VEH.3.11.030 Transferred Plates or Plates No Longer in Use

(a) The transferee of a vehicle registered as provided in Section VEH.3.2.030 is not subject to the payment of any registration fee for the remainder of the period for which the vehicle is registered unless, by reason of his or her status or the use to which the vehicle is put, the fee prescribed by law is higher than that paid by the former owner. In such event, the fee shall be computed on the basis of one-twelfth of the difference between the two (2) annual fees multiplied by the number of months of the current registration period which have not fully expired on the date, after the vehicle is acquired by the applicant, when such vehicle is first operated by him or her with his or her consent under circumstances making it subject to registration by the Lac Courte Oreilles.

(b) A person retaining a set of plates removed from a vehicle which was junked or transferred, is no longer used on the highways or has been registered as a special interest vehicle under Section VEH.3.10.010 may receive credit for the unused portion of the registration fee paid when registering a replacement vehicle of the same type and gross weight.

(c) A person retaining a set of plates removed from a motorcycle may receive credit for the unused portion of the registration fee paid when registering a replacement motorcycle.

(d) This section does not apply to vehicles registered at a fee of $5 under Section VEH.3.8.010. Such vehicles, whether registered for a full period or part thereof and whether or not previously registered, shall be registered at the full fee. If a person authorized to register a vehicle at a fee of $5 under Section VEH.3.8.010 transfers the vehicle to a person not so authorized, the fee payable by the transferee shall be computed as for a vehicle not previously registered by the Lac Courte Oreilles.

(e) The credit or plate transfer provisions authorized under this section do not apply if the applicant has, within the preceding 12 months, transferred or received credit for registration plates removed from the motor vehicle which is the subject of the application.