Amendment ASA2-AB734

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 734

February 21, 2022 - Offered by Representative McGuire.

AB734-ASA2,1,2 An Act to create 895.491 of the statutes; relating to: exemption for motor vehicle sellers for ordinance violations after sale.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, a seller of a motor vehicle who holds legal title to the motor vehicle and has transferred possession of the motor vehicle to a buyer is not responsible for local ordinance violations committed involving the motor vehicle after the seller has signed the motor vehicle title and given it to the buyer. The bill does not apply to motor vehicle or wholesale dealers.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB734-ASA2,1 Section 1. 895.491 of the statutes is created to read:

AB734-ASA2,1,4 895.491 Liability exemption; vehicle seller after sale. (1) In this section:

AB734-ASA2,1,5 (a) “Motor vehicle” has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (35).

AB734-ASA2,1,6 (b) “Motor vehicle dealer” has the meaning given in s. 218.0101 (23) (a) 2.

AB734-ASA2,2,1 (c) “Seller” does not include a motor vehicle dealer or wholesale dealer.

AB734-ASA2,2,2 (d) “Wholesale dealer” has the meaning given in s. 218.0101 (38).

AB734-ASA2,2,6 (2) A seller of a motor vehicle who holds legal title to the motor vehicle and who has transferred possession of the motor vehicle to a buyer is not responsible for local ordinance violations committed involving the motor vehicle after the seller has signed the motor vehicle title and given the title to the buyer.

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