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Prepared by: David Moore, Senior Staff Attorney December 11, 2023
2023 Wisconsin Act 43
[2023 Senate Bill 60]
Fees for Certain Motor Vehicle
Certificate of Title Transfers
Wisconsin law provides that when a motor vehicle is transferred to another person, the person to whom
it is transferred must generally pay a $157 fee for the certificate of title and a $7.50 supplemental title
fee to retitle the motor vehicle. Wisconsin law waives both of these fees when an application is made to
transfer a decedent’s interest in a motor vehicle to his or her surviving spouse or domestic partner.
2023 Wisconsin Act 43 expands the types of family members who are eligible for a fee waiver when
retitling a motor vehicle to transfer a decedent’s interest in the vehicle. The act provides that the
certificate of title fee and supplemental title fee are waived when an application is made to transfer a
decedent’s interest in a motor vehicle to an immediate family member. For this purpose, “immediate
family member” means a spouse, grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or
grandchild, or the spouse of a grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or grandchild.
Effective date: July 1, 2024
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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