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WI Stat § 342.20 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.20 - Duties on creation of security interest.

342.20  Duties on creation of security interest. If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle, unless the name and address of the secured party already is contained on the certificate of title for the vehicle: (1) The owner shall immediately execute, in the space provided therefor on the certificate of title or on a separate form or in an automated format prescribed by the department, an application to name the secured party on the certificate, showing the name and address of the secured party, and the owner or person in possession of the owner's certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall cause the certificate, application and the required fee to be delivered to the secured party. (2) The secured party shall immediately cause the certificate, application, and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the department, except that if the secured party is not an individual or a person exempted by rule under s. 342.245 (3), the secured party shall follow the procedure specified in ss. 342.19 (2) (a) 2. and 342.245 (1) and (2). (3) Upon receipt of the certificate of title, application, and the required fee, or upon receipt of the security interest statement and required fee if the secured party has utilized the process specified in s. 342.245 (1), the department shall issue to the owner a new certificate containing the name and address of the new secured party. The department shall deliver to such new secured party, unless the secured party utilized the process specified in s. 342.245 (1), memoranda, in such form as the department prescribes, evidencing the notation of the security interest upon the certificate; and thereafter, upon any assignment, termination or release of the security interest, additional memoranda evidencing such action. History:  1975 c. 286; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1981 c. 20; 1985 a. 202 s. 37; 1993 a. 301; 1995 a. 338; 1997 a. 27; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32; 2013 a. 163.
WI Stat § 342.21 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.21 - Assignment of security interest.

342.21  Assignment of security interest. (1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 409.308 (5), a secured party may assign, absolutely or otherwise, the party's security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the secured party as the holder of the security interest and the secured party remains liable for any obligations as a secured party until the assignee is named as secured party on the certificate. (2) Subject to s. 409.308 (5), the assignee may but need not, to perfect the assignment, have the certificate of title endorsed or issued with the assignee named as secured party, upon delivering to the department the certificate and an assignment by the secured party named in the certificate in the form the department prescribes.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1991 a. 316; 2001 a. 10.
WI Stat § 342.22 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.22 - Release of security interest.

342.22  Release of security interest. (1) Within one month or within 10 days following written demand by the debtor after there is no outstanding obligation and no commitment to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value, secured by the security interest in a vehicle under any security agreement between the owner and the secured party, the secured party shall mail or deliver the certificate of title for the vehicle to the department if the secured party is in possession of the certificate and shall also do one of the following:(a) If the secured party is an individual or a person exempted by rule under s. 342.245 (3), execute and deliver to the owner, as the department prescribes, a release of the security interest in the form and manner prescribed by the department and a notice to the owner stating in no less than 10-point boldface type the owner's obligation under sub. (2). If the secured party fails to execute and deliver the release and notice of the owner's obligation as required by this paragraph, the secured party is liable to the owner for $25 and for any loss caused to the owner by the failure.(b) If the secured party is not described in par. (a), deliver to the department a release of the security interest in the manner specified in s. 342.245 (1) and deliver to the owner a notice stating that the release has been provided to the department. (2) If an owner, other than a dealer holding the vehicle for resale, is in possession of the owner's certificate of title, the owner, upon receipt of the release and notice of obligation delivered under sub. (1) (a), shall promptly cause the certificate and release to be mailed or delivered to the department, which shall release the secured party's rights on the certificate and issue a new certificate. Upon receipt of the notice under sub. (1) (b), the owner may, in the form and manner prescribed by the department and without additional fee, deliver an application and the certificate of title to the department and the department shall issue a new certificate of title free of the security interest notation. (3) The department may remove information pertaining to a security interest perfected under s. 342.19 from its computerized records when the following applicable period of time after the original perfection has elapsed unless the security interest is renewed in the same manner as provided in s. 342.19 (2) for perfection of a security interest:(a) For a recreational vehicle, 20 years.(b) For a truck tractor, 8 years.(c) For any other vehicle, 10 years. (4) Removal of information pertaining to a security interest from the records of the department under sub. (3) does not affect any security agreement between the owner of a vehicle and the holder of security interest in the vehicle.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 217, 447; 1985 a. 202; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 9; 2009 a. 28; 2011 a. 32.
WI Stat § 342.23 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.23 - Secured party's and owner's duties.

342.23  Secured party's and owner's duties. (1) A secured party named in a certificate of title shall, upon written request of the owner or of another secured party named on the certificate, disclose any pertinent information as to the party's security agreement and the indebtedness secured by it. (2) An owner or person in possession of the owner's certificate of title, as shown by the records of the department, shall promptly deliver the certificate of title to any secured party who is named on it or who has a security interest in the vehicle described in it under any other applicable prior law of this state, upon receipt of a notice from such secured party that the security interest is to be assigned, extended or perfected. (3) Any secured party who fails to disclose information pursuant to sub. (1) shall be liable for any loss caused to owner thereby. (4) Any owner or other person in possession of the owner's certificate of title who fails to deliver the certificate of title to a secured party requesting it pursuant to sub. (2) shall be liable to such secured party for any loss caused to the secured party thereby and may be required to forfeit not more than $200.History:  1971 c. 278; 1991 a. 316; 1993 a. 159; 2011 a. 32.
WI Stat § 342.24 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.24 - Method of perfecting exclusive.

342.24  Method of perfecting exclusive. Subject to s. 409.311 (4), the method provided in this chapter of perfecting and giving notice of security interests subject to this chapter is exclusive. Security interests subject to this chapter are hereby exempted from the provisions of law which otherwise require or relate to the filing of instruments creating or evidencing security interests.History:  2001 a. 10.Motor vehicle law provisions relating to security do not apply to a mobile home that has become a fixture. George v. Commercial Credit Corp. 440 F.2d 551 (1971).
WI Stat § 342.245 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.245 - Electronic processing of certain applications.

342.245  Electronic processing of certain applications. (1) Except as provided in sub. (3), a secured party shall file a security interest statement and pay the fee under s. 342.19 (2) (a) 2. and deliver a release of a security interest under s. 342.22 (1) (b) utilizing an electronic process prescribed by the department under sub. (4). (2) Upon receipt of a certificate of title as provided in s. 342.20 (1), a person required to file a security interest statement under sub. (1) shall destroy the certificate of title. (3) The department may, by rule, exempt a person or a type of transaction from the requirements of sub. (1). Any person who is exempted under this subsection shall pay a fee to the department for processing applications submitted by the person under s. 342.19 (2) (a) 1. and releases submitted under s. 342.22, utilizing a process other than an electronic process. (4) The department shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section.History:  2009 a. 28.
WI Stat § 342.25 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.25 - Suspension or revocation of certificate.

342.25  Suspension or revocation of certificate. (1) The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title if it finds any of the following:(a) The certificate of title was fraudulently procured, erroneously issued or prohibited by law.(b) The vehicle has been scrapped, dismantled or destroyed.(c) A transfer of title is set aside by a court of record by order or judgment.(d) The vehicle's odometer has been subjected to tampering and return of the certificate of title to the department is considered necessary to make a notation of that information on the certificate. (2) Suspension or revocation of a certificate of title does not, in itself, affect the validity of a security interest noted on it. (3) When the department suspends or revokes a certificate of title, the owner or person in possession of it shall, immediately upon receiving notice of the suspension or revocation, mail or deliver the certificate to the department. (4) The department may seize and impound any certificate of title which has been suspended or revoked.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1993 a. 159.
WI Stat § 342.255 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.255 - Cancellation of title or registration.

342.255  Cancellation of title or registration. The department shall cancel a title or registration whenever: (1) A transfer of title is set aside by the court by order or judgment; or (2) Fraud on the department or an agent of the department is discovered by the department; or (3) It is subsequently discovered that the issuance or possession of a title or registration is prohibited by law or that the odometer of a vehicle for which a certificate of title has been issued by the department has been subjected to tampering and return of the certificate of title to the department is considered necessary to make a notation of that information on the certificate.History:  1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1993 a. 159; 2013 a. 366.
WI Stat § 342.26 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.26 - Hearings and appeal.

342.26  Hearings and appeal. Any person aggrieved by an act or omission of the department under this chapter is entitled, upon request, to a hearing and judicial review thereof in accordance with ch. 227. Contested cases shall be heard and decided by the division of hearings and appeals.History:  1977 c. 29 ss. 1454, 1654 (7) (a); 1981 c. 347 s. 80 (2); 1993 a. 16.
WI Stat § 342.31 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.31 - Report of stolen or abandoned motor vehicles.

342.31  Report of stolen or abandoned motor vehicles. (1) Each sheriff and police department in the state shall immediately report to the department of justice each motor vehicle reported stolen or recovered within its jurisdiction. (2) An owner of a garage or trailer park or of any type of storage or parking lot for motor vehicles shall report to the local law enforcement agency the make, motor number and serial or identification number of any vehicle stored, parked or left in the owner's garage, park or lot for a period of more than 30 consecutive days unless arrangements have been made by the owner of the vehicle for its continuous storage or parking or unless the owner of the vehicle is personally known to the owner of the garage, park or lot. Any person who fails to submit such report may be required to forfeit not more than $25.History:  1971 c. 278; 1973 c. 169; 1991 a. 316.
WI Stat § 342.32 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.32 - Counterfeiting and unlawful possession of certificate of title.

342.32  Counterfeiting and unlawful possession of certificate of title. (1) No person may counterfeit, possess, sell, offer for sale or supply a forged, fictitious, counterfeit, stolen or fraudulently or unlawfully obtained certificate of title or registration, manufacturer's document of origin, instrument or other document that is or may be used as evidence of ownership, the transfer of ownership or the mileage disclosure of a motor vehicle. (2) Unless authorized by the department, no person may possess, sell, offer for sale or supply any blank certificates of title or registration, manufacturers' documents of origin, instruments or other documents that may be used as evidence of ownership or registration of a motor vehicle. (3) Whoever violates sub. (1) or (2) is guilty of a Class H felony.History:  1993 a. 159; 1997 a. 283; 2001 a. 109.
WI Stat § 342.33 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.33 - Sale of vehicle used as taxicab.

342.33  Sale of vehicle used as taxicab. No person shall sell or exchange, authorize or direct the sale or exchange of, or offer for sale or exchange any motor vehicle which the person knows has been used as a taxicab or for public transportation unless the certificate of title for such vehicle has been stamped by the department with the words “This motor vehicle has previously been used as a taxicab or for public transportation" and unless such certificate of title is exhibited by the vendor to the vendee before the sale of such vehicle is consummated. Any person who violates this section may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.History:  1973 c. 218; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 273.
WI Stat § 342.34 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.34 - Department to be notified of destruction or junking of vehicle.

342.34  Department to be notified of destruction or junking of vehicle. (1) Any person owning or possessing a junk vehicle shall, within 10 days after determining that the vehicle is a junk vehicle do all of the following:(a) Notify the department of the junk condition of the vehicle.(b) Return the certificate of title to the department.(c) If the vehicle is a motorcycle or an automobile registered under s. 341.27 or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, the owner shall remove the registration plates and retain and preserve them for use on any other vehicle of the same type which may subsequently be registered in his or her name. If the vehicle is not a motorcycle or an automobile registered under s. 341.27, or a motor home or a motor truck, dual purpose motor home or dual purpose farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds or a farm truck which has a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds, he or she shall remove and destroy the plates. (2) Any person owning or possessing a vehicle which has been junked or destroyed shall, within 10 days after the destruction or junking occurred do all of the following:(a) Notify the department of the destruction or junking.(b) Return the certificate of title to the department.(c) Remove and either retain or destroy the registration plates for the vehicle as provided in sub. (1) (c). (3) No certificate of title may be issued for a junk vehicle or for a vehicle which has been junked or destroyed. (3m) In determining whether a vehicle meets the definition of a junk vehicle for purposes of this section or s. 342.15 (1) (a), the department may promulgate rules specifying the conditions under which a vehicle shall be considered incapable of operation or use upon a highway. (4) (a) Any person violating sub. (1) or (2) may be required to forfeit not more than $200.(b) Any person who with intent to defraud violates sub. (1) or (2) may be required to forfeit not more than $1,000.History:  1971 c. 278; 1977 c. 29 ss. 1455, 1654 (7) (a); 1977 c. 129, 418; 1983 a. 126, 227, 270, 538; 1987 a. 349; 1993 a. 63; 1997 a. 27; 1999 a. 80.
WI Stat § 342.41 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 342 - Vehicle title and anti-theft law.|342.41 - Identity of buyer.

342.41  Identity of buyer. (1) Notwithstanding s. 342.15, after December 31, 2015, no individual may sell a motor vehicle to another individual, including transferring a junk vehicle by bill of sale, unless within 30 days of the sale the seller reports to the department the identification number of the vehicle and the identity of the individual buyer. (2) The department shall accept electronically information related to the sale of the motor vehicle, including all of the information required to be reported under sub. (1). History:  2015 a. 60.
WI Stat § 343.02 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses.|343.02 - Administration of driver license law.

343.02  Administration of driver license law. (1) The department shall administer and enforce this chapter and may promulgate for that purpose such rules as the secretary considers necessary. Rules promulgated under this chapter may not conflict with and shall be at least as stringent as standards set by the federal commercial motor vehicle safety act, 49 USC 31301 to 31317 and the regulations adopted under that act. (2) The state of Wisconsin assents to the provisions of the federal law and regulations specified in sub. (1). The state of Wisconsin declares its purpose and intent to make provisions to implement and enforce that law and those regulations so as to ensure receipt by this state of any federal highway aids that have been or may be allotted to the state under 23 USC 104 (b) (1), (2), (5) and (6), including all increased and advanced appropriations.History:  1971 c. 164 s. 83; 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1981 c. 390 s. 252; 1989 a. 105; 1995 a. 113.
WI Stat § 343.025 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses.|343.025 - Medicare acceptance of assignment; information; report.

343.025  Medicare acceptance of assignment; information; report. (2) Beginning in 1991, the department shall annually submit a report to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the legislature under s. 13.172 (2) concerning the numbers of individuals, by counties in this state, to whom the department distributed explanatory materials under ss. 343.20 (2m) and 343.50 (4).History:  1989 a. 294; 2003 a. 33.
WI Stat § 343.027 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses.|343.027 - Confidentiality of signatures.

343.027  Confidentiality of signatures. Any signature collected under this chapter may be maintained by the department and shall be kept confidential, except that the department shall release a signature or a facsimile of a signature to the department of revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes and collecting debt, to the elections commission, in electronic or digital format, for the purposes specified in s. 6.30 (5), to the person to whom the signature relates, to a court, district attorney, county corporation counsel, city, village, or town attorney, to a law enforcement agency, or to the driver licensing agency of another jurisdiction.History:  1995 a. 113; 2005 a. 25, 59; 2007 a. 20; 2015 a. 261; 2017 a. 365.
WI Stat § 343.04 (2021)
2021 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations|Chapter 343 - Operators' licenses.|343.04 - Vehicle classifications.

343.04  Vehicle classifications. (1) Vehicle classes. For purposes of this chapter, motor vehicles are divided into the following classes:(a)  Class A. A “Class A" motor vehicle is any combination of vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of over 26,000 pounds, if the aggregate total gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of the vehicle or vehicles being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.(b)  Class B. A “Class B" motor vehicle is any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of over 26,000 pounds, and any such vehicle towing a vehicle or vehicles with an aggregate total gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight or registered weight of 10,000 pounds or less.(c)  Class C. A “Class C" motor vehicle is any single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight and registered weight of 26,000 pounds or less, including any such vehicle towing a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating, actual gross weight and registered weight of less than 10,000 pounds, if any of the following applies:1. The vehicle is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.2. The vehicle is transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR 73.(d)  Class D. A “Class D" vehicle is any motor vehicle not included in par. (a), (b), (c) or (e).(e)  Class M. A “Class M" vehicle is any motorcycle. (2)  Vehicle types. For purposes of this chapter, certain vehicles intended to carry school children or other passengers, or having special operating characteristics, are divided into the following vehicle types specified in pars. (a) to (f):(a)  Hazardous materials transporter. Hazardous materials transporter vehicles are vehicles transporting hazardous materials requiring placarding or any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin under 42 CFR 73.(b)  Full air brakes equipped. Full air brakes equipped vehicles are commercial motor vehicles equipped with a braking system operating fully on the air brake principle.(bm)  Partial air brakes equipped. Partial air brakes equipped vehicles are commercial motor vehicles equipped with a braking system operating partially on the air brake principle and partially on the air over hydraulic brake principle.(c)  Tanks. Tanks are commercial motor vehicles which are tank vehicles.(d)  Passenger carrying. Passenger-carrying vehicles are motor vehicles designed to carry, or actually carrying, 16 or more passengers, including the driver.(e)  School buses. All school buses, including those which are commercial motor vehicles.(f)  Vehicles towing double or triple trailers. Vehicles towing double or triple trailers are commercial motor vehicles with double or triple trailers.History:  1989 a. 105; 1999 a. 140; 2003 a. 33; 2015 a. 123; 2019 a. 50.