Trans 136.01(1)(1) Applications. Any person, partnership or corporation applying to the department for a motor vehicle salvage dealer’s license under s. 218.20, Stats., shall make such application on the prescribed form. Such application shall be made in the salvage business name and not in the personal name of the applicant.

Trans 136.01(2)(2) Transfer or discontinuance of business. When a motor vehicle salvage business is sold or otherwise discontinued, the current license for that business shall be returned immediately to the department. Any new owner of the business must submit a new license application, with the annual license fee to the department.

Trans 136.01(3)(3) Limited operations by dealers with no salvage yard. Salvage dealers who have no established salvage yard shall transport salvage vehicles directly to salvage yards or scrap metal processors and are prohibited from removing and selling reusable parts, except for tires, batteries and gas tanks which are normally removed prior to delivery to processors.

Trans 136.01 HistoryHistory: 1-2-56; am. (1) Register, August, 1957, No. 20. eff. 9-1-57; am. (1) Register, September, 1963, No. 93, eff. 10-1-63; am. (1) and (2), Register, February, 1969, No. 158, eff. 3-1-69; renum. from MVD 9.01 and am. (1) and (2), cr. (3), Register, April, 1981, No. 304, eff. 5-1-81.

Trans 136.02(1)(1) Certificates of title or bills of sale. Whenever a vehicle is first sold for salvage purposes to a licensed salvage dealer, such dealer shall mail the certificate of title, or bill of sale if used, to the department within 30 days. Such dealer shall clearly indicate on the title or bill of sale the words “JUNKED BY” and the name of the salvage dealer. Subsequent sales of salvage vehicles between licensed salvage dealers shall be by bill of sale only and a copy shall be retained by the selling and purchasing dealer.

Trans 136.02(2)(2) Bills of sale.

Trans 136.02(2)(a)(a) If a salvage dealer purchases a vehicle for salvage purposes and the seller is unable to furnish proper certificate of title, the salvage dealer shall, as a condition of purchase, require the seller to complete and furnish a bill of sale on such form as prescribed in par. (c).

Trans 136.02(2)(b)(b) If a salvage dealer purchases a vehicle for salvage purposes and subsequently resells the entire vehicle, the salvage dealer shall furnish a bill of sale on such form as prescribed in par. (c).

Trans 136.02(2)(c)(c) Bills of sale shall contain all information as prescribed on a form provided by the department, a sample copy of which is provided below:

I, the ownerwhose address is do hereby sell to one 19 (make) (Ident #) for the sum of (sales price is optional).
I, the owner, hereby affirm that there are no outstanding liens against the above described vehicle, that I have the legal right to sell such vehicle, and that the certificate of title has been either (check one):