Wisconsin § 563.055 - Cancellation of license; reinstatement.

Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 563.055 — Cancellation of license; reinstatement., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 563.055. Cancellation of license; reinstatement.

563.055(1) (1) If the holder of a license issued under this chapter pays a fee required under s. 563.13 (4) , 563.22 (2) or 563.92 (2) by check and the check is not paid by the bank upon which the check is drawn, the department may cancel the license on or after the 60th day after the department receives the notice from the bank, subject to sub. (2) . 563.055(2) (2) At least 20 days before canceling a license, the department shall mail a notice to the holder that informs the holder that the check was not paid by the bank and that the holder’s license may be canceled on the date determined under sub. (1) unless the holder does all of the following before that date: 563.055(2)(a) (a) Pays the fee for which the unpaid check was issued. 563.055(2)(b) (b) Pays the charge for an unpaid draft established under s. 20.905 (2) . 563.055(3) (3) Nothing in sub. (1) or (2) prohibits the department from extending the date for cancellation to allow the holder additional time to comply with sub. (2) (a) and (b) . 563.055(4) (4) A cancellation of a license under this section completely terminates the license and all rights, privileges and authority previously conferred by the license. 563.055(5) (5) The department may reinstate a license that has been canceled under this section only if the previous holder complies with sub. (2) (a) and (b) and pays a $30 reinstatement fee. 563.055(6) (6) All moneys received under this section shall be credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.505 (8) (jn) . 563.055 History History: 1989 a. 31 ; 1991 a. 269 s. 782ap ; Stats. 1991 s. 563.055; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6976c , 9123 (6pp) ; 1997 a. 27 ; 1999 a. 5 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2021 a. 58 .

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