Section 152.124. Special registration period.

 

(1)  The department may require that any vehicle eligible for registration under the IRP be registered according to a monthly series system of registration prescribed by this section.

(2)  There are established 12 registration periods, each to be designated by a calendar month and to start on the first day of such month and end on the last day of the 12th month from the date of commencement. The department shall administer the monthly series system of registration to distribute the work of registration throughout the calendar year.

(3)  All vehicles subject to registration under the monthly series system under this section shall be registered by the department for a period of 12 consecutive calendar months, except as follows:

(a) If the registrant holds IRP registration plates which were removed from a vehicle and the plates were issued under the monthly series system, the department shall register a replacement vehicle of the same type and gross weight which is the subject of the application for the remainder of the unexpired registration period.

(b) If the registrant does not hold current IRP registration plates under the circumstances described in par. (a) and the application is an original rather than a renewal application, the department may register the vehicle which is the subject of the application for such period or part of a period as the department determines will help to equalize the registration and renewal workload of the department.

(4)  When the department initially implements the monthly series registration system under this section, it may provide for renewal registration periods of not less than 6 months nor more than 18 months. The fees under this subsection shall be assessed according to the length of the registration periods.

Cr. Register, May, 1997, No. 497 , eff. 6-1-97.