SB7, s. 101
21Section
101. 214.485 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,35,2222
214.485
(10) For the purpose of mobile home
or manufactured home financing.
SB7, s. 102
23Section
102. 215.205 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,35,2524
215.205
(1) Loans or obligations, or interests therein, for the purpose of mobile
25home
or manufactured home financing.
SB7, s. 103
1Section
103. 218.10 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,36,42
218.10
(8m) "Recreational vehicle"
means a mobile home, as defined in s.
3340.01 (29), that does not exceed the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2) has the
4meaning given in s. 340.01 (48r).
SB7, s. 104
5Section
104. 234.622 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,36,156
234.622
(7) "Qualifying dwelling unit" means a dwelling unit, not including a
7mobile home as defined in s.
66.0435 101.91 (10), located in this state, habitable as
8a permanent residence and to which property taxes or special assessments are, or
9may conveniently be, allocated and up to one acre of land appertaining to it held in
10the same ownership as the dwelling unit. For purposes of ss. 234.621 to 234.626,
11"qualifying dwelling unit" includes a unit in a condominium or in a cooperative or an
12unincorporated cooperative association or in a
multi-unit multiunit dwelling with
134 or fewer units, but in all of these 3 cases only the portion of taxes or special
14assessments allocable to the unit lived in by the participant may qualify for loans
15under ss. 234.621 to 234.626.
SB7, s. 105
16Section
105. 340.01 (18m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,36,2017
340.01
(18m) "Fifth-wheel
mobile home recreational vehicle" means a
mobile
18home as defined in sub. (29) which recreational vehicle that is towed by a vehicle with
19a flatbed frame so the trailer hitch of the
mobile home recreational vehicle is bolted
20to the flatbed frame of the towing vehicle.
SB7, s. 106
21Section
106. 340.01 (27m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7,36,2222
340.01
(27m) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
SB7, s. 107
23Section
107. 340.01 (29) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,37,224
340.01
(29) "Mobile home"
means a vehicle designed to be towed as a single unit
25or in sections upon a highway by a motor vehicle and equipped and used or intended
1to be used, primarily for human habitation, with walls of rigid uncollapsible
2construction has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (10).
SB7, s. 108
3Section
108. 340.01 (29k) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7,37,44
340.01
(29k) "Modular home" has the meaning given in s. 101.71 (6).
SB7, s. 109
5Section
109. 340.01 (48r) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,37,106
340.01
(48r) "Recreational vehicle" means a
mobile home that does not exceed
7the statutory size under s. 348.07 (2) vehicle that is designed to be towed upon a
8highway by a motor vehicle, that is equipped and used, or intended to be used,
9primarily for temporary or recreational human habitation, that has walls of rigid
10construction, and that does not exceed 45 feet in length.
SB7, s. 110
11Section
110. 341.05 (26) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 341.05 (26).
SB7, s. 111
12Section
111. 341.05 (26) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB7, s. 112
13Section
112. 341.12 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,37,2014
341.12
(1) The department upon registering a vehicle pursuant to s. 341.25 or
15341.30 shall issue and deliver prepaid to the applicant 2 registration plates for an
16automobile, motor truck, motor bus, school bus,
self-propelled recreational vehicle 17motor home, or dual purpose motor home and one plate for other vehicles. The
18department upon registering a vehicle pursuant to any other section shall issue one
19plate unless the department determines that 2 plates will better serve the interests
20of law enforcement.
SB7, s. 113
21Section
113. 343.055 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,38,522
343.055
(1) (d)
Recreational vehicle operators. The operator of the commercial
23motor vehicle is a person operating a motor home, or a vehicle towing a 5th-wheel
24mobile home recreational vehicle or single-unit recreational vehicle and the vehicle
25or combination, including both units of a combination towing vehicle and the
15th-wheel
mobile home recreational vehicle or recreational vehicle, is both operated
2and controlled by the person and is transporting only members of the person's family,
3guests or their personal property. This paragraph does not apply to any
4transportation for hire or the transportation of any property connected to a
5commercial activity. In this paragraph, "controlled" means leased or owned.
SB7, s. 114
6Section
114. 346.94 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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346.94
(8) Transporting persons in mobile homes, recreational vehicles, or
8boats. Except as provided in sub. (8m), no person may operate a motor vehicle towing
9any mobile home
, recreational vehicle, or boat on a trailer upon a highway when any
10person is in such mobile home
, recreational vehicle, or boat.
SB7, s. 115
11Section
115. 346.94 (8m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,38,1712
346.94
(8m) Transporting persons in fifth-wheel mobile homes
13recreational vehicles. (a) No person may operate a motor vehicle towing a
14fifth-wheel
mobile home recreational vehicle upon a highway when any person
15under the age of 12 years is in the fifth-wheel
mobile home recreational vehicle 16unless one person 16 years of age or older is also in the fifth-wheel
mobile home 17recreational vehicle.
SB7,38,2318
(b) No person may operate a motor vehicle towing a fifth-wheel
mobile home 19recreational vehicle upon a highway with any person in such
mobile home 20recreational vehicle unless the fifth-wheel
mobile home recreational vehicle is
21equipped with a two-way communications system in proper working order and
22capable of providing voice communications between the operator of the towing
23vehicle and any occupant of the fifth-wheel
mobile home recreational vehicle.
SB7, s. 116
24Section
116. 347.15 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,39,15
1347.15
(2) Except as provided in sub. (1), there shall be at least 2 direction
2signal lamps showing to the front on motor vehicles and at least 2 showing to the rear
3on motor vehicles, mobile homes,
recreational vehicles, trailers and semitrailers, so
4as to indicate intention to turn right or left. Lamps showing to the front shall be
5located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally as practicable and lamps
6showing to the rear shall be located on the same level and as widely spaced laterally
7as practicable. Such lamps shall project a flashing white or amber light visible to the
8front and a flashing red or amber light visible to the rear. Direction signal lamps
9when in use shall be plainly visible and understandable from all distances to 300 feet
10during normal sunlight. No direction signal lamp shall have any type of decorative
11covering that restricts the amount of light emitted when the direction signal lamp
12is in use. When actuated, such lamps shall indicate the intended direction of turning
13by flashing the lights showing to the front and rear on the side toward which the turn
14is made. This subsection does not apply to any type of decorative covering originally
15equipped on the vehicle at the time of manufacture and sale.
SB7, s. 117
16Section
117. 347.35 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,39,2317
347.35
(4) Mobile homes and recreational vehicles. No person shall
18manufacture and no person shall sell a mobile home
or recreational vehicle in this
19state unless such mobile home
or recreational vehicle is equipped with brakes
20adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold it. No person shall operate
21on a highway any mobile home registered as a 1940 or later year model
or
22recreational vehicle unless such mobile home
or recreational vehicle is equipped with
23brakes adequate to control the movement of and to stop and hold it.
SB7, s. 118
24Section
118. 347.45 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,40,10
1347.45
(1) All automobiles, motor trucks, motor buses, truck tractors, trailers,
2semitrailers
, recreational vehicles, and mobile homes when operated upon a
3highway shall be completely equipped with tires inflated with compressed air and
4all other motor vehicles when operated on a highway shall be equipped with tires of
5rubber or of some material or construction of equal resiliency. No person may operate
6on a highway any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle, or mobile
7home having any metal tire in contact with the roadway, except that tire chains of
8reasonable proportions may be used when required for safety because of snow, ice or
9other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid, and except as provided in sub. (2)
10(c).
SB7, s. 119
11Section
119. 347.47 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,41,212
347.47
(2) No person shall operate a motor vehicle drawing a trailer,
13semitrailer
, recreational vehicle, or mobile home upon a highway unless the hitch
14and coupling attaching the trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle, or mobile home
15to the vehicle by which it is drawn is of such construction as to cause such trailer,
16semitrailer
, recreational vehicle, or mobile home to follow in direct line with the
17propelling vehicle without dangerous side swing or wobble. The hitch and coupling,
18the surface to which they are attached, and the connections, shall be of sufficient
19strength to prevent failure under all conditions of operation. The hitch is that part
20of the connecting mechanism, including the coupling platform and its attaching
21members or weldments, which is attached to the towing vehicle. The coupling is that
22part of the connecting mechanism, including the coupling and its attaching members
23or weldments, which is attached to the trailer
, recreational vehicle, or mobile home
24and by which connection is made to the hitch. If a device is used between the trailer
1proper and the coupling such as a pole, such device shall also meet the requirements
2of this section.
SB7, s. 120
3Section
120. 347.47 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,41,64
347.47
(4) Trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle, and mobile home couplings
5and the safety chains, leveling bars or cables shall be of such minimum strength,
6design and type as established by published rule of the department.
SB7, s. 121
7Section
121. 348.06 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,41,108
348.06
(1) Except as provided in subs. (2) and (2m), no person, without a permit
9therefor, may operate on a highway any motor vehicle, mobile home,
recreational
10vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer having an overall height in excess of 13 1/2 feet.
SB7, s. 122
11Section
122. 348.07 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,41,1312
348.07
(2) (c) Forty five feet for
mobile homes recreational vehicles, motor
13homes, and motor buses.
SB7, s. 123
14Section
123. 348.07 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,41,1615
348.07
(3) (a) The overall length of a mobile home
or recreational vehicle shall
16be measured from the rear thereof to the rear of the vehicle to which it is attached.
SB7, s. 124
17Section
124. 348.10 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,41,2018
348.10
(5) (intro.) The load imposed upon trailers
or, semitrailers
, recreational
19vehicles, or mobile homes shall be distributed in a manner that will prevent side
20sway under all conditions of operation:
SB7, s. 125
21Section
125. 348.10 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,42,222
348.10
(5) (a) All items of load carried by any trailer, semitrailer
, recreational
23vehicle, or mobile home, except bulk material such as sand, gravel, dirt not in
24containers, shall be secured to, on or in the trailer
, semitrailer, recreational vehicle,
1or mobile home in such manner as to prevent shifting of the load while the trailer
,
2semitrailer, recreational vehicle, or mobile home is being drawn by a towing vehicle.
SB7, s. 126
3Section
126. 348.10 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,42,74
348.10
(5) (c) The load carried by any trailer, semitrailer
, recreational vehicle, 5or mobile home shall be so positioned that a weight of not less than 35 pounds is
6imposed at the center of the point of attachment to the towing vehicle when parked
7on a level surface.
SB7, s. 127
8Section
127. 348.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.26
(4) Mobile home, manufactured home, and manufactured building
10modular home permits. Single trip permits for the movement of oversize mobile
11homes, manufactured homes
as defined in s. 101.91 (2) (am), or
manufactured
12buildings as defined in s. 101.71 (6) modular homes may be issued only by the
13department, regardless of the highways to be used. Every such permit shall
14designate the route to be used by the permittee. No permit may be issued under this
15subsection for operation of a vehicle combination exceeding 110 feet in overall length
16or for movement of a mobile home, manufactured home, or
manufactured building 17modular home exceeding 80 feet in length.
SB7, s. 128
18Section
128. 348.27 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,42,2519
348.27
(7) Mobile home, manufactured home, and modular home permits. The
20department may issue annual or consecutive month statewide permits to licensed
21mobile home
, manufactured home, or modular home transport companies and to
22licensed mobile home
, manufactured home, or modular home manufacturers and
23dealers authorizing them to transport oversize mobile homes
, manufactured homes,
24or modular homes over any of the highways of the state in the ordinary course of their
25business.
SB7, s. 129
1Section
129. 348.27 (7m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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348.27
(7m) The department may issue an annual or consecutive month permit
3for the movement of a 3-vehicle combination consisting of a towing vehicle and, in
4order by weight, with the lighter of the towed vehicles as the 3rd vehicle in the
53-vehicle combination unless not structurally possible, a
mobile home recreational
6vehicle or camping trailer, and a trailer for a personal recreational vehicle, if the
7overall length of the combination of vehicles does not exceed 60 feet or, if the 2nd
8vehicle in the 3-vehicle combination is equipped with brakes adequate to control the
9movement of and to stop and hold it, does not exceed 65 feet, and the towed vehicles
10are for the use of the operator of the towing vehicle. A permit under this subsection
11may be issued only by the department, regardless of the highways to be used. The
12department may designate the routes that may be used by the permittee. The fee
13for an annual permit under this subsection is $40. The fee for a consecutive month
14permit under this subsection shall be determined in the manner provided in s. 348.25
15(8) (bm), except that the $40 fee for an annual permit under this subsection shall be
16used in the computation. No 3-vehicle combination may operate under this
17paragraph if highway or weather conditions include heavy snow, freezing rain, icy
18roads, high winds, limited visibility, or upon a highway that is closed or partially
19closed by the department due to highway conditions.
SB7, s. 130
20Section
130. 349.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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349.03
(2) No local authority may enact or enforce any traffic regulation
22providing for suspension or revocation of motor vehicle operator's licenses or
23requiring local registration of vehicles, except as authorized by s. 341.35, or in any
24manner excluding or prohibiting any motor vehicle, mobile home,
vehicle
25transporting a manufactured home or modular home, recreational vehicle, trailer
,
1or semitrailer whose owner has complied with chs. 341 to 348 from the free use of all
2highways, except as authorized by sub. (3) and ss. 66.0429 (1) and (3), 349.13, 349.17,
3349.22 and 349.23.
SB7, s. 131
4Section
131. 422.201 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,44,85
422.201
(12m) This section does not apply to consumer credit sales of or
6consumer loans secured by a first lien on or equivalent security interest in mobile
7homes
or manufactured homes, as defined in s.
138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91, if the sales
8or loans are made on or after November 1, 1981.
SB7, s. 132
9Section
132. 422.202 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,44,1610
422.202
(2) (intro.) With respect to a consumer credit transaction which
11involves a
mobile manufactured home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1)
(c) (bg) 12or the extension of credit secured by an interest in real property, the parties may
13agree to the payment by the customer of the following charges in addition to the
14finance charge, if they will be paid to persons not related to the merchant, are
15reasonable in amount, bona fide and not for the purpose of circumvention or evasion
16of this subchapter:
SB7, s. 133
17Section
133. 422.209 (1m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,44,2118
422.209
(1m) (a) 2. The loan administration fee is for a consumer loan that is
19secured primarily by an interest in real property or in a mobile home, as defined in
20s.
138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91 (10), or in a manufactured home, as defined in s. 101.91
21(2).
SB7, s. 134
22Section
134. 422.209 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,45,423
422.209
(6m) For purpose of this section, the finance charge in a
mobile 24manufactured home transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1)
(c) (bg) does not include
25fees, discounts, or other sums actually imposed by the government national
1mortgage association, the federal national mortgage association, the federal home
2loan mortgage corporation or other governmentally sponsored secondary mortgage
3market purchaser of the loan or any private secondary mortgage market purchaser
4of the loan who is not a person related to the original lender.
SB7, s. 135
5Section
135. 422.402 (5) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,45,86
422.402
(5) (intro.) This section does not apply to a
mobile manufactured home
7transaction as defined in s. 138.056 (1)
(c) (bg) made on or after November 1, 1981
, 8and before November 1, 1984, if:
SB7, s. 136
9Section
136. 422.402 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,45,1410
422.402
(5) (b) The unequal or irregular payment is the final scheduled
11payment of the transaction, and the merchant agrees to refinance the final scheduled
12payment at a rate of interest not in excess of the rate disclosed pursuant to subch.
13III of ch. 422 by more than one percent multiplied by the number of 6-month periods
14in the term of the immediately prior
mobile manufactured home transaction.
SB7, s. 137
15Section
137. 422.413 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,45,2216
422.413
(2g) (intro.) In any consumer credit transaction in which the collateral
17is a motor vehicle as defined in s. 340.01 (35), a trailer as defined in s. 340.01 (71),
18a snowmobile as defined in s. 340.01 (58a), a boat as defined in s. 30.50 (2), an aircraft
19as defined in s. 114.002 (3), or a mobile home
or manufactured home as defined in s.
20138.056 (1) (bm) 101.91, a writing evidencing the transaction may provide for the
21creditor's recovery of all of the following expenses, if the expenses are reasonable and
22bona fide:
SB7, s. 138
23Section
138. 424.301 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,45,2524
424.301
(1) (b) 1. The actual cash value or stated value of any motor vehicle
,
25manufactured home, or mobile home in which the creditor holds a security interest.
SB7, s. 139
1Section
139. 707.02 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,46,62
707.02
(4) "Campground" means real property that is available for use by
3campground members under a campground contract and is intended for camping or
4outdoor recreation, including the use of campsites and campground amenities by
5campground members, but does not include a
manufactured and mobile home
park 6community as defined in s. 66.0435 (1)
(c) (cg).
SB7, s. 140
7Section
140. 710.15 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,46,9
8710.15 (title)
Mobile Manufactured and mobile home park
community
9regulations.
SB7, s. 141
10Section
141. 710.15 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 710.15 (1) (ag) and
11amended to read:
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710.15
(1) (ag) "Lease" means a written agreement between an operator and
13a resident
or mobile home occupant establishing the terms upon which the mobile
14home
or manufactured home may be located in the
park community or the
mobile
15home occupant resident may occupy a mobile home
or manufactured home in the
16park community.
SB7, s. 142
17Section
142. 710.15 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB7,46,1818
710.15
(1) (am) "Manufactured home" has the meaning given in s. 101.91 (2).
SB7, s. 143
19Section
143. 710.15 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,46,2220
710.15
(1) (b) "Mobile home" has the meaning given under s.
66.0435 (1) (d) 21101.91 (10), but does not include
any unit used primarily for camping, touring or
22recreational purposes a recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r).
SB7, s. 144
23Section
144. 710.15 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,47,224
710.15
(1) (c) "
Mobile home occupant Occupant" means a person who rents a
25mobile home
or manufactured home in a
park community from an operator
or who
1occupies a mobile home or manufactured home located on a plot of ground that is
2rented in a community from an operator.
SB7, s. 145
3Section
145. 710.15 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB7,47,64
710.15
(1) (d) "Operator" means a person engaged in the business of renting
5plots of ground or mobile homes
or manufactured homes in a
park community to
6mobile home
or manufactured home owners or
mobile home occupants.