341.10 Grounds for refusing registration.
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341.10 Grounds for refusing registration. 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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(b), the distribution of which in this state would be prohibited under s. 100.45
(2).