To maintain the existing license renewal cycle when upgrading a valid license, the department shall prorate the statutory fees under s. 343.21 (1) (a), (b) and (d), Stats., required to be paid to the department to upgrade a license.

1. (1) Upgraded class. If a license is upgraded by adding class A, B, C, D or M privileges to an existing operator’s license, the following apply to determine the applicable fee under s. 343.21 (1) (a), (b) or (d), Stats.:

   1. (a) When 365 days or more remain on the existing license, the license holder shall pay the prorated fee for the upgraded license determined by the department as follows:

      1. 1. Multiply the number of days remaining on the existing license from the date of application by the statutory fee and divide by 2920. The number of days include the day of expiration, but not the day of application.
      2. 2. Round the resulting quotient to the nearest whole dollar amount. The license upgraded for this fee shall expire on the expiration date of the existing license or on the date that the person’s legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized, whichever occurs sooner.

   2. (b) When more than 90 but less than 365 days remain on the existing license, the license holder may do either of the following:

      1. 1. Pay the prorated fee as determined under par. (a). The license upgraded for this fee shall expire on the expiration date of the existing license or on the date that the person’s legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized, whichever occurs sooner.
      2. 2. Pay the prorated fee as determined under par. (a) and the statutory fee. The license upgraded for this fee shall expire 8 years from the expiration date of the existing license or on the date that the person’s legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized, whichever occurs sooner.
   3. (c) When 90 days or less remain on the existing license, the license holder shall pay the prorated fee as determined under par. (a) and the statutory fee. The license upgraded for this fee shall expire 8 years from the expiration date of the existing license or on the date that the person’s legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized, whichever occurs sooner.
2. (2) No fee identification. The department shall not charge a fee for issuing or reissuing an identification card for purposes of voting under s. 343.165 (8) (g) or 343.50 (5) (a) 3., Stats., or for an identification card issued under s. 343.50, Stats., if the requirements of s. 343.50 (5) (a) 2. are met.
3. (3) Replacement of defective products. The department shall reissue a product without fee if the product is inaccurate because of a department error or if the card on which it was produced is defective.
4. (4) Change in restrictions. The department shall not charge a fee for operator’s license issuance due to the addition or removal of a license restriction, except for removing a K or L restriction.
5. (5) Removal of endorsement. A person who is issued a new operator’s license to remove an endorsement shall pay the fees specified in s. 343.21 (1) (L) and (n), Stats.

6. (6) Duplicate licenses. A person who obtains a duplicate license shall pay the fees specified in s. 343.21(1) (L) and (n), Stats.

   Note: See s. 343.21 for all operator’s license fees.

History

History: Cr. Register, September, 1982, No. 321, eff. 10-1-82; r. and recr. Register, December, 1990, No. 420, eff. 1-1-91; cr. (intro.), r. and recr. (1) and (2), r. (3), Register, September, 1992, No. 441, eff. 10-1-92; am. (1) (a) 1., (b) 2., (c) and (2), Register, December, 1999, No. 528, eff. 1-1-00; CR 06-082: am. (1) (a) 2., (b) 1. and 2. and (c) Register December 2006 No. 612, eff. 4-1-07; CR 23-042: am. (title), (1) (title), r. and recr. (2), cr. (3) to (6) Register April 2025 No. 832, eff. 5-1-25; correction in (2), (6) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register April 2025 No. 832.