345.17 Penalty for false statements.
(1) Unless another civil or criminal penalty is expressly prescribed by law, no person may make a false statement to the department or secretary on which the department or the secretary relies in:
(a) Issuing a duplicate title.
(b) Issuing a duplicate license or operating privilege.
(c) Performing an act or administering a law that the department or secretary is required by law to administer or perform.
(2) Any person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100 for the first offense and shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the 2nd and each subsequent offense.
History: 1973 c. 218; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a), (c); 1989 a. 105; 1999 a. 80.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 345 - Vehicles — civil and criminal liability.
345.01 - Words and phrases defined.
345.05 - Municipal liability for motor vehicle accidents.
345.06 - Owner's liability for act of operator.
345.07 - Civil actions by secretary.
345.08 - Suit to recover protested tax or fee.
345.09 - Service of process on nonresident.
345.11 - Uniform traffic citation.
345.17 - Penalty for false statements.
345.18 - Sentencing of juveniles.
345.20 - General provisions in traffic forfeiture actions.
345.21 - Authority to arrest with a warrant.
345.22 - Authority to arrest without a warrant.
345.23 - Officer's action after arrest without a warrant.
345.24 - Officer's action after arrest for driving under influence of intoxicant.
345.255 - Deposit after release.
345.27 - Information to persons charged.
345.28 - Nonmoving violations.
345.285 - Alternative traffic violation and registration pilot program.
345.31 - Venue in traffic regulation actions.
345.32 - Initial appearance before judge.
345.36 - Not guilty plea; failure to appear.
345.37 - Procedure on default of appearance.
345.375 - Judgment against a corporation or limited liability company.
345.38 - Effect of plea of no contest.
345.42 - Preliminary proceedings.
345.422 - No guardian ad litem.
345.47 - Judgment of forfeitures, costs, fees, and surcharges.
345.48 - Reporting pending appeal.
345.49 - Procedure on imprisonment; nonpayment of forfeiture, costs, fees, or surcharges.
345.51 - Reopening of default judgment.
345.52 - No double prosecution.
345.53 - Costs not taxed against plaintiff.
345.55 - Traffic officers not to profit from arrests.