Section 132.04. Plate display, usage and restrictions.

 

(1)   Plate display.

(a) As provided by s. 341.15 , Stats., only a single plate shall be issued per vehicle. A manually delivered temporary operation plate shall be attached firmly and rigidly in a horizontal position to the rear of the vehicle, unless the vehicle is a truck tractor or a road tractor, as defined in s. 340.01 (53) and (73) , Stats., then the plate shall be attached to the front of the vehicle. An on-line delivered temporary operation plate shall be displayed horizontally on the inside lower driver's side of the rear window, in a manner that does not obstruct the driver's view and is clearly readable from the outside of the vehicle.

(b) If the vehicle is equipped with a plate bracket provided by the vehicle manufacturer, a manually delivered temporary operation plate shall be affixed to the bracket. If the vehicle is not equipped with a plate bracket, a manually delivered temporary operation plate shall be conspicuously displayed as required in par. (a) . If the vehicle does not allow for display of an on-line delivered temporary operation plate horizontally on the inside lower driver's side rear window, an on-line delivered temporary operation plate shall be displayed in a location as close as possible to a lower rear window display, in a manner that is conspicuous and clearly readable from the outside of the vehicle.

(c) No person may display upon any vehicle a temporary operation plate not issued for that vehicle.

(2)   Usage. Use of the temporary operation plate is limited to the vehicle purchased, as evidenced by the issued receipt.

(3)   Restrictions.

(a) No person may duplicate, reproduce or copy any temporary operation plate.

(b) A temporary operation plate shall be displayed as originally delivered to the applicant and may not be altered in any way.

(c) Use of the temporary operation plate does not allow a vehicle to be operated at a gross weight greater than that for which regular registration fees have been paid.

History: Cr. Register, June, 1984, No. 342 , eff. 7-1-84; am. (1) (c) and (3) (a), Register, October, 1998, No. 514 , eff. 11-1-98; CR 10-142 : am. (1) (a) to (c), (2), (3) (a), (c), r. and recr. (3) (b) Register August 2011 No. 668 , eff. 9-1-11.

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