Wisconsin § 342.21 Assignment of security interest.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 342.21 — Assignment of security interest.

Wisconsin § 342.21

Ch. 342Vehicle title and anti-theft law

Subch.subch. II of ch. 342 SUBCHAPTER II

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Wis. Stat. § 342.21 (2026).

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21(1) (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 vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the secured party as the holder of the security interest and the secured party remains liable for any obligations as a secured party until the assignee is named as secured party on the certificate.
21(2) (2) Subject to s. 409.308 (5) , the assignee may but need not, to perfect the assignment, have the certificate of title endorsed or issued with the assignee named as secured party, upon delivering to the department the certifica

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342.21(1) (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 vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity of the security interest, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the secured party as the holder of the security interest and the secured party remains liable for any obligations as a secured party until the assignee is named as secured party on the certificate.
342.21(2) (2) Subject to s. 409.308 (5) , the assignee may but need not, to perfect the assignment, have the certificate of title endorsed or issued with the assignee named as secured party, upon delivering to the department the certificate and an assignment by the secured party named in the certificate in the form the department prescribes.