Section 305.02. Applicability.

 

(1)  This chapter does not apply to the following vehicles:

(a) Farm tractors and self-propelled farm implements.

(b) Implements of husbandry as defined in s. 340.01 (24) , Stats.

(c) Vehicles drawn by animals.

(d) Road machinery.

(e) Bicycles.

(f) Motor bicycles or mopeds.

(g) Golf carts operated in accordance with s. 349.18 (1) (b) , Stats.

(h) Homemade, street modified, replica or reconstructed motor vehicles owned by a nonresident that are domiciled and registered in a foreign jurisdiction and temporarily operated in Wisconsin.

(i) Homemade or reconstructed vehicles registered as homemade or reconstructed vehicles in Wisconsin before January 1, 1975.

(2)  Except as provided in sub. (4) :

(a) Subchapter II applies to automobiles, light trucks and motor homes.

(b) Subchapter III applies to motorcycles.

(c) Subchapter IV applies to heavy trucks, trailers and semi-trailers.

(3)  Homemade or reconstructed vehicles registered in Wisconsin on or after January 1, 1975, shall meet the vehicle equipment standards in subchs. II , III and IV applicable to vehicles of the same type which are manufactured in the year in which the homemade or reconstructed vehicle is first registered in Wisconsin except as specifically provided. When subchs. II , III and IV make equipment standards applicable to vehicles manufactured after a certain date, the standards apply to homemade and reconstructed vehicles first registered in Wisconsin after that date.

(4)  Vehicles covered under subchs. II , III and IV that are street modified or replica vehicles shall meet the following vehicle equipment requirements:

(a) The vehicle equipment requirements for a street modified vehicle shall be the same as the vehicle equipment requirements for a vehicle of the same type and model year that is not a street modified vehicle.

(b) The vehicle equipment requirements for a replica vehicle shall be the same as the vehicle equipment requirements for a vehicle of the same type and model year as the vehicle used for purposes of the reproduction.

(5)  No section of this chapter requires vehicles meeting equipment requirements established by Wisconsin or federal law for the year of original manufacture to update vehicle equipment to meet increased requirements under this chapter unless updating is required by ch. 347 , Stats. , or sub. (3) .

(6)  Vehicles that were legally titled and registered in another jurisdiction and that met vehicle equipment standards established by the law of the other jurisdiction and are in compliance with Wisconsin equipment requirements for that model year are not required to update vehicle equipment to meet increased requirements under this chapter upon titling and registration in Wisconsin unless updating is required by ch. 347 , Stats.

(7)  Nothing in this chapter is intended to modify the provisions of ch. 347 , Stats. , and all vehicles to which this chapter applies shall also comply with the requirements of ch. 347 , Stats.

(8)  Nothing in this chapter is intended to modify the provisions of chs. Trans 308 , 325 , 326 , and 327 , and all vehicles to which subch. IV applies shall also comply with all applicable requirements of chs. Trans 308 , 325 , 326 , and 327 .

History: Cr. Register, February, 1996, No. 482 , eff. 3-1-96; am. (6), Register, October, 1997, No. 502 , eff. 11-1-97; corrections in (8) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register May 2004 No. 581 .