(1)    Unless another civil or criminal penalty is expressly prescribed by law, no person may make a false statement to the department or secretary on which the department or the secretary relies in:

      (a)    Issuing a duplicate title.

      (b)    Issuing a duplicate license or operating privilege.

      (c)    Performing an act or administering a law that the department or secretary is required by law to administer or perform.

   (2)   Any person who violates sub. (1) shall forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100 for the first offense and shall forfeit not less than $100 nor more than $500 for the 2nd and each subsequent offense.