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Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 140 - Motor Vehicle Dealer Financial Eligibility And Bond Claim Requirements › Subchapter II - Claims Against Bonds of Department Licensees › Section Trans 140.25 - Payment by surety or financial institution

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The surety or
				financial institution may, at any time, pay the amount of the bond or letter of
				credit to the department.
(2) The
				department shall hold all payments on a particular bond or letter of credit in
				a separate account. This separate account may be interest bearing. The
				department may retain interest earned, if any, but shall not otherwise make any
				charges against the bond or letter of credit for administering the bond or
				letter of credit and determining claims against it.
(3) If payment from the surety or financial
				institution is not received prior to, or during, the determination of claims by
				the department as provided in s.
				Trans
				140.26, the department shall, after the final
				determination of timely claims, demand payment on the bond or letter of credit
				from the surety in an amount equal to the lesser of the face value of the bond
				or the aggregate total of the claims determined to be allowed. The surety or
				financial institution shall pay the amount demanded to the department within 30
				days. The department may execute an appropriate written release for the surety
				or financial institution, if the surety or financial institution so requests,
				after payment is received.
(4) If a
				surety or financial institution fails to tender the amount of the bond or
				letter of credit to the state, or to make timely payment of the amount demanded
				as provided in sub. (3), or otherwise fails to observe the provisions of this
				chapter, then the department may, in addition to any other available remedy,
				revoke its acceptance of the surety or financial institution as adequate to
				provide any bond or letter of credit of any persons secured under any statute
				or rule administered by the department. The department shall notify the surety
				company or financial institution of its intent to revoke its acceptance of the
				surety or financial institution. The surety company or financial institution
				may, within 30 days of such notice, request a hearing before the secretary or
				the secretary's designee, prior to revocation of the department's acceptance of
				the surety or financial institution.
Final determinations of the department are subject to
					 judicial review pursuant to ss.
					 227.15
					 to
					 227.21,
					 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 140 - Motor Vehicle Dealer Financial Eligibility And Bond Claim Requirements › Subchapter II - Claims Against Bonds of Department Licensees › Section Trans 140.26 - Procedure for determination of claims against the dealer bond or letter of credit

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PETITION FOR RULING.
(a) Any claim made against the bond or letter
				of credit of a licensee, any request by a surety for a department determination
				of a claim, any notification of the department by a licensee of the licensee's
				termination of business, any filing of a bankruptcy petition by a licensee, or
				any payment of any part of a bond or letter of credit by the surety or
				financial institution to the department may be regarded by the department as a
				petition for declaratory ruling under s.
				227.41, Stats.
(b) If the petition does not initially comply
				with the required format of s.
				227.41(2),
				Stats., the department may request that the additional materials needed to
				satisfy s. 227.41(2),
				Stats., be furnished.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 140 - Motor Vehicle Dealer Financial Eligibility And Bond Claim Requirements › Subchapter II - Claims Against Bonds of Department Licensees › Section Trans 140.27 - Late claims

Current through June 24, 2024
If any funds remain in a separate bond or credit account
				  established under s.
				  Trans
				  140.25(2), or available under the
				  remaining liability of the surety or financial institution after payment of all
				  timely and allowed claims, the department may accept late claims for
				  determination. After determining all claims received prior to the third
				  anniversary of the end of the period covered by the bond or letter of credit,
				  and after appropriate payment to each claimant has been made, any remaining
				  funds held by the department from the particular bond or letter of credit,
				  excluding interest earned, shall be refunded to the surety or financial
				  institution.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 140 - Motor Vehicle Dealer Financial Eligibility And Bond Claim Requirements › Subchapter II - Claims Against Bonds of Department Licensees › Section Trans 140.28 - Alternative procedure for determination of claims

Current through June 24, 2024
At the discretion of the department, as an alternative to the
				  procedures described in s.
				  Trans
				  140.26 or
				  140.27, the department may proceed
				  as necessary to allow any Wisconsin circuit court, or any federal court, having
				  appropriate jurisdiction over any claim by any claimant against the licensee,
				  to hear the claims of all claimants known to the department, to determine the
				  allowance, amount and priority class of each claim and to make awards against
				  the bond or letter of credit in accordance with ss.
				  Trans
				  140.21 to
				  140.23.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 141 - Electronic processing of motor vehicle titles and registrations by motor vehicle dealers › Section Trans 141.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter interprets ss.
				218.0116(1)
				(gr),
				218.0146(4)
				and
				342.16(1) (a) and
				(am), Stats., which requires all licensed
				Wisconsin motor vehicle dealers to process motor vehicle titles and
				registrations electronically for vehicles they sell, unless exempted by the
				department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 141 - Electronic processing of motor vehicle titles and registrations by motor vehicle dealers › Section Trans 141.02 - Definitions

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) "APPS" means the automated processing
			 partnership system program established by the DMV, in which DMV contracts with
			 agents and vendors to provide vehicle registration and titling
			 services.
(2) "Certificate of
			 registration" means the certificate of registration as described in s.
			 341.11,
			 Stats., which documents that the proper vehicle registration fee has been paid
			 for the current registration period.
(3) "Certificate of title" means the
			 certificate of title for a vehicle as required in ch. 342, Stats.
(4) "Department" means the Wisconsin
			 department of transportation.
(5)
			 "DMV" means the Wisconsin department of transportation division of motor
			 vehicles.
(6) "Exempt" means that a
			 dealer is not required or not authorized to process certificates of title or
			 certificates of registration.
(7)
			 "Motor vehicle dealer" or "dealer" means a motor vehicle dealer as defined in
			 s.
			 218.0101(23),
			 Stats.
(8) "Process" means to
			 electronically submit applications for certificates of title or certificates of
			 registration and update the DMV vehicle record.
(9) "Vendor" means a person, business or
			 organization that contracts with the DMV to provide a host computer system by
			 which agents may obtain access to specified information services of the DMV in
			 order to process registration and title transactions.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 141 - Electronic processing of motor vehicle titles and registrations by motor vehicle dealers › Section Trans 141.03 - Requirement to process certificates of title and registration

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Unless exempt
			 under s.
			 Trans
			 141.06, a licensed Wisconsin motor vehicle dealer
			 shall process certificates of title and registration for motor vehicles sold by
			 the dealer. A licensed motor vehicle dealer may satisfy this requirement by
			 contracting with the DMV under s.
			 Trans
			 141.04 or by using the e-MV11 Internet-based web
			 application. A motor vehicle dealer not previously licensed in Wisconsin shall
			 begin processing title and registration applications within 30 days after the
			 department approves the dealer's initial Wisconsin motor vehicle dealer
			 license.
(2) A licensed Wisconsin
			 motor vehicle dealer who processes title and registration applications using
			 the e-MV11 Internet-based web application shall apply to the DMV on the DMV
			 application form and shall comply with all applicable requirements, including
			 those related to persons who have access to information subject to the federal
			 Driver Privacy Protection Act,
			 18
			 USC 2721-
			 2725.
Note: Form MV11 can be obtained by writing to or calling GMA
				Printing, 136 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190-(800) 747-4647 (phone),
				(262) 473-4575 (fax); Reynolds & Reynolds, 10533 West National Avenue,
				Suite 205, Milwaukee, WI 53227-(877) 287-3183 (phone), (800) 531-9055 (fax); or
				WATDASI Forms, P. O. Box 5345, Madison, WI 53705-(800) 236-7672 (phone), (608)
				251-5557 (fax).
(3) The
			 motor vehicle dealer shall, if required by the department, furnish a
			 supplemental bond in addition to the bond required for licensing as a motor
			 vehicle dealer under s.
			 218.0114(5)
			 (a), Stats., in the following circumstances:
(a) For a dealer that the department
			 determines has insufficient funds to timely pay departmental registration and
			 titling fees.
(b) For a dealer that
			 the department determines has a history of errors in processing certificates of
			 title and registration, or that has a history of not processing certificates of
			 title and registration within statutory time requirements.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 141 - Electronic processing of motor vehicle titles and registrations by motor vehicle dealers › Section Trans 141.04 - Dealer participation in the APPS program

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A licensed
			 Wisconsin motor vehicle dealer may satisfy its obligations under s.
			 342.16(1)
			 (am), Stats., by contracting with the DMV as
			 an agent in the APPS program under s.
			 341.21(2),
			 Stats. A dealer who participates in the APPS program shall comply with all of
			 the following:
(a) The motor vehicle dealer
			 shall enter into an agreement with a vendor that is approved by the DMV under
			 ch. Trans 156. A motor vehicle dealer may request service from, and enter into
			 an agreement with, only one vendor.
(b) The motor vehicle dealer shall submit to
			 the DMV a letter on company letterhead requesting appointment as a provider of
			 processing or distribution services for vehicle registration or certificates of
			 title. The letter shall include the legal business name and address of the
			 physical location of the business.
(c) The motor vehicle dealer shall, if
			 required by the department, furnish a supplemental bond in addition to the bond
			 required for licensing as a motor vehicle dealer under s.
			 218.0114(5)
			 (a), Stats., in the following circumstances:
1. For a dealer that the department
			 determines has insufficient funds to timely pay departmental registration and
			 titling fees.
2. For a dealer that
			 the department determines has a history of errors in processing certificates of
			 title and registration, or that has a history of not processing certificates of
			 title and registration within statutory time requirements.
(d) The motor vehicle dealer shall submit a
			 signed agent contract to the DMV.
(e) The motor vehicle dealer shall be in
			 compliance with all applicable laws governing the applicant's industry and not
			 be under investigation by any regulatory or enforcement agency for suspected
			 violations of applicable laws or regulations.
(f) The motor vehicle dealer shall employ at
			 least one primary processing person and have at least one other employee
			 trained as a back-up in order to ensure adequate service during business hours
			 and the timely submission to DMV of reports and documentation of registration
			 and titling transactions.
Note: Participation in the APPS program allows a dealer to
				issue license plates to customers as well as process certificates of title and
				registration.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 141 - Electronic processing of motor vehicle titles and registrations by motor vehicle dealers › Section Trans 141.05 - Termination and nonrenewal of APPS dealer contracts

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DMV may
			 terminate or refuse to renew an APPS dealer contract on any of the following
			 grounds:
(a) Failure to provide information
			 requested by DMV relating to the motor vehicle dealer's financial standing,
			 solvency or compliance with motor vehicle related laws.
(b) DMV has reasonable cause to conclude that
			 the financial responsibility of the dealer licensee as prescribed in ch. Trans
			 140 is insufficient.
(c) DMV has
			 reasonable cause to conclude that the dealer is not in compliance with ss.
			 218.0101 to
			 218.0163, Stats.,
			 or rules interpreting ss.
			 218.0101 to
			 218.0163, Stats.,
			 if the violation constitutes grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of
			 the dealer's license, stipulation to a conditional license or special order,
			 the assessment of civil forfeitures or fines, or criminal
			 prosecution.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 141 - Electronic processing of motor vehicle titles and registrations by motor vehicle dealers › Section Trans 141.08 - Records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) A motor vehicle dealer shall forward to
			 the department within one business day after completing processing a
			 transaction all of the following paper documents:
(a) Original certificate of title that was
			 submitted from the prior owner, or original manufacturers statement of origin
			 for a newly titled vehicle.
(b)
			 Copy of the receipt generated by the computer at the completion of the
			 transaction, or the original signed copy of the application for certificate of
			 title.
(c) Original signed odometer
			 statement on the MV11 form if the odometer statement is not included on the
			 certificate of title from the prior owner or on the original manufacturers
			 statement of origin for a newly titled vehicle.
Note: Form MV11 can be obtained by writing to or calling GMA
				Printing, 136 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190-(800) 747-4647 (phone),
				(262) 473-4575 (fax); Reynolds & Reynolds, 10533 West National Avenue,
				Suite 205, Milwaukee, WI 53227-(877) 287-3183 (phone), (800) 531-9055 (fax); or
				WATDASI Forms, P. O. Box 5345, Madison, WI 53705-(800) 236-7672 (phone), (608)
				251-5557 (fax).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 142 - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Trade Practices, Facilities And Records › Section Trans 142.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) STATUTORY AUTHORITY. As authorized by ss.
			 218.12(6)
			 and
			 227.11,
			 Stats., the purpose of this chapter is to establish the department's
			 administrative interpretation of ss.
			 218.10(1g),
			 218.11(3),
			 (6) (e), (h), (i), (k) and (n) and (7) (c),
			 218.12(5)
			 and
			 342.16(2),
			 Stats., relating to recreational vehicle dealer trade practices, facilities and
			 records.
(2) APPLICABILITY. This
			 chapter applies to any person applying for or holding a Wisconsin recreational
			 vehicle dealer or salesperson license.
A form used in administering this rule is the recreational
				  vehicle dealer service agreement.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 142 - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Trade Practices, Facilities And Records › Section Trans 142.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) "Cash price" means dealer asking price
			 including dealer installed options and accessories and additional dealer
			 markup, profit and transportation charges, minus the dollar value of cash
			 discounts.
(2) "Damage" means
			 defects caused by reasons other than normal wear through vehicle age and
			 usage.
(3) "Licensee" means any
			 recreational vehicle dealer, or salesperson, or any person who is both a
			 recreational vehicle dealer and a salesperson.
(4) "Mobile home" has the meaning set forth
			 in s.
			 340.01(29),
			 Stats.
(5) "New recreational
			 vehicle" means any untitled or titled recreational vehicle which has not been
			 previously occupied, used or sold for private or business use.
(6) "Recreational vehicle" means a mobile
			 home which in the traveling mode, is 8 feet 6 inches or less in width or 45
			 feet or less in length, and which is built on a permanent chassis and designed
			 to be towed on a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used, or intended
			 to be used, primarily for temporary human habitation or recreational living
			 quarters, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical
			 systems contained in the recreational vehicle. For purposes of this chapter the
			 measurement of length shall be determined in accordance with s.
			 348.07(3),
			 Stats.
(7) "Recreational vehicle
			 dealer" means:
(a) A dealer as set forth in s.
			 218.10(1g),
			 Stats., but does not include:
1. A
			 manufactured home retailer as defined in s. Adm 67.02(7).
Note:
Chapter Adm 67 was renumbered ch. Comm 97
				eff. 7-1-01. Chapter Comm 97 was repealed eff. 7-1-05.
2. Governmental units and agents performing
			 their official duties.
3.
			 Advertising media and agents performing their assigned duties.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 142 - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Trade Practices, Facilities And Records › Section Trans 142.03 - Advertising and sales representations

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) TRUTHFUL. The
			 use of false, deceptive or misleading advertising or representations by any
			 licensee to induce the purchase of a recreational vehicle constitutes an unfair
			 practice and is prohibited.
(2)
			 FACTUAL. Any licensee, making a statement of fact to the public in an
			 advertisement, written statement or representation concerning the recreational
			 vehicle offered for sale, the services provided or other aspects of the
			 business operation, shall upon request of the department, furnish evidence of
			 the validity and accuracy of the statement of fact at the time it was
			 made.
(3) DISCLOSURES REQUIRED WHEN
			 ADVERTISING PRICE. When the price of a recreational vehicle is advertised by a
			 licensee, the advertised price shall include all charges that shall be paid by
			 the purchaser to acquire ownership of the advertised recreational vehicle with
			 the exception of sales tax and title and registration fees.
(4) NAME. Advertisements for recreational
			 vehicle sales shall include the licensed business name.
(5) MODEL YEAR AND IF USED. When advertising
			 a recreational vehicle, a licensee shall state the recreational vehicle's model
			 year and whether the recreational vehicle is new or used. If all of the
			 recreational vehicles in an advertisement are used, one reference designating
			 that they are used is sufficient.
(6) EXPIRATION TERMS OF SALES OR PROMOTIONS.
			 Whenever a sale or promotion offering gifts, merchandise, equipment,
			 accessories, service, discounts, price reductions, or cash is advertised, the
			 advertisement shall also specifically disclose the expiration terms or date of
			 the sale or promotion.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 142 - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Trade Practices, Facilities And Records › Section Trans 142.04 - Purchase contract

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) USAGE.
(a) All licensees shall furnish retail
			 purchasers with a copy of a document entitled "Recreational Vehicle Purchase
			 Contract" that clearly states that the prospective retail purchaser is making
			 an offer to purchase a recreational vehicle. An exact copy of the purchase
			 contract shall be provided to the purchaser at the time the purchaser signs the
			 offer and again after the offer is accepted by the dealer. Any changes to the
			 purchase contract after signing by the purchaser or subsequent to acceptance by
			 the dealer shall be initialed by all parties on all copies.
(b) A recreational vehicle purchase contract
			 shall be executed whenever the licensee accepts a down payment, deposit or
			 title for a trade-in unit from a prospective retail purchaser.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 142 - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Trade Practices, Facilities And Records › Section Trans 142.05 - Consignment agreements

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) USAGE AND CONTENTS. Whenever a
			 recreational vehicle dealer offers for sale a recreational vehicle on
			 consignment, a written consignment agreement shall be completed and shall
			 include:
(a) The date of the consignment
			 agreement,
(b) The name of the
			 recreational vehicle owner and dealer, and any other parties to the
			 agreement,
(c) The description of
			 the recreational vehicle including year, make, and identification
			 number,
(d) The terms of the
			 agreement including the duration of the agreement, the selling price, the
			 amount of the sales commission or fee, and when the sales commission or fee is
			 to be paid,
(e) A statement by the
			 owner indicating that either the recreational vehicle is clear of any liens, or
			 the amount of any outstanding lien balance, and
(f) Signatures of the recreational vehicle
			 owner and selling dealer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 142 - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Trade Practices, Facilities And Records › Section Trans 142.06 - Disclosure of the condition of the recreational vehicle

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) MODEL YEAR
			 DESIGNATION. Changing the model year of a recreational vehicle is an unfair
			 practice and prohibited. If no model year is designated, the year of
			 manufacture applies.
(2) NEW
			 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DISCLOSURE. The licensee shall, on the face of a new
			 recreational vehicle purchase contract, disclose all dealer installed options
			 or accessories and whether or not the options or accessories are
			 warranted.
(3) USED RECREATIONAL
			 VEHICLE GENERAL CONDITION DISCLOSURE.
(a)
			 Licensees shall inform prospective retail purchasers of used recreational
			 vehicles in writing before execution of the purchase contract in the manner and
			 on the form prescribed by the department, of all significant structural or
			 mechanical defects and damage. Disclosure of information shall include that
			 which the licensee discovers as a result of a careful visual inspection, which
			 shall consist of but is not limited to a walk-around and interior inspection,
			 under vehicle inspection, roof inspection and an inspection of the appliances.
			 Licensees shall not be required to dismantle any part of the recreational
			 vehicle during the inspection process.
(b) Unless otherwise agreed to in the
			 purchase contract, the inspection disclosures shall neither create any
			 warranties, expressed or implied, or affect warranty coverage provided for in
			 the purchase contract.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 142 - Recreational Vehicle Dealer Trade Practices, Facilities And Records › Section Trans 142.07 - Dealer facilities and records

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) DEALER BUSINESS
			 FACILITIES. Business facilities required to be provided and maintained by
			 recreational vehicle dealers are as follows:
(a) A building with a business office to
			 maintain the books, records and files necessary to conduct business. The
			 required business office may be established within a residence if it is
			 accessible to an outside entrance and is used primarily for conducting the
			 recreational vehicle business.
(b)
			 If a display lot is provided, it shall be within the same block or directly
			 across the street from the main business location.
(c) A repair shop, or a service contract with
			 a nearby repair shop, where there are repair tools, repair equipment and
			 personnel to perform the services provided for in a warranty applicable to a
			 recreational vehicle sold by the dealer. Any service contract shall be on the
			 form provided by the department.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 143 - Standards for certification of motor vehicle manufacturers' informal dispute settlement procedures › Section Trans 143.01 - Purpose and scope

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) STATUTORY AUTHORITY. As authorized by s.
			 218.0171(4)
			 (a), Stats., the purpose of this chapter is
			 to specify the process and requirements for the certification of informal
			 dispute settlement procedures by the department of transportation as specified
			 by s.
			 218.0171(4)
			 (a), Stats.
(2) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to
			 any motor vehicle, as defined in s.
			 218.0171(1)
			 (d), Stats., with respect to which the
			 contract to purchase was entered into on or after April 22, 1986.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 143 - Standards for certification of motor vehicle manufacturers' informal dispute settlement procedures › Section Trans 143.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
Words and phrases defined in ch. 340, Stats., have the same
				meaning in this chapter unless a different definition is specified. In this
				chapter:
(1) "Certified mechanism" is
			 a manufacturer's informal dispute settlement procedure for resolving consumer
			 allegations of non-conformities in motor vehicles covered under the provisions
			 of s.
			 218.0171(2)
			 (b), Stats., which has been reviewed and
			 approved by the department of transportation as meeting the requirements
			 specified in this chapter.
(2)
			 "Consumer" means any of the following:
(a) The
			 purchaser of a new motor vehicle, if the motor vehicle was purchased from a
			 motor vehicle dealer for purposes other than resale;
(b) A person to whom the motor vehicle is
			 transferred for purposes other than resale, if the transfer occurs before the
			 expiration of an express warranty applicable to the motor vehicle;
(c) A person who may enforce the
			 warranty;
(d) A person who leases a
			 motor vehicle from a motor vehicle lessor under a written lease.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 143 - Standards for certification of motor vehicle manufacturers' informal dispute settlement procedures › Section Trans 143.03 - Duties of the manufacturer

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Manufacturers
			 subscribing to a certified mechanism for resolving consumer allegations of
			 nonconformities in motor vehicles covered under the provisions of s.
			 218.0171(2)
			 (b), Stats., shall not incorporate into a
			 written warranty terms which fail to comply with the requirements of this
			 chapter. This paragraph does not prohibit a manufacturer from incorporating
			 into the terms of a written warranty the step-by-step procedure which the
			 consumer should take in order to obtain performance of any obligation under
			 other warranty claims.
(2) The
			 manufacturer shall disclose clearly and conspicuously at least the following
			 information on the face of the written warranty:
(a) A statement of the availability of a
			 certified mechanism;
(b) The name
			 and address of the certified mechanism, or the name and telephone number of the
			 certified mechanism which consumers may use without charge;
(c) A statement of the requirement that the
			 consumer resort to a certified mechanism before initiating a legal action under
			 s.
			 218.0171(7),
			 Stats.; and,
(d) A statement
			 indicating where further information on the certified mechanism can be found in
			 materials accompanying the motor vehicle, as provided in sub. (3).
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 143 - Standards for certification of motor vehicle manufacturers' informal dispute settlement procedures › Section Trans 143.04 - Certified mechanism organization

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The certified
			 mechanism shall be funded and competently staffed at a level sufficient to
			 ensure fair and expeditious resolution of all disputes, and shall not charge
			 consumers any fee for use of the certified mechanism.
(2) The manufacturer and the certified
			 mechanism shall assure that decision makers are sufficiently insulated so that
			 their decisions are independent of the manufacturer.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 143 - Standards for certification of motor vehicle manufacturers' informal dispute settlement procedures › Section Trans 143.05 - Qualifications of decision makers

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) No decision
			 maker deciding a dispute shall be:
(a) A
			 party to the dispute;
(b) An
			 employee or agent of a party, except if employed or retained for the sole
			 purpose of deciding disputes;
(c) A
			 person who is a party in any legal action relating to the motor vehicle in
			 dispute.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 143 - Standards for certification of motor vehicle manufacturers' informal dispute settlement procedures › Section Trans 143.07 - Recordkeeping

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The certified mechanism shall maintain
			 records on each dispute referred to it. The records shall include:
(a) Name, address and telephone number of the
			 consumer; if available,
(b) Name,
			 address, telephone number and contact person of the manufacturer;
(c) Make and vehicle identification number of
			 the motor vehicle involved;
(d) The
			 date of receipt of the dispute and the date of disclosure to the consumer of
			 the decision;
(e) All letters or
			 other written documents submitted by either party;
(f) All other evidence relating to the
			 dispute collected by the certified mechanism and available to the decision
			 maker;
(g) The decision issued
			 including information as to date, time, means and place of meeting, and the
			 identity of decision makers;
(h) A
			 copy of the disclosure to the parties of the decision;
(i) Copies of follow up letters (or summaries
			 of relevant and material portions of follow-up telephone calls) to both
			 parties, and responses thereto; and
(j) Any other documents and communications
			 (or summaries of relevant and material portions of oral communications)
			 relating to the dispute.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 143 - Standards for certification of motor vehicle manufacturers' informal dispute settlement procedures › Section Trans 143.08 - Audits

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Pursuant to s.
			 218.0171(4)
			 (d), Stats., the certified mechanism shall
			 submit an annual independent audit at the certified mechanism's expense to the
			 department which shall include at a minimum the following:
(a) An evaluation of the manufacturer's
			 efforts to make consumers aware of the certified mechanism's existence as
			 required in s.
			 Trans
			 143.03(4);
(b) A review of the records maintained
			 pursuant to s.
			 Trans
			 143.07(1) and (2);
(c) An analysis of a random sample of
			 disputes handled by the certified mechanism during the period of time subject
			 to the audit to determine the certified mechanism's compliance with the
			 provisions of this chapter.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 143 - Standards for certification of motor vehicle manufacturers' informal dispute settlement procedures › Section Trans 143.09 - Openness of records and proceedings

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The statistical
			 summaries specified in s.
			 Trans
			 143.07(2) shall be available to any
			 person for inspection and copying.
(2) The policy of the certified mechanism
			 with respect to records availability shall be set out in the procedures under
			 s.
			 Trans
			 143.06(1); the policy shall be
			 applied uniformly to all such requests for access to or copies of such
			 records.
(3) Meetings of the
			 decision makers to hear and decide disputes shall be open to observers on
			 reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms.
(4) Upon request the certified mechanism
			 shall provide to either party to a dispute:
(a) Access to all records relating to the
			 dispute; and
(b) Copies of any
			 records relating to the dispute, at reasonable cost.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 143 - Standards for certification of motor vehicle manufacturers' informal dispute settlement procedures › Section Trans 143.10 - Certification process

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department of transportation shall
			 have sole authority to review and certify mechanism procedures in the State of
			 Wisconsin for compliance with s.
			 218.0171,
			 Stats., and this chapter.
(2) Any
			 manufacturer seeking certification of a mechanism under this chapter shall
			 submit an application to the department for review. The department, at its
			 discretion, may require additional information from a manufacturer to certify
			 compliance with this chapter. The application shall include the following:
(a) Name, address and telephone number of the
			 mechanism;
(b) The written
			 operating procedures of the mechanism;
(c) The general qualifications of persons the
			 mechanism utilizes as decision makers;
(d) The vehicle makes and models for which
			 the mechanism is authorized to hear disputes;
(e) A statement certifying that the mechanism
			 will apply and abide by the requirements of s.
			 218.0171,
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 143 - Standards for certification of motor vehicle manufacturers' informal dispute settlement procedures › Section Trans 143.11 - Revocation of certification

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 may revoke the certification of a manufacturer's mechanism for cause.
(2) The department shall notify the
			 manufacturer, in writing, of the following:
(a) The reason for revoking certification
			 under this chapter;
(b) The
			 effective date of the revocation of certification;
(c) The decision of the department may be
			 appealed under ch. 227, Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 144 - Licensing Periods And Fees For Dealers, Manufacturers And Salespersons › Section Trans 144.01 - Purpose

Current through June 24, 2024
This chapter describes the periods, expiration dates, and fees
				for licenses issued by the department under the authority found in ch. 218,
				Stats., to motor vehicle dealers and their salespersons; moped dealers;
				manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and their representatives;
				recreational vehicle dealers and their salespersons; motor vehicle auction
				dealers; salvage dealers; and buyer identification card holders. It also
				establishes the periods, expiration dates, and fees for registration plates
				issued to dealers, distributors, and manufacturers.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 144 - Licensing Periods And Fees For Dealers, Manufacturers And Salespersons › Section Trans 144.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
Words and phrases used in this chapter have the same meaning as
				found in chs. 218 and 341, Stats., unless additional interpretations are
				specified. In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Business license" means a license issued by the department under ch. 218,
			 Stats., to a motor vehicle dealer, moped dealer, recreational vehicle dealer,
			 motor vehicle auction dealer, motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor,
			 wholesaler, or salvage dealer.
(2)
			 "Department" means the department of transportation.
(3) "Individual license" means a buyer
			 identification card or a license issued by the department under ch. 218,
			 Stats., to a salesperson or representative.
(4) "Initial license" means a license issued
			 to a person or business who does not have such a license at the time of
			 application.
(5) "Renewal license"
			 means a license issued to a person or business who has such a license at the
			 time of application.
(6)
			 "Representative" means a distributor representative or factory
			 representative.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 144 - Licensing Periods And Fees For Dealers, Manufacturers And Salespersons › Section Trans 144.03 - License periods and expiration dates

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) BUSINESS
			 LICENSES.
(a)
General licensing period
			 and expiration dates.
The license period for business licenses is 2
			 years. The department may issue business licenses that start and expire on the
			 following dates:
Day When License Is Issued:
Day When License Expires:
All expiration dates are in the second year after the
							 date when the license was issued.
February 1...
January 31
April 1......
March 31
June 1.......
May 31
August 1.....
July 31
October 1....
September 30
December 1..
November 30
(b)
Initial business licenses.
The department may issue initial
			 business licenses that go into effect on dates other than the first day of an
			 even-numbered month. Such licenses shall expire before the end of 2 years, and
			 their expiration dates shall be assigned as follows:
Month License Is Issued:
Day License Expires:
December or January
Last November 30 before the end of 2 years
February or March
Last January 31 before the end of 2 years
April or May
Last March 31 before the end of 2 years
June or July
Last May 31 before the end of 2 years
August or September
Last July 31 before the end of 2 years
October or November
Last September 30 before the end of 2 years
Note:
A motor vehicle dealer whose license is
				first issued on October 8, 1992 would receive a license valid through September
				30, 1994.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 144 - Licensing Periods And Fees For Dealers, Manufacturers And Salespersons › Section Trans 144.04 - License and registration plate fees

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) The department
			 shall collect the fees described in the following table from applicants before
			 issuing their licenses or registration plates.
Type of License:
Type of Fee:
Amount:
Motor vehicle or moped dealer
License ..................
$ . . . 40
Registration (includes 2 plates)
$ . . 150
Additional plate ...........
$ . . . 10
Replacement plate .........
$. . . . 4
Branch license ............
$ . . . 40
Sublot license .............
$. . . . 2
Recreational vehicle dealer
License .................
$ . . 100
Registration (includes 2 plates)
$ . . 150
Additional plate ..........
$ . . . 10
Replacement plate ........
$. . . . 4
Branch license ...........
$ . . 100
Motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or
							 wholesaler
License .................
$ . . . 40
Registration (includes 2 plates)
$ . . 150
Additional plate ..........
$ . . . 10
Replacement plate ........
$. . . . 4
Branch license ...........
$ . . . 40
Motor vehicle auction dealer
License .................
$ . . 100
Motor vehicle salvage dealer
License .................
$ . . 150
Salesperson or representative
License .................
$. . . . 8
Buyer identification card
License .................
$ . . . 12
Note:
The amounts listed in the table are based on
				the statutory formula-described in s.
				218.0114(14),
				Stats., and elsewhere-which is the number of years in a licensing period
				multiplied by the current annual fees.
(2) When the department issues a salesperson
			 license, buyer identification card, or representative license for less than the
			 employer's business license period, it may reduce the license fee by $4 for
			 each full year reduction in the salesperson or representative license period;
			 or by $6 for each full year reduction in the buyer identification card license
			 period.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 145 - Neighborhood electric vehicle › Section Trans 145.02 - Roadway designation

Current through June 24, 2024
Section
				349.26,
				Stats., authorizes the governing body of any city, town or village to enact an
				ordinance allowing the use of a neighborhood electric vehicle on a roadway that
				has a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less and over which the city, town or
				village has jurisdiction.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 145 - Neighborhood electric vehicle › Section Trans 145.04 - Registration limited

Current through June 24, 2024
Registration of a neighborhood electric vehicle is valid only
				on roadways designated in an ordinance adopted under s.
				349.26,
				Stats. Operation of a neighborhood electric vehicle on any highway not
				designated in an ordinance adopted under s.
				349.26,
				Stats., is unregistered operation subject to penalties provided in s.
				341.04,
				Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 146 - Vehicle Registration And Fuel Trip Permits › Section Trans 146.01 - Introduction

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) PURPOSE. This chapter provides department
			 guidelines which apply to fuel trip permits and vehicle registration trip
			 permits not in conflict with the international registration plan or the
			 international fuel tax agreement.
(2) SCOPE. This chapter applies to every
			 apportionable motor vehicle or qualified motor vehicle as described in this
			 chapter that are registered in a state or province other than Wisconsin.
Note:
This section interprets ss.
				341.40,
				341.405,
				341.41,
				341.43, and
				341.45,
				Stats.
Wisconsin became a member of the international registration
				  plan on January 1, 1978. The international registration plan is an agreement
				  among states and provinces to simplify the registration of interstate motor
				  vehicles. A copy of the plan 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 146 - Vehicle Registration And Fuel Trip Permits › Section Trans 146.02 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
The words and phrases defined in ss.
				340.01
				and
				341.45(1)
				(am), Stats., have the same meaning in this
				chapter unless a different definition is specifically provided. In this
				chapter:
(1) "Agents" means persons
			 authorized by the department to issue vehicle registration and fuel trip
			 permits.
(2) "Apportionable motor
			 vehicle" means any of the following:
(a) A
			 motor vehicle having 2 axles and a gross weight exceeding 26,000 pounds,
			 or
(b) A motor vehicle having 3 or
			 more axles, regardless of weight, or
(c) A motor vehicle used in combination with
			 another vehicle when the gross vehicle weight of the combination exceeds 26,000
			 pounds.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 146 - Vehicle Registration And Fuel Trip Permits › Section Trans 146.03 - Vehicle registration trip permit required

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
			 provided in s.
			 Trans
			 146.04, any person operating an apportionable motor
			 vehicle in Wisconsin shall obtain a vehicle registration trip permit prior to
			 operating in Wisconsin.
(2) A
			 vehicle registration trip permit may be obtained from agents upon application
			 by payment of the fee as specified in s.
			 Trans
			 146.07(1).
(3) A vehicle registration trip permit
			 authorizes one trip into Wisconsin up to 72 continuous hours in Wisconsin from
			 the date and time listed on the permit.
(4) The department or its agent shall receive
			 applications for registration trip permits or fuel trip permits, or both.
			 Within 5 working days after receiving a fully completed application and the
			 required fees, the department or its agent shall review and shall either grant
			 or deny the application.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 146 - Vehicle Registration And Fuel Trip Permits › Section Trans 146.04 - Exceptions-vehicle registration trip permit

Current through June 24, 2024
Notwithstanding s.
				Trans
				146.03, the requirement to obtain a vehicle
				registration permit does not apply to the following vehicles:
(1) A motor vehicle operated under a
			 reciprocity agreement as authorized by ss.
			 341.409
			 and
			 341.41,
			 Stats.
(2) A motor vehicle
			 registered for Wisconsin operation under the international registration plan as
			 authorized by s.
			 341.405,
			 Stats.
(3) A motor vehicle
			 displaying an acceptable restricted plate issued by a jurisdiction which is a
			 member of the international registration plan.
(4) Charter buses.
(5) A motor vehicle owned by the United
			 States government, a state, county or municipal government or any governmental
			 agency.
(6) A motor vehicle
			 entering Wisconsin to have special equipment, or a body constructed or
			 installed, or for repair as provided by s.
			 341.40,
			 Stats.
(7) A motor vehicle being
			 towed under the provisions of s.
			 341.05(15),
			 Stats.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 146 - Vehicle Registration And Fuel Trip Permits › Section Trans 146.05 - Fuel trip permit required

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Except as
			 provided in s.
			 Trans
			 146.06, any person operating a qualified motor vehicle
			 into Wisconsin shall obtain a fuel trip permit prior to operating in Wisconsin.
Note: Chapter Trans 152 provides instructions for operating
				under a fuel tax license and under the international fuel tax agreement.
(2) A fuel trip permit authorizes
			 one trip into Wisconsin up to 72 continuous hours in Wisconsin from the date
			 and time listed on the permit.
(3)
			 A fuel trip permit may be obtained from agents upon application and payment of
			 the fee specified in s.
			 Trans
			 146.07(2).
(4) The department or its agent shall receive
			 applications for registration trip permits or fuel trip permits, or both.
			 Within 5 working days after receiving a fully completed application and the
			 required fees, the department or its agent shall review and shall either grant
			 or deny the application.
Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Transportation › Chapter Trans 146 - Vehicle Registration And Fuel Trip Permits › Section Trans 146.06 - Exceptions-fuel trip permit

Current through June 24, 2024
Notwithstanding s.
				Trans
				146.05(1), the requirement to obtain
				a fuel trip permit does not apply to any of the following vehicles:
(1) A motor vehicle operated by a person
			 possessing a current fuel tax license and decal issued by the department,
			 or
(2) A motor vehicle operated by
			 a person possessing a current license and decal issued for Wisconsin operation
			 under the international fuel tax agreement by any international fuel tax
			 agreement member jurisdiction.
(3)
			 A motor vehicle that is a recreational vehicle.
(4) A motor vehicle that is owned or operated
			 by the United States government or its agencies.