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Vehicle Repossession

• Wisconsin's New Automobile Repossession Law: Creditors in the Driver's Seat (Wisconsin Lawyer Feb. 2007)
• Forms
• Boat Repossession Transfer Application (WI Dept. of Natural Resources)
• Repossession Application (WI Dept. of Transportation)

• Motor Vehicle Repossession in Wisconsin (Badgerlaw.net)

The Law

• WI Statutes:  s. 30.541(3) Boats:  Involuntary Transfers
• WI Statutes:  Ch. 341, sub. ch. IV "Registration of Dealers, Distributors, Manufacturers, Transporters, and
  Finance Companies"
• WI Statutes: s. 342.17 "Involuntary Transfers"
• WI Statutes: s. 422.419 Waivers Prohibited: Breach of Peace
• WI Statutes: Ch. 425, sub. ch. II "Enforcement of Security Interests in Collateral"
• WI Statutes: s. 425.401 "Willful Violations; Misdemeanor"
• WI Statutes: s. 427.105(2) "Remedies"
• WI Admin. Code: DFI-WCA 1.68 "Nonjudicial Enforcement Limited; Surrender of Collateral"
• WI Admin. Code: DFI-WCA 1.70 "Restrictions on Deficiency Judgments; Repossession"

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County Resources

Recommended links from our County Resources database:

• Guides

  • Civil Process (Rock Sheriff's Department)
    Execution or service of legal documents; civil process timeline; civil process fees; writ of replevin and execution

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