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SB888,17 21Section 17. 341.28 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,8,322 341.28 (4) (c) The automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000
23pounds or less
is owned by a person who has been in active military service or who
24is a member of the U.S. foreign service appointed under 22 USC 3942 (a) (1) or 3943
25who has been in active service and less than 12 months of nonoperation have elapsed

1since the end of the period for which the automobile or motor truck having a
2registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less
was previously registered, provided the
3applicant files with the department a statement of such nonoperation.
SB888,18 4Section 18. 341.28 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,8,95 341.28 (5) Under the circumstances described in sub. (4), the fee payable by the
6applicant shall be computed as prescribed in sub. (3) for an automobile or motor truck
7having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less that was
not previously registered
8by the applicant in this state, provided that he or she first files with the department
9a statement of nonoperation if required to do so by sub. (7).
SB888,19 10Section 19. 341.28 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,8,1411 341.28 (6) If the automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000
12pounds or less
being registered under the circumstances described in sub. (3) or (4)
13is a replacement for a registered vehicle which that has been junked, the applicant
14is entitled to a credit to be computed and applied in accordance with s. 341.31 (2) (b).
SB888,20 15Section 20. 341.28 (7) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,8,1916 341.28 (7) (intro.) For the purpose of computing the registration fee payable
17upon registration of an automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000
18pounds or less
under circumstances described in subs. (2) to (4), the beginning of the
19current registration period shall be determined as follows:
SB888,21 20Section 21. 341.28 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,9,521 341.28 (7) (a) The registration period for an automobile or motor truck having
22a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less
commences when on the day on which the
23first operation of the automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000
24pounds or less
under circumstances making the owner liable for its registration in
25this state occurs. For purposes of this paragraph, “first operation" means operation

1of an automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less
2for the first time after it was transferred or leased to the applicant or after it was
3registered in another state or after an active service refund or after the expiration
4of 12 months of nonoperation since expiration of the last registration in this state or
5after it was no longer used on the highways.
SB888,22 6Section 22. 341.28 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,9,247 341.28 (7) (b) In the case of an automobile which or motor truck having a
8registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less that
has not previously been registered or
9which that has not been registered in this state by the present owner since the owner
10last acquired ownership of the automobile or motor truck having a registered weight
11of 8,000 pounds or less
, the department shall assume that the date of first operation
12within the meaning of par. (a) is the date of the bill of sale evidencing the transfer
13of ownership to the applicant or, with respect to a leased vehicle, the date of
14commencement of the lease by the applicant, unless the applicant files with the
15department a statement that the automobile or motor truck having a registered
16weight of 8,000 pounds or less
was not so operated until a later date, specifying the
17date of such first operation. In the case of at least 12 months of nonoperation of an
18automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less
19previously registered by the applicant, the applicant must shall file with the
20department a statement that he or she did not operate or consent to the operation
21of the automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less
22under circumstances making it subject to registration in this state during such the
2312-month period and must shall specify the date following such that period when the
24automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less was

1first so operated. The department may refuse to accept a statement which that
2projects the date of first operation into the future.
SB888,23 3Section 23. 341.29 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,10,5 4341.29 (title) Registration for vehicles other than private automobiles,
5certain motor trucks,
and taxicabs.
SB888,24 6Section 24. 341.29 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,10,127 341.29 (1) The registration period for all vehicles registered on an annual basis,
8other than private automobiles, motor trucks having a registered weight of 8,000
9pounds or less
, taxicabs, those eligible for quarterly registration under s. 341.30, and
10driver education vehicles, shall be determined by the secretary. The secretary may
11require that any of the vehicles subject to this section be registered according to the
12monthly series system under s. 341.295.
SB888,25 13Section 25. 341.295 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,10,15 14341.295 (title) Special registration period for certain vehicles other
15than private automobiles and taxicabs
.
SB888,26 16Section 26. 341.31 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,10,18 17341.31 (title) When part-period fees payable for vehicles other than
18automobiles
and certain motor trucks; computation of part-period fees.
SB888,27 19Section 27. 341.31 (1) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,10,2520 341.31 (1) (b) 6. The vehicle which that has been transferred to or leased by the
21applicant is a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose
22farm truck which that had been registered by the previous owner at a gross weight
23of 8,000 pounds or less, other than a dual purpose motor home to be registered as a
24motor truck,
or is a farm truck which that had been registered by the previous owner
25at a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less; or
SB888,28
1Section 28. 341.35 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB888,11,42 341.35 (1m) Registration period. A municipality or county shall establish the
3registration period provided by the department for the motor vehicle as the
4registration period for a motor vehicle registered by the municipality or county.
SB888,29 5Section 29. 342.15 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB888,11,166 342.15 (4) (a) If the vehicle being transferred is a motorcycle or an automobile
7registered under s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor
8home, or dual purpose farm truck which that has a gross weight of not more than
98,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000
10pounds
, the owner shall remove the registration plates and retain and preserve them
11for use on any other vehicle of the same type and any gross weight which of 8,000
12pounds or less that
may subsequently be registered in his or her name. If the vehicle
13being transferred is a farm truck that has a gross weight of not more than 12,000
14pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plates and retain and preserve them
15for use on a farm truck of the same gross weight that may subsequently be registered
16in his or her name.
SB888,30 17Section 30. Initial applicability.
SB888,11,2018 (1) This act first applies to applications for original or renewal vehicle
19registrations received by the department of transportation or a municipality or
20county on the effective date of this subsection.
SB888,31 21Section 31. Effective date.
SB888,11,2322 (1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 9th month beginning after
23publication.
SB888,11,2424 (End)
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