License denial, nonrenewal, suspension or restriction based on failure to pay support, taxes, or unemployment insurance contributions
Wis. Stat. § 93.135
in effect(1) Except as provided in sub. (1m), the department shall require each applicant who is an individual to provide the department with the applicant’s social security number as a condition of issuing or renewing any of the following:
(ab) A license, certification, or permit under ch. 89.
(ag) A license under s. 93.11.
(am) A license under s. 93.35 (4).
(b) A license under s. 94.10 (2), (3) or (3g).
(bm) A license under s. 94.43.
(c) A registration under s. 94.50 (2).
(cm) A license under s. 94.64 (3).
(d) A license under s. 94.65 (2).
(dm) A license under s. 94.66 (2).
(e) A license under s. 94.68 (1).
(em) A license under s. 94.685.
(f) A license under s. 94.703.
(fm) A license under s. 94.704.
(g) A certification under s. 94.705.
(gm) A license under s. 94.72 (5).
(gs) A registration under s. 95.60.
(h) A license under s. 95.68 (2).
(hm) A license under s. 95.69 (2).
(i) A license under s. 95.71 (2).
(im) A license under s. 95.72 (2).
(j) A license under s. 97.17 (2).
(jm) A license under s. 97.175 (2).
(k) A license under s. 97.20 (2).
(km) A license under s. 97.21 (3).
(L) A license under s. 97.22 (2).
(m) A license under s. 97.27 (2).
(mm) A license under s. 97.29 (2).
(n) A license under s. 97.30 (2).
(ng) A certificate under s. 97.33.
(nm) A license or registration certificate under s. 97.42 (2).
(nt) A license under s. 97.605 (1) or 97.67 (1) or (2m).
(p) A license under s. 98.145.
(pm) A license under s. 98.146.
(q) A license under s. 98.16 (2).
(qm) A license under s. 98.18 (1) (a).
(r) A license under s. 99.02 (1).
(rg) A certification or registration under s. 168.23 (3).
(rm) A license under s. 126.56.
(s) A license under s. 126.26.
(sm) A license under s. 126.11.
(1m)
(a) If an individual who applies for the issuance or renewal of a license, registration, registration certificate or certification specified in sub. (1) does not have a social security number, the department shall require the applicant, as a condition of issuing or renewing the license, registration, registration certificate or certification, to submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation that the applicant does not have a social security number. The statement shall be in the form prescribed by the department of children and families.
(b) A license, registration, registration certificate or certification specified in sub. (1) that is issued in reliance on a statement submitted under par. (a) is invalid if the statement is false.
(2) The department of agriculture, trade and consumer protection may not disclose any information received under sub. (1) to any person except to the department of children and families in accordance with a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857.
(3) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license, registration, registration certificate or certification specified in sub. (1) or shall suspend or restrict a license, registration, registration certificate or certification specified in sub. (1) for failure to make court-ordered payments of child or family support, maintenance, birth expenses, medical expenses or other expenses related to the support of a child or a former spouse or failure to comply, after appropriate notice, with a subpoena or warrant issued by the department of children and families or a county child support agency under s. 59.53 (5) and relating to paternity or child support proceedings, as required in a memorandum of understanding under s. 49.857.
(4) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of certification or registration under s. 168.23 (3), or shall suspend or restrict such a certification or registration, if the department of revenue certifies under s. 73.0301 that the holder of the certification or registration is liable for delinquent taxes or if the department of workforce development certifies under s. 108.227 that the holder of the certification or registration is liable for delinquent unemployment insurance contributions.
(5) The department shall deny an application for an initial license, certification, or permit issued under s. 89.06, 89.072, 89.073, or, if applicable, an application for renewal of that license, certification, or permit or revoke a license, certification, or permit issued under s. 89.06, 89.072, or 89.073 to an individual for whom the department receives a record of a declaration under s. 54.25 (2) (c) 1. d. stating that the individual is incompetent to apply for or hold that license, certification, or permit.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/93.135Fetched: 10/7/2026