{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-345.17","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 345.17","heading":"Penalty for false statements.","body":"(1) Unless another civil or criminal penalty is expressly prescribed by law, no person may make a false statement to the department or secretary on which the department or the secretary relies in:\n(a) Issuing a duplicate title.\n(b) Issuing a duplicate license or operating privilege.\n(c) Performing an act or administering a law that the department or secretary is required by law to administer or perform.\n(2) Any person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100 for the first offense and shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the 2nd and each subsequent offense.","path":["Chs. 340-351, Vehicles","Chapter 345 Vehicles — Civil And Criminal Liability","SUBCHAPTER III ARRESTS, BAIL, PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/345.17","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:20Z","sha256":"6e3c007835911aa45a10b08656eee1c08ebd06aacd389dbe40098bbd7178a633","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-345.11","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-345.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}