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WI Stat § 218.0122 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0122 - Damages to delivered vehicles.

218.0122  Damages to delivered vehicles. (1) A manufacturer, importer or distributor shall disclose in writing to a motor vehicle dealer, at or before delivery to the dealer, any damage and repair to a new motor vehicle occurring after the manufacturing process is complete but before delivery to the dealer, if the cost of the repair exceeds 6 percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price, as measured by retail repair costs. Replacement of glass, tires, bumpers, fenders, moldings, audio equipment, instrument panels, hoods and deck lids with identical manufacturer's original equipment is not considered damage and repair under this subsection. If a manufacturer, importer or distributor fails to make a disclosure of damage and repair under this subsection, it shall be liable to the dealer for any liability imposed on the dealer for a failure on the part of the dealer to disclose that damage and repair.  (2) If the cost of repairing damage to a new motor vehicle that occurs before delivery to the dealer's location exceeds 6 percent of the manufacturer's suggested retail price, as measured by retail repair costs, the dealer may reject or, if title has passed to the dealer, require the manufacturer, importer or distributor who delivered the vehicle to repurchase the vehicle within 10 business days after delivery, unless the damage occurred during shipment and the method of transportation, carrier or transporter of the motor vehicle was designated by the motor vehicle dealer. Upon repurchase, the manufacturer, importer or distributor shall be subrogated to all of the dealer's rights against the carrier or transporter of the motor vehicle regarding damage. The cost of repairing glass, tires, bumpers, moldings and audio equipment with identical manufacturer's original equipment shall not be included in determining the cost of repairing damage under this subsection. (3) This section does not apply to motorcycles that are delivered in a crated, disassembled condition to the dealer or the dealer's agent.History:  1999 a. 31 s. 111.
WI Stat § 218.0123 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0123 - Vehicle allocations.

218.0123  Vehicle allocations. No manufacturer, importer or distributor shall adopt, change, establish or implement a plan or system for the allocation, scheduling or delivery of new motor vehicles, parts or accessories to its motor vehicle dealers that is not fair, reasonable and equitable or modify an existing plan or system so as to cause the plan or system to be unreasonable, unfair or inequitable. Upon the request of any dealer franchised by it, a manufacturer, importer or distributor shall disclose in writing to the dealer the basis upon which new motor vehicles, parts and accessories are allocated, scheduled and delivered among the manufacturer's, importer's or distributor's dealers of the same line make.History:  1999 a. 31 s. 112.
WI Stat § 218.0124 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0124 - Performance standards.

218.0124  Performance standards. Any performance standard or program for measuring dealership performance that may have a material effect on a dealer, and the application of any such standard or program by a manufacturer, importer or distributor, shall be fair, reasonable and equitable. Upon the request of any dealer, a manufacturer, importer or distributor shall disclose in writing to the dealer a description of how a performance standard or program is designed and all relevant information used in the application of the performance standard or program to that dealer.History:  1999 a. 31 s. 113.
WI Stat § 218.0126 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0126 - Promotional allowances.

218.0126  Promotional allowances. A claim made by a franchised motor vehicle dealer for promotional allowances or other incentive payments shall be either approved or disapproved within 30 days after the claim is submitted to the manufacturer, importer or distributor in the manner and on the forms the manufacturer, importer or distributor reasonably prescribes. An approved claim shall be paid within 30 days after its approval. If a claim is not specifically disapproved in writing or by electronic transmission within 30 days after the date on which the manufacturer, importer or distributor receives it, the claim shall be considered to be approved and payment shall follow within 30 days after approval. A manufacturer, importer or distributor retains the right to audit a claim for a period of 2 years after the date on which the claim is paid and to charge back any amounts paid on claims that are false or unsubstantiated. If there is evidence of fraud, this section does not limit the right of the manufacturer to audit for longer periods and charge back for any fraudulent claim, subject to the limitations period under s. 893.93 (1) (cm).History:  1999 a. 31 s. 122; 2017 a. 235.
WI Stat § 218.0128 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0128 - Product liability.

218.0128  Product liability. A manufacturer, importer, or distributor, except a manufacturer, importer, or distributor of motorcycles with respect to a dealer of the manufacturer's, importer's, or distributor's motorcycles, shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless a dealer against any claim, judgment, or settlement for damages, court costs, expert witness fees, attorney fees, or other expenses arising out of a complaint, claim, or lawsuit to the extent that the complaint, claim, or lawsuit is caused by alleged defective or negligent manufacture, assembly, or design of a motor vehicle, part, or accessory by the manufacturer, importer, or distributor. If a complaint, claim, or lawsuit involves acts or omissions of both the manufacturer, importer, or distributor and the dealer, the manufacturer, importer, or distributor is not obligated to defend the dealer against a claim arising out of the dealer's alleged acts or omissions and is not obligated to indemnify the dealer against any part of a judgment or settlement that arises out of the dealer's alleged acts or omissions. History:  2011 a. 91.
WI Stat § 218.0136 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0136 - Mediation of disputes between licensees.

218.0136  Mediation of disputes between licensees. (1) A licensee may not file a complaint or petition with the division of hearings and appeals or bring an action under s. 218.0163 (1), based on an alleged violation of ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 by any other licensee or under s. 218.0116 (7) or (8), 218.0131 or 218.0134, unless the licensee serves a demand for mediation upon the other licensee before or contemporaneous with the filing of the complaint or petition or the bringing of the action. A demand for mediation shall be in writing and served upon the other licensee by certified mail at an address designated for that licensee in the licensor's records. The demand for mediation shall contain a brief statement of the dispute and the relief sought by the licensee filing the demand. (2) Within 20 days after the date a demand for mediation is served, the parties shall mutually select an independent mediator and meet with that mediator for the purpose of attempting to resolve the dispute. The meeting place shall be within this state in a location selected by the mediator. The mediator may extend the date of the meeting for good cause shown by either licensee or upon the stipulation of both licensees. (3) The service of a demand for mediation under sub. (1) shall stay the time for the filing of any complaint or petition with the division of hearings and appeals or for bringing an action under s. 218.0163 (1), based on an alleged violation of ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 by the other licensee or under s. 218.0116 (7) or (8), 218.0131 or 218.0134, until the representatives of both licensees have met with a mutually selected mediator for the purpose of attempting to resolve the dispute. If a complaint or petition is filed before the meeting, the division of hearings and appeals or the court shall enter an order suspending the proceeding or action until the meeting has occurred and may, upon the written stipulation of all parties to the proceeding or action that they wish to continue to mediate under this section, enter an order suspending the proceeding or action for as long a period as the division of hearings and appeals or court considers to be appropriate. A suspension order issued under this subsection may be revoked upon motion of any party or upon motion of the division of hearings and appeals or the court. (4) The licensor shall encourage licensees under this section to establish, maintain and administer a panel of mediators who have the character, ability and training to serve as mediators and who have knowledge of the motor vehicle industry.History:  1999 a. 31 ss. 274 to 278.
WI Stat § 218.0137 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0137 - Arbitration of disputes between licensees.

218.0137  Arbitration of disputes between licensees. A manufacturer, importer or distributor and a dealer may agree to submit a dispute arising under a franchise agreement or under ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 to binding arbitration. Unless agreed otherwise in an agreement that complies with ss. 218.0114 (9) (b) and 218.0116 (1) (qm) 4., any arbitration proceeding shall be voluntary, initiated by serving a written demand for arbitration on the other party, and shall be conducted under the provisions of the state of Wisconsin arbitration plan administered by representatives of the licensees.History:  1999 a. 31 s. 279.
WI Stat § 218.0138 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0138 - Immunity and presumption of good faith.

218.0138  Immunity and presumption of good faith. A mediator or arbitrator is immune from civil liability for any good faith act or omission within the scope of the mediator's or arbitrator's performance of his or her powers and duties under s. 218.0136 or the arbitration plan referred to in s. 218.0137. Every act or omission of a mediator or arbitrator is presumed to be a good faith act or omission. This presumption may be overcome only by clear and convincing evidence.History:  1999 a. 31 s. 280.
WI Stat § 218.0141 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0141 - Contract provisions.

218.0141  Contract provisions. No contract for the sale of a motor vehicle shall contain a clause which, upon nonacceptance of the vehicle by the buyer, would subject the buyer to a penalty greater than 5 percent of the cash price of the vehicle.History:  1999 a. 31 ss. 254 to 255.
WI Stat § 218.0143 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0143 - Notice of insurance to buyer under installment sales contract.

218.0143  Notice of insurance to buyer under installment sales contract. Whenever a person sells or agrees to sell any motor vehicle at retail under a retail installment contract that provides for insurance coverage, or a charge is made for insurance coverage, the seller shall do one of the following: (1m) Ensure that the policy so issued or provided for includes public liability coverage protecting the driver of the motor vehicle against damages resulting from the negligent use of the vehicle. (2) Notify, in writing, the buyer at the time of making the retail installment contract that the motor vehicle is not covered by public liability insurance protecting the driver against damages resulting from the negligent use of the vehicle and obtain, on a form separate from the retail installment contract, the signed acknowledgment of the buyer that he or she has been notified that the contract does not include public liability insurance protecting the driver against damages resulting from the negligent use of the vehicle.History:  1999 a. 31 s. 268; 2005 a. 133.
WI Stat § 218.0144 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0144 - Prelease agreements.

218.0144  Prelease agreements. (1) Every prelease agreement shall be in writing, which shall contain all of the agreements of the parties with respect to entering into a consumer lease and shall be signed by both parties. (2) No prelease agreement shall be binding on a prospective lessee unless all of the following apply:(a) All of the information required to be disclosed in a consumer lease under s. 429.203 (3) and (4) is disclosed in writing to the prospective lessee before the execution of the prelease agreement by the prospective lessee.(b) The prelease agreement contains, directly above the place for the prospective lessee's signature, a notice in substantially the following language in bold-faced capital letters of not less than 10-point type:NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE LESSEE1. THIS IS A BINDING PRELEASE AGREEMENT. BY SIGNING THIS PRELEASE AGREEMENT, YOU WILL BECOME OBLIGATED TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROSPECTIVE LESSOR TO LEASE THE MOTOR VEHICLE DESCRIBED IN THIS PRELEASE AGREEMENT WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE AND READY TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU, UPON LEASE TERMS DISCLOSED IN THIS PRELEASE AGREEMENT OR IN THE ATTACHED DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, IF ANY.2. DO NOT SIGN THIS PRELEASE AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU READ IT, INCLUDING THE WRITING ON THE REVERSE SIDE.3. DO NOT SIGN THIS IF IT CONTAINS ANY BLANK SPACES.4. YOU ARE ENTITLED TO AN EXACT COPY OF ANY AGREEMENT YOU SIGN. (3) An exact copy of the prelease agreement shall be furnished by the prospective lessor to the prospective lessee at the time that the prospective lessee signs the prelease agreement. The prospective lessee's copy of the prelease agreement shall contain the signature of the prospective lessor identical with the signature on the original prelease agreement. No prelease agreement shall be signed in blank except that a detailed description of the motor vehicle, including the serial or identification number, that is not available at the time of execution of the prelease agreement may be omitted. (4) A prospective lessor may cancel a prelease agreement that, with regard to the lease terms disclosed in the prelease agreement, is contingent upon approval of the prospective lessee's credit by a sales finance company to whom the prospective lessor intends to assign the consumer lease, if the prelease agreement contains a provision requiring the prospective lessor to give the prospective lessee written notice of the cancellation within 10 business days of execution of the prelease agreement and the notice is given to the prospective lessee. (5) No prelease agreement may contain a clause which, upon nonacceptance of the motor vehicle by the prospective lessee, would subject the prospective lessee to a penalty greater than 5 percent of the gross capitalized cost of the vehicle.History:  1999 a. 31 s. 269.
WI Stat § 218.0146 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0146 - Motor vehicles.

218.0146  Motor vehicles. (1) A motor vehicle may not be offered for sale by any motor vehicle dealer or motor vehicle salesperson unless the mileage on the motor vehicle is disclosed in writing by the transferor on the certificate of title or on a form or in an automated format authorized by the department of transportation to reassign the title to the dealer and the disclosure is subsequently shown to the retail purchaser by the dealer or salesperson prior to sale. The department of transportation may promulgate rules to exempt types of motor vehicles from this mileage disclosure requirement and shall promulgate rules for making the disclosure requirement on a form or in an automated format other than the certificate of title. (2) It shall be unlawful for any motor vehicle dealer or motor vehicle salesperson to fail to provide, upon request of a prospective purchaser, the name and address of the most recent titled owner and of all subsequent nontitled owners, unless exempted from this requirement by rule of the department of transportation, of any motor vehicle offered for sale. If the most recent titled owner of the motor vehicle is the motor vehicle dealer, the dealer or salesperson shall also provide the name and address of the previous titled owner. (3) Except for motor vehicles obtained by involuntary transfer under s. 342.17, a person required to be licensed under this chapter may not sell, offer for sale or have possession of a motor vehicle if any of the following applies:(a) The certificate of title has been altered.(b) The mileage disclosure statement has been altered.(c) The mileage disclosure statement of the previous owner is not complete.(d) The assignment or reassignment of ownership by the previous owner is not complete. (4) A motor vehicle dealer who is required to process an application for transfer of title and registration under s. 342.16 (1) (a) shall comply with the requirements of s. 342.16 (1) (am).History:  1999 a. 31 s. 271; 2005 a. 25.
WI Stat § 218.0147 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0147 - Purchase or lease of motor vehicle by minor.

218.0147  Purchase or lease of motor vehicle by minor. (1) No minor may purchase or lease any motor vehicle unless the minor, at the time of purchase or lease, submits to the seller or lessor a statement verified before a person authorized to administer oaths and made and signed by either parent of the purchaser or lessee, if the signing parent has custody of the minor or, if neither parent has custody, then by the person having custody, setting forth that the purchaser or lessee has consent to purchase or lease the vehicle. The signature on the statement shall not impute any liability for the purchase price of the motor vehicle or for any payments under the consumer lease to the consenting person. The statement shall not adversely affect any other arrangement for the assumption of liability for the purchase price or any lease payments which the consenting person may make. (2) If a motor vehicle is purchased by a minor, the signed statement described in sub. (1) shall accompany the application for a certificate of title and shall be filed by the department of transportation with the application. Failure to obtain the consent or to forward it, together with the application for a certificate of title in the event of the purchase of a motor vehicle, shall not void the contract of sale or consumer lease of a motor vehicle in the hands of an innocent holder, without notice, for value and in the ordinary course of business. (3) Any person who sells or leases a motor vehicle to a minor with knowledge of that fact without procuring the statement described in sub. (1) may be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.History:  1999 a. 31 ss. 272, 273.
WI Stat § 218.0151 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0151 - Advisory committee.

218.0151  Advisory committee. The licensor may appoint annually one or more local advisory committees and one general advisory committee, each consisting of not more than 9 members. The committees upon request of the licensor may advise and assist the licensor in the administration of ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163. The members of the committees shall receive no compensation for their services or expenses.History:  1999 a. 31 s. 247.
WI Stat § 218.0161 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0161 - Penalties.

218.0161  Penalties. Except for s. 218.0116 (1) (a), (b), (cm), (d), (f), (fm), (g), (jm), (m), (o) and (om), and except for violations for s. 218.0114 (1), 218.0119, or 218.0147, any person violating ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 may be required to forfeit not less than $25 nor more than $500 for each violation.History:  1999 a. 31 s. 281; 1999 a. 138; 2001 a. 38.
WI Stat § 218.0162 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.0162 - Commencement of action.

218.0162  Commencement of action. Upon the request of the licensor, the department of justice or the district attorney may commence an action in the name of the state to recover a forfeiture under s. 218.0161. An action under s. 218.0161 shall be commenced within 3 years after the occurrence of the unlawful act or practice which is the subject of the action.History:  1999 a. 31 s. 282.
WI Stat § 218.10 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.|218.10 - Definitions.

218.10  Definitions. In this subchapter: (1g) “Dealer", unless the context requires otherwise, means a person who, for a commission or other thing of value, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale or exchange of an interest in a recreational vehicle or who is engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling recreational vehicles, whether or not the recreational vehicles are owned by the person, but does not include:(a) A receiver, trustee, personal representative, guardian, or other person appointed by or acting under the judgment or order of any court.(b) Any public officer while performing that officer's official duty.(c) Any employee of a person enumerated in par. (a) or (b).(d) Any lender as defined in s. 421.301 (22).(e) A person transferring a recreational vehicle registered in that person's name and used for that person's personal, family or household purposes, if the transfer is an occasional sale and is not part of the business of the transferor. (1m) “Department" means the department of transportation, unless the context requires otherwise. (1r) “License period" means the period during which a license issued under s. 218.11 or 218.12 is effective, as established by the department under s. 218.11 (2) (b) 1. or 218.12 (2) (b) 1. (1x) “Manufacturer" means any person within or without this state who manufactures or assembles recreational vehicles for sale in this state. (7) “New recreational vehicle" means a recreational vehicle which has never been occupied, used or sold for personal or business use. (8m) “Recreational vehicle" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (48r). (8t) “Salesperson", unless the context requires otherwise, means any person who is employed by a manufacturer or dealer to sell or lease recreational vehicles. (9) “Used recreational vehicle" means a recreational vehicle which has previously been occupied, used or sold for personal or business use.History:  1973 c. 116, 132; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 39, 269, 316; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 102; 2007 a. 11.