341.27(3)

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(3) All automobiles subject to the registration system under this section shall be registered by the department for a period of one year except as follows:

341.27

341.27 Registration periods for private automobiles and taxicabs.

341.27(1)

(1) All automobiles, other than those that may be registered under § 341.26 (2), 341.265, 341.266, 341.268, or 341.269 or are required by § 341.29 to be registered on a calendar-year basis, shall be registered by the department according to the system of registration prescribed by this section.

341.27(3)(a)

(a) If the applicant holds current registration plates that were removed from an automobile that the applicant no longer owns or that has been junked, is no longer used on the highways or has been registered as a special interest vehicle under § 341.266 (2)(a) or a reconstructed, replica, street modified or homemade vehicle under § 341.268 (2)(a), and the plates were issued under the system of registration prescribed by this section, the department shall register the automobile which is the subject of the application for the remainder of the unexpired registration period.

341.27(3)(b)

(b) If the applicant does not hold current registration plates under the circumstances described in para. (a) and the application is an original rather than renewal application, the department may register the automobile which is the subject of the application for such period or part thereof as the secretary determines will help to equalize the registration and renewal workload of the department.