{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-347.495","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 347.495","heading":"Registration plate concealment device.","body":"(1) In this section, “registration plate concealment device” means a manual, electronic, or mechanical device designed or adapted to be installed on a motor vehicle to do any of the following:\n(a) Switch between 2 or more registration plates.\n(b) Move, obstruct, or conceal a registration plate.\n(c) Alter the appearance of a registration plate so that the registration number cannot be seen and read.\n(2) No person may possess, sell, purchase, install, or use a registration plate concealment device.\n(3) No motor vehicle may be equipped with a registration plate concealment device.\n(4) Any motor vehicle equipped in violation of sub. (3) may be impounded. A vehicle impounded under this subsection shall be returned to the owner upon payment of reasonable costs of towing and impounding the vehicle.","path":["Chs. 340-351, Vehicles","Chapter 347 Equipment Of Vehicles","SUBCHAPTER III OTHER EQUIPMENT"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/347.495","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":"0f88bc957f41ddb3a081e849cb4b459f0b595cb937ed70becffbdcabe068c471","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-347.49","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-347.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}