LRB-0796/1
BAB:jld:pg
2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
November 29, 2007 - Introduced by Law Revision Committee. Referred to
Committee on Transportation.
AB595,1,3
1An Act to amend 342.06 (1) (em) of the statutes;
relating to: certificates of title
2for vehicles that have been damaged by hail (suggested as remedial legislation
3by the Department of Transportation).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, if a vehicle has been damaged by hail, the Department of
Transportation (DOT) is required to note the damage on the vehicle's certificate of
title. This bill requires the applicant for a certificate of title to provide evidence that
is required by DOT to determine whether the vehicle had been damaged by hail.
For further information, see the Notes provided by the Law Revision
Committee of the Joint Legislative Council.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
Law Revision Committee prefatory note: This bill is a remedial legislation
proposal, requested by the Department of Transportation and introduced by the Law
Revision Committee under s. 13.83 (1) (c) 4., stats. After careful consideration of the
various provisions of the bill, the Law Revision Committee has determined that this bill
makes minor substantive changes in the statutes, and that these changes are desirable
as a matter of public policy.
AB595, s. 1
4Section
1. 342.06 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB595,2,3
1342.06
(1) (em) Any further evidence which may reasonably be required by the
2department to enable it to determine whether any of the information specified in s.
3342.10 (3) (c) to
(g) (h) may be applicable to the vehicle.
Note: The newly referenced paragraph, s. 342.10 (3) (h), stats., requires the
Department of Transportation (DOT), before issuing a new or duplicate certificate of title
for a motor vehicle to permanently record on the certificate, if applicable, that the vehicle
was a hail-damaged vehicle. (The requirement does not apply to a hail-damaged vehicle
that was repaired with a replacement part, as defined in s. 632.38 (1) (e), stats.) The
requirement was created by
2001 Wisconsin Act 109. Due to an apparent oversight, there
was no requirement that a title applicant inform DOT concerning whether the vehicle
was hail damaged.
