Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 102.16 - Product and license endorsement issuance periods
(1) EXPIRATION WITH
END OF LEGAL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED STATES. Notwithstanding any other
provisions of this chapter, a product issued to a person who is not a U.S.
citizen or national or who is not an unconditional permanent resident of the
United States shall expire on the earlier of the last date the person's legal
presence in the United States is authorized according to the documentation of
legal presence provided by the person as part of their application, or the
expiration date of the product determined under subs. (2) to (8).
Note: See ss. 343.03 (3m), 343.20 (1m), and 343.50 (5) (c), Stats.
(2) PRODUCT
EXPIRATION.
(a)
Default identification
card and license expiration. Except as provided in subs. (1), (3),
(4), and (6) and par. (b), a license or identification card shall expire 8
years from the persons's next birthday.
(b)
Elderly identification
cards. Except as provided in sub. (1), an identification card issued
to a person 65- years or older who requests a non-expiring identification card
will not expire. An expiration date far into the future and beyond any
currently living person's life expectancy may be used to indicate that the
document has no expiration date. Any identification card issued under this
paragraph shall be considered REAL ID noncompliant and may not include markings
that indicate REAL ID compliance.
(c)
Foreign license
reciprocity. An operator's license issued to a foreign national
pursuant to a reciprocal agreement established under s.
343.16 (1) (d),
Stats., shall expire 8 years from the applicant's next birthday or the date the
person's legal presence in the United States expires as determined under sub.
(1), whichever is earlier.
Note: See ss. 343.085 (2) (c), 343.16 (1) (d), and 343.50 (5) (d), Stats.
(3)
ORIGINAL LICENSE 2-YEAR EXPIRATION. Except as provided in sub. (1), the first
operator's license issued to a person by this state under ch. 343, Stats., that
is not a commercial driver license shall be a probationary license that expires
2 years from the person's next birthday, unless the person meets all of the
following requirements:
(a) Has been licensed
in another jurisdiction for at least 3 years.
(b) Presently holds an operator's license,
other than an instruction permit, from another jurisdiction that is not expired
by more than 6 months.
(c) Is at
least 21 years of age.
(4) RENEWAL PRODUCT EXPIRATION.
(a) A renewal product may be issued up to 364
days prior to expiration of the product and shall expire 8 years from the
person's next birthday, except as provided in par. (b) and sub. (1).
(b) A renewal product issued in the 364 days
after expiration of an operator's license shall expire 7 years from the
person's next birthday.
(5) SPECIAL RESTRICTED LICENSES. Except as
provided in sub. (1), renewed special restricted licenses expire 2 years from
the applicant's next birthday.
(6)
ENDORSEMENTS EXPIRE WITH LICENSES. All endorsements, except "H" endorsements,
on an operator's license shall expire on the same date the operator's license
expires or is suspended, revoked or disqualified. An "H" endorsement shall
expire as provided in s.
343.125 (3),
Stats.
Note: Federal CDL requirements demand a background check be performed on "H" endorsement holders at least once every 5 years. 49 CFR 383.141 (d).
(7) EXPIRATION DATE DOES NOT CHANGE WITH
CHANGES IN AUTHORITY. Except as provided in sub. (8), the expiration date of an
operator's license shall remain the same when subsequent changes to
classifications or endorsements are applied to the license.
(8) EXTENSION OF LEGAL PRESENCE IN THE UNITED
STATES. A person whose operator's license expired under sub. (1) earlier than
it otherwise would have under subs. (2) to (5) may be issued an operator's
license with an expiration date determined under subs. (1) to (5) at any time
after a change in the last date through which the person's legal presence in
the United States is authorized, regardless of whether a change in
classification or endorsements is also made.
Notes
Expiration of restricted licenses is provided for in s. 343.08(2) (a), Stats.
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(1) ORIGINAL, REINSTATED AND PROBATIONARY LICENSES. Reinstated licenses, probationary licenses, and original licenses other than instruction permits and license endorsements shall expire 2 years from the licensed person 's next birthday, or on the date that the person 's legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized, whichever occurs sooner. If the expiration date of a person 's probationary license is the date the person 's legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized, and the person 's legal presence is extended, the department may reissue the probationary license with an expiration date of the latest date determined under this section at the time of initial issuance or the date that the person 's legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized, whichever occurs sooner. The department may not, as a consequence of expiration dates based on the person 's legal presence in the United States, require any person to possess a probationary license beyond the latest date determined under this section at the time of initial issuance.
Note: See s. 343.20(1) (a), Stats.
(2) EYESIGHT TESTS. The eyesight test shall be given to each person who applies for renewal of a 2, 4 or 8 year license at the time application is made.
Note: See s. 343.16(3) (a), Stats.
(3) RENEWED REGULAR, COMMERCIAL DRIVER AND MOTOR-CYCLE ONLY LICENSES. Regular, commercial and motorcycle only licenses shall expire 8 years from the expiration date of the license being renewed if the license is renewed prior to its expiration, or 7 years from the person 's next birthday in all other circumstances, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(3m) LICENSE EXTENSIONS. A regular license issued by the department may be extended by the department for 4 years from the expiration date of the license if the department has selected the license for 4 year extension rather than renewal in order to balance the number of licenses that will expire in future years. The department may not extend an expiration date under this subsection beyond the date that the person 's presence in the United States is legally authorized. The department may consider a person 's driving history in deciding whether to extend the person 's license. Vision examinations may not be required for extensions.
Note: Section 343.20(1) (f), Stats., provides that this extension program sunsets on December 31, 2001.
(4) LICENSE RENEWAL. No person may renew:
(a) An operator's license more than one year prior to the expiration date of the license.
(b) A probationary license or special restricted license more than 90 days prior to the expiration date of the license.
(5) NEW STATE RESIDENTS. Original operator's licenses issued under s. 343.20(1) (e), Stats., shall expire 3 years after the licensed person 's next birthday or on the date that the person 's legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized or on the following date, whichever occurs sooner.
Note: Section 343.20(1) (e), Stats., was repealed, and s. Trans 102.16 (5) has no effect.
(6) SPECIAL RESTRICTED LICENSES. Special restricted license renewals expire on the date that the person 's legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized or on the following date, whichever occurs sooner:
(7) ENDORSEMENTS EXPIRE WITH LICENSES. All endorsements on an operator's license shall expire on the same date the operator's license expires or is withdrawn.
(8) EXPIRATION DATE DOES NOT CHANGE WITH CHANGES IN AUTHORITY. The expiration date of a valid license document shall remain the same when subsequent upgrades to classifications or endorsements are applied to the license, except that if the date that the person 's legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized occurs sooner, the expiration date shall become the date that the person 's legal presence in the United States is no longer authorized.
Notes
Expiration of restricted licenses is provided for in s. 343.08(2) (a), Stats.