Chapter 101, DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES —REGULATION OF INDUSTRY, BUILDINGS AND SAFETY

101.9203 When certificate of title required. (1) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (4), the owner of a 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 manufactured home i…

101.9204 Application for certificate of title. (1) An application for a certificate of title shall be made to the department upon a form or in an automated format prescribed by it and shall be accompanied by the required fee. Each application for certificate of title shall includ…

101.9205 When department to issue certificate and to whom; maintenance of records. (1) The department shall maintain a record of each application for certificate of title received by it and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity and that the applicant is entitled to…

101.9206 Contents of certificate of title. (1) Each certificate of title issued by the department shall contain all of the following: (a) The name and address of the owner. (b) The names of any secured parties in the order of priority as shown on the application or, if the applic…

101.9207 Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates. (1) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall promptly make app…

101.9208 Fees. The following fees shall be determined by the department by rule under s. 101.19: (1) For filing an application for the first certificate of title, to be paid by the owner of the manufactured home. (2m) Upon filing an application under sub. (1) or (4), a manufactur…

101.9209 Transfer of interest in a manufactured home. (1) (a) If an owner transfers an interest in a manufactured home, other than by the creation of a security interest, the 101.921 owner shall, at the time of the delivery of the manufactured home, execute an assignment and warr…

101.921 Transfer to or from dealer. (1) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), if a manufactured home dealer acquires a manufactured home and holds it for resale or accepts a manufactured home for sale on consignment, the manufactured home dealer may not submit to the department the…

101.9211 Involuntary transfers. (1) If the interest of an owner in a manufactured home passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee shall, except as provided in sub. (2), promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, if available,…

101.9212 When department to issue a new certificate. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the department, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an application for a new certificate of title, the required fee and any other transfer document…

101.9213 Perfection of security interests. (1) Unless excepted by s. 101.9202, a security interest in a manufactured home of a type for which a certificate of title is required is not valid against creditors of the owner or subsequent transferees or secured parties of the manufac…

101.9214 Duties on creation of security interest. If an owner creates a security interest in a manufactured home, unless the name and address of the secured party already is contained on the certificate of title for the manufactured home: (1) The owner shall immediately execute, …

101.9215 Assignment of security interest. (1) Except as otherwise provided in s. 409.308 (5), a secured party may assign, absolutely or otherwise, the party’s security interest in the manufactured home to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner o…

101.9216 Release of security interest. (1) Within one month, or within 10 days following written demand by the debtor, after there is no outstanding obligation and no commitment to make advances, incur obligations or otherwise give value, secured by the security interest in a man…

101.9217 Secured party’s and owner’s duties. (1) A secured party named in a certificate of title shall, upon written request of the owner or of another secured party named on the certificate, disclose any pertinent information as to the party’s security agreement and the indebted…

101.9218 Applicability of manufactured home security provisions. (1) METHOD OF PERFECTING EXCLUSIVE. Subject to s. 409.311 (4) and except as provided in sub. (2), the method provided in ss. 101.921 to 101.9217 of perfecting and giving notice of security interests subject to ss. 1…

101.9219 Withholding certificate of title; bond. (1) The department may not issue a certificate of title until the outstanding evidence of ownership is surrendered to the department. (2) If the department is not satisfied as to the ownership of the manufactured home or that there…

101.922 Suspension or revocation of certificate. (1) The department shall suspend or revoke a certificate of title if it finds any of the following: (a) That the certificate of title was fraudulently procured, erroneously issued or prohibited by law. (b) That the manufactured hom…

101.9221 Grounds for refusing issuance of certificate of title. The department shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee has not been paid or for any of the following reasons: (1) The department has reasonable grounds to believe that: (a) The person alle…

101.9222 Previously certificated manufactured homes. (1) In this section, “previously certificated manufactured home” means a manufactured home for which a certificate of title has been issued by the department of transportation prior to July 1, 2000. (2) Sections 101.9213 to 101…

101.933 Manufactured housing code council duties. The manufactured housing code council shall review this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter and recommend a statewide manufactured housing code for promulgation by the department. The council shall consider and …

101.934 Manufactured housing rehabilitation and recycling. (2) GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The department may make grants under this section to provide financial assistance to persons engaged in the disposal of abandoned manufactured homes and to municipalities, for the purpose of support…

101.935 Manufactured home community regulation. (1) The department shall license and regulate manufactured home communities. The department may investigate manufactured home communities and, with notice, may enter and inspect private property. (2) (a) The department or a village,…

101.937 Water and sewer service to manufactured home communities. (1) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules that establish standards for providing water or sewer service by a manufactured home community operator or manufactured home community contractor to a manufactured h…

101.94 Manufactured home and mobile home manufacturers, distributors and dealers: design and construction of manufactured homes and mobile homes. (1) Mobile homes manufactured, distributed, sold or offered for sale in this state shall conform to the code promulgated by the Americ…

101.95 Manufactured home manufacturers regulated. The department shall by rule prescribe the manner by which a manufacturer shall be licensed for the manufacture, distribution or selling of manufactured homes in this state, including fees for the licensing of manufacturers. Histo…

101.951 Manufactured home dealers regulated. (1) No person may engage in the business of selling manufactured homes to a consumer or to the retail market in this state unless first licensed to do so by the department as provided in this section. (2) (a) Application for a license …

101.952 Manufactured home salespersons regulated. (1) No person may engage in the business of selling manufactured homes to a consumer or to the retail market in this state without a license therefor from the department. If a manufactured home dealer acts as a manufactured home s…

101.953 Warranty and disclosure. (1) A one-year written warranty is required for every new manufactured home sold, or leased to another, by a manufactured home manufacturer, manufactured home dealer or manufactured home salesperson in this state, and for every new manufactured ho…

101.954 Sale or lease of used manufactured homes. In the sale or lease of any used manufactured home, the sales invoice or lease agreement shall contain the point of manufacture of the used manufactured home, the name of the manufacturer and the name and address of the previous o…

101.955 Jurisdiction and venue over out-of-state manufacturers. (1) The importation of a manufactured home for sale in this state by an out-of-state manufacturer is considered an irrevocable appointment by that manufacturer of the department of financial institutions to be that m…

101.96 Manufactured home installation regulated. (1) INSTALLATION STANDARDS. (a) Promulgation of standards. The department shall, by rule, establish installation standards for the safe installation of manufactured homes in this state. In promulgating rules under this paragraph, t…

101.965 Penalties. (1) Any person who violates ss. 101.953 to 101.955, or any rule promulgated under ss. 101.953 to 101.955, may be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. (1p) Any person who violates s. 101.96 or any rule promulgated under th…

101.981 Definitions; modification by rule. (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), in this subchapter: (a) “Amusement or thrill ride” has the meaning given s. 101.19 (1b) (b). (b) “Belt manlift” means a power-driven, looped belt equipped with steps or platforms and a hand hold for th…

101.982 Conveyance safety code. The department shall promulgate rules establishing standards for the safe installation and operation of conveyances. In promulgating rules under this section the department shall consider the recommendations of the conveyance safety code council un…

101.983 Approvals and permits for conveyances required. (1) CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION, AND ALTERATION. (a) Approval required. No person may construct, install, or alter a conveyance in this state unless an elevator contractor licensed by the department under s. 101.985 (1) has r…

101.984 Licenses and supervision required. (1) ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR. No person may engage in the business of constructing, installing, altering, servicing, replacing, or maintaining conveyances in this state unless the person is licensed as an elevator contractor under s. 101.985 …

101.985 Licensing qualifications and procedure. (1) ELEVATOR CONTRACTOR. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the department shall issue an elevator contractor’s license to each person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department that the person is adequatel…

101.986 Conveyance safety code council duties. The conveyance safety code council shall review this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter and recommend a statewide conveyance safety code for promulgation by the department. The council shall consider and make reco…

101.988 Enforcement and penalties. (1) INVESTIGATIONS. (a) Initiated by department. The department may perform investigations to aid in the enforcement of this subchapter and rules promulgated under this subchapter. (b) Initiated by public. Any person may file a written notice wi…