children or other passengers, or having special operating characteristics, are divided into the following vehicle types specified in pars. (a) to (f):
(a)
Hazardous materials transporter. Hazardous materials transporter vehicles are vehicles transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR 73.
(b)
Full air brakes equipped. Full air brakes equipped vehicles are commercial motor vehicles equipped with a braking system operating fully on the air brake principle.
(bm)
Partial air brakes equipped. Partial air brakes equipped vehicles are commercial motor vehicles equipped with a braking system operating partially on the air brake principle and partially on the air over hydraulic brake principle.
(c)
Tanks. Tanks are commercial motor vehicles which are tank vehicles.
(d)
Passenger carrying. Passenger-carrying vehicles are motor vehicles designed to carry, or actually carrying, 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
(e)
School buses. All school buses, including those which are commercial motor vehicles.
(f)
Vehicles towing double or triple trailers. Vehicles towing double or triple trailers are commercial motor vehicles with double or triple trailers.
History:  1989 a. 105; 1999 a. 140; 2003 a. 33; 2015 a. 123; 2019 a. 50.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.065 - Restricted commercial driver license.

343.065
Restricted commercial driver license.
(1)
(a)
If an applicant for a commercial driver license is less than 21 years of age or does not meet the physical qualifications for drivers contained in 49 CFR 391 or an alternative federally approved driver qualification program established by the department by rule but is at least 18 years of age and otherwise qualified under this chapter and, subject to par. (b), the rules of the department, the department may issue the applicant a commercial driver license restricted to authorizing the operation of commercial motor vehicles not in interstate commerce.
(b)
An applicant with diabetes controlled by insulin is not eligible for a restricted commercial driver license under this section if the applicant had, in the 3-year period prior to the date of the application, any moving violation, or any reportable at-fault accident, due to diabetes while operating any motor vehicle. The department may not establish by rule a more restrictive eligibility standard relating to moving violations and at-fault accidents for applicants under this section who have diabetes controlled by insulin.
(2)
A commercial driver license issued under this section shall clearly identify that the license does not authorize the operation of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.
(3)
(a)
If a person issued any commercial driver license under this chapter authorizing operation of commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce does not have on file with the department a current certification specified in s. 343.14 (2) (im) 1m. a. covering the person's physical qualifications, the department may downgrade the commercial driver license to a restricted commercial driver license under this section and impose a “K" restriction on the license.
(b)
The department shall promulgate rules to define “downgrade" in accordance with federal law and regulations or guidance from the applicable federal agency, to establish the process for downgrading a commercial driver license and whether or not a new commercial driver license document will be issued after a commercial driver license is downgraded, and to establish the process for reinstating a downgraded commercial driver license after the department receives from the licensee a valid medical certification or other appropriate certification of physical qualifications.
History:  1989 a. 105; 1995 a. 113; 2011 a. 32; 2015 a. 123.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.075 - Instructional permits for applicants for special restricted operators' licenses.

343.075
Instructional permits for applicants for special restricted operators' licenses.
The department may require an applicant for a special restricted operator's license under s. 343.135 to first obtain an instructional permit if the department deems it advisable. The department shall determine the requirements for issuance of an instructional permit under this section and the restrictions, if any, on such permits.
History:  1979 c. 345.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.08 - Restricted licenses for persons under 18 years of age.

343.08
Restricted licenses for persons under 18 years of age.
(1)
Upon application therefor, the department may issue a restricted license to a person who is at least 14 and less than 18 years of age if the following conditions, in addition to any others specified in this chapter, are fulfilled:
(a)
The department must be satisfied that it is necessary for the applicant to operate an automobile, farm truck, dual purpose farm truck, motorcycle powered with an engine of not more than 125 cubic centimeters displacement, autocycle, moped, or motor bicycle owned and registered by the applicant's parent or guardian or a farm truck leased to the applicant's parent or guardian.
(b)
The applicant, accompanied by a parent or guardian, must have appeared in person before an examining officer with a certificate of birth to show that the applicant is at least 14 years of age.
(c)
The applicant must have passed an examination as specified in s. 343.16, including a test of the applicant's ability to safely operate the type of vehicle which the applicant is making application for license to operate.
(2)
(a)
A restricted license issued pursuant to this section is valid only until the licensee secures an operator's license issued pursuant to s. 343.03 or reaches 18 years of age and, except as provided in par. (b), entitles the licensee to operate an automobile, farm truck, dual purpose farm truck, motorcycle powered with an engine of not more than 125 cubic centimeters displacement, autocycle, moped, or motor bicycle owned and registered by the licensee's parent or guardian or a farm truck leased to the licensee's parent or guardian or any combination of these vehicles, depending on the restrictions placed by the department on the particular license.
(b)
A license issued pursuant to this section does not authorize the licensee to operate any such vehicle during hours of darkness or to operate a vehicle for hire or in a city having a population of 500,000 or more or to operate a school bus or a commercial motor vehicle, including a farm truck or dual purpose farm truck defined as a commercial motor vehicle, or taxicab.
History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273; 1983 a. 223, 227, 243, 270, 538; 1985 a. 65; 1989 a. 105; 1991 a. 316; 2019 a. 50.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.11 - Temporary license for persons previously licensed in another state.

343.11
Temporary license for persons previously licensed in another state.
(1)
The department shall not issue a license to a person previously licensed in another jurisdiction unless such person surrenders to the department all valid operator's licenses possessed by the person issued by any other jurisdiction, which surrender operates as a cancellation of the surrendered licenses insofar as the person's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state is concerned. When such applicant surrenders the license to the department, the department shall issue a receipt therefor, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to operate a motor vehicle for a period not to exceed 60 days if the applicant meets the standard required for eyesight and, in the opinion of the examiner, is not a dangerous hazard to the applicant and other users of the highways. The temporary license shall be surrendered to the examiner for cancellation by the department if the 3rd attempt at the driving test is failed and the applicant shall be required to secure a temporary instruction permit for further practice driving.
(2)
Within 30 days following licensure in this state, the department shall destroy all surrendered licenses and report to the issuing jurisdiction that the licensee is now licensed in this state.
(2m)
Within 30 days following surrender of a license under sub. (1), the department shall provide notice to the elections commission of the person's name and address, the name of the jurisdiction issuing the surrendered license, and the date on which the license was surrendered.
(3)
Except as provided in sub. (1), the department may issue a receipt to any applicant for a license, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to operate a motor vehicle while the application for license is being processed. Such temporary license shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 days. If the application for a license is processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the receipt shall include the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r).
History:  1971 c. 204; 1975 c. 64; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273; 1989 a. 105; 2003 a. 221; 2005 a. 451; 2007 a. 1; 2011 a. 23, 32; 2015 a. 118.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.13 - Restricted licenses.

343.13
Restricted licenses.
(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.
(2)
Notwithstanding sub. (1), the department shall restrict the commercial driver license of any person to comply with 49 CFR 383.
(3)
If a court has ordered that a person's operating privilege be restricted for a period of time after the person's operating privilege revocation period is completed to operating vehicles equipped with an ignition interlock device, the license shall include that restriction.
History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1989 a. 105; 2009 a. 103 s. 32; 2015 a. 123.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.18 - License to be carried; verification of signature.

343.18
License to be carried; verification of signature.
(1)
Every licensee shall have his or her license document in his or her immediate possession at all times when operating a motor vehicle and shall display the license document upon demand from any judge, justice, or traffic officer.
(1m)
A person charged with violating sub. (1) may not be convicted if he or she produces in court or in the office of the arresting officer a license theretofore issued to the licensee and valid at the time of his or her arrest.
(2)
For the purpose of verifying the signature on a license, any judge, justice or traffic officer may require the licensee to write the licensee's signature in the presence of such officer.
(3)
(a)
Except as provided in par. (c), any person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not more than $200.
(c)
If the person is operating a commercial motor vehicle at the time of the violation, any person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than $250 nor more than $2,500.
History:  1989 a. 105; 1991 a. 316; 1997 a. 84; 2015 a. 77.
There is a public interest in permitting police to request a motorist's license and to run a status check on the license. State v. Ellenbecker, 159 Wis. 2d 91, 464 N.W.2d 427 (Ct. App. 1990).
Under Ellenbecker, 159 Wis. 2d 91 (1990), it was reasonable for an officer who stopped a motorist whose vehicle and general appearance matched that of a criminal suspect to make a report of the incident, even if the officer had already decided that the driver was not the suspect. For that purpose, it was reasonable to ask for the motorist's name and identification. Once the motorist stated that he had no identification, there was reasonable grounds for further detention. State v. Williams, 2002 WI App 306, 258 Wis. 2d 395, 655 N.W.2d 462, 02-0384.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.19 - Duplicate licenses or identification cards.

343.19
Duplicate licenses or identification cards.
(1)
If a license issued under this chapter or an identification card issued under s. 343.50 is lost or destroyed or the name or address named in the license or identification card is changed or the condition specified in s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12. or 13. no longer applies, the person to whom the license or identification card was issued may obtain a duplicate thereof or substitute therefor upon furnishing proof satisfactory to the department of full legal name and date of birth and that the license or identification card has been lost or destroyed or that application for a duplicate license or identification card is being made for a change of address or name or because the condition specified in s. 343.17 (3) (a) 12. or 13. no longer applies. If the applicant is a male who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, the application shall include the information required under s. 343.14 (2) (em). If the original license or identification card is found it shall immediately be transmitted to the department.
(1m)
If a license issued under this chapter has been surrendered under s. 343.265 and has not expired, the person to whom the license was issued may obtain a duplicate license upon furnishing to the department the applicable information under sub. (1) and complying with the requirements for reissuance of a license after surrender provided under s. 343.265 (2).
(2)
No person may knowingly make a false statement or fail to return the original license or identification card to the department upon finding it or fail to comply with any other requirement of this section relating to an application for any of the following:
(a)
A duplicate license.
(b)
A duplicate identification card.
(4)
Any person who violates sub. (2) may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
History:  1973 c. 218; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 360, 447; 1979 c. 306; 1981 c. 20 s. 1848r; 1987 a. 27, 40; 1989 a. 105; 1991 a. 39, 269; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9, 80; 2001 a. 93; 2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.22 - Notice of change of address or name.

343.22
Notice of change of address or name.
(2)
Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a license 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 30 days thereafter, do one of the following:
(a)
Apply for a duplicate license or identification card showing on the application the correct full legal 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.
(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.
(2m)
Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a license 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 fees shall be charged under s. 343.21 (1) (L) and (n) or 343.50 (5m) and (7) for the duplicate license or identification card.
(3)
When the name of a licensee or identification card holder is changed, such person shall, within 30 days thereafter, apply for a duplicate license or identification card showing the correct full legal 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 fees for a duplicate license for which the licensee may be issued a duplicate of each such license.
(4)
Any person who fails to comply with any of the requirements of this section may be required to forfeit not more than $50.
History:  1973 c. 129, 218, 336; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273, 360, 447; 1979 c. 306; 1981 c. 20 s. 1848r; 1985 a. 14; 1989 a. 105; 1991 a. 39; 2003 a. 33; 2007 a. 20.
2023 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations › Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses. › 343.234 - Department to furnish information to the selective service system.

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.
History:  2001 a. 93.