AB519,47,1917 218.10 (8t) "Mobile home salesperson "Salesperson" means any person who is
18employed by a mobile home manufacturer or dealer to sell or lease mobile homes
19recreational vehicles.
AB519, s. 126 20Section 126. 218.10 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,47,2321 218.10 (7) "New mobile home recreational vehicle" means a mobile home
22recreational vehicle which has never been occupied, used or sold for personal or
23business use.
AB519, s. 127 24Section 127. 218.10 (8) of the statutes is repealed.
AB519, s. 128 25Section 128. 218.10 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,48,2
1218.10 (8m) "Recreational vehicle" means a mobile home that does not exceed
2the statutory size under s. 348.07 or a travel trailer, as defined in s. 340.01 (72r).
AB519, s. 129 3Section 129. 218.10 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,48,64 218.10 (9) "Used mobile home recreational vehicle" means a mobile home
5recreational vehicle which has previously been occupied, used or sold for personal or
6business use.
AB519, s. 130 7Section 130. 218.101 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB519, s. 131 8Section 131. 218.101 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 218.101 and amended
9to read:
AB519,48,12 10218.101 Administering department. The department of transportation
11shall administer this subchapter as it relates to those mobile home dealers and
12mobile home salespersons engaged in the sale of recreational vehicles
.
AB519, s. 132 13Section 132. 218.11 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,48,14 14218.11 (title) Mobile home Recreational vehicle dealers regulated.
AB519, s. 133 15Section 133. 218.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,48,1816 218.11 (1) No person may engage in the business of selling mobile homes
17recreational vehicles to the ultimate consumer or to the retail market in this state
18unless first licensed to do so by the licensor as herein provided.
AB519, s. 134 19Section 134. 218.11 (6) (n) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,48,2120 218.11 (6) (n) Having violated any law relating to the sale, distribution or
21financing of mobile homes recreational vehicles.
AB519, s. 135 22Section 135. 218.12 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,48,24 23218.12 (title) Mobile home dealer Recreational vehicle salespersons
24regulated.
AB519, s. 136 25Section 136. 218.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,49,5
1218.12 (1) No person may engage in the business of selling mobile homes
2recreational vehicles to the ultimate consumer or to the retail market in this state
3without a license therefor from the licensor. If a mobile home dealer acts as a mobile
4home
salesperson the dealer shall secure a mobile home salesperson's license in
5addition to the license for engaging as a mobile home dealer.
AB519, s. 137 6Section 137. 218.12 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,49,117 218.12 (2) (a) Applications for mobile home a salesperson's license and
8renewals thereof shall be made to the licensor on such forms as the licensor
9prescribes and furnishes and shall be accompanied by the license fee required under
10par. (c) or (d). The application shall require such pertinent information as the
11licensor requires.
AB519, s. 138 12Section 138. 218.12 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,49,1513 218.12 (5) The provision of s. 218.01 (3) relating to the denial, suspension and
14revocation of a motor vehicle salesperson's license shall apply to the denial,
15suspension and revocation of a mobile home salesperson's license so far as applicable.
AB519, s. 139 16Section 139. 218.12 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,49,1917 218.12 (6) The provisions of s. 218.01 (3) (g) and (5) shall apply to this section,
18mobile home recreational vehicle sales practices and the regulation of travel trailer
19or mobile home
recreational vehicle salespersons, as far as applicable.
AB519, s. 140 20Section 140. 218.14 of the statutes is repealed.
AB519, s. 141 21Section 141. 218.15 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,50,2 22218.15 (title) Sale or lease of used primary housing units recreational
23vehicles
. In the sale or lease of any used primary housing unit recreational vehicles,
24the sales invoice or lease agreement shall contain the point of manufacture of the

1used primary housing unit recreational vehicle, the name of the manufacturer and
2the name and address of the previous owner.
AB519, s. 142 3Section 142. 218.16 of the statutes is repealed.
AB519, s. 143 4Section 143. 218.165 of the statutes is repealed.
AB519, s. 144 5Section 144. 218.17 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
AB519, s. 145 6Section 145. 218.17 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,50,127 218.17 (3) Nothing in this subchapter prohibits the bringing of a civil action
8against a mobile home manufacturer, dealer or salesperson by an aggrieved
9customer. If judgment is rendered for the customer based on an act or omission by
10the manufacturer, dealer or salesperson, which constituted a violation of this
11subchapter, the plaintiff shall recover actual and proper attorney fees in addition to
12costs otherwise recoverable.
AB519, s. 146 13Section 146. 227.43 (1) (bg) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,50,1914 227.43 (1) (bg) Assign a hearing examiner to preside over any hearing or review
15under ss. 16.996 (7) (a) and (b), 16.997 (6), 84.30 (18), 84.31 (6) (a), 85.013 (1), 86.073
16(3), 86.16 (5), 86.195 (9) (b), 86.32 (1), 114.134 (4) (b), 114.135 (9), 114.20 (19), 175.05
17(4) (b), 194.145 (1), 194.46, 218.01 (2) (bd) 2. and (c) 2., (3) (b), (c), (f) 1., (fm) 1. and
18(h) and (3c) (d), 218.11 (7) (a) and (b), 218.22 (4) (a) and (b), 218.32 (4) (a) and (b),
19218.41 (4), 218.51 (5) (a) and (b), 341.09 (2m) (d), 342.26, 343.69 and 348.25 (9).
AB519, s. 147 20Section 147. 234.622 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,51,421 234.622 (7) "Qualifying dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit, not including a
22mobile home as defined in s. 66.058 101.91 (1), located in this state, habitable as a
23permanent residence and to which property taxes or special assessments are, or may
24conveniently be, allocated and up to one acre of land appertaining to it held in the
25same ownership as the dwelling unit. For purposes of ss. 234.621 to 234.626,

1"qualifying dwelling unit" includes a unit in a condominium or in a cooperative or in
2a multi-unit dwelling with 4 or fewer units, but in all of these 3 cases only the portion
3of taxes or special assessments allocable to the unit lived in by the participant may
4qualify for loans under ss. 234.621 to 234.626.
AB519, s. 148 5Section 148. 285.01 (9m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,51,86 285.01 (9m) "Architectural coating" means a coating applied to a stationary
7structure, including a parking lot, and its appurtenances or to a mobile home or
8manufactured home
.
AB519, s. 149 9Section 149. 340.01 (11) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,51,1610 340.01 (11) (intro.) "Dealer" means a person who, for a commission or other
11thing of value, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale
12or exchange of an interest in motor vehicles, mobile homes, manufactured homes,
13recreational vehicles,
trailers or semitrailers, or who is engaged wholly or in part in
14the business of selling motor vehicles, mobile homes, manufactured homes,
15recreational vehicles,
trailers or semitrailers, whether or not such vehicles are
16owned by that person, but not including:
AB519, s. 150 17Section 150. 340.01 (14) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,51,2118 340.01 (14) "Distributor" means a person who in whole or in part sells or
19distributes motor vehicles, mobile homes, manufactured homes, recreational
20vehicles,
trailers or semitrailers to dealers, or who maintains distributor
21representatives.
AB519, s. 151 22Section 151. 340.01 (18m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,52,223 340.01 (18m) "Fifth-wheel mobile home vehicle" means a mobile home travel
24trailer
as defined in sub. (29) (72r) which is towed by a vehicle with a flatbed frame

1so the trailer hitch of the mobile home travel trailer is bolted to the flatbed frame of
2the towing vehicle.
AB519, s. 152 3Section 152. 340.01 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB519,52,44 340.01 (27m) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
AB519, s. 153 5Section 153. 340.01 (28) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,52,106 340.01 (28) "Manufacturer" means a person who manufactures or assembles
7motor vehicles, mobile homes, manufactured homes, recreational vehicles, trailers
8or semitrailers, or who manufactures or installs on previously assembled truck
9chassis special bodies or equipment which when installed form an integral part of the
10motor vehicle and which constitutes a major manufacturing alteration.
AB519, s. 154 11Section 154. 340.01 (29) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,52,1812 340.01 (29) "Mobile home" means a vehicle designed to be towed as a single unit
13or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used or intended
14to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible
15construction. A mobile home exceeding statutory size under s. 348.07 (2) shall be
16considered a primary housing unit. A mobile home not exceeding the statutory size
17under s. 348.07 (2) shall be considered a touring or recreational unit
has the meaning
18given in s. 101.91 (1)
.
AB519, s. 155 19Section 155. 340.01 (33m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,52,2220 340.01 (33m) "Motor home" means a motor vehicle designed to be operated
21upon a highway for use as a temporary or recreational dwelling and having the same
22internal characteristics and equipment as a mobile home
.
AB519, s. 156 23Section 156. 340.01 (48r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB519,52,2424 340.01 (48r) "Recreational vehicle" has the meaning given in s. 218.10 (8m).
AB519, s. 157 25Section 157. 340.01 (57) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,53,5
1340.01 (57) "Semitrailer" means a vehicle of the trailer type so designed and
2used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and that
3of its own load rests upon or is carried by another vehicle, but does not include a
4mobile home or manufactured home. A vehicle used with a ready-mix motor truck
5to spread the load is considered a semitrailer.
AB519, s. 158 6Section 158. 340.01 (71) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,53,97 340.01 (71) "Trailer" means a vehicle without motive power designed for
8carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by
9a motor vehicle, but does not include a mobile home or manufactured home.
AB519, s. 159 10Section 159. 340.01 (72) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,53,1711 340.01 (72) (a) A person engaged in this state in the business of transporting
12and delivering motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers or , mobile homes or
13manufactured homes
in tow on their own wheels or under their own power from the
14manufacturer to the distributor, dealer or branch of the manufacturer, or from the
15distributor or dealer to another distributor or dealer, the manufacturer or branch of
16the manufacturer or from the branch of the manufacturer to the distributor, dealer
17or manufacturer.
AB519, s. 160 18Section 160. 340.01 (72r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB519,53,2219 340.01 (72r) "Travel trailer" means a vehicle that is designed to be towed as
20a single unit upon a highway by a motor vehicle, that is equipped and used, or
21intended to be used, as a temporary or recreational dwelling and that has walls of
22rigid uncollapsible construction.
AB519, s. 161 23Section 161. 341.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,54,724 341.04 (1) It is unlawful for any person to operate or for an owner to consent
25to being operated on any highway of this state any motor vehicle, mobile home,

1manufactured home, travel trailer, trailer or semitrailer or any other vehicle for
2which a registration fee is specifically prescribed unless at the time of operation the
3vehicle in question either is registered in this state, or, except for registration under
4s. 341.30 or 341.305, a complete application for registration, including evidence of
5any inspection under s. 110.20 when required, accompanied by the required fee has
6been delivered to the department or deposited in the mail properly addressed with
7postage prepaid, or is exempt from registration.
AB519, s. 162 8Section 162. 341.05 (14m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,54,109 341.05 (14m) Is a new motor vehicle or new manufactured home being
10operated only across a highway from point of manufacture or assembly.
AB519, s. 163 11Section 163. 341.25 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,54,1612 341.25 (1) (intro.) Unless a different fee is prescribed for a particular vehicle
13by par. (b) or ss. 341.26 to 341.268, the following registration fees shall be paid to the
14department for the annual registration of each motor vehicle, mobile home,
15manufactured home, travel trailer, trailer or semitrailer not exempted by s. 341.05
16from registration in this state:
AB519, s. 164 17Section 164. 341.25 (1) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,54,2018 341.25 (1) (i) For each mobile home, manufactured home or travel trailer 25
19feet or less in length, a fee of $12; for each mobile home, manufactured home or travel
20trailer
more than 25 feet in length, a fee of $18.
AB519, s. 165 21Section 165. 341.47 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,55,322 341.47 (1) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (2), any motor vehicle, mobile
23home, manufactured home, trailer or semitrailer owned or repossessed by a dealer,
24distributor or manufacturer may be operated on the highways of this state for either
25private or business purposes without being registered if such vehicle has displayed

1upon it valid registration plates issued pursuant to s. 341.51 to the dealer, distributor
2or manufacturer who is the owner of the vehicle or holder of the repossessed vehicle
3and such vehicle:
AB519, s. 166 4Section 166. 341.51 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,55,145 341.51 (1) The department shall register a person as a dealer, distributor or
6manufacturer of motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers or as a transporter of
7vehicles upon receipt of a properly completed application form together with a fee of
8$75 and upon being satisfied that the applicant is by law entitled to be registered.
9The department shall register a person as a dealer, distributor or manufacturer of
10mobile homes or manufactured homes upon receipt of a properly completed
11application form together with a fee of $75 and upon being satisfied that the
12applicant is by law entitled to be so registered. The department shall assign to each
13person registered under this section a distinctive registration number and shall
14issue a certificate of registration bearing the registration number assigned.
AB519, s. 167 15Section 167. 341.51 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,55,2416 341.51 (2) Upon registering a dealer, distributor, manufacturer or transporter
17the department also shall issue 2 registration plates. The department, upon
18receiving a fee of $5 for each additional plate desired by a dealer, distributor or
19manufacturer of motor vehicles, trailers or semitrailers, $5 for each additional plate
20desired by a dealer, distributor or manufacturer of mobile homes or manufactured
21homes
and $5 for each additional plate desired by a transporter, shall issue to the
22registered dealer, distributor, manufacturer or transporter the additional plates as
23ordered. The department may charge a fee of $2 per plate for replacing lost, damaged
24or illegible plates issued under this subsection.
AB519, s. 168 25Section 168. 341.53 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,56,6
1341.53 Expiration of registration; transferability of plates. Certificates
2of registration and registration plates issued to dealers, distributors, manufacturers
3or transporters shall be issued for the calendar year and are valid only during the
4calendar year for which issued. Registration plates are transferable from one motor
5vehicle, trailer or semitrailer to another motor vehicle, trailer or semitrailer and
6from one mobile home or manufactured home to another.
AB519, s. 169 7Section 169. 341.62 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,56,12 8341.62 False evidence of registration. Whoever operates or possesses a
9motor vehicle, mobile home, manufactured home, trailer or semitrailer having
10attached thereto any plate or similar device fashioned in imitation or facsimile of or
11altered so as to resemble a registration plate issued by the department may be
12required to forfeit not more than $500.
AB519, s. 170 13Section 170. 342.18 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,56,1914 342.18 (4) (a) Whenever application therefor accompanied by the required fee
15is made by a finance company licensed under s. 138.09 or 218.01, a bank organized
16under the laws of this state, or a national bank located in this state, and the vehicle
17in question is a used vehicle for which the department had issued a certificate of title
18to the previous owner or a vehicle previously registered in another jurisdiction or is
19a mobile home or manufactured home.
AB519, s. 171 20Section 171. 342.18 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,57,421 342.18 (4) (b) Whenever application therefor accompanied by the required fee
22is made by any other person and the vehicle in question is a vehicle for which the
23department had issued a certificate of title to the previous owner or is a vehicle
24previously registered in another jurisdiction or is a mobile home or manufactured
25home
and the department is satisfied that the present owner has not operated or

1consented to the operation of the vehicle since it was transferred to that owner and
2that he or she understands that the certificate of title merely is evidence of ownership
3of the vehicle and does not authorize operation of the vehicle on the highways of this
4state.
AB519, s. 172 5Section 172. 342.22 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB519,57,66 342.22 (3) (a) For a mobile home or manufactured home, 16 years.
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