Regulations.
Milwaukee Code of Ordinances § 92-53
in effect92-53. Regulations.
1. RECORDS TO BE KEPT ON TRADE-INS. Any person, firm or corporation licensed under this section shall, whenever a secondhand motor vehicle is taken in trade as part of a transaction, maintain records of the transaction in accordance with ch. Trans 138, Wis. Adm. Code, as amended.
2. RECORDS TO BE KEPT ON SALES. Any person, firm or corporation licensed under this section to buy, sell or exchange or trade in secondhand motor vehicles shall furnish, upon the sale of a secondhand motor vehicle, the information required under ch. Trans 139, Wis. Adm. Code, as amended.
3. ELIGIBILITY FOR SALE CERTIFICATES. No secondhand motor vehicle dealer licensed under this chapter may apply for a certificate issued pursuant to s. 101-29 to leave a vehicle that is for sale on public property.
4. NO SALE ON SUNDAYS. It shall be unlawful for any license holder to sell, barter, exchange, demonstrate or loan any motor vehicle, whether new or secondhand, on Sunday.
5. KEY SECURITY. All keys to a used motor vehicle offered for sale at a business licensed under this section shall be placed in a secure lockbox inside the dealership building at all times when the dealership is not open for business.
6. TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING ARTICLES NOT OWNED. a. No person shall pawn, pledge, sell, consign, leave or deposit any article of property with or to a licensed secondhand motor vehicle dealer if one or more of the following is true:
a-1. The article of property is not owned by the person.
a-2. The article of property is the property of another, regardless of whether the transaction is occurring with the permission of the owner.
a-3. Another person has a security interest in the article of property.
b. The provisions of par. a shall not apply to any person pledging, selling, consigning, leaving or depositing any article of property with or to a licensed secondhand motor vehicle dealer if the person is any of the following:
b-1. A duly executed power of attorney for the owner of the property.
b-2. A personal representative of the estate to which the property belongs.
b-3. The recipient of a lawful written authorization to pledge, sell, consign, leave or deposit the property issued by the owner of the property prior to the time of the transaction.
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/Volume-1/CH92.pdf#page=14Fetched: 10/26/2026