Date of enactment: April 11, 2000
1999 Assembly Bill 807 Date of publication*: April 25, 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 53
An Act to repeal 101.90, 101.96 and 196.01 (3m); to renumber 101.91 (2e); to renumber and amend 101.91 (2g), 101.91 (2m), 101.91 (3), 101.91 (4) and 101.9218; to amend 100.21 (1) (a), 101.19 (1) (e), 101.71 (6) (b), 101.91 (intro.), 101.91 (1g), 101.91 (2) (intro.), 101.91 (5), 101.91 (6), 101.92 (1), 101.92 (2), 101.92 (3), 101.92 (4), 101.92 (5) to (8), 101.9202 (1), 101.9202 (3), 101.9203, 101.9204 (1) (b) to (g), 101.9205 (1) and (3), 101.9206 (1) (c) and (d), (2) (a) 2. and (3) (a) and (b) 1. and 2., 101.9208 (1) (a), (c), (d), (dm) and (g), 101.9209 (title), (1) to (4) and (5) (a) and (b), 101.921, 101.9211 (1) to (3), (4) (a) (intro.), (b) 1. (intro.), b. and c. and 2. to 4., (c) and (d), 101.9212 (3), 101.9213 (1), (3) and (5) to (8), 101.9214 (intro.), 101.9215 (1), 101.9216 (1), (2) and (4), 101.9217 (2) (a), 101.9219 (2) (intro.) and (a) and (3) (a) and (b), 101.922 (1) (b), 101.9221 (1) (a), (3) and (4), 101.9222 (title), 101.9222 (1) to (3) and (5) (a) (intro.) and (b), 101.93, 101.935 (title), 101.935 (1), (2) (a) and (d) and (2m), 101.94 (3), (4) (intro.), (a) and (b) (intro.) and 1. to 3. and (5), 101.94 (7), 101.94 (8) (a), 101.95, 101.951 (title), 101.951 (1) and (6) (n), 101.952 (title), 101.952 (1), (2) (a), (3), (5) and (6), 101.953 (1) (intro.) and (a) to (d), (3) and (4), 101.954, 101.955 (1), 101.965 (3), 138.056 (1) (b), 138.056 (1) (c), 138.09 (7) (jm) 1. b., 196.01 (3n), 196.01 (3p), 196.01 (3s), 196.26 (1m), 196.85 (2g), 341.05 (26) (a), 422.201 (12m), 422.209 (1m) (a) 2. and 422.413 (2g) (intro.); to repeal and recreate 101.9218 (title); and to create 101.91 (2) (c), 101.9218 (2) and 138.056 (1) (bm) of the statutes; relating to: the regulation of mobile homes and manufactured homes and the financing of certain mobile home and manufactured home transactions.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
53,1 Section 1. 100.21 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
100.21 (1) (a) "Dwelling unit" means a dwelling, as defined under s. 101.61, a manufactured building, as defined under s. 101.71, a manufactured home or mobile home, as defined under s. 101.91 (2), or a multifamily dwelling, as defined under s. 101.971 (2).
53,2 Section 2. 101.19 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.19 (1) (e) The review of plans, construction inspections, department labels and licensing of manufacturers of manufactured homes and mobile homes.
53,3 Section 3. 101.71 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.71 (6) (b) "Manufactured building" does not mean any manufactured home or mobile home under s. 101.91 or any building of open construction which is not subject to par. (a) 2.
53,4 Section 4. 101.90 of the statutes is repealed.
53,5 Section 5. 101.91 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.91 Definitions. (intro.) In ss. 101.90 to 101.96 this subchapter:
53,6 Section 6. 101.91 (1g) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:
101.91 (1g) "Delivery date" means the date on which a mobile manufactured home is physically delivered to the site chosen by the mobile home owner of the manufactured home.
53,7 Section 7. 101.91 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.91 (2) (intro.) "Manufactured home" means either any of the following:
53,8 Section 8. 101.91 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
101.91 (2) (c) A mobile home, unless a mobile home is specifically excluded under the applicable statute.
53,9 Section 9. 101.91 (2e) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is renumbered 101.91 (2k).
53,10 Section 10. 101.91 (2g) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is renumbered 101.91 (2b), and 101.91 (2b) (intro.) and (e) of the statutes, as renumbered, are amended to read:
101.91 (2b) (intro.) "Mobile Manufactured home dealer" means a person who, for a commission or other thing of value, sells, exchanges, buys or rents, or offers or attempts to negotiate a sale or exchange of an interest in, mobile manufactured homes or who is engaged wholly or partially in the business of selling mobile manufactured homes, whether or not the mobile manufactured homes are owned by the person, but does not include:
(e) A person transferring a mobile manufactured home used for that person's personal, family or household purposes, if the transfer is an occasional sale and is not part of the business of the transferor.
53,11 Section 11. 101.91 (2m) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is renumbered 101.91 (2d) and amended to read:
101.91 (2d) "Mobile Manufactured home owner" means any person who purchases, or leases from another, a mobile manufactured home primarily for use for personal, family or household purposes.
53,12 Section 12. 101.91 (3) of the statutes, as affected by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is renumbered 101.91 (2f) and amended to read:
101.91 (2f) "Mobile Manufactured home park" means any plot or plots of ground upon which 3 or more mobile homes or manufactured homes that are occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes are located. "Mobile Manufactured home park" does not include a farm where the occupants of the mobile homes or manufactured homes are the father, mother, son, daughter, brother or sister of the farm owner or operator or where the occupants of the mobile homes or manufactured homes work on the farm.
53,13 Section 13. 101.91 (4) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is renumbered 101.91 (2h) and amended to read:
101.91 (2h) "Mobile Manufactured home salesperson" means any person who is employed by a mobile manufactured home manufacturer or mobile manufactured home dealer to sell or lease mobile manufactured homes.
53,14 Section 14. 101.91 (5) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:
101.91 (5) "New mobile manufactured home" means a mobile manufactured home that has never been occupied, used or sold for personal or business use.
53,15 Section 15. 101.91 (6) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:
101.91 (6) "Used mobile manufactured home" means a mobile manufactured home that has previously been occupied, used or sold for personal or business use.
53,16 Section 16. 101.92 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.92 (1) Shall adopt, administer and enforce rules for the safe and sanitary design and construction of manufactured homes and mobile homes that are manufactured, distributed, sold or offered for sale in this state.
53,17 Section 17. 101.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.92 (2) Shall license all manufacturers desiring to sell or distribute for sale manufactured homes or mobile homes in this state.
53,18 Section 18. 101.92 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.92 (3) Shall review annually the rules adopted under ss. 101.90 to 101.96, and may revise rules upon recommendation by the advisory committee appointed under s. 101.96 this subchapter.
53,19 Section 19. 101.92 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
101.92 (4) Shall provide for announced or unannounced inspection of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of manufactured homes and mobile homes to ensure compliance with the rules adopted under ss. 101.90 to 101.96 this subchapter.
53,20 Section 20. 101.92 (5) to (8) of the statutes are amended to read:
101.92 (5) Shall establish standards for certification of inspection and testing agencies which shall include standards for in-plant inspection of manufacturing facilities, processes, fabrication and assembly of manufactured homes and mobile homes and for issuance of or acceptance of a label of approval.
(6) May enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the design, construction, inspection and labeling of mobile manufactured homes where the laws or rules of other states meet the intent of ss. 101.90 to 101.96 this subchapter and where the laws or rules are actually enforced.
(7) Shall establish a staff for the administration and enforcement of ss. 101.90 to 101.96 this subchapter.
(8) May revoke the license of any manufacturer who violates ss. 101.90 to 101.96 this subchapter or any rules promulgated thereunder.
53,21 Section 21. 101.9202 (1) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:
101.9202 (1) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a supplier of services or materials for the mobile manufactured home.
53,22 Section 22. 101.9202 (3) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:
101.9202 (3) A security interest in a mobile manufactured home created by a mobile manufactured home dealer or manufacturer who holds the mobile manufactured home for sale, which shall be governed by the applicable provisions of ch. 409.
53,23 Section 23. 101.9203 of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, is amended to read:
101.9203 When certificate of title required. (1) The owner of a mobile manufactured home situated in this state or intended to be situated in this state shall make application for certificate of title under s. 101.9209 for the mobile manufactured home if the owner has newly acquired the mobile manufactured home.
(2) Any owner who situates in this state a mobile manufactured home for which a certificate of title is required without such the certificate of title having been issued or applied for, knowing that the certificate of title has not been issued or applied for, may be required to forfeit not more than $200. A certificate of title is considered to have been applied for when the application accompanied by the required fee has been delivered to the department or deposited in the mail properly addressed and with postage prepaid.
(3) Unless otherwise authorized by rule of the department, a nonresident owner of a mobile manufactured home situated in this state may not apply for a certificate of title under this subchapter unless the mobile manufactured home is subject to a security interest or except as provided in s. 101.9209 (1) (a).
53,24 Section 24. 101.9204 (1) (b) to (g) of the statutes, as created by 1999 Wisconsin Act 9, are amended to read:
101.9204 (1) (b) A description of the mobile manufactured home, including make, model, identification number and any other information or documentation that the department may reasonably require for proper identification of the mobile manufactured home.
(c) The date of purchase by the applicant, the name and address of the person from whom the mobile manufactured home was acquired and the names and addresses of any secured parties in the order of their priority.
(d) If the mobile manufactured home is a new mobile manufactured home being titled for the first time, the signature of the mobile manufactured home dealer. The document of origin shall contain the information specified by the department.
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