Registration plate concealment device

347.495 Registration plate concealment device. (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: (a) Switch between 2 or more registration plates. (b) Move, obstruct, or conceal a registration plate. (c) Alter the appearance of a registration plate so that the registration number cannot be seen and read. (2) No person may possess, sell, purchase, install, or use a registration plate concealment device. (3) No motor vehicle may be equipped with a registration plate concealment device. (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. History: 2025 a. 37.