AB807, s. 9 5Section 9. 101.91 (2e) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
6renumbered 101.91 (2k).
AB807, s. 10 7Section 10. 101.91 (2g) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
8renumbered 101.91 (2b), and 101.91 (2b) (intro.) and (e) of the statutes, as
9renumbered, are amended to read:
AB807,4,1510 101.91 (2b) (intro.) "Mobile Manufactured home dealer" means a person who,
11for a commission or other thing of value, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or
12attempts to negotiate a sale or exchange of an interest in, mobile manufactured
13homes or who is engaged wholly or partially in the business of selling mobile
14manufactured homes, whether or not the mobile manufactured homes are owned by
15the person, but does not include:
AB807,4,18 16(e) A person transferring a mobile manufactured home used for that person's
17personal, family or household purposes, if the transfer is an occasional sale and is
18not part of the business of the transferor.
AB807, s. 11 19Section 11. 101.91 (2m) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9,
20is renumbered 101.91 (2d) and amended to read:
AB807,4,2321 101.91 (2d) "Mobile Manufactured home owner" means any person who
22purchases, or leases from another, a mobile manufactured home primarily for use for
23personal, family or household purposes.
AB807, s. 12 24Section 12. 101.91 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
25renumbered 101.91 (2f) and amended to read:
AB807,5,7
1101.91 (2f) "Mobile Manufactured home park" means any plot or plots of
2ground upon which 3 or more mobile homes or manufactured homes that are
3occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located. "Mobile Manufactured home
4park" does not include a farm where the occupants of the mobile homes or
5manufactured homes are the father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister of the
6farm owner or operator or where the occupants of the mobile homes or manufactured
7homes work on the farm.
AB807, s. 13 8Section 13. 101.91 (4) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
9renumbered 101.91 (2h) and amended to read:
AB807,5,1210 101.91 (2h) "Mobile Manufactured home salesperson" means any person who
11is employed by a mobile manufactured home manufacturer or mobile manufactured
12home dealer to sell or lease mobile manufactured homes.
AB807, s. 14 13Section 14. 101.91 (5) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
14amended to read:
AB807,5,1615 101.91 (5) "New mobile manufactured home" means a mobile manufactured
16home that has never been occupied, used or sold for personal or business use.
AB807, s. 15 17Section 15. 101.91 (6) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
18amended to read:
AB807,5,2019 101.91 (6) "Used mobile manufactured home" means a mobile manufactured
20home that has previously been occupied, used or sold for personal or business use.
AB807, s. 16 21Section 16. 101.92 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB807,5,2422 101.92 (1) Shall adopt, administer and enforce rules for the safe and sanitary
23design and construction of manufactured homes and mobile homes that are
24manufactured, distributed, sold or offered for sale in this state.
AB807, s. 17 25Section 17. 101.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB807,6,2
1101.92 (2) Shall license all manufacturers desiring to sell or distribute for sale
2manufactured homes or mobile homes in this state.
AB807, s. 18 3Section 18. 101.92 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB807,6,64 101.92 (3) Shall review annually the rules adopted under ss. 101.90 to 101.96,
5and may revise rules upon recommendation by the advisory committee appointed
6under s. 101.96
this subchapter.
AB807, s. 19 7Section 19. 101.92 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB807,6,118 101.92 (4) Shall provide for announced or unannounced inspection of
9manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of manufactured
10homes and mobile homes to ensure compliance with the rules adopted under ss.
11101.90 to 101.96
this subchapter.
AB807, s. 20 12Section 20. 101.92 (5) to (8) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB807,6,1613 101.92 (5) Shall establish standards for certification of inspection and testing
14agencies which shall include standards for in-plant inspection of manufacturing
15facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of manufactured homes and mobile
16homes
and for issuance of or acceptance of a label of approval.
AB807,6,20 17(6) May enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the
18design, construction, inspection and labeling of mobile manufactured homes where
19the laws or rules of other states meet the intent of ss. 101.90 to 101.96 this subchapter
20and where the laws or rules are actually enforced.
AB807,6,22 21(7) Shall establish a staff for the administration and enforcement of ss. 101.90
22to 101.96
this subchapter.
AB807,6,24 23(8) May revoke the license of any manufacturer who violates ss. 101.90 to
24101.96
this subchapter or any rules promulgated thereunder.
AB807, s. 21
1Section 21. 101.9202 (1) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9,
2is amended to read:
AB807,7,43 101.9202 (1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or
4materials for the mobile manufactured home.
AB807, s. 22 5Section 22. 101.9202 (3) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9,
6is amended to read:
AB807,7,107 101.9202 (3) A security interest in a mobile manufactured home created by a
8mobile manufactured home dealer or manufacturer who holds the mobile
9manufactured home for sale, which shall be governed by the applicable provisions
10of ch. 409.
AB807, s. 23 11Section 23. 101.9203 of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
12amended to read:
AB807,7,16 13101.9203 When certificate of title required. (1) The owner of a mobile
14manufactured home situated in this state or intended to be situated in this state
15shall make application for certificate of title under s. 101.9209 for the mobile
16manufactured home if the owner has newly acquired the mobile manufactured home.
AB807,7,23 17(2) Any owner who situates in this state a mobile manufactured home for which
18a certificate of title is required without such the certificate of title having been issued
19or applied for, knowing that the certificate of title has not been issued or applied for,
20may be required to forfeit not more than $200. A certificate of title is considered to
21have been applied for when the application accompanied by the required fee has been
22delivered to the department or deposited in the mail properly addressed and with
23postage prepaid.
AB807,8,2 24(3) Unless otherwise authorized by rule of the department, a nonresident
25owner of a mobile manufactured home situated in this state may not apply for a

1certificate of title under this subchapter unless the mobile manufactured home is
2subject to a security interest or except as provided in s. 101.9209 (1) (a).
AB807, s. 24 3Section 24. 101.9204 (1) (b) to (g) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin
4Act 9
, are amended to read:
AB807,8,85 101.9204 (1) (b) A description of the mobile manufactured home, including
6make, model, identification number and any other information or documentation
7that the department may reasonably require for proper identification of the mobile
8manufactured home.
AB807,8,119 (c) The date of purchase by the applicant, the name and address of the person
10from whom the mobile manufactured home was acquired and the names and
11addresses of any secured parties in the order of their priority.
AB807,8,1412 (d) If the mobile manufactured home is a new mobile manufactured home being
13titled for the first time, the signature of the mobile manufactured home dealer. The
14document of origin shall contain the information specified by the department.
AB807,8,1815 (e) Any further evidence of ownership which the department may reasonably
16require to enable it to determine whether the owner is entitled to a certificate of title
17and the existence or nonexistence of security interests in the mobile manufactured
18home.
AB807,8,2219 (f) If the identification number of the mobile manufactured home has been
20removed, obliterated or altered, or if the original casting has been replaced, or if the
21mobile manufactured home has not been numbered by the manufacturer, the
22application for certificate of title shall so state.
AB807,9,223 (g) If the mobile manufactured home is a used mobile manufactured home
24which was last previously titled in another jurisdiction, the applicant shall furnish
25any certificate of ownership issued by the other jurisdiction and a statement

1pertaining to the title history and ownership of the mobile manufactured home, such
2statement to be in the form that the department prescribes.
AB807, s. 25 3Section 25. 101.9205 (1) and (3) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin
4Act 9
, are amended to read:
AB807,9,85 101.9205 (1) The department shall maintain a record of each application for
6certificate of title received by it and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and
7regularity and that the applicant is entitled to the issuance of a certificate of title,
8shall issue and deliver a certificate to the owner of the mobile manufactured home.
AB807,9,10 9(3) The department shall charge a fee of not less than $2 for conducting a file
10search of mobile manufactured home title records.
AB807, s. 26 11Section 26. 101.9206 (1) (c) and (d), (2) (a) 2. and (3) (a) and (b) 1. and 2. of the
12statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, are amended to read:
AB807,9,1313 101.9206 (1) (c) The title number assigned to the mobile manufactured home.
AB807,9,1514 (d) A description of the mobile manufactured home, including make, model and
15identification number.
AB807,9,17 16(2) (a) 2. Reassignment and warranty of title by a mobile manufactured home
17dealer.
AB807,9,25 18(3) (a) Unless the applicant fulfills the requirements of par. (b), the department
19shall issue a distinctive certificate of title for a mobile manufactured home last
20previously registered in another jurisdiction if the laws of the other jurisdiction do
21not require that secured parties be named on a certificate of title to perfect their
22security interests. The certificate shall contain the legend "This mobile
23manufactured home may be subject to an undisclosed security interest" and may
24contain any other information that the department prescribes. If the department
25receives no notice of a security interest in the mobile manufactured home within 4

1months from the issuance of the distinctive certificate of title, the department shall,
2upon application and surrender of the distinctive certificate, issue a certificate of
3title in ordinary form.
AB807,10,74 (b) 1. The applicant is a mobile manufactured home dealer and is financially
5responsible as substantiated by the last financial statement on file with the
6department, a finance company licensed under s. 138.09, a bank organized under the
7laws of this state, or a national bank located in this state.
AB807,10,248 2. The applicant has filed with the department a bond in the form prescribed
9by the department and executed by the applicant, and either accompanied by the
10deposit of cash with the department or also executed by a person authorized to
11conduct a surety business in this state. The bond shall be in an amount equal to 1.5
12times the value of the mobile manufactured home as determined by the department
13and conditioned to indemnify any prior owner and secured party and any subsequent
14purchaser of the mobile manufactured home or person acquiring any security
15interest in it, and their respective successors in interest, against any expense, loss
16or damage, including reasonable attorney fees, by reason of the issuance of the
17certificate of title of the mobile manufactured home or on account of any defect in or
18undisclosed security interest upon the right, title and interest of the applicant in and
19to the mobile manufactured home. Any such interested person has a right of action
20to recover on the bond for any breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of
21the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of the bond. The bond, and any
22deposit accompanying it, shall be returned at the end of 5 years or prior thereto if,
23apart from this section, a nondistinctive certificate of title could then be issued for
24the mobile manufactured home.
AB807, s. 27
1Section 27. 101.9208 (1) (a), (c), (d), (dm) and (g) of the statutes, as created by
21999 Wisconsin Act 9, are amended to read:
AB807,11,43 101.9208 (1) (a) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, $8.50,
4by the owner of the mobile manufactured home.
AB807,11,75 (c) For the original notation and subsequent release of each security interest
6noted upon a certificate of title, a single fee of $4 by the owner of the mobile
7manufactured home.
AB807,11,98 (d) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $8.50, by the owner of the mobile
9manufactured home.
AB807,11,1410 (dm) Upon filing an application under par. (a) or (d), a supplemental title fee
11of $7.50 by the owner of the mobile manufactured home, except that this fee shall be
12waived with respect to an application under par. (d) for transfer of a decedent's
13interest in a mobile manufactured home to his or her surviving spouse. The fee
14specified under this paragraph is in addition to any other fee specified in this section.
AB807,11,1615 (g) For a replacement certificate of title, $8, by the owner of the mobile
16manufactured home.
AB807, s. 28 17Section 28. 101.9209 (title), (1) to (4) and (5) (a) and (b) of the statutes, as
18created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, are amended to read:
AB807,11,24 19101.9209 (title) Transfer of interest in a mobile manufactured home.
20(1) (a) If an owner transfers an interest in a mobile manufactured home, other than
21by the creation of a security interest, the owner shall, at the time of the delivery of
22the mobile manufactured home, execute an assignment and warranty of title to the
23transferee in the space provided therefor on the certificate, and cause the certificate
24to be mailed or delivered to the transferee.
AB807,12,6
1(b) Any person who holds legal title of a mobile manufactured home with one
2or more other persons may transfer ownership of the mobile manufactured home
3under this subsection if legal title to the mobile manufactured home is held in the
4names of such persons in the alternative, including a mobile manufactured home
5held in a form designating the holder by the words "(name of one person) or (name
6of other person)".
AB807,12,10 7(2) Promptly after delivery to him or her of the mobile manufactured home, the
8transferee shall execute the application for a new certificate of title in the space
9provided therefor on the certificate or as the department prescribes, and cause the
10certificate and application to be mailed or delivered to the department.
AB807,12,15 11(3) A transfer by an owner is not effective until the provisions of this section
12have been complied with. An owner who has delivered possession of the mobile
13manufactured home to the transferee and has complied with the provisions of this
14section requiring action by him or her is not liable as owner for any damages
15thereafter resulting from use of the mobile home.
AB807,12,19 16(4) Any owner of a mobile manufactured home for which a certificate of title
17has been issued, who upon transfer of the mobile manufactured home fails to execute
18and deliver the assignment and warranty of title required by sub. (1), may be
19required to forfeit not more than $500.
AB807,12,22 20(5) (a) Any transferee of a mobile home who fails to make application for a new
21certificate of title immediately upon transfer to him or her of a mobile manufactured
22home may be required to forfeit not more than $200.
AB807,13,223 (b) Any transferee of a mobile manufactured home who, with intent to defraud,
24fails to make application for a new certificate of title immediately upon transfer to

1him or her of a mobile manufactured home may be fined not more than $1,000 or
2imprisoned for not more than 30 days or both.
AB807, s. 29 3Section 29. 101.921 of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is
4amended to read:
AB807,14,7 5101.921 Transfer to or from dealer. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b),
6if a mobile manufactured home dealer acquires a mobile manufactured home and
7holds it for resale or accepts a mobile manufactured home for sale on consignment,
8the mobile manufactured home dealer may not submit to the department the
9certificate of title or application for certificate of title naming the mobile
10manufactured home dealer as owner of the mobile manufactured home. Upon
11transferring the mobile manufactured home to another person, the mobile
12manufactured home dealer shall immediately give the transferee, on a form
13prescribed by the department, a receipt for all title, security interest and sales tax
14moneys paid to the mobile manufactured home dealer for transmittal to the
15department when required. The mobile manufactured home dealer shall promptly
16execute the assignment and warranty of title, showing the name and address of the
17transferee and of any secured party holding a security interest created or reserved
18at the time of the resale or sale on consignment, in the spaces provided therefor on
19the certificate or as the department prescribes. Within 7 business days following the
20sale or transfer, the mobile manufactured home dealer shall mail or deliver the
21certificate or application for certificate to the department with the transferee's
22application for a new certificate. A nonresident who purchases a mobile
23manufactured home from a mobile manufactured home dealer in this state may not,
24unless otherwise authorized by rule of the department, apply for a certificate of title
25issued for the mobile manufactured home in this state unless the mobile

1manufactured home dealer determines that a certificate of title is necessary to
2protect the interests of a secured party. The mobile manufactured home dealer is
3responsible for determining whether a certificate of title and perfection of security
4interest is required. The mobile manufactured home dealer is liable for any damages
5incurred by the department or any secured party for the mobile manufactured home
6dealer's failure to perfect a security interest which the mobile manufactured home
7dealer had knowledge of at the time of sale.
AB807,14,138 (b) Except when all available spaces for a mobile manufactured home dealer's
9reassignment on a certificate of title have been completed or as otherwise authorized
10by rules of the department, a mobile manufactured home dealer who acquires a
11mobile manufactured home and holds it for resale or accepts a mobile manufactured
12home for sale on consignment may not apply for a certificate of title naming the
13mobile manufactured home dealer as owner of the mobile manufactured home.
AB807,14,1914 (c) Unless exempted by rule of the department, a mobile manufactured home
15dealer who acquires a mobile manufactured home and holds it for resale shall make
16application for a certificate of title naming the mobile manufactured home dealer as
17owner of the mobile manufactured home when all of the available spaces for a mobile
18manufactured home dealer's reassignment on the certificate of title for such mobile
19manufactured home have been completed.
AB807,14,24 20(2) Every mobile manufactured home dealer shall maintain for 5 years a record
21of every mobile manufactured home bought, sold or exchanged, or received for sale
22or exchange. The record shall be open to inspection by a representative of the
23department or by a peace officer during reasonable business hours. The dealer shall
24maintain the record in the form prescribed by the department.
AB807,15,2
1(3) Any mobile manufactured home dealer who fails to comply with this section
2may be required to forfeit not more than $200.
AB807, s. 30 3Section 30. 101.9211 (1) to (3), (4) (a) (intro.), (b) 1. (intro.), b. and c. and 2. to
44., (c) and (d) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, are amended to read:
AB807,15,105 101.9211 (1) If the interest of an owner in a mobile manufactured home passes
6to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee shall, except as provided
7in sub. (2), promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, if
8available, and the documents required by the department to legally effect such
9transfer, and an application for a new certificate in the form that the department
10prescribes.
AB807,15,17 11(2) If the interest of the owner is terminated or the mobile manufactured home
12is sold under a security agreement by a secured party named in the certificate of title,
13the transferee shall promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate
14of title, an application for a new certificate in the form that the department
15prescribes, and a statement made by or on behalf of the secured party that the mobile
16manufactured home was repossessed and that the interest of the owner was lawfully
17terminated or sold under the terms of the security agreement.
AB807,15,24 18(3) A person holding a certificate of title whose interest in the mobile
19manufactured home has been extinguished or transferred other than by voluntary
20transfer shall mail or deliver the certificate to the department upon request of the
21department. The delivery of the certificate pursuant to the request of the
22department does not affect the rights of the person surrendering the certificate, and
23the action of the department in issuing a new certificate of title is not conclusive upon
24the rights of an owner or secured party named in the old certificate.
AB807,16,3
1(4) (a) (intro.) In all cases of the transfer of a mobile manufactured home owned
2by a decedent, except under par. (b), ward, trustee or bankrupt, the department shall
3accept as sufficient evidence of the transfer of ownership all of the following:
AB807,16,74 (b) 1. (intro.) The department shall transfer the decedent's interest in any
5mobile manufactured home to his or her surviving spouse upon receipt of the title
6executed by the surviving spouse and a statement by the spouse which shall state
7all of the following:
AB807,16,88 b. The approximate value and description of the mobile manufactured home.
AB807,16,109 c. That the spouse is personally liable for the decedent's debts and charges to
10the extent of the value of the mobile manufactured home, subject to s. 859.25.
AB807,16,1111 2. The transfer shall not affect any liens upon the mobile manufactured home.
AB807,16,1612 3. Except as provided in subd. 4., this paragraph is limited to no more than 5
13mobile manufactured homes titled in this state that are less than 20 years old at the
14time of the transfer under this paragraph. There is no limit on transfer under this
15paragraph of mobile manufactured homes titled in this state that are 20 or more
16years old at the time of transfer under this paragraph.
AB807,16,2017 4. The limit in subd. 3. does not apply if the surviving spouse is proceeding
18under s. 867.03 (1g) and the total value of the decedent's solely owned property in the
19state, including the mobile manufactured homes transferred under this paragraph,
20does not exceed $10,000.
AB807,16,2321 (c) Upon compliance with this subsection, the department shall bear neither
22liability nor responsibility for the transfer of such mobile manufactured homes in
23accordance with this section.
AB807,16,2524 (d) This subsection does not apply to transfer of interest in a mobile
25manufactured home under s. 101.9209 (1) (b).
AB807, s. 31
1Section 31. 101.9212 (3) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9,
2is amended to read:
AB807,17,53 101.9212 (3) The department shall retain for 5 years a record of every
4surrendered certificate of title, the record to be maintained so as to permit the tracing
5of title of the mobile manufactured home designated therein.
AB807, s. 32 6Section 32. 101.9213 (1), (3) and (5) to (8) of the statutes, as created by 1999
7Wisconsin Act 9
, are amended to read:
AB807,17,118 101.9213 (1) Unless excepted by s. 101.9202, a security interest in a mobile
9manufactured home of a type for which a certificate of title is required is not valid
10against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or secured parties of the
11mobile manufactured home unless perfected as provided in ss. 101.9202 to 101.9218.
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