341.35 Municipal or county vehicle registration fee.
(1) Annual registration fee. In this section “municipality" means a town, village or city and “motor vehicle" means an automobile or motor truck registered under s. 341.25 (1) (c) at a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds. The governing body of a municipality or county may enact an ordinance imposing an annual flat municipal or county registration fee on all motor vehicles registered in this state which are customarily kept in the municipality or county. A registration fee imposed under this section shall be in addition to state registration fees.
(1m) Registration period. A municipality or county shall establish the registration period provided by the department for the motor vehicle as the registration period for a motor vehicle registered by the municipality or county.
(2) Exemptions. The following vehicles are exempt from any municipal or county vehicle registration fee:
(a) All vehicles exempted by this chapter from payment of a state vehicle registration fee.
(b) All vehicles registered by the state under s. 341.26 for a fee of $5.
(3m) County and municipal fees. If a municipality and the county in which the municipality is located enact ordinances under this section, a motor vehicle customarily kept in the municipality shall be subject to a municipal registration fee and a county registration fee.
(4) Notice of fees. The governing body of a municipality or county which enacts a municipal or county vehicle registration fee shall notify the department that it has so elected and report the amount of such fee. The municipality or county shall report any change in such amount to the department. The notification shall be made at the time and in the form prescribed by the department.
(5) Payment of fees. At the time a motor vehicle is first registered or at the time of registration renewal, the applicant shall pay to the department any fee imposed by a county or municipality under this section in addition to fees required under this chapter.
(6) Department to remit fees to municipalities and counties. Beginning July 1, 1984, and annually thereafter, the department shall remit those moneys collected under this section, less administrative costs under sub. (6m), to any municipality or county which has imposed a fee under this section. The department may by rule provide that the moneys be remitted at more frequent intervals if the department deems it advisable.
(6m) Administrative costs. The department shall retain a portion of the moneys collected under this section equal to the actual administrative costs related to the collection of these fees. The department shall establish the method for computing the administrative costs by rule and review the methodology annually to ensure full reimbursement of its expenses.
(6r) Use of fee proceeds. Any municipality or county receiving moneys under sub. (6) shall use the moneys only for transportation related purposes.
(7) Replacements. No municipal or county vehicle registration fee may be imposed on a motor vehicle which is a replacement for a motor vehicle for which a current municipal or county vehicle registration fee has been paid.
(8) Rules. The department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
History: 1971 c. 125 s. 521; 1971 c. 164 s. 83; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1446, 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273; 1979 c. 221; 1983 a. 27; 1987 a. 216; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 80; 2021 a. 154.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 341 - Registration of vehicles.
341.01 - Words and phrases defined.
341.03 - Operating vehicle after suspension, revocation or cancellation of registration.
341.04 - Operation of unregistered or improperly registered vehicle.
341.045 - Use of registered farm trucks regulated.
341.05 - When vehicles exempt from registration.
341.057 - All-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles.
341.058 - Electric scooters and electric personal assistive mobility devices.
341.0585 - Personal delivery devices.
341.059 - Off-highway motorcycles.
341.06 - Optional registration.
341.067 - Registration of special vehicles.
341.07 - Certain vehicles to be registered by resident lessee.
341.075 - Mobile air conditioner servicing information.
341.08 - Application for registration.
341.085 - Registration of ambulances.
341.09 - Temporary operation permits and plates.
341.10 - Grounds for refusing registration.
341.12 - Design, procurement and issuance of registration plates.
341.13 - Additional specifications for design of certain plates.
341.135 - Rebasing registration plates.
341.14 - Application for and issuance of special plates.
341.142 - Veterans honorary medal decals.
341.145 - Personalized registration plates.
341.147 - Fleet registration plates.
341.15 - Display of registration plates.
341.16 - Issuance of replacement plate.
341.17 - Department to compile registration lists.
341.185 - Application for quarterly or consecutive monthly registration.
341.19 - Telephone authorization for quarterly and consecutive monthly registration.
341.195 - Suspension for failure to pay fees for telephone authorization.
341.20 - Alternative vehicle registration and title pilot projects.
341.21 - Registration and title transactions by contractors.
341.25 - Annual and biennial registration fees.
341.255 - Special transaction fees.
341.26 - Special registration fees for certain vehicles.
341.264 - Permanent semitrailer registration.
341.265 - Antique motor vehicles; registration, plates, use.
341.266 - Special interest vehicles; registration, plates, use.
341.267 - Driver education motor vehicles; registration and insurance.
341.268 - Reconstructed, replica, street modified and homemade vehicles; registration, plates, use.
341.269 - Historic military vehicles; registration, plates, use.
341.27 - Registration periods for private automobiles, certain motor trucks, and taxicabs.
341.295 - Special registration period for certain vehicles.
341.297 - Biennial registration.
341.30 - Quarterly registration.
341.305 - Consecutive monthly registration.
341.308 - Optional trailer fleet registration.
341.32 - Vehicle to be reregistered if subject to a different fee.
341.33 - When fees refundable.
341.335 - Notice of change of address, name or vehicle color.
341.35 - Municipal or county vehicle registration fee.
341.36 - Fee to reinstate suspended or revoked registration.
341.40 - Exemption of nonresidents and foreign-registered vehicles.
341.405 - International registration plan.
341.41 - Reciprocity agreements authorized.
341.45 - Importation in vehicle tanks regulated; taxes; fee; permits.
341.51 - When department to register dealer, distributor, manufacturer or transporter; application.
341.52 - Design of registration plates.
341.53 - Expiration of registration; transferability of plates.
341.55 - Penalty for misuse of plates.
341.57 - Registration of finance companies and financial institutions.
341.60 - Fraudulent application for registration or license.
341.605 - Unlawful transfer of evidence of registration.
341.61 - Improper use of evidence of registration.
341.615 - Reproducing evidence of registration prohibited.
341.62 - False evidence of registration.
341.625 - Special registration plates.
341.63 - When registration to be suspended.
341.64 - Transfer of vehicle ownership while registration is suspended.
341.65 - Unregistered motor vehicles prohibited; immobilization; removal; disposal.