Wisconsin Statutes 345.17 – Penalty for false statements
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 345.17
- Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
(1) Unless another civil or criminal penalty is expressly prescribed by law, no person may make a false statement to the department or secretary on which the department or the secretary relies in:
(a) Issuing a duplicate title.
(b) Issuing a duplicate license or operating privilege.
(c) Performing an act or administering a law that the department or secretary is required by law to administer or perform.
(2) Any person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100 for the first offense and shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the 2nd and each subsequent offense.