AB1178: Bill Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Assembly BILL 1178

March 10, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives Bowen, Shelton and Sinicki. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AB1178,1,2 An Act to amend 341.15 (3) (intro.) of the statutes; relating to: penalties for improper display of motor vehicle registration plates and providing a penalty.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, with certain exceptions, a registration plate must be placed at the front and the back of a motor vehicle. Plates must be firmly affixed, displayed horizontally and conspicuously, and maintained so as to be legible and unobstructed. A person who operates a motor vehicle with a plate that violates any of these requirements may be required to forfeit not more than $200. Under the bill, the maximum forfeiture remains not more than $200 for a first offense, but increases to not more than $400 for a second or subsequent offense.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB1178,1 Section 1. 341.15 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB1178,1,5 341.15 (3) (intro.) Any of the following may be required to forfeit not more than $200 for a first offense or not more than $400 for a second or subsequent offense:

AB1178,2 Section 2. Initial applicability.

AB1178,2,3 (1) This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other convictions as prior convictions for purposes of sentencing by a court.

AB1178,2,4 (End)