341.53 Expiration of registration; transferability of plates. Certificates of registration and registration plates issued to dealers, distributors, manufacturers, or transporters shall be issued for the calendar year and are valid only during the calendar year for which issued. Notwithstanding s. 341.13 (3), the department may renew registration plates issued to dealers, distributors, manufacturers, or transporters without issuing new plates or insert tags, decals, or other evidence of registration. Registration plates are transferable from one motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer to another motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer and from one recreational vehicle to another.
History: 1999 a. 9; 2011 a. 32.
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.