(1)    No person shall:

      (a)    Represent as valid any canceled, revoked, suspended, fictitious or fraudulently altered license; or

      (b)    Sell or lend that person’s license to any other person or knowingly permit the use thereof by another; or

      (c)    Represent as one’s own any license not issued to that person; or

      (d)    Violate any of the restrictions placed on that person’s license by or pursuant to law; or

      (e)    Permit any unlawful use of a license issued to that person; or

      (f)    Reproduce by any means whatever a copy of a license, unless the reproduction is done pursuant to rules promulgated by the department and for a valid business or occupational purpose; or

      (g)    Deface or alter a license except to endorse a change of address authorized by s. 343.22 (2).

   (2)   Whenever a license or identification card which appears to be altered is displayed to a law enforcement officer, agent of the secretary or the court, that person shall take possession of the license or identification card and return it to the department for cancellation. A notation of change of address properly endorsed on the license under s. 343.22 shall not of itself be reason to consider the license altered.

   (3)   Except as provided in sub. (3m), any person who violates sub. (1) shall be:

      (a)    Fined not less than $200 nor more than $600 and may be imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both for the first such violation.

      (b)    Fined not less than $300 nor more than $1,000 and imprisoned for not less than 5 days nor more than 6 months for the 2nd offense occurring within 3 years.

      (c)    Fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,000 and imprisoned for not less than 10 days nor more than 6 months for the 3rd or subsequent offense occurring within 3 years.

   (3m)   Any person who violates sub. (1) (d) while operating a “Class D” or “Class M” vehicle as described in s. 343.04 (1) (d) and (e), except a school bus, may be required to forfeit not more than $200 for the first offense, may be fined not more than $300 and imprisoned for not more than 30 days for the 2nd offense occurring within 3 years, and may be fined not more than $500 and imprisoned for not more than 6 months for the 3rd or subsequent offense occurring within 3 years. A violation of a local ordinance in conformity with this section shall count as a previous offense.