Wisconsin Code § 341.10

Grounds for refusing registration
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The department shall refuse registration of a vehicle under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The required state fee and any municipal vehicle registration fee imposed by the town, village or city in which the vehicle
is customarily kept has not been paid for the specific vehicle, and
the department may refuse registration of a vehicle if such fees for
the current period or for any previous period for which payment
of a registration fee is required by law have not been paid on any
other vehicles owned by the applicant for registration.
(2) The applicant has failed to furnish any of the following:
(a) If applicable, the power of attorney required under 15 USC
1988 or rules of the department.
(b) Unless exempted by rule of the department, the mileage
disclosure from the most recent titled owner and of all subsequent
nontitled owners of the vehicle.
(c) Other information or documents required by law or by the
department pursuant to authority of law.
(3) A certificate of title is a prerequisite to registration of the
vehicle and, except for an applicant who is the lessee of a vehicle,
a valid certificate of title has not been issued to the applicant for
the vehicle and the applicant is not entitled to the issuance of a
certificate of title.
(4) The applicant’s registration has been suspended or revoked and such suspension or revocation still is in effect.

(5) The vehicle is exempt from registration under this chapter
and voluntary registration of the vehicle is not expressly
authorized.
(6) The vehicle was manufactured after 1969 and does not
meet manufacturer or importer certification label requirements as
specified in 49 CFR 567 or the vehicle is a Kei class vehicle. This
subsection does not apply to former military vehicles, historic
military vehicles, as defined in s. 341.269 (1) (a), for which the
department receives an application, and which are eligible, for
registration under s. 341.269, or special interest vehicles, as defined in s. 341.266 (1) (c), for which the department receives an
application, and which are eligible, for registration under s.
341.266.
(7) A court has notified the department under s. 345.47 (1)
(d) that a judgment has been entered against the applicant and the
judgment remains unpaid.
(7m) An authority has notified the department under s.
345.28 (4) that a citation for a nonmoving traffic violation has
been issued against the applicant and the applicant has not paid
the citation or appeared in court to respond to the citation or that
the applicant has not paid towing and storage charges associated
with a citation for a nonmoving traffic violation issued against
the applicant.
(7r) A city has notified the department under s. 345.285 (2)
(b) 1. that one or more citations for nonmoving traffic violations
have been issued against the applicant and the applicant has not
paid the citations or appeared in court to respond to the citations.
(8) The vehicle is not eligible for registration under s. 285.30
(6).
(10) The vehicle requires inspection under s. 110.20 (6) and
any of the following applies:
(a) The vehicle has not been inspected.
(b) The most recent inspection of the vehicle under s. 110.20
(6) indicates noncompliance unless the department has issued a
temporary operating permit under s. 110.20 (10) (b) or a waiver
of compliance under s. 110.20 (13).
(c) The most recent inspection of the vehicle under s. 110.20
(6) involved a violation of s. 110.20 (11) (c).
(11) The applicant has failed to furnish proof of payment, in
the form prescribed by the U.S. secretary of the treasury, that the
federal heavy vehicle use tax imposed by section 4481 of the internal revenue code has been paid.
(12) The vehicle is required to be inspected under s. 110.063
(2) and any of the following applies:
(a) The vehicle has not been inspected.
(b) The most recent inspection of the vehicle indicates noncompliance with ss. 110.063 and 110.075, ch. 347 or rules promulgated under those sections or ch. 347.
(14) The vehicle has a mobile air conditioner, as defined in s.
100.45 (1) (b) , the distribution of which in this state would be
prohibited under s. 100.45 (2).
(15) The vehicle is required to be inspected under s. 110.05
and any of the following applies:
(a) The vehicle has not been inspected.
(b) The most recent inspection of the vehicle indicates noncompliance with ss. 110.05 and 110.075 or ch. 347 or rules promulgated under those sections or ch. 347.
(16) The applicant has applied for registration under the international registration plan specified in s. 341.405 and, in the
registration application, the applicant has identified as the motor
carrier responsible for the safety of the motor vehicle to be registered a motor carrier for which the department has received notice that the motor carrier is subject to a federal out-of-service order for unsatisfactory safety compliance. This subsection does
not prohibit the applicant from registering the motor vehicle under any applicable provision of this chapter other than s. 341.405.
(17) The applicant has applied for registration under the international registration plan specified in s. 341.405 and the motor
vehicle for which application is made has been identified by the
federal motor carrier safety administration as having been assigned for safety to a motor carrier whose business is operated,
managed, or otherwise controlled or affiliated with a person that
has been issued a federal out-of-service order for unsatisfactory
safety compliance. This subsection does not prohibit the applicant from registering the motor vehicle under any applicable provision of this chapter other than s. 341.405.

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