Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) No person may purchase or submit a bid for the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle salvage pool unless the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) The person is a cardholder and the person's buyer identification card has not been suspended or revoked.
(b) The person displays his or her valid buyer identification card to the salvage pool and includes his or her buyer identification number on each sheet of any bid submitted to a motor vehicle salvage pool for the purchase of a motor vehicle or other document evidencing the purchase of a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle salvage pool.
(2) No motor vehicle salvage pool may accept a bid for the purchase of a motor vehicle or complete the sales transaction unless the person who submits the bid or offers to purchase a motor vehicle from the motor vehicle salvage pool satisfies the conditions under sub. (1)(b) and the motor vehicle salvage pool verifies that the buyer identification number displayed on the person's buyer identification card and included on each sheet of that person's bid or other document evidencing the purchase of a motor vehicle are identical.
(3) For each motor vehicle sold by a motor vehicle salvage pool, the motor vehicle salvage pool shall enter on the certificate of title, or on the form or in the automated format used to reassign the title, any information that the department requires to indicate that ownership of the vehicle was transferred by a motor vehicle salvage pool.
(4) Section 342.157 applies to motor vehicles sold by a motor vehicle salvage pool under this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wisconsin Statutes Banking and Finance (Ch. 214 to 225) § 218.52. Purchases from motor vehicle salvage pools - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wi/banking-and-finance-ch-214-to-225/wi-st-218-52/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)