Section 128.01. Purpose and scope.

 

(1)   Statutory authority. As authorized by ss. 85.13 , 227.11 , 345.28 and 345.47 (1) (d) , Stats., the purpose of this chapter is to establish the department's administrative interpretation of ss. 85.13 , 341.08 (4m) , 341.10 (7) and (7m) , 341.63 , 341.64 , 345.17 , 345.28 and 345.47 (1) (d) , Stats., and ch. 342 , Stats. , relating to a traffic violation and registration program to refuse vehicle registration as a result of unpaid judgments and to suspend or refuse vehicle registration as a result of unpaid parking citations or unpaid towing and storage charges associated with parking citations.

(2)  Applicability. This chapter applies to any local unit of government or other authority electing to participate in the traffic violation and registration program, to any court or authority or delegated agency processing cases on behalf of participating local units of government or other authority, and to any person subject to any unpaid judgment, unpaid parking citation or unpaid towing and storage charges associated with a parking citation.