Section 305.065. Homemade, replica, street modified, reconstructed and off-road vehicles.

 

(1)   Inspection. Upon completion of assembly or reconstruction, every homemade or reconstructed vehicle shall be inspected prior to being registered or titled for compliance with this chapter, ch. Trans 149 and ch. 347 , Stats. The inspection shall be performed by an inspector authorized by the department to perform inspections of salvage vehicles under s. 342.07 , Stats. This subsection does not apply to trailers or semitrailers.

(2)   Titles.

(a) Homemade and reconstructed vehicles. The department shall issue a title indicating that a vehicle is a homemade or reconstructed vehicle where the make of the vehicle would otherwise be shown on the title. The model year shown on the title shall match the calendar year of the inspection performed under this section.

(b) Replica and street modified vehicles. The department shall issue a title indicating that a vehicle, except a motorcycle, is a replica or street modified vehicle and the make and model year shown on the title shall be the original make and model year of the street modified vehicle or the make and model year of the vehicle being replicated. The installation of reproduction body parts on a previously manufactured and titled vehicle body and frame is not considered by the department to constitute a replica vehicle for purposes of identifying the vehicle on its title. A vehicle shall be considered a replica or a street modified vehicle if it has been certified by the owner to be a replica or a street modified vehicle for purposes of registration under s. 341.268 , Stats. A vehicle shall also be considered a street modified vehicle if the vehicle's engine has been replaced with one which required adaptation beyond ordinary replacement.

(3)   Registration. As provided in s. 341.10 (6) , Stats., no vehicle originally designed and manufactured for off-highway use may be registered by the department unless it bears the label required by section 114 of the national traffic and motor vehicle safety act of 1966, as amended. The label shall be affixed by the original manufacturer and shall certify that at the time of manufacture the vehicle met all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards. Vehicles generally not eligible to be registered include, but are not limited to, mini-bikes, go-carts, all-terrain vehicles, and utility terrain vehicles.

History: Cr. Register, February, 1996, No. 482 , eff. 3-1-96; am. (1) and (2) (b), Register, October, 1997, No. 502 , eff. 11-1-97; CR 03-122 : am. (1) and (2) (b) Register May 2004 No. 581 , eff. 6-1-04; 2013 Wis. Act 363 : am. (3) Register May 2014 No. 701 , eff. 6-1-14.

Note

Section 114 of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as amended, has been recodified at 49 USCA 30101 et seq. 49 CFR Part 567 establishes standards for the location and contents of the required label. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1