Date of enactment: April 4, 2000
1999 Senate Bill 99 Date of publication*: April 18, 2000
* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 1997-98: Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].
1999 WISCONSIN ACT 31
An Act to repeal 218.01 (title); to renumber 218.01 (1) (a), 218.01 (1) (ct), 218.01 (1) (df), 218.01 (1) (e), 218.01 (1) (f), 218.01 (1) (g), 218.01 (1) (gm), 218.01 (1) (h), 218.01 (1) (i), 218.01 (1) (j), 218.01 (1) (je), 218.01 (1) (jf), 218.01 (1) (jg), 218.01 (1) (ji), 218.01 (1) (jj), 218.01 (1) (jk), 218.01 (1) (Lm), 218.01 (1) (m), 218.01 (1) (pt), 218.01 (1) (q), 218.01 (1) (qm), 218.01 (1) (qr), 218.01 (1) (qt), 218.01 (1) (r), 218.01 (1) (s), 218.01 (1) (w), 218.01 (1) (x), 218.01 (1) (xm), 218.01 (1a) (title), 218.01 (2) (title), 218.01 (2) (bd) 1g., 218.01 (2) (bm) 1. b., 218.01 (2) (bm) 1. c., 218.01 (2) (bo) 1., 218.01 (2) (c) 2. a., 218.01 (2) (d) 2., 218.01 (2) (d) 3., 218.01 (2) (d) 5., 218.01 (2) (d) 6., 218.01 (2) (dr), 218.01 (2) (g), 218.01 (2) (k), 218.01 (2a) (title), 218.01 (2a) (a), 218.01 (2f), 218.01 (2g), 218.01 (2w) (title), 218.01 (2w) (b), 218.01 (2w) (d), 218.01 (3) (title), 218.01 (3) (a) (intro.), 218.01 (3) (a) 1., 218.01 (3) (a) 2., 218.01 (3) (a) 3., 218.01 (3) (a) 5., 218.01 (3) (a) 6., 218.01 (3) (a) 7., 218.01 (3) (a) 8., 218.01 (3) (a) 9., 218.01 (3) (a) 12., 218.01 (3) (a) 14., 218.01 (3) (a) 19., 218.01 (3) (a) 25., 218.01 (3) (a) 27., 218.01 (3) (a) 29., 218.01 (3) (a) 30., 218.01 (3) (a) 36. (intro.), 218.01 (3) (a) 43., 218.01 (3) (f) 3., 218.01 (3) (f) 4. b., 218.01 (3) (f) 4. e., 218.01 (3) (fm), 218.01 (3a) (title), 218.01 (3a) (d), 218.01 (3c) (title), 218.01 (3n) (title), 218.01 (3n) (b) 1., 218.01 (3n) (b) 2., 218.01 (3n) (b) 4. (intro.), 218.01 (3n) (b) 4. a., 218.01 (3r) (title), 218.01 (3r) (a) 1., 218.01 (3r) (a) 2., 218.01 (3r) (b) 4., 218.01 (3r) (b) 5., 218.01 (3r) (d) 2., 218.01 (3r) (d) 3., 218.01 (3r) (e) 1. a., 218.01 (3r) (e) 1. b., 218.01 (3r) (e) 1. c., 218.01 (3r) (e) 1. d., 218.01 (3r) (e) 1. f., 218.01 (3x) (title), 218.01 (3x) (c), 218.01 (3x) (d) 1., 218.01 (3x) (d) 3. (intro.), 218.01 (3x) (d) 3. a., 218.01 (3x) (d) 4., 218.01 (5) (title), 218.01 (5m) (title), 218.01 (6) (title), 218.01 (6) (a), 218.01 (6) (bp), 218.01 (7a), 218.01 (7b) (title), 218.01 (7m) (title) and 218.01 (7m) (b); to renumber and amend 218.01 (1) (intro.), 218.01 (1) (b), 218.01 (1) (jm), 218.01 (1) (k), 218.01 (1) (L), 218.01 (1) (n), 218.01 (1) (o), 218.01 (1) (p), 218.01 (1) (t), 218.01 (1) (u), 218.01 (1) (v), 218.01 (1a), 218.01 (1b), 218.01 (2) (a), 218.01 (2) (am), 218.01 (2) (an), 218.01 (2) (b), 218.01 (2) (bb), 218.01 (2) (bc), 218.01 (2) (bd) 1., 218.01 (2) (bd) 1r., 218.01 (2) (bd) 2., 218.01 (2) (bd) 3., 218.01 (2) (bf), 218.01 (2) (bm) 1. (intro.), 218.01 (2) (bm) 1. a., 218.01 (2) (bm) 2., 218.01 (2) (bm) 3., 218.01 (2) (bo) (intro.), 218.01 (2) (bo) 2., 218.01 (2) (bs), 218.01 (2) (c) 1., 218.01 (2) (c) 2. b., 218.01 (2) (cm), 218.01 (2) (d) (intro.), 218.01 (2) (d) 1., 218.01 (2) (d) 4., 218.01 (2) (d) 8., 218.01 (2) (dm), 218.01 (2) (e), 218.01 (2) (f), 218.01 (2) (h) 1., 218.01 (2) (h) 2., 218.01 (2) (h) 3., 218.01 (2) (i), 218.01 (2) (ie), 218.01 (2) (ig), 218.01 (2) (j), 218.01 (2a) (b), 218.01 (2a) (c), 218.01 (2a) (d), 218.01 (2c), 218.01 (2d), 218.01 (2w) (a), 218.01 (2w) (c), 218.01 (2w) (e), 218.01 (2w) (f), 218.01 (2w) (g), 218.01 (2x), 218.01 (3) (a) 4., 218.01 (3) (a) 10. and 11., 218.01 (3) (a) 13., 218.01 (3) (a) 15., 218.01 (3) (a) 16., 218.01 (3) (a) 17., 218.01 (3) (a) 18., 218.01 (3) (a) 20., 218.01 (3) (a) 21., 218.01 (3) (a) 22., 218.01 (3) (a) 23., 218.01 (3) (a) 24., 218.01 (3) (a) 26., 218.01 (3) (a) 28., 218.01 (3) (a) 31., 218.01 (3) (a) 32., 218.01 (3) (a) 35., 218.01 (3) (a) 36. a., 218.01 (3) (a) 36. b., 218.01 (3) (a) 36. c., 218.01 (3) (a) 36. d., 218.01 (3) (a) 37., 218.01 (3) (a) 38., 218.01 (3) (a) 39., 218.01 (3) (a) 40., 218.01 (3) (a) 41., 218.01 (3) (a) 42., 218.01 (3) (ag), 218.01 (3) (am), 218.01 (3) (b), 218.01 (3) (bf), 218.01 (3) (c), 218.01 (3) (d), 218.01 (3) (e), 218.01 (3) (f) 1., 218.01 (3) (f) 2., 218.01 (3) (f) 4. (intro.), 218.01 (3) (f) 4. a., 218.01 (3) (f) 4. c., 218.01 (3) (f) 4. d., 218.01 (3) (g), 218.01 (3) (h), 218.01 (3a) (a), 218.01 (3a) (b), 218.01 (3a) (c), 218.01 (3c) (b), 218.01 (3c) (c), 218.01 (3c) (d), 218.01 (3c) (e), 218.01 (3n) (a), 218.01 (3n) (b) (intro.), 218.01 (3n) (b) 3., 218.01 (3n) (b) 4. b., 218.01 (3n) (b) 4. c., 218.01 (3n) (b) 4. d., 218.01 (3n) (b) 4. e., 218.01 (3r) (a) (intro.), 218.01 (3r) (b) 1., 218.01 (3r) (b) 2., 218.01 (3r) (b) 3., 218.01 (3r) (c), 218.01 (3r) (d) 1., 218.01 (3r) (d) 4., 218.01 (3r) (e) 1. (intro.), 218.01 (3r) (e) 1. e., 218.01 (3r) (e) 2., 218.01 (3r) (e) 3., 218.01 (3r) (e) 4., 218.01 (3r) (f), 218.01 (3x) (a), 218.01 (3x) (b), 218.01 (3x) (d) (intro.), 218.01 (3x) (d) 2., 218.01 (3x) (d) 3. b., 218.01 (3x) (d) 3. c., 218.01 (4), 218.01 (5) (a), 218.01 (5) (b) 1., 218.01 (5) (b) 2., 218.01 (5) (b) 3., 218.01 (5) (c), 218.01 (5m) (a), 218.01 (6) (b), 218.01 (6) (c), 218.01 (6) (d), 218.01 (6) (e), 218.01 (6) (em), 218.01 (6) (f), 218.01 (6) (g), 218.01 (6) (h), 218.01 (6) (k), 218.01 (6m), 218.01 (6x), 218.01 (7), 218.01 (7b), 218.01 (7m) (a), 218.01 (7m) (c), 218.01 (7m) (d), 218.01 (7r), 218.01 (7t), 218.01 (8), 218.01 (8m), 218.01 (9), 218.015 and 218.017; to amend 49.857 (1) (d) 12., 49.857 (1) (d) 15., 73.03 (37), 73.0301 (1) (d) 6., 73.0301 (1) (d) 7., 77.53 (1m) (intro.), 100.45 (1) (ag), 100.45 (1) (ar), 135.07 (1), 138.04, 138.051 (8), 138.052 (11), 138.09 (3) (e) 1. c., 218.12 (5), 218.12 (6), 218.205 (2) (a), 218.21 (1m), 218.21 (4) (a), 218.21 (6), 218.22 (1) (intro.), 218.22 (3) (m), 218.22 (5), 218.40 (3), 218.505, 220.285 (1), 227.43 (1) (bg), 340.01 (11) (d), 340.01 (28e), 340.01 (35e), 340.01 (74t), 341.51 (6), 341.57 (1), 341.57 (2), 342.12 (3) (a), 342.18 (4) (a), 344.572 (2), 345.11 (1g), 345.11 (5), 422.201 (3), 422.202 (3) (c), 425.301 (4), 429.102 (1), 429.102 (2), 429.104 (13m), 429.104 (19), 429.104 (21), 429.104 (21m), 429.301 (2), 553.235 (2) (a), 632.32 (2) (b) 1. and 779.85 (3); and to create 218.0116 (1) (i) 1., 218.0116 (1) (im) 1. and 218.0116 (7) (d) 1d. of the statutes; relating to: certain statutes dealing with motor vehicle dealers, salespersons and sales finance companies (Revision Bill).
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
31,1 Section 1. 49.857 (1) (d) 12. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.857 (1) (d) 12. A license or certificate of registration issued under s. ss. 138.09, 138.12, 217.06, 218.01 218.0101 to 218.0163, 218.02, 218.04, 218.05 or 224.72 or subch. III of ch. 551.
31,2 Section 2. 49.857 (1) (d) 15. of the statutes is amended to read:
49.857 (1) (d) 15. A license, permit or registration issued under s. 218.01 ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163, 218.11, 218.12, 218.22, 218.32, 218.41, 218.51, 341.51, 343.305 (6), 343.61 or 343.62.
31,3 Section 3. 73.03 (37) of the statutes is amended to read:
73.03 (37) To make refunds in connection with motor vehicles returned to the manufacturers by a consumer, as provided under s. 218.015 218.0171 (2) (e) and (f).
31,4 Section 4. 73.0301 (1) (d) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
73.0301 (1) (d) 6. A license or certificate of registration issued by the department of financial institutions, or a division of it, under s. ss. 138.09, 138.12, 217.06, 218.01 218.0101 to 218.0163, 218.02, 218.04, 218.05 or 224.72 or under subch. III of ch. 551.
31,5 Section 5. 73.0301 (1) (d) 7. of the statutes is amended to read:
73.0301 (1) (d) 7. A license described in s. 218.01 (2) (d) 1. and 8. 218.0114 (14) (a) and (g), a license described in s. 218.01 (2) (d) 2., 3. or 5. 218.0114 (14) (b), (c) or (e), a license issued under s. 218.11, 218.12, 218.22, 218.32, 218.41, 343.61 or 343.62, a buyer identification card issued under s. 218.51 or a certificate of registration issued under s. 341.51.
31,6 Section 6. 77.53 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
77.53 (1m) (intro.) For motor vehicles that are used for a purpose in addition to retention, demonstration or display while held for sale in the regular course of business by a dealer who is licensed under s. 218.01 ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163, the base for the tax imposed under sub. (1) is the following:
31,7 Section 7. 100.45 (1) (ag) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.45 (1) (ag) "Distributor" has the meaning given in s. 218.01 (1) (e) 218.0101 (6).
31,8 Section 8. 100.45 (1) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.45 (1) (ar) "Manufacturer" has the meaning given in s. 218.01 (1) (L) 218.0101 (20), except that, if more than one person satisfies the definition in s. 218.01 (1) (L) 218.0101 (20) with respect to a motor vehicle, "manufacturer" means the person who installs the mobile air conditioner that is in the motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is distributed for sale in this state.
31,9 Section 9. 135.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
135.07 (1) To a dealership to which a motor vehicle dealer or motor vehicle distributor or wholesaler as defined in s. 218.01 (1) 218.0101 is a party in such capacity.
31,10 Section 10. 138.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
138.04 Legal rate. The rate of interest upon the loan or forbearance of any money, goods or things in action shall be $5 upon the $100 for one year and according to that rate for a greater or less sum or for a longer or a shorter time; but parties may contract for the payment and receipt of a rate of interest not exceeding the rate allowed in ss. 138.041 to 138.056, 138.09 to 138.12, 218.01 218.0101 to 218.0163, or 422.201, in which case such rate shall be clearly expressed in writing.
31,11 Section 11. 138.051 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.051 (8) The contract rate is not subject to rate limitations imposed under this chapter or s. 218.01 ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 or under s. 422.201.
31,12 Section 12. 138.052 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
138.052 (11) The contract rate is not subject to rate limitations imposed under this chapter or s. 218.01 ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 or under s. 422.201.
31,13 Section 13. 138.09 (3) (e) 1. c. of the statutes is amended to read:
138.09 (3) (e) 1. c. A loan, finance or discount business under s. 218.01 ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163.
31,14 Section 14. 218.01 (title) of the statutes is repealed.
Note: The title of s. 218.01 is repealed to reflect the division of s. 218.01 into a number of different sections.
31,15 Section 15. 218.01 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (intro.) and amended to read:
218.0101 Definitions. (intro.) In this section ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163, unless the context requires otherwise requires, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings:
31,16 Section 16. 218.01 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (1).
31,17 Section 17. 218.01 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (3) and amended to read:
218.0101 (3) "Cash price" means the retail seller's price in dollars for the sale of the goods, and the transfer of unqualified title thereto to those goods, upon payment of such the retail seller's price in cash or the a cash equivalent thereof.
31,18 Section 18. 218.01 (1) (ct) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (4).
31,19 Section 19. 218.01 (1) (df) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (5).
31,20 Section 20. 218.01 (1) (e) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (6).
31,21 Section 21. 218.01 (1) (f) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (7).
31,22 Section 22. 218.01 (1) (g) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (8).
31,23 Section 23. 218.01 (1) (gm) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (9).
31,24 Section 24. 218.01 (1) (h) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (10).
31,25 Section 25. 218.01 (1) (i) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (11).
31,26 Section 26. 218.01 (1) (j) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (12).
31,27 Section 27. 218.01 (1) (je) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (13).
31,28 Section 28. 218.01 (1) (jf) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (13m).
31,29 Section 29. 218.01 (1) (jg) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (14).
31,30 Section 30. 218.01 (1) (ji) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (15).
31,31 Section 31. 218.01 (1) (jj) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (16).
31,32 Section 32. 218.01 (1) (jk) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (17).
31,33 Section 33. 218.01 (1) (jm) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (18) and amended to read:
218.0101 (18) "License period" means the period during which a particular type of license described in sub. (2) (d) s. 218.0114 (14) is effective, as established by the department of transportation or division of banking under sub. (2) (cm) 2. or 4. s. 218.0114 (13) (b) or (d).
31,34 Section 34. 218.01 (1) (k) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (19) and amended to read:
218.0101 (19) "Licensor" means the body, either the division of banking or the department of transportation or both, issuing a license hereunder under ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163.
31,35 Section 35. 218.01 (1) (L) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (20) (intro.) and amended to read:
218.0101 (20) (intro.) "Manufacturer" means any person, resident or nonresident, who manufactures does any of the following:
(a) Manufactures or assembles motor vehicles or who manufactures.
(b) Manufactures or installs on previously assembled truck chassis, special bodies or equipment which when installed form an integral part of the motor vehicle and which constitutes a major manufacturing alteration and which completed unit is owned by such the manufacturer.
31,36 Section 36. 218.01 (1) (Lm) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (21).
31,37 Section 37. 218.01 (1) (m) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (22).
31,38 Section 38. 218.01 (1) (n) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (23) (a), and 218.0101 (23) (a) (intro.) and 2., as renumbered, are amended to read:
218.0101 (23) (a) (intro.) "Motor vehicle dealer" means any person, firm or corporation, not excluded by par. (o) (b) who:
2. Is engaged wholly or in part in the business of selling or leasing motor vehicles, including motorcycles, whether or not such the motor vehicles are owned by such that person, firm or corporation.
31,39 Section 39. 218.01 (1) (o) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (23) (b), and 218.0101 (23) (b) 1. to 4., as renumbered, are amended to read:
218.0101 (23) (b) 1. Receivers, trustees, administrators, executors, guardians or other persons appointed by or acting under the judgment or order of any court; or .
2. Public officers while performing their official duties; or.
3. Employes of persons, corporations or associations enumerated in subds. 1. and 2., when engaged in the specific performance of their duties as such employes of the enumerated persons, corporations or associations.
4. Sales finance companies or other loan agencies who sell or offer for sale motor vehicles repossessed or foreclosed on by them those sales finance companies or other loan agencies under terms of an instalment contract, or motor vehicles taken in trade on such repossessions.
31,40 Section 40. 218.01 (1) (p) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (24) and amended to read:
218.0101 (24) "Motor vehicle salesperson" means sales representative, sales manager, general manager or other person who is employed by a motor vehicle dealer for the purpose of selling or approving retail sales, or leasing or approving consumer leases, of motor vehicles. Any motor vehicle salesperson licensed hereunder under ss. 218.0101 to 218.0163 shall be licensed to sell or lease only for only one dealer at a time.
31,41 Section 41. 218.01 (1) (pt) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (25).
31,42 Section 42. 218.01 (1) (q) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (26).
31,43 Section 43. 218.01 (1) (qm) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (27).
31,44 Section 44. 218.01 (1) (qr) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (28).
31,45 Section 45. 218.01 (1) (qt) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (29).
31,46 Section 46. 218.01 (1) (r) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (30).
31,47 Section 47. 218.01 (1) (s) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (31).
31,48 Section 48. 218.01 (1) (t) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (32) and amended to read:
218.0101 (32) "Retail instalment contract" or "instalment contract" means and includes every contract to sell one or more motor vehicles at retail, in which the price thereof of the motor vehicle is payable in one or more instalments over a period of time and in which the seller has either retained title to the goods or has taken or retained a security interest in the goods under a form of contract designated either as a conditional sale, chattel mortgage or otherwise.
31,49 Section 49. 218.01 (1) (u) of the statutes is renumbered 218.0101 (33) and amended to read:
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