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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter I - IFTA › Section Trans 152.08 - Reporting

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) QUARTERLY REPORTS. Except as provided in
				sub. (2), all licensees shall file a calendar quarterly report with the
				department and shall pay all taxes due. Payment shall be included with the
				quarterly report. Quarterly reports are required, even if no operation was
				conducted during the reporting period or if no taxable fuel was used. Failure
				to receive the authorized report form does not relieve the licensee from the
				obligation of submitting a report.
(2) ANNUAL REPORTS. Notwithstanding the
				quarterly reporting requirements of sub. (1), the department may allow annual
				reporting by licensees who have been reporting for at least one calendar year
				and whose operations equal less than 5,000 total annual miles or 8300
				kilometers in Wisconsin. This will be based upon at least 4 quarters of filing
				history. Should a licensee choose to report annually, it shall petition the
				department and receive approval to do so. The reporting period for a licensee
				filing annual reports shall be from April 1 to March 31.
(3) DUE DATE. The report filed by the
				licensee shall be due on the last day of the month immediately following the
				close of the quarter for which the report is due. Reports postmarked with U.S.
				or Canadian postal service postmark not later than midnight of the due date or
				marked as received by the fuel tax unit within the department prior to the due
				date shall be considered timely filed. If the last day of the month falls on a
				Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the next business day shall be considered
				the due date.
(4)
				COMPUTER-GENERATED REPORTS. The department may authorize a licensee or its
				agent to submit a computer-generated report in lieu of the standard report if
				the report includes all required information and is in a form which is
				acceptable to the department.
(5)
				PENALTY. Reports not filed by the due date shall be considered late and any
				taxes due considered delinquent. The department shall assess the licensee an
				appealable penalty of $50 or 10% of assessed taxes, whichever is greater, for
				any of the following:
(a) Failure to file a
				required report.
(b) Filing a
				required report late.
(c) Filing a
				late amended required report which shows taxes due.
(d) Underpaying or failing to pay taxes due
				at the time of filing the report.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter I - IFTA › Section Trans 152.09 - Refunds and credits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REFUND REQUESTS. The licensee shall
				receive on request a refund of any accumulated credits. An applicant claiming a
				refund shall file a report in the form prescribed by the department together
				with the proof of the payment of the tax. If the report is not filed within 90
				days of the end of the quarter in which the credit accrued, no refund may be
				paid.
(2) CREDITS. A licensee shall
				receive full credit for tax paid on fuel purchased in Wisconsin and consumed in
				another jurisdiction provided a fuel use tax is paid to the other jurisdiction.
				Upon request, the department shall refund the amount of any credit balance.
				Proof of payment of tax paid to Wisconsin and other jurisdictions may be
				required. A credit, when not refunded, shall be carried over to offset
				liabilities of the licensee in future reporting periods until the credit is
				fully offset or until 8 calendar quarters shall have passed from the end of the
				calendar quarter in which the credit accrued, whichever occurs sooner. A credit
				shall be forfeited if not used or refunded within the 8-quarter
				period.
(3) DELINQUENT TAXES. As a
				condition to issuance of a fuel tax license, an applicant shall authorize on
				the application that a refund may be withheld if the licensee is delinquent of
				fuel use taxes due or taxes or fees due other agencies of this state. Refunds
				may be withheld if there is another tax or monetary liability due to another
				state agency. No refund shall be issued to any person that has not filed all
				reports due at the time of the request or who has not paid all taxes due under
				s.
				341.45,
				Stats. The department may set off any refunds due a person if the person is
				delinquent of fuel taxes or any other fees to the department or any other state
				agency. Setoffs are allocated to delinquent fuel taxes, registration fees due
				the department and then to fees due other agencies.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter I - IFTA › Section Trans 152.095 - Successor liability

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) GENERAL. If any licensee liable for any
				amount of tax and interest under this subchapter sells the licensee's business,
				substantially all the assets of the business or quits the business, the
				licensee's successor shall withhold a sufficient amount of the purchase price
				to cover such amount until the former licensee produces a receipt from the
				department that it has been paid or a certificate stating that no amount is
				due. If any taxes and interest are due, the licensee's successor is personally
				liable for the payment of the amount required to be withheld to the extent of
				the purchase price.
(2)
				DEFINITIONS. In this section:
(a)
1. "Successor" includes any of the following:
a. A purchaser or assignee of a business or
				assets of a business.
b. A
				creditor, including a financial institution, that actually operates the
				business or part of the business which has been voluntarily surrendered by a
				delinquent debtor in full or partial liquidation of the debt.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter II - IRP › Section Trans 152.10 - International registration plan

Current through June 24, 2024
Under the authority of s.
				  341.405,
				  Stats., Wisconsin became a member of the international registration plan. The
				  IRP is an agreement among states and provinces to simplify the payment of
				  registration fees by interstate motor carriers. The IRP reduces the paperwork
				  and compliance burdens for the motor carrier industry. The provisions of the
				  international registration plan in effect on October 1, 1996, and those
				  subsequently ratified by this state, are incorporated by
				  reference.
A copy of the plan, as well as previous versions of the
					 plan, are available at
https://www.irponline.org/page/ThePlan
.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter II - IRP › Section Trans 152.101 - IRP registration application

Current through June 24, 2024
A person shall file an application for licensing in the name
				  of the licensee with the department on forms specified by the department. The
				  application shall contain the following:
(1) The federal employer identification
				number. For owner operators, a valid Wisconsin drivers license
				number.
(2) Valid IFTA license.
				Owner operators without their own IFTA license shall provide a copy of a
				current lease showing name of lessor, individual or legal name of the lessee,
				the date of the lease, the period of the lease, and a statement that the lessee
				is responsible for the filing of the fuel tax. If the lease terminates prior to
				the IRP renewal, the new lease shall be provided to the department within 30
				days of new lease.
(3) USDOT number
				of the motor carrier responsible for the safety of the registered
				vehicle.
(4) Owner's, partner's or
				corporate name.
(5) Legal business
				name if different than sub. (2).
(6) Geographical address used for the
				established place of business.
(7)
				A telephone bill with a Wisconsin phone number and Wisconsin geographical
				address in the business name billed to the established place of business
				address.
(8) Registration with the
				Wisconsin department of financial institutions as a business in good standing
				in Wisconsin.
(9) An original
				signature of the licensee and if there is an authorized representative or
				attorney in fact, the original signature of the authorized representative or
				attorney in fact, or in an electronic format as prescribed by the
				department.
(10) Proof of vehicle
				ownership in the form of a photocopy of the vehicle title.
A license application form MV2854 may be ordered from the
					 Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Services Section, P.O.
					 Box 7955, Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7955.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter II - IRP › Section Trans 152.105 - Registration required

Current through June 24, 2024
No person may operate an apportionable vehicle in this state
				  unless at the time of operation the vehicle is registered under the IRP, is
				  issued a valid vehicle registration trip permit, is exempt under a reciprocity
				  agreement, or is entering or leaving Wisconsin to have or after having had
				  special equipment, or a body constructed or installed, or for repair as
				  provided by s.
				  341.40,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter II - IRP › Section Trans 152.11 - Records requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DISTANCE RECORDS. All registrants shall
				maintain detailed distance records on an individual vehicle basis. Such records
				shall contain all of the following:
(a)
				Actual distance travelled.
(b)
				Distance summaries for each vehicle for each jurisdiction in which the vehicle
				operated.
(c) Summaries of the
				total distance operated in all jurisdictions for each reporting
				period.
(d) Supporting information
				shall include the following information:
1.
				Date of trip, both starting and ending.
2. Trip origin and destination.
3. Route of travel.
4. Beginning and ending odometer or
				hubodometer reading of the trip.
5.
				Total trip distance.
6. Distance by
				jurisdiction.
7. Unit number or
				vehicle identification number.
8.
				Vehicle fleet number.
9.
				Registrant's name.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter II - IRP › Section Trans 152.12 - Records retention period

Current through June 24, 2024
Registrants shall retain the records for an application for
				  apportionment registration required by s.
				  Trans 152.11
				  for 5½ years. Failure to timely provide records demanded for the purpose
				  of audit extends the statute of limitations for assessment of additional tax by
				  the department until 9 months after the records are provided. Successive
				  failures to adequately respond to a demand for records relate back to the first
				  demand. The record retention period is extended indefinitely by refusal to
				  provide documents.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter II - IRP › Section Trans 152.123 - Inadequate records penalty

Current through June 24, 2024
If any person fails to make the records required under s.
				  Trans 152.11
				  available upon proper request or if any person fails to maintain adequate
				  required records, the department may compute and assess upon the registrant an
				  inadequate records penalty in addition to other penalties, taxes and fees. The
				  IRP penalty assessment shall be computed as follows:
(1) Upon the registrant's first refusal to
				make the required records available upon proper request or upon the
				department's first determination of inadequate maintenance of records, a
				penalty equal to 20% of the total registration fee for the period under
				review.
(2) If the registrant was
				previously assessed an inadequate record penalty, then upon the registrant's
				refusal to make the required records available upon proper request or upon the
				department's determination of inadequate maintenance of records, a penalty
				equal to 50% of the total registration fee for the period under
				review.
(3) If the registrant was
				previously assessed more than one inadequate record penalty, then upon the
				registrant's refusal to make the required records available upon proper request
				or upon the department's determination of inadequate maintenance of records, a
				penalty equal to 100% of the total registration fee for the period under
				review.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter II - IRP › Section Trans 152.124 - Special registration period

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
				may require that any vehicle eligible for registration under the IRP be
				registered according to a monthly series system of registration prescribed by
				this section.
(2) There are
				established 12 registration periods, each to be designated by a calendar month
				and to start on the first day of such month and end on the last day of the 12th
				month from the date of commencement. The department shall administer the
				monthly series system of registration to distribute the work of registration
				throughout the calendar year.
(3)
				All vehicles subject to registration under the monthly series system under this
				section shall be registered by the department for a period of 12 consecutive
				calendar months, except as follows:
(a) If the
				registrant holds IRP registration plates which were removed from a vehicle and
				the plates were issued under the monthly series system, the department shall
				register a replacement vehicle of the same type and gross weight which is the
				subject of the application for the remainder of the unexpired registration
				period.
(b) If the registrant does
				not hold current IRP registration plates under the circumstances described in
				par. (a) and the application is an original rather than a renewal application,
				the department may register the vehicle which is the subject of the application
				for such period or part of a period as the department determines will help to
				equalize the registration and renewal workload of the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter II - IRP › Section Trans 152.125 - Permanent IRP plates

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department may issue permanent
				registration plates to vehicles registered under the auspices of the
				IRP.
(2) The department shall
				charge a fee of $3.00 to cover the cost of issuance of each plate issued under
				the IRP as specified in s.
				341.405(2),
				Stats.
(3) The department shall
				charge a fee of $3.00 to cover the cost of issuance of each cab card issued
				under the IRP as specified in s.
				341.405(2),
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter II - IRP › Section Trans 152.126 - Display of IRP plates

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department may issue one registration
				plate to each vehicle registered under the auspices of the IRP.
(2) If the vehicle is a truck tractor, road
				tractor or motor truck, the registration plate shall be attached firmly and
				rigidly in a horizontal position in a conspicuous place on the front of the
				vehicle.
(3) If the vehicle is a
				semitrailer or trailer, the registration plate shall be attached firmly and
				rigidly in a horizontal position in a conspicuous place on the back of the
				vehicle.
(4) The plate shall at all
				times be maintained in a legible condition and shall be so displayed that it
				can be readily and distinctly seen and read.
(5) Any peace officer may require the proper
				display of a plate pursuant to this section.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter II - IRP › Section Trans 152.128 - Penalties

Current through June 24, 2024
Persons who own or operate apportionable vehicles which are
				  not in compliance with the requirements of subch. II may be subject to the
				  penalties under s.
				  85.16,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter III - Audits, Assessments and Appeals › Section Trans 152.13 - Audits and assessments

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) AUDIT. The department may conduct such
				audits that it deems necessary to determine the adequacy of the taxes or fees
				paid under this chapter. All records described in this chapter shall be made
				available to the department at its request.
(2) AUDITOR EXPENSES. If the records of an
				applicant, a licensee or a registrant are not made available to the department
				in Wisconsin, the department shall require the applicant, licensee or
				registrant to reimburse the department for actual and necessary expenses plus
				wages pursuant to the appropriate state compensation plan or applicable labor
				agreement. The actual and necessary expenses charged include the following:
(a) Travel expenses.
(b) Meal expenses.
(c) Lodging expenses.
(d) Telephone expenses.
(e) Copying and data processing
				expenses.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter III - Audits, Assessments and Appeals › Section Trans 152.15 - Revocation

Current through June 24, 2024
If an assessed tax or fee has not been paid when due and the
				  person has not filed a written appeal within 30 days of the notification of
				  action or audit finding, that tax or fee becomes delinquent. A notice of
				  delinquency and revocation shall be sent to the last known address of the
				  licensee or registrant advising of the immediate revocation of fuel tax
				  licensing, IRP registration privileges, or hire operating authority. A license
				  may also be revoked if the licensee fails to comply with the provisions of this
				  chapter or the provisions of the IFTA or IRP. An appealable notice of
				  revocation shall be mailed to the licensee's or registrant's mailing address of
				  record. If the appeal is not filed within 30 days, the revocation shall be
				  final and conclusive. A license or registrant's licensing privileges shall
				  remain revoked until the reason for the revocation has been removed. In
				  addition, the department may revoke, suspend or refuse any registration,
				  certificate or permit issued under the authority of the department upon
				  revocation of a person's fuel tax or IRP licensing
				  privileges.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter III - Audits, Assessments and Appeals › Section Trans 152.16 - Jeopardy assessment

Current through June 24, 2024
Before any tax or fee becomes due, if the department has
				  reason to believe that any licensee or registrant, including former registrants
				  or licensees, intends or is likely to evade or attempt to evade payment of the
				  tax or fee when due, or intends or is likely to convey, dispose of, or conceal
				  his or her property or abscond from the state, or do any other act which would
				  render the state insecure in the collecting the tax or fee when due, the
				  department may demand payment forthwith of all taxes and fees accrued by the
				  licensee or registrant, which shall immediately become payable and collectible
				  as if delinquent, and the property of the licensee or registrant shall be
				  subject to attachment as provided in s.
				  78.70,
				  Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 152 - Wisconsin Interstate Fuel Tax And International Registration Program › Subchapter IV - Collections › Section Trans 152.17 - Actions to collect tax, fees and penalties

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEPARTMENT
				COLLECTION. The department shall make initial efforts to collect delinquent
				fuel tax and registration fees. The department may:
(a) Assess the person responsible for paying
				the fuel use taxes and registration fees. The department may subpoena any
				records necessary to determine the person responsible for paying the fuel use
				taxes and registration fees. Any officer, employee, fiduciary or agent who is
				responsible for paying taxes, fees, interest, penalties or other charges under
				this chapter incurred by another person but not paid is personally liable for
				those taxes, fees, interest, penalties or other charges. The officer, employee,
				fiduciary or agent may appeal that determination under the procedures of subch.
				III.
(b) Suspend or refuse to issue
				any permit, license or registration to any person who is responsible for paying
				the fee, taxes, interest or penalty under this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish the department's
				administrative interpretation of ss.
				218.0146,
				218.33,
				218.52,
				341.10,
				342.01,
				342.05,
				342.06, 342.10, 342.11, 342.14, 342.15, 342.155, 342.156, 342.157, 342.16,
				342.18, 342.23, 342.25, 342.255, 342.32 and 347.415, Stats., relating to the
				implementation of the provisions of the federal odometer law,
				49 USC
				32701 to
				32711,
				as they affect regulation of vehicle odometers, odometer mileage disclosure,
				odometer record keeping requirements, and titling by distributors, wholesalers,
				manufacturers, motor vehicle dealers, mobile home dealers, motor vehicle
				salvage dealers, motor vehicle auction dealers, moped dealers, motor vehicle
				salvage pools, and nonresidents.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The words and phrases defined in ch. 340, Stats., and ss.
				342.01(2),
				218.0101,
				218.10,
				218.20,
				218.30,
				218.40 and
				218.50, Stats., have
				the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is specifically
				provided. In this chapter:
(1) "Assign
			 ownership" or "assigning ownership" means the act or process of transferring
			 ownership of a motor vehicle by the owner named on the certificate of
			 title.
(2) "Conforming" means a
			 certificate of title or vehicle ownership document, a supplemental transfer of
			 ownership document or a power of attorney form is printed using a secure
			 printing process or other secure process and contains the odometer disclosure
			 statement language required by federal and Wisconsin law.
(3) "Consignor" means the owner of a
			 privately titled motor vehicle who has contracted with a licensed retail dealer
			 to sell the motor vehicle on the owner's behalf.
(4) "Dealer consignee" means a licensed
			 retail dealer with whom the owner of a privately titled motor vehicle has
			 contracted for the sale of the motor vehicle to a third party
			 purchaser.
(5) "Department" means
			 the department of transportation.
(6) "IRP" means the international
			 registration plan.
(7)
			 "Nonconforming" means a certificate of title or any supplemental transfer of
			 ownership document does not contain the odometer disclosure statement language
			 required by federal and Wisconsin law and is not set forth by means of a secure
			 printing process or other secure process.
(8) "Reassign ownership" or "reassigning
			 ownership" means the act or process of transferring ownership of a motor
			 vehicle by a licensed dealer or wholesaler if the vehicle was acquired for the
			 purpose of resale and for which the dealer or wholesaler has not applied for or
			 obtained title in the dealer's or wholesaler's own name.
(9) "Secure printing process or other secure
			 process" means any process which deters and detects counterfeiting or
			 unauthorized reproduction, or both, and allows alterations to be visible to the
			 naked eye.
(10) "Separate
			 conforming odometer disclosure statement" means a statement which is separate
			 from the certificate of title or any other document which is used to assign or
			 reassign ownership and which includes odometer disclosure language required by
			 federal and Wisconsin law.
(11)
			 "Title," "certificate" and "certificate of title" means a document issued by a
			 jurisdiction to evidence ownership of a vehicle.
(12) "Wisconsin dealer" means a dealer
			 licensed in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.03 - Assigning and reassigning ownership

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
			 RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNER OR AGENT OF OWNER. When transferring ownership of a
			 previously titled motor vehicle, the owner named on the certificate of title or
			 the agent of the owner shall complete the assignment of ownership and odometer
			 disclosure in the following manner:
(a)
Assignment of ownership and odometer disclosure when using a
			 nonconforming title.
If the motor vehicle being transferred is titled
			 with a nonconforming title, the assignment of ownership shall be made in the
			 designated spaces on the certificate of title. The odometer disclosure
			 statement shall be made on a separate conforming odometer disclosure statement
			 which has been issued or approved by the department.
(b)
Assignment of ownership and
			 odometer disclosure when using a conforming title.
If the motor
			 vehicle being transferred is titled with a conforming title, the assignment of
			 ownership and odometer disclosure shall be made in the designated spaces on the
			 certificate of title.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.04 - Odometer disclosure for transferors and transferees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TRANSFEROR TO
			 DISCLOSE MILEAGE TO TRANSFEREE. When transferring ownership of a motor vehicle,
			 each transferor shall disclose the vehicle's mileage to the transferee in
			 writing in the designated spaces on a conforming title, on a separate
			 conforming odometer disclosure statement which has been issued or approved by
			 the department as prescribed in s.
			 Trans
			 154.03, or on the conforming power of attorney form as
			 prescribed in s.
			 Trans
			 154.11. The completed odometer disclosure shall be
			 delivered by the transferor to the transferee at the time ownership of the
			 motor vehicle is transferred.
(2)
			 REQUIRED ODOMETER DISCLOSURE INFORMATION. The written odometer disclosure shall
			 include all of the following:
(a) The
			 odometer reading at the time of transfer, not including tenths of miles. The
			 transferor shall certify the odometer reading as one of the following:
1. If, to the best of the transferor's
			 knowledge, the odometer reading reflects the actual mileage, the transferor
			 shall include a certification to that effect.
2. If the transferor knows that the odometer
			 reading reflects the amount of mileage in excess of the designed mechanical
			 odometer limit, the transferor shall include a certification to that
			 effect.
3. If the transferor knows
			 that the odometer reading differs from the vehicle's mileage and that the
			 difference is greater than that caused by odometer calibration error, the
			 transferor shall include a certification that the odometer reading is not
			 actual mileage. This statement shall alert the transferee that a discrepancy
			 exists between the odometer reading and the actual mileage.
4. If, due to an accident, fire or other
			 random occurrence, the odometer reading of the motor vehicle being transferred
			 cannot be read, the transferor shall indicate in the spaces designated for the
			 odometer reading on a conforming odometer statement a reading of 0 (zero) or a
			 recent reading that can be documented, such as on an odometer statement,
			 emission inspection report or repair invoice, and shall certify that the
			 odometer reading is not actual mileage. This statement shall alert the
			 transferee that a discrepancy exists between the odometer reading and the
			 actual mileage.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.05 - Exemptions from odometer disclosure requirements

Current through June 24, 2024
The transferor of any of the following motor vehicles is not
				required to disclose the vehicle's odometer mileage:
(1) A vehicle that is not
			 self-propelled.
(2) A
			 moped.
(3) A vehicle manufactured
			 in or before the 2010 model year that is transferred at least 10 years after
			 January 1 of the calendar year corresponding to its designated model year.
Note:
Vehicles with model year 2010 or older are
				exempt for transfers after January 1, 2020.
(3m) A vehicle manufactured in or after the
			 2011 model year that is transferred at least 20 years after January 1 of the
			 calendar year corresponding to its designated model year.
Note:
For vehicle transfers occurring during
				calendar year 2031, model year 2011 or older vehicles are exempt. Vehicles with
				model year 2011 and newer are not exempt until 20 years after their model
				year.
(4) A vehicle with a
			 gross vehicle weight rating of more than 16,000 pounds. This means a motor
			 vehicle which is or has in the past been registered in Wisconsin or any other
			 state at a gross weight exceeding 16,000 pounds.
(5) A vehicle sold directly by the
			 manufacturer to any agency of the United States in conformity with contractual
			 specifications.
(6) A new motor
			 vehicle acquired by a dealer directly from a manufacturer.
(7) A new motor vehicle acquired by a
			 Wisconsin dealer from a dealer licensed in another state which does not require
			 dealers licensed in that state to disclose odometer mileage when reassigning
			 ownership of a new motor vehicle to another dealer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.06 - Odometer disclosure for auction dealers and salvage pools

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) When a motor
			 vehicle, including a salvage vehicle, is sold through an auction dealer or
			 salvage pool, the transferor and transferee shall comply with the requirements
			 relating to assignment or reassignment of ownership and odometer disclosure as
			 specified in s.
			 Trans
			 154.03.
(2) The auction dealer or salvage pool
			 through which a motor vehicle is sold shall print its business name, auction or
			 wholesaler license number as assigned by the department and the date the motor
			 vehicle was sold in the designated spaces on the certificate of title or
			 conforming supplemental reassignment statement. If the certificate of title or
			 the document used to assign or reassign ownership of the motor vehicle does not
			 include spaces designated for the auction or salvage pool notation, the auction
			 dealer or salvage pool shall, in a manner so as not to obscure or obliterate
			 information already included thereon, clearly and conspicuously print or stamp
			 its business name, license number and date of sale in the left margin of the
			 certificate of title or document in a location immediately adjacent to the
			 assignment or reassignment of ownership which was completed by the transferor.
			 If the left margin does not include sufficient space for the printing or stamp,
			 the required information shall be printed or stamped in a clear space on the
			 face of the certificate of title.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.08 - Odometer disclosure for consignment sales

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REQUIRED
			 ODOMETER DISCLOSURE FROM CONSIGNOR TO DEALER CONSIGNEE. When a motor vehicle is
			 offered for sale under a consignment agreement, as specified under s.
			 Trans
			 138.04(1) (b), the consignor shall
			 complete and deliver to the dealer consignee a separate conforming odometer
			 disclosure statement which has been issued or approved by the department. The
			 written odometer disclosure shall include all of the following:
(a) The odometer reading at the time the
			 consignment agreement is completed, not including tenths of miles. The
			 consignor shall certify the odometer reading as one of the following:
1. If, to the best of the consignor's
			 knowledge, the odometer reading reflects the actual mileage, the consignor
			 shall include a certification to that effect.
2. If the consignor knows that the odometer
			 reading reflects the amount of mileage in excess of the designed mechanical
			 odometer limit, the consignor shall include a certification to that
			 effect.
3. If the consignor knows
			 that the odometer reading differs from the vehicle's mileage and that the
			 difference is greater than that caused by odometer calibration error, the
			 consignor shall include a certification that the odometer reading is not actual
			 mileage. This statement shall alert the dealer consignee that a discrepancy
			 exists between the odometer reading and the actual mileage.
4. If, due to an accident, fire or other
			 random occurrence, the odometer reading of the motor vehicle being transferred
			 cannot be read, the consignor shall indicate in the spaces designated for the
			 odometer reading on a conforming odometer statement a reading of 0 (zero) or a
			 recent reading that can be documented, such as on an odometer statement,
			 emission inspection report or repair invoice, and shall certify that the
			 odometer reading is not actual mileage. This statement shall alert the dealer
			 consignee that a discrepancy exists between the odometer reading and the actual
			 mileage.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.10 - Odometer disclosure for transfers of ownership by involuntary divestiture by transferee

Current through June 24, 2024
When ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred by an
				involuntary divestiture, the odometer disclosure statement may be completed by
				the owner or legally-designated representative of the owner who has knowledge
				of the vehicle's mileage of the vehicle at the time of transfer. If the owner,
				or representative of the owner, does not complete the odometer disclosure
				statement, it shall be completed by the person who assumes ownership by
				involuntary divestiture. The odometer reading which is disclosed on the
				odometer disclosure statement shall be the reading on the odometer at the time
				of transfer and, unless the person assuming ownership has reason to believe
				that the odometer reading is not the actual mileage or the mileage is in excess
				of the odometer's designed mechanical limits, the mileage may be certified on
				the odometer disclosure statement as the actual mileage. Otherwise, the mileage
				must be certified as not actual or in excess of mechanical limits, as
				appropriate.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.11 - Requirements and conditions for using conforming power of attorney forms to complete odometer disclosure statements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) WHEN POWER OF
			 ATTORNEY MAY BE USED FOR ODOMETER DISCLOSURE. Upon transfer of ownership of a
			 motor vehicle, the transferor may grant the transferee power of attorney for
			 the purpose of completing the required odometer disclosure statement and
			 transfer of ownership only if the transferor's title is physically held by a
			 secured party at the time ownership of the motor vehicle is
			 transferred.
(2) SPECIFICATIONS FOR
			 POWER OF ATTORNEY FORM. Any power of attorney form used under the circumstances
			 described in this section shall be subject to the following conditions and
			 requirements:
(a) The power of attorney form
			 shall be issued by the department only to the transferee and shall be printed
			 by a secure printing process which complies with the requirements of
			 49 USC
			 32705(b) (2) (A).
(b) The power of attorney form shall include
			 the descriptive language and spaces needed for the disclosure of the
			 information required under this subsection and sub. (3).
(c) The power of attorney form shall include
			 language appointing the transferee as attorney-in-fact for the purpose of
			 completing the required odometer disclosure statement.
(d) The power of attorney form shall include
			 language that states that federal and state odometer law requires the person
			 granted power of attorney to state the vehicle's mileage in connection with the
			 transfer of ownership and further states that failure on the part of the person
			 granted power of attorney to complete the statement, providing false
			 information, or failure to submit the original copy of the power of attorney to
			 the department may result in civil forfeitures, fines or
			 imprisonment.
(e) The power of
			 attorney form shall include language certifying that the transferee who is
			 exercising a power of attorney has disclosed on the certificate of title or any
			 supplemental reassignment documents the vehicle's mileage as it was provided to
			 the person exercising power of attorney on the power of attorney form and, in
			 addition, a statement to the effect that the person exercising the power of
			 attorney has examined the certificate of title and any reassignment documents
			 and that the odometer disclosure statement made on the certificate of title
			 pursuant to the power of attorney is at least as great as that previously
			 stated on the certificate of title and any reassignment documents. The
			 certification shall also include spaces for each of the following:
1. The signature, printed name and address of
			 the person exercising the power of attorney.
2. The date of the certification.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.12 - Odometer records and retention requirements for dealers, wholesalers, lessors, auctions, salvage pools and salvage dealers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REQUIREMENTS
			 FOR DEALERS AND WHOLESALERS. Dealers and wholesalers who are required to
			 execute an odometer disclosure statement upon transferring ownership of a motor
			 vehicle shall retain for 5 years a photostat, carbon or other facsimile copy of
			 each odometer disclosure statement which they issue and receive. They shall
			 retain all odometer disclosure statements at their primary place of business in
			 a manner that is appropriate to business requirements and that permits
			 systematic and prompt retrieval, and the records shall be made available for
			 inspection and copying by the department during reasonable business
			 hours.
(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR LESSORS
			 OF MOTOR VEHICLES. Lessors shall retain for 5 years following the day they
			 transfer ownership of the leased motor vehicle each odometer disclosure
			 statement which they receive from a lessee. They shall retain all odometer
			 disclosure statements at their primary place of business in a manner that is
			 appropriate to business requirements and that permits systematic and prompt
			 retrieval and the records shall be made available for inspection and copying by
			 the department during reasonable business hours.
(3) ODOMETER RECORD RETENTION FOR AUCTION
			 COMPANIES AND SALVAGE POOLS. Each auction company or salvage pool shall, in an
			 order and manner which is appropriate to business requirements and which
			 permits systematic and prompt retrieval, establish and retain for 5 years
			 following the date of sale of each motor vehicle all of the following records:
(a) The name and address of the most recent
			 owner and of the dealer, wholesaler or insurance company who assigned or
			 reassigned ownership at the auction or salvage pool.
(b) The name and address of the buyer or the
			 name and address of the dealer, wholesaler or buyer identification card holder,
			 or both, who purchased the motor vehicle through the auction or salvage pool
			 sale.
(c) A description of the
			 motor vehicle, including its make, year, model and vehicle identification
			 number.
(d) The date on which the
			 motor vehicle was sold through the auction or salvage pool.
(e) The odometer reading on the date the
			 auction acquired the vehicle, including the qualifying notation which indicates
			 whether the odometer reading reflects the actual mileage, or that the odometer
			 reading does not reflect the actual mileage, or that the odometer reading
			 reflects the amount of mileage in excess of the designed mechanical odometer
			 limit.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.13 - Eligibility to apply for title by Wisconsin dealers and nonresidents

Current through June 24, 2024
(1)
			 ELIGIBILITY OF WISCONSIN DEALER TO APPLY FOR TITLE IN OWN NAME. A dealer or
			 wholesaler licensed under ch. 218, Stats., may not apply for a Wisconsin
			 certificate of title which names the dealer or wholesaler as owner of a vehicle
			 unless any of the following occur:
(a) The
			 title which has been assigned or reassigned to the dealer by the prior owner is
			 a conforming title and all of the reassignment spaces on the title have been
			 completed.
(b) The title which has
			 been assigned or reassigned to the dealer by the prior owner is a nonconforming
			 title.
(c) The motor vehicle has a
			 gross vehicle weight rating of more than 16,000 pounds, or was previously
			 registered in any state at a gross weight of more than 16,000 pounds.
(d) The issuance of a new title is necessary
			 to correct information which had been written or printed on the title which was
			 assigned or reassigned to the dealer, providing that the application for a
			 corrected title by the dealer is supported by documentation as required by the
			 department.
(e) The motor vehicle
			 is a salvage vehicle and the dealer is required to apply for a salvage vehicle
			 certificate of title pursuant to s.
			 342.15 (2),
			 Stats.
(f) The motor vehicle is
			 also being registered under ss.
			 341.267 or
			 341.47 (2),
			 Stats. Any registration previously issued for a vehicle in the name of the
			 dealer may not be transferred or reassigned to the vehicle unless at least 30
			 days have elapsed since the registration was assigned, reassigned or
			 transferred to a vehicle currently registered in the dealer's name.
(g) The vehicle is being transferred to
			 another dealer and the current title is one which had been held by the
			 registered owner's secured party and on which the dealer applicant had
			 completed an odometer disclosure statement via a conforming power of attorney
			 form completed by the registered owner. This exception also applies if the
			 registered owner's title is nonconforming and the dealer applicant, using the
			 completed conforming power of attorney form, completes the registered owner's
			 odometer disclosure statement on a separate conforming odometer disclosure
			 statement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 154 - Vehicle Odometer Disclosure Requirements › Section Trans 154.14 - Odometer disclosure statements to accompany application for title

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
			 provided in sub. (2), for each previously titled motor vehicle, each
			 application for certificate of title shall be accompanied by the odometer
			 disclosure statement which the transferor of a motor vehicle is required to
			 provide to the transferee. If ownership of the vehicle was transferred to a
			 dealer prior to its sale to a retail purchaser, the application for title shall
			 include the titled owner's odometer disclosure statement to the dealer and all
			 odometer disclosure statements which have been provided by dealers or
			 wholesalers who have reassigned ownership of the vehicle prior to its sale to a
			 retail purchaser.
(2) An
			 application for title need not be accompanied by the odometer disclosure
			 statement from an intermediate reassigning dealer if the odometer disclosure
			 statement is one affected by the laws or regulations of another state which
			 does not require a dealer transferring a vehicle to another dealer with the
			 odometer disclosure statement of prior dealer transferors.
(3) Each application for title for a new
			 motor vehicle shall be accompanied by the odometer disclosure statements which
			 the dealer transferor is required to provide to the retail purchaser who is
			 named as owner in the application for title.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 155 - Vehicle identification number inspection › Section Trans 155.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to
			 establish the department's administrative interpretation of ss.
			 342.06(1)
			 (b), (f) and (g) and
			 342.30(1g),
			 Stats., relating to persons authorized to perform the inspection of a vehicle
			 identification number prior to the registration of a motor vehicle last titled
			 or registered in another jurisdiction.
(2) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to
			 any person seeking to obtain title or registration for a motor vehicle that was
			 last previously titled or registered in another jurisdiction.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 155 - Vehicle identification number inspection › Section Trans 155.02 - Definition

Current through June 24, 2024
The words and phrases defined in s.
				340.01,
				Stats., have the same meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is
				specifically provided. In this chapter:
(1) "Vehicle identification number" means the
			 numbers, letters, or combination of numbers and letters assigned by the
			 manufacturer or another jurisdiction and stamped upon or otherwise affixed to a
			 motor vehicle or motor vehicle part for the purpose of identification, but does
			 not include the letters, numbers or combinations on registration plates issued
			 under ch. 341, Stats.