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Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa Band of Lake Superior Indians of Wisconsin | Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians | Menominee Indian tribe of Wisconsin | Oneida Indian tribe of Wisconsin

The State of Wisconsin has reciprocal registration agreements with the Indian tribes and bands indicated below, in accordance with section 341.409, Wisconsin Statutes. The agreements are similar to those with other states, and they provide for unrestricted operation in both jurisdictions by vehicles registered in either jurisdiction. License plates are issued by Wisconsin Indian tribes and bands to members who reside on the reservation. Some tribes also issue registration to non-members who reside on the reservation. This information is included here to assist users of this guide.

Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
	Tribe began issuing plates on October 1, 2006. Registration records are also on file with the Ashland County Sheriff's Dept.
Statutory reference s.341.409 DMV inquiry BRV “TIME” system inquiry TR Contact: Robin Powless Bad River Tribal Court (715) 682-7107 ext. 1544 FAX: (715) 685-2600 Email: clerkofcourt@badriver.com Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, 125 Maple St., Hwy 2, P.O. Box 39, Odanah, WI 54861
Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa Band of Lake Superior Indians of Wisconsin
	Tribe began issuing plates on June 3, 2010. Registration records are also on file with the Sawyer County Sheriffs Dept.
Statutory reference s.341.409 DMV inquiry LCO “TIME” system inquiry TR Contact: Dianah Ton, Office Manager LCO Tribal Police Department (715) 634-8350 FAX: (715) 634-2407 Lac Courte Oreilles Chippewa Band of Lake Superior Indians of Wisconsin 13394 W. Trepania Road Hayward, WI 54843
Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
	Tribe began issuing plates in January 1994. Registration records are also on file with the State Patrol offices in Eau Claire and Wausau, the Minocqua Police Dept., and the Vilas County Sherriff's Dept.
Statutory reference s.341.409 DMV inquiry LDF “TIME” system inquiry TR Contact: R. Terry Hoyt, Tribal Attorney,  (715) 588-4200 FAX: (715) 588-9240 Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Tribal Court 623 E. Peace Pipe Road, P.O. Box 964 Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
	Tribe began issuing plates in 1984. Registration records are also on file with the Menominee Tribal Police Department.
Statutory reference s.341.409 DMV inquiry MEN “TIME” system inquiry TR Contact: Diana Taubel, Director, Licensing and Permit Dept. (715) 799-5142 FAX: (715) 799-5989 Email: dtaubel@mitw.org Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin Licensing and Permit Dept. P.O. Box 910 Keshena, WI 54135
Oneida Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
	Tribe began issuing plates on February 22, 1999. Registration records are also on file with the Oneida Police Department, the Brown and Outagamie County Sheriff’s Departments and the Ashwaubenon, DePere and Green Bay Police Departments.
	First issued August, 2004. The larger outlined rectangle on  the bottom is for a decal. This decal will identify the plate holder as being a member of the "Wolf Clan," "Bear Clan" or "Turtle Clan". Applicants will be given their choice of the design they want when they apply.
Statutory reference s.341.409 DMV inquiry ONI “TIME” system inquiry TR Contact: Tonya Webster, Licensing Administrator (920) 496-5311 FAX: (920) 496-7491 Email: twebster@oneidanation.org Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin Compliance Division 909 Packerland Drive Green Bay, WI 54303 Mailing address: P.O. Box 365 Oneida, WI 54155

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