Wisconsin · Wisconsin Statutes — Vehicles (Ch. 340–349)
Wis. Stat. (Vehicles) § 341.19: 341.18(2)(2) If a person claims as a defense to a citation for failure to display evidence of registration that the person has made application for annual registration as provided in s
What this law says, in plain English
A person convicted of operating a vehicle without registration must pay the full annual registration fee, even if they claim to have applied for registration but failed to submit the application to the department.
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