Motor vehicle auction dealer to be bonded; conduct of auction business
Wis. Stat. § 218.33
in effect(1) Each licensee under s. 218.32 shall furnish and maintain a corporate surety bond in the amount of $25,000 in such form as the department approves, conditioned upon the licensee’s complying with the laws applicable to the licensee and as indemnity for any loss sustained by any person by reason of acts of the licensee constituting grounds for refusal or revocation of the auction dealer’s license. The bond shall run to the state of Wisconsin for the benefit of aggrieved parties, but the aggregate liability of the surety for all such parties shall not exceed the amount of said bond.
(2) The following rules shall govern the conduct of motor vehicle auction sales:
(a) Sales of motor vehicles shall be confined to those offered by licensed motor vehicle dealers and shall be made only to a person who is qualified under s. 218.34 to purchase, or submit a bid for the purchase of, a motor vehicle from a motor vehicle auction.
(b) For each motor vehicle offered for sale by a motor vehicle dealer, the transferring dealer shall provide the motor vehicle auction dealer with clear title or shall furnish title insurance at the time of the sale. For each motor vehicle sold at an auction, the motor vehicle auction dealer shall enter on the certificate of title, or on the form or in the automated format used to reassign the title, any information that the department requires to indicate that ownership of the vehicle was transferred through an auction sale.
(c) Payment for motor vehicles bought and sold shall be made immediately after sale.
(2m) Section 342.157 applies to motor vehicle auction sales under this section.
(3) Any person violating this section may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $200 or imprisoned not more than 60 days, or both.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/218.33Fetched: 10/7/2026