Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 141 - Electronic processing of motor vehicle titles and registrations by motor vehicle dealers › Section Trans 141.07 - Fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) FEES PAID TO MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS BY
			 CONSUMERS. A motor vehicle dealer may charge a fee to consumers for processing
			 certificate of title and registration applications. The fee shall be a
			 reasonable amount, as determined by the department. The fee shall be included
			 in the service fee that the dealer may charge a consumer under s.
			 Trans 139.05(8)
			 (b). A motor vehicle dealer may not charge
			 the consumer any amount to offset any surcharge that the dealer is required to
			 pay under this section.
(2) FEES
			 PAID BY MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS TO THE DEPARTMENT.
(a) Any motor vehicle dealer who is not
			 required to process certificates of title and registration under s.
			 Trans
			 141.06(1) (a) shall pay the
			 department a fee for each certificate of title and registration transaction
			 that the department processes on behalf of the dealer. The fee is $15 per
			 transaction. If an exempt motor vehicle dealer who is not required to process
			 certificates of title and registration under s.
			 Trans
			 141.06(1) (a) submits to DMV by fast
			 service or by a customer service center an application to be processed by DMV,
			 the dealer shall pay the department the $15 transaction fee, in addition to any
			 other required fees such as counter service fee or fast service fee.
(b)
1. Any
			 exempt motor vehicle dealer who is not authorized to process certificates of
			 title and registration under s.
			 Trans
			 141.06(1) (b) shall pay the
			 department a fee for each certificate of title and registration transaction
			 that the department processes on behalf of the dealer. The fee shall include
			 the following:
a. A fee of $15 per
			 transaction to process the transaction.
b. A surcharge of $50 per transaction. The
			 dealer may not charge this surcharge to the consumer.
2. In addition to the fee and the surcharge
			 that the dealer shall pay to DMV, the department may begin disciplinary actions
			 against the dealer's license as described in s.
			 Trans
			 141.06(1) (c). If an exempt motor
			 vehicle dealer who is not authorized to process certificates of title and
			 registration under s.
			 Trans
			 141.06(1) (b) submits to DMV by fast
			 service or by a customer service center an application to be processed by DMV,
			 the dealer shall pay the department the $15 transaction fee and the $50
			 surcharge, in addition to any other required fees such as counter service fee
			 or fast service fee.
(c)
1. Any non-exempt motor vehicle dealer who
			 fails to process certificates of title and registration as required under s.
			 Trans
			 141.03 shall pay the department a fee for each
			 certificate of title and registration transaction that the department processes
			 on behalf of the dealer. The fee shall include the following:
a. A fee of $15 per transaction to process
			 the transaction.
b. A surcharge of
			 $50 per transaction. The dealer may not charge this surcharge to the
			 consumer.
2. In addition
			 to the fee and the surcharge that the non-exempt dealer shall pay to DMV, the
			 department may begin disciplinary actions against the dealer's license as
			 described in s.
			 Trans
			 141.06(1) (c). If a non-exempt motor
			 vehicle dealer submits to DMV by fast service or by a customer service center
			 an application to be processed by DMV, the dealer shall nevertheless pay the
			 department the $15 transaction fee and the $50 surcharge, in addition to any
			 other required fees such as counter service fee or fast service fee.
(d) The department may not charge
			 a processing fee to any motor vehicle dealer for any transaction that the
			 dealer is not required to process under s.
			 Trans
			 141.06(2).