Wisconsin § 341.47 When vehicles of dealers, distributors, manufacturers and transporters exempt from general registration requirements.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 341.47 — When vehicles of dealers, distributors, manufacturers and transporters exempt from general registration requirements.

Wisconsin § 341.47

Ch. 341Registration of vehicles

Subch.subch. IV of ch. 341 SUBCHAPTER IV

REGISTRATION OF DEALERS, DISTRIBUTORS, MANUFACTURERS, TRANSPORTERS, AND FINANCE COMPANIES

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Wis. Stat. § 341.47 (2026).

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341.47 341.47(1) (1) Except as provided in sub.

(2), any motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer or semitrailer that is owned or repossessed by, or consigned for sale to, a dealer, distributor or manufacturer may be operated on the highways of this state for either private or business purposes without being registered if the vehicle has displayed upon it valid registration plates issued under s. 341.51 to the dealer, distributor or manufacturer and the vehicle: 341.47(1)(a) (a) Is actually offered for sale by a dealer, distributor or manufacturer, including for sale on consignment; or 341.47(1)(b) (b) Is in transit from the factory to a distributor or dealer or from the dealer to the purchaser; or 341.47(1)(c) (c) Is being used by a manufacturer primarily for trial tests; or 341.47(1

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341.47(1) (1) Except as provided in sub. (2) , any motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer or semitrailer that is owned or repossessed by, or consigned for sale to, a dealer, distributor or manufacturer may be operated on the highways of this state for either private or business purposes without being registered if the vehicle has displayed upon it valid registration plates issued under s. 341.51 to the dealer, distributor or manufacturer and the vehicle:
341.47(1)(a) (a) Is actually offered for sale by a dealer, distributor or manufacturer, including for sale on consignment; or
341.47(1)(b) (b) Is in transit from the factory to a distributor or dealer or from the dealer to the purchaser; or
341.47(1)(c) (c) Is being used by a manufacturer primarily for trial tests; or
341.47(1)(d) (d) Is being repossessed, being reconditioned for resale or being foreclosed or resold.
341.47(2) (2) A tow truck, service truck or pickup truck owned by a dealer, distributor or manufacturer must be registered in the same manner as similar vehicles owned by other persons, except that a service or pickup truck actually for sale and only incidentally used for business purposes may be operated under the conditions specified in sub. (1) .
341.47(3) (3) A vehicle that is being transported in tow on its own wheels or under its own power from a distributor, a dealer, the manufacturer, or a branch of the manufacturer to the purchaser, or from any location to a distributor, a dealer, the manufacturer, or a branch of the manufacturer, by a transporter of vehicles who is a 3rd party with no ownership interest in the vehicle, need not be registered if such vehicle has displayed upon it valid registration plates issued to the transporter pursuant to s. 341.51 . The requirement under this subsection that the vehicle be transported in tow on its own wheels or under its own power does not apply to trailers, semitrailers, or truck tractors.