Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 343.11 (2026)
Temporary license for persons previously licensed in another state
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343.11(1)(1) The department shall not issue a license to a person previously licensed in another jurisdiction unless such person surrenders to the department all valid operator’s licenses possessed by the person issued by any other jurisdiction, which surrender operates as a cancellation of the surrendered licenses insofar as the person’s privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state is concerned. When such applicant surrenders the license to the department, the department shall issue a receipt therefor, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to operate a motor vehicle for a period not to exceed 60 days if the applicant meets the standard required for eyesight and, in the opinion of the examiner, is not a dangerous hazard to the applicant and other users of the highways. The temporary license shall be surrendered to the examiner for cancellation by the department if the 3rd attempt at the driving test is failed and the applicant shall be required to secure a temporary instruction permit for further practice driving.
343.11(2)(2) Within 30 days following licensure in this state, the department shall destroy all surrendered licenses and report to the issuing jurisdiction that the licensee is now licensed in this state.
343.11(2m)(2m) Within 30 days following surrender of a license under sub. (1), the department shall provide notice to the elections commission of the person’s name and address, the name of the jurisdiction issuing the surrendered license, and the date on which the license was surrendered.
343.11(3)(3) Except as provided in sub. (1), the department may issue a receipt to any applicant for a license, which receipt shall constitute a temporary license to operate a motor vehicle while the application for license is being processed. Such temporary license shall be valid for a period not to exceed 60 days. If the application for a license is processed under the exception specified in s. 343.165 (7), the receipt shall include the marking specified in s. 343.03 (3r).
343.11 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 204; 1975 c. 64; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273; 1989 a. 105; 2003 a. 221; 2005 a. 451; 2007 a. 1; 2011 a. 23, 32; 2015 a. 118.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases, 1952–2020 · leading case: One Wisconsin Inst., Inc. v. Thomsen, 198 F. Supp. 3d 896 (W.D. Wis. 2016).
One Wisconsin Inst., Inc. v. Thomsen, 198 F. Supp. 3d 896 (W.D. Wis. 2016). “*961 In their post-trial brief, plaintiffs purport to “continue to challenge the rational basis of excluding three forms of ID: 1) out-of-state driver’s licenses, 2) driving receipts issued under Wis. Stat. § 343.11 , and 3) state ID card receipts.”
One Wisconsin Inst., Inc. v. Nichol, 186 F. Supp. 3d 958 (W.D. Wis. 2016). “7 But their submissions suggest that they take issue with the state’s decision to exclude expired: (1) driving receipts, issued under *973 Wis. Stat. § 343.11 ; (2) state ID card receipts, issued under Wis.”
State v. Beasley, 678 N.W.2d 600 (Wis. Ct. App. 2004). “Beasley's only other legislative intent argument is based on language in the comment to Wis. Stat. § 343.11 in 1953 A.B. 100 (a prior version of the aggravated burglary statute), which states: Before a person can be convicted under this section, it is necessary to find the…”
State v. Reynolds, 557 N.W.2d 821 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996). “11(3) stated that the battery which formed the antecedent offense to "aggravated burglary" was "Mattery [as] defined in section 340.”
State v. Kennedy, 113 N.W.2d 372 (Wis. 1962). “State 2 and retained as late as sec. 343.11, Stats. 1953, prior to the enactment of the present Criminal Code.”
Horwath v. Burke, 236 F. Supp. 674 (E.D. Wis. 1965). “17, Wisconsin Statutes of 1953, and of breaking and entering in the nighttime, in violation of Section 343.11, Wisconsin Statutes of 1953, respectively.”
Torruella Bey v. Bruchman (E.D. Wis. 2020). “See Wis. Stat. §343.11 (1)(A). Taken as a whole, Torruella Bey’s complaint is delusional, fanciful, and incredible, and lacks an arguable basis in law and in fact.”
State v. Kopacka, 50 N.W.2d 917 (Wis. 1952). “Upon the proof of the facts briefly stated above it was within the province of the jury to find the defendants guilty *508 of violating sec. 343.11, Stats., by breaking and entering into an office in the nighttime with the intention to comfnit the crime of robbery, larceny, or…”
— Wis. Stat. § 343.11(3) — 1 case
State v. Reynolds, 557 N.W.2d 821 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996). “11(3) stated that the battery which formed the antecedent offense to "aggravated burglary" was "Mattery [as] defined in section 340.”
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