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218.31

218.31 Application for auction dealer's license.

218.31(1)

(1) Application for a motor vehicle auction dealer's license shall be made upon the form prescribed by the department and, except as provided in sub. (1f), shall contain:

218.31(1)(a)

(a) The name and address of the applicant.

218.31(1)(ag)

(ag) When the applicant is an individual, the social security number of the individual.

218.31(1)(am)

(am) When the applicant is a person who is not an individual, the person's federal employer identification number.

218.31(1)(b)

(b) When the applicant is a partnership, the name and address of each partner.

218.31(1)(bL)

(bL) When the applicant is a limited liability company, the name and address of each member.

218.31(1)(c)

(c) When the applicant is a corporation, the names of the principal officers of the corporation and the name of the state in which incorporated.

218.31(1)(d)

(d) The place or places where the business is to be conducted and the nature of the business.

218.31(1)(e)

(e) Such other pertinent information as may be required by the department for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the applicant to be licensed.

218.31(1f)

(1f)

218.31(1f)(a)

(a) If an applicant who is an individual does not have a social security number, the applicant, as a condition of applying for or applying to renew a motor vehicle auction dealer's license, shall submit a statement made or subscribed under oath or affirmation to the department that the applicant does not have a social security number. The form of the statement shall be prescribed by the department of children and families.

218.31(1f)(b)

(b) Any motor vehicle auction dealer's license issued or renewed in reliance upon a false statement submitted by an applicant under par. (a) is invalid.

218.31(1m)

(1m)

218.31(1m)(a)

(a) The department shall deny an application for the issuance or renewal of a license if any information required under sub. (1) (ag) or (am) is not included in the application.

218.31(1m)(b)

(b) The department of transportation may not disclose any information received under sub. (1) (ag) or (am) to any person except to the department of children and families for purposes of administering s. 49.22 or the department of revenue for the sole purpose of requesting certifications under s. 73.0301.

218.31(2)

(2) Every application shall be executed by the applicant, if an individual, or in the event the applicant is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation, by a partner, member or officer thereof. Every such application shall be accompanied by the fee required by law.

218.31 - ANNOT.

History: 1977 c. 29 s. 1654 (7) (a); 1993 a. 112; 1997 a. 191, 237; 1999 a. 9, 32; 2007 a. 20.