(1) DEFINITIONS. In
this section:
(a) "Adult" means a person who
is 18 years of age or older.
(am)
"Domestic partner" means a member of a domestic partnership that has not been
terminated under s. 770.12, Stats.
(b) "Foster parent" means a person licensed
to operate a foster home or treatment foster home under s.
48.62, Stats.
(c) "Guardian" means the person named by the
court having the duty and authority of guardianship.
(d) "Minor" means a person less than 18 years
of age.
(e) "Parent" means either a
biological parent, a husband who has consented to the artificial insemination
of his wife under s. 891.40, Stats., or a parent by
adoption. If the child is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose
parents do not subsequently intermarry under s.
767.803, Stats., "parent"
includes a person adjudged in a judicial proceeding to be the biological
father. "Parent" does not include any person whose parental rights have been
terminated.
(f) "Stepparent" means
a person who is married to the minor's biological or adoptive parent and is not
a biological or adoptive parent of the minor.
Note: The definitions used in pars. (c) and (e)
are intended to parallel those in s.
48.02,
Stats.
(2) ADULT
SPONSORS. The following adults may sponsor a minor's application for Wisconsin
operator's license:
(a) The minor's parent,
stepparent or guardian.
(am) The
domestic partner of one of the minor's parents.
(b) The minor's spouse.
(c) The minor's grandparent, brother, sister,
aunt, uncle or foster parent if the minor does not reside with any of the
persons identified in par. (a).
(d)
The person with whom a foreign exchange student resides if the foreign exchange
student is from outside the United States and is not residing with any of the
persons identified in par. (a).
(3) POWERS OF ATTORNEY. An adult holding a
valid power of attorney may execute the sponsorship form for a minor on behalf
of a sponsor.
Note: The department has a form Durable Power of
Attorney, Driver License Sponsorship for Minor that is designed to be used for
this purpose, form MV 3627. The form can be obtained from the Division of Motor
Vehicles, Bureau of Driver Services, P.O. Box 7920, Madison, WI 53707-7920,
telephone (608) 266-2237 or at any motor vehicle services station.
(4) PROOF OF IDENTITY. A sponsor
or attorney-in-fact of a sponsor shall provide proof of identity satisfying the
requirements of s.
Trans 102.15
(3) when a department representative acts as
the witness to a sponsor's or attorney-in-fact's signature.
Notes
Wis. Admin. Code
Department of Transportation
Trans 102.21
Cr. Register, November,
1994, No. 467, eff. 12-1-94.
Amended by, CR 23-042: cr. (1) (am), (2) (am),
am. (4)
Register
April 2025 No. 832, eff.
5/1/2025
