Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 154.13 - Eligibility to apply for title by Wisconsin dealers and nonresidents
(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.
(2)
ELIGIBILITY OF NONRESIDENT TO APPLY FOR A WISCONSIN CERTIFICATE OF TITLE IN OWN
NAME.
(a) A nonresident may not apply for a
Wisconsin title which names the nonresident as owner of a vehicle unless any of
the following occur:
1. The vehicle owned by
the nonresident is subject to a security interest and the issuance of a
Wisconsin title is necessary to protect the interests of the secured
party.
2. The vehicle owned or
operated by the nonresident is registered or qualified for operation in
Wisconsin pursuant to ss.
341.09,
341.40, Stats.
3. The nonresident is a leasing or rental
company which rents or leases vehicles to persons who operate the vehicles in
Wisconsin when the type or nature of the operation requires the vehicles to be
registered and titled in Wisconsin.
4. The nonresident is a seasonal resident of
Wisconsin who owns and makes application to register a vehicle which is
domiciled and operated primarily in Wisconsin.
5. The nonresident owns a vehicle which is,
because of the type or nature of its operation in Wisconsin, subject to
registration in Wisconsin and the application for a Wisconsin title is made in
conjunction with an application for registration.
6. The nonresident purchases a vehicle in
Wisconsin and, prior to removing the vehicle from Wisconsin, operates the
vehicle in a manner which requires the nonresident to register and title the
vehicle in Wisconsin.
7. The
nonresident is an insurance company headquartered in another state in this
country with a business address located in another state in this country that
acquires ownership of a vehicle titled in Wisconsin through payment of a total
loss claim and the insurance company makes application for a certificate of
title, a salvage vehicle certificate of title, or any other title issued by the
department for the vehicle.
(b) A nonresident dealer may apply for
Wisconsin title only in accordance with par. (a) 1.
(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR REPLACEMENT TITLE.
Nothing in this section shall preclude a Wisconsin dealer or nonresident,
including a nonresident dealer, from applying for a replacement Wisconsin
certificate of title for a vehicle which is currently titled in the name of the
Wisconsin dealer or nonresident.
(4) TEMPORARY PLATES OR PERMITS. For purposes
of this section, temporary plates or permits are not considered as
registration.
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