218.0143 Notice of insurance to buyer under installment sales contract. Whenever a person sells or agrees to sell any motor vehicle at retail under a retail installment contract that provides for insurance coverage, or a charge is made for insurance coverage, the seller shall do one of the following:
(1m) Ensure that the policy so issued or provided for includes public liability coverage protecting the driver of the motor vehicle against damages resulting from the negligent use of the vehicle.
(2) Notify, in writing, the buyer at the time of making the retail installment contract that the motor vehicle is not covered by public liability insurance protecting the driver against damages resulting from the negligent use of the vehicle and obtain, on a form separate from the retail installment contract, the signed acknowledgment of the buyer that he or she has been notified that the contract does not include public liability insurance protecting the driver against damages resulting from the negligent use of the vehicle.
History: 1999 a. 31 s. 268; 2005 a. 133.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 218 - Finance companies, auto dealers, adjustment companies and collection agencies.
218.0111 - Authority of licensors.
218.0114 - Licenses, how granted; agreements, filing.
218.0116 - Licenses, how denied, suspended or revoked.
218.0119 - Changes in places of business to be reported.
218.0122 - Damages to delivered vehicles.
218.0123 - Vehicle allocations.
218.0124 - Performance standards.
218.0125 - Warranty reimbursement.
218.0126 - Promotional allowances.
218.0132 - Termination provisions.
218.0133 - Termination benefits.
218.0134 - Dealership changes.
218.0136 - Mediation of disputes between licensees.
218.0137 - Arbitration of disputes between licensees.
218.0138 - Immunity and presumption of good faith.
218.0141 - Contract provisions.
218.0143 - Notice of insurance to buyer under installment sales contract.
218.0144 - Prelease agreements.
218.0147 - Purchase or lease of motor vehicle by minor.
218.0148 - Guaranteed asset protection agreements.
218.0151 - Advisory committee.
218.0152 - Rules and regulations.
218.0162 - Commencement of action.
218.0171 - Repair, replacement and refund under new motor vehicle warranties.
218.0172 - Motor vehicle adjustment programs.
218.02 - Adjustment service companies.
218.05 - Community currency exchanges.
218.11 - Recreational vehicle dealers regulated.
218.12 - Recreational vehicle salespersons regulated.
218.15 - Sale or lease of used recreational vehicles.
218.205 - Motor vehicle salvage dealers to be licensed.
218.21 - Application for salvage dealer's license.
218.22 - When department to license salvage dealers.
218.23 - Licensee to maintain records; purchase and sale of vehicles by licensee.
218.24 - Salvage dealer license number displayed on trucks and truck-tractors.
218.305 - Motor vehicle auction dealers to be licensed.
218.31 - Application for auction dealer's license.
218.32 - When department to license auction dealer.
218.33 - Motor vehicle auction dealer to be bonded; conduct of auction business.
218.34 - Purchases from a motor vehicle auction.
218.41 - Moped dealers regulated.
218.42 - Examination by department.
218.505 - Salvage pools to be licensed as wholesalers.
218.51 - Buyer identification cards.