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WI Stat § 218.14 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.14 - Service fees.

218.14  Service fees. (1) A dealer may not assess a purchaser of a recreational vehicle an additional service fee or charge for performing a vehicle inspection or completing a form that is related to the sale of the recreational vehicle and required by law unless the dealer discloses the fee or charge to the purchaser and provides a statement on the purchase or lease contract in substantially the following form: “A service fee or charge is not required by law but may be charged to recreational vehicle purchasers or lessees for services related to compliance with state and federal laws, verifications, and public safety and must be reasonable." The amount of a service fee or charge assessed by a dealer under this subsection may not be higher than the amount initially disclosed. (2) Upon request from a purchaser of a recreational vehicle, a dealer shall provide a written list of the services for which a service fee or charge under sub. (1) is assessed. (3) The department may audit a dealer to determine whether fees or charges assessed by the dealer under sub. (1) are reasonable.History:  2017 a. 59.
WI Stat § 218.15 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.15 - Sale or lease of used recreational vehicles.

218.15  Sale or lease of used recreational vehicles. In the sale or lease of any used recreational vehicle, the sales invoice or lease agreement shall contain the point of manufacture of the used recreational vehicle, the name of the manufacturer and the name and address of the previous owner.History:  1973 c. 116; 1973 c. 132 s. 5; 1999 a. 9.
WI Stat § 218.17 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.17 - Penalties.

218.17  Penalties. (2) In any court action brought by the department for violations of this subchapter, the department may recover all costs of testing and investigation, in addition to costs otherwise recoverable, if it prevails in the action. (3) Nothing in this subchapter prohibits an aggrieved customer from bringing a civil action against a dealer or salesperson. If judgment is rendered for the customer based on an act or omission by the dealer or salesperson, which constituted a violation of this subchapter, the plaintiff shall recover actual and proper attorney fees in addition to costs otherwise recoverable.History:  1973 c. 116; 1991 a. 39, 269; 1993 a. 490; 1999 a. 9.Sub. (3) allows a customer to recover attorney fees when an incomplete warranty or no warranty has been tendered, but it does not allow recovery for a breach of warranty. Lightcap v. Steenberg Homes, Inc. 160 Wis. 2d 607, 466 N.W.2d 904 (1991).
WI Stat § 218.20 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.20 - Definitions.

218.20  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Department" means the department of transportation. (1g) “License period" means the period during which a license issued under s. 218.22 is effective, as established by the department under s. 218.22 (2) (b) 1. (1r) “Motor vehicle salvage dealer" means a person who purchases and resells motor vehicles for wrecking, processing, scrapping, recycling, or dismantling purposes or who carries on or conducts the business of wrecking, processing, scrapping, or dismantling motor vehicles or selling parts of motor vehicles so processed. Motor vehicle salvage dealer includes a motor vehicle scavenger and a scrap metal processor or scrap metal dealer who acquires a motor vehicle for scrap or salvage. (1t) “Motor vehicle scavenger" means a person who carries on or conducts the business of purchasing motor vehicles and reselling the vehicles to a motor vehicle salvage dealer or scrap metal processor. (1v) “Scrap metal dealer" has the meaning given in s. 134.405 (1) (h). (2) “Scrap metal processor" means a motor vehicle salvage dealer who sells no motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts and whose business is limited to a fixed location at which machinery and equipment are utilized for the processing and manufacturing of iron, steel or nonferrous metallic scrap into prepared grades and whose principal product is scrap iron, scrap steel or nonferrous metal scrap for sale for remelting purposes.History:  1987 a. 351; 1989 a. 31; 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 170.
WI Stat § 218.205 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.205 - Motor vehicle salvage dealers to be licensed.

218.205  Motor vehicle salvage dealers to be licensed. (1) No person may carry on or conduct the business of a motor vehicle salvage dealer unless licensed to do so by the department. Any person violating this section may be required to forfeit not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 for the first offense and may be fined not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not more than 60 days or both for a second or subsequent conviction within 5 years. (2) This section shall not apply to:(a) Motor vehicle dealers licensed under s. 218.0114 who remove, but do not sell, as such, parts of motor vehicles prior to sale of such vehicles to motor vehicle salvage dealers or scrap metal processors.(b) Scrap metal processors and portable scrap metal crushers who accept motor vehicles from only:1. Licensed motor vehicle dealers;2. Licensed motor vehicle salvage dealers; or3. Municipalities, all of whom shall submit titles and reports to the department and retain records.(c) Any person who acquires a motor vehicle for salvage purposes for his or her own use and then sells the remainder to a motor vehicle salvage dealer or to another person who will further use that motor vehicle for salvage purposes for his or her own use before selling it to a motor vehicle salvage dealer.(d) Collectors of special interest vehicles who purchase or sell parts cars in compliance with s. 341.266.History:  1971 c. 40; 1975 c. 288; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 415; 1987 a. 351 s. 2; Stats. 1987 s. 218.205; 1997 a. 120; 1999 a. 31; 2013 a. 218.
WI Stat § 218.24 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.24 - Salvage dealer license number displayed on trucks and truck-tractors.

218.24  Salvage dealer license number displayed on trucks and truck-tractors. (1) Each motor vehicle salvage dealer licensed under this subchapter shall prominently display his or her salvage dealer license number on both sides of each truck or truck-tractor owned by such dealer and operated for hauling, towing or pushing salvage vehicles. (2) The letters “DMV SAL" shall be placed directly ahead of the assigned license certificate number. (3) The markings required by this section shall be not less than 2 inches in height and not less than one-fourth inch brush stroke, and in sharp color contrast to the background on which it is applied. Such identification shall be maintained in such manner as to remain legible while the vehicle is in operation. (4) Any person violating this section may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 60 days or both.History:  1975 c. 288.
WI Stat § 218.25 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.25 - Rules.

218.25  Rules. The department shall make rules under ch. 227 and establish the standards necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter and to provide for the orderly operation of motor vehicle salvage sites.History:  1975 c. 288; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a).
WI Stat § 218.30 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.30 - Definitions.

218.30  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Department" means the department of transportation. (2) “License period" means the period during which a license issued under s. 218.32 is effective, as established by the department under s. 218.32 (2) (b) 1.History:  1989 a. 31.
WI Stat § 218.305 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.305 - Motor vehicle auction dealers to be licensed.

218.305  Motor vehicle auction dealers to be licensed. No person shall carry on or conduct the business of auctioning motor vehicles at wholesale unless licensed to do so by the department. Any person violating this section may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both.History:  1971 c. 40; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1989 a. 31 s. 2487dp; Stats. 1989 s. 218.305.
WI Stat § 218.31 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.31 - Application for auction dealer's license.

218.31  Application for auction dealer's license. (1) Application for a motor vehicle auction dealer's license shall be made upon the form prescribed by the department and, except as provided in sub. (1f), shall contain:(a) The name and address of the applicant.(ag) When the applicant is an individual, the social security number of the individual.(am) When the applicant is a person who is not an individual, the person's federal employer identification number.(b) When the applicant is a partnership, the name and address of each partner.(bL) When the applicant is a limited liability company, the name and address of each member.(c) When the applicant is a corporation, the names of the principal officers of the corporation and the name of the state in which incorporated.(d) The place or places where the business is to be conducted and the nature of the business.(e) Such other pertinent information as may be required by the department for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the applicant to be licensed. (1f) (a) If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for or applying to renew a motor vehicle auction dealer's license, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of children and families.(b) Any motor vehicle auction dealer's license issued or renewed in reliance upon a false statement submitted by an applicant under par. (a) is invalid. (1m) (a) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license if any information required under sub. (1) (ag) or (am) is not included in the application.(b) The department of transportation may not disclose any information received under sub. (1) (ag) or (am) to any person except to the department of children and families for purposes of administering s. 49.22, the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301, and the department of workforce development for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 108.227.  (2) Every application shall be executed by the applicant, if an individual, or in the event the applicant is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation, by a partner, member or officer thereof. Every such application shall be accompanied by the fee required by law.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1993 a. 112; 1997 a. 191, 237; 1999 a. 9, 32; 2007 a. 20; 2013 a. 36.
WI Stat § 218.33 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.33 - Motor vehicle auction dealer to be bonded; conduct of auction business.

218.33  Motor vehicle auction dealer to be bonded; conduct of auction business. (1) Each licensee under s. 218.32 shall furnish and maintain a corporate surety bond in the amount of $25,000 in such form as the department approves, conditioned upon the licensee's complying with the laws applicable to the licensee and as indemnity for any loss sustained by any person by reason of acts of the licensee constituting grounds for refusal or revocation of the auction dealer's license. The bond shall run to the state of Wisconsin for the benefit of aggrieved parties, but the aggregate liability of the surety for all such parties shall not exceed the amount of said bond. (2) The following rules shall govern the conduct of motor vehicle auction sales:(a) Sales of motor vehicles shall be confined to those offered by licensed motor vehicle dealers and shall be made only to a person who is qualified under s. 218.34 to purchase, or submit a bid for the purchase of, a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle auction. (b) For each motor vehicle offered for sale by a motor vehicle dealer, the transferring dealer shall provide the motor vehicle auction dealer with clear title or shall furnish title insurance at the time of the sale. For each motor vehicle sold at an auction, the motor vehicle auction dealer shall enter on the certificate of title, or on the form or in the automated format used to reassign the title, any information that the department requires to indicate that ownership of the vehicle was transferred through an auction sale.(c) Payment for motor vehicles bought and sold shall be made immediately after sale. (2m) Section 342.157 applies to motor vehicle auction sales under this section. (3) Any person violating this section may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273; 1993 a. 159; 1997 a. 27; 2003 a. 216.
WI Stat § 218.34 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.34 - Purchases from a motor vehicle auction.

218.34  Purchases from a motor vehicle auction. (1) No person may purchase or submit a bid for the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle auction unless the following conditions are satisfied:(a) The person holds a valid motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle wholesaler, or motor vehicle buyer license.(b) If licensed as a motor vehicle buyer, the person bids on a vehicle for only one motor vehicle dealer at a time, and uses that dealer's funds when purchasing the vehicle.(c) The person displays his or her valid motor vehicle dealer, motor vehicle wholesaler, or motor vehicle buyer license to the motor vehicle auction and includes his or her license number on each sheet of any bid submitted to a motor vehicle auction for the purchase of a motor vehicle or other document evidencing the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle auction. (2) No motor vehicle auction may accept a bid for the purchase of a motor vehicle or complete the sale transaction unless the person who submits the bid or offers to purchase a motor vehicle from the motor vehicle auction satisfies the requirements of sub. (1) and the motor vehicle auction verifies that the motor vehicle dealer license, motor vehicle wholesaler license, or motor vehicle buyer license number displayed on the person's license and included on each sheet of that person's bid or other document evidencing the purchase of a motor vehicle are identical. (3) For each motor vehicle sold by a motor vehicle auction, the motor vehicle auction shall enter on the certificate of title, or on the form or in the automated format used to reassign the title, any information that the department requires to indicate that ownership of the vehicle was transferred by a motor vehicle auction. History:  2003 a. 216.
WI Stat § 218.40 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.40 - Definitions.

218.40  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Department" means the department of transportation. (1m) “License period" means the period during which a license granted under s. 218.41 is effective, as established by the department under s. 218.41 (2m) (a) 1. (2) “Moped" has the meaning designated in s. 340.01 (29m). (3) “Moped dealer" means any person, firm or corporation, who is engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling mopeds, except that a person, firm or corporation who is also a motor vehicle dealer under ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 shall be governed and regulated by the provisions of ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 and not this section. History:  1977 c. 288; 1981 c. 20; 1989 a. 31; 1999 a. 31.
WI Stat § 218.42 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.42 - Examination by department.

218.42  Examination by department. No licensee is subject to examination or audit by the department under this subchapter other than as provided in s. 218.41 (6).History:  1977 c. 288.
WI Stat § 218.43 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.43 - Penalty.

218.43  Penalty. Any person violating s. 218.41 or a lawful rule or order issued thereunder may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $100 for the first offense and may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 for a 2nd or subsequent conviction within 3 years.  (1) The department may cancel the license of the convicted licensee. (2) The license issued to any convicted licensee shall be surrendered to any police officer upon direction of the department without any refund of the fees paid. (3) Any license canceled under this section may not be renewed for 12 months.History:  1977 c. 288; 2013 a. 370.
WI Stat § 218.50 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.50 - Definitions.

218.50  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) “Buyer identification card" means a card issued by the department authorizing the cardholder to bid on and purchase motor vehicles being held and offered for sale by a motor vehicle salvage pool and containing the full name, business and residence address and a brief description of the cardholder, the buyer identification number assigned to the cardholder by the department, either a facsimile of the cardholder's signature or a space upon which the cardholder shall write his or her name immediately upon receipt of the card and such other information as the department specifies. (1m) “Buyer identification card period" means the period during which a buyer identification card issued under s. 218.51 is effective, as established by the department under s. 218.51 (3) (b) 1. (2) “Buyer identification number" means the distinguishing sequence of numbers or numbers and letters assigned by the department to a cardholder and appearing on that cardholder's buyer identification card. (3) “Cardholder" means a person to whom the department has issued a buyer identification card. (4) “Department" means the department of transportation. (5) “Motor vehicle salvage pool" means a person who is engaged primarily in the business of selling or distributing damaged motor vehicles at wholesale, whether or not the motor vehicles are owned by that person. (6) “Qualified applicant" means a motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler salvage dealer licensed under this chapter, a motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler or salvage dealer licensed in another jurisdiction or an employee of a motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler or salvage dealer under this subsection.History:  1987 a. 349; 1989 a. 31, 56.
WI Stat § 218.505 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.505 - Salvage pools to be licensed as wholesalers.

218.505  Salvage pools to be licensed as wholesalers. No motor vehicle salvage pool may engage in business as such unless licensed as a wholesaler under ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163. History:  1987 a. 349; 1999 a. 31.
WI Stat § 218.52 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.52 - Purchases from motor vehicle salvage pools.

218.52  Purchases from motor vehicle salvage pools. (1) No person may purchase or submit a bid for the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle salvage pool unless the following conditions are satisfied:(a) The person is a cardholder and the person's buyer identification card has not been suspended or revoked.(b) The person displays his or her valid buyer identification card to the salvage pool and includes his or her buyer identification number on each sheet of any bid submitted to a motor vehicle salvage pool for the purchase of a motor vehicle or other document evidencing the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle salvage pool. (2) No motor vehicle salvage pool may accept a bid for the purchase of a motor vehicle or complete the sales transaction unless the person who submits the bid or offers to purchase a motor vehicle from the motor vehicle salvage pool satisfies the conditions under sub. (1) (b) and the motor vehicle salvage pool verifies that the buyer identification number displayed on the person's buyer identification card and included on each sheet of that person's bid or other document evidencing the purchase of a motor vehicle are identical. (3) For each motor vehicle sold by a motor vehicle salvage pool, the motor vehicle salvage pool shall enter on the certificate of title, or on the form or in the automated format used to reassign the title, any information that the department requires to indicate that ownership of the vehicle was transferred by a motor vehicle salvage pool. (4) Section 342.157 applies to motor vehicles sold by a motor vehicle salvage pool under this section.History:  1987 a. 349; 1993 a. 159; 1997 a. 27.
WI Stat § 218.53 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.53 - Penalties.

218.53  Penalties. Any person who violates this subchapter shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000 and may be imprisoned for not more than 90 days or both.History:  1987 a. 349.