Public Notice: (DATCP) Adjustments for Liens on Vehicles for Towing and Storage
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Adjustments in Dollar Amounts for Liens on Vehicles for Towing and Storage
u
nder Wis.
Stat. §
779.415
(1g)
(c)
Public Notice
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Notice of Dollar Amount Adjustments for Liens on Vehicles for Towing and Storage
Under Wis. Stat. §
779.41
5
(1
g)
(c)
, the d
epartment is required to annually adjust the dollar amoun
ts that may be charged for towing or storing a vehicle identified under Wis. Stat.
§
779.41
5
(1g)
par.
(a)
. Under this law, the department shall adjust the dollar amounts b
y the annual change in the consumer price index, all items, U.S. city average, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor
.
The Department has determined that current dollar amounts specified under Wis.
Stat.
§
779.41
5
(1g)
(a) shall
increase
by
1.
6
%
, according to the annual
average percent
change in the consumer price index
(All Urban Consumers –
2014 Annual Average
)
.
The dollar amounts contained in Wis. Stat.
§
779.41
5(1g)(a)
are adjusted to the following dollar amounts:
If the vehicle is subject to a lien perfected under Wis. Stat. ch.
342
, a towing lien shall have priority only to the extent of
$1
10
for a vehicle having a manufacturer’s gross weight rating of 20,000 pounds or less and
$3
9
0
for a vehicle having a manufacturer’s gross weight rating of more than 20,000 pounds.
A storage lien shall have priority only to the extent of
$10
per day but for a total amount of not more than
$6
6
0
for a vehicle having a manufacturer’s gross weight rating of 20,000 pounds or less and
$2
8
per day but for a total amount of not more than
$1,6
60
for a vehicle having a manufacturer’s gross weight rating of more than 20,000 pounds. If the value of the vehicle exceeds
$8
3
0
the lien may be enforced under Wis. Stat. §
779.48(2)
. If the value of the vehicle does not exceed
$8
3
0
, the lien may be enforced by sale or junking as provided in sub. (2).
These revised dollar amounts
for
lien
s on vehicles for towing and storage
shall apply to
services
commenced on or after
January 1, 201
6
for which a lien is claimed. These revised dollar amounts shall remain in effect until the first day of the first month following publication of new adjusted dollar amounts in the
Wisconsin Administrative Register
.
Contact Information:
Kevin LeRoy
, Section Chief
Trade Practices Bureau
Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
2811 Agriculture Drive
P.O. Box
8911
Madison
,
WI
53708-8911
Telephone: (608) 224-4925
