LOCAL SALES TAX —
Determine which county the vehicle will be kept in and multiply the amount subject to tax by the tax rate (if any) for that
county. For county tax rate information, visit https://www.revenue.wi.gov/Pages/Apps/strb.aspx.
For all tax questions, call the Wisconsin Department of Revenue at (608) 266-2776.
License Plate Fee
Regular passenger vehicle plates are for automobiles,
vans with more space for seating people than carrying
property, and jeep-type or sport utility vehicles with a back
seat.
Regular light truck plates are based on gross weight*
and are for pick-up trucks, vans with more space for
carrying property than seating people, and jeep-type or
sport utility vehicles without a back seat.
* Gross weight – see gross weight fee schedule
License plates for other types of vehicles and special
license plates are listed in Section F on back of
application.
Miscellaneous Fees
Electric or Hybrid Surcharge and Wheel Tax for passenger cars or trucks
registered at 8,000 lbs. or less (excluding dual purpose farm vehicles):
An annual wheel tax and/or surcharge applies if you are purchasing or renewing
license plates and the vehicle is:
1) Kept in a municipality or county that requires a wheel tax. Please visit
wisconsindmv.gov/wheeltax for a complete list of taxes.
2) Electric vehicle ($100 annual surcharge).
3) Hybrid vehicle ($75 annual surcharge).
Counter Service Fee is required if you apply in person at a DMV Customer
Service Center.
Processing Fee: If application is solely to add a loan and the Secured Party is
not ling electronically, add $5 for DMV processing. Nonexempt Secured Parties
must pay an additional $20 surcharge that may not be charged to the customer.
Title/License Plate Application
MV1 5/2021
Pursuant to Chapter 340, 341.08, 342.06, WI Statutes
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
How To Complete This Application QUESTIONS: (608) 264-7447
You may be eligible to apply online, see: wisconsindmv.gov/emvpublic.
For a list of title and registration locations, visit: wisconsindmv.gov/partners.
To apply for a title and/or license plates for your vehicle, you must complete Sections A through F as they apply. Include the original Certicate
of Title (not a copy) for a used vehicle. Include the Manufacturer’s Certicate of Origin for a new vehicle. To obtain a replacement title please use
form MV2119, Replacement Title Application. Note: The electronic record held by the department is the ocial vehicle title record 342.09(4)(b).
SECTION
(Instructions continued on back of this page)
A
Vehicle Owner Information
Owner/Co-owner: The names that will be on the new title.
“And” means all owners must sign the title to transfer ownership.
“Or” means only one owner must sign the title.
Opt Out: You may remove your name(s) from mailing lists
that contain 10 or more individual names by checking the box.
Businesses are not eligible for opt out.
Social Security Number and Driver License Number:
If you are applying as an individual, you are required to provide
your Social Security Number (SSN), under s.342.06(1)(eg) Wis.
Stats. If you have a WI driver license, you may provide that
number instead of your SSN. Under the Social Security Act,
42 USCs. 405,(c)(2)(C) (i), the department and other state and
federal agencies may use the SSN for purposes authorized by
law. FEIN: Federal Employer Identication Number is required
for corporations or other non-individual owners.
B
Vehicle Information – Mandatory Display
To legally operate a car or light truck, you must display license
plates within two business days of purchase. Provide either a
license plate to transfer or a temporary plate number.
License Plate Transfers: The following license plate types
belong to you. No charge to transfer current license plates.
Include renewal fee if expiring in less than 30 days. You may
transfer them from a vehicle you no longer use to another vehicle
of the same type that belongs to you, your spouse, or domestic
partner (as dened by Ch. 770 Wis. Statutes):
Auto (passenger vehicle)
Driver Ed
Farm Truck (up to 12,000 lbs.)
Truck (up to 8,000 lbs.)
Municipal
Dual Purpose Veh.(up to 8,000 lbs.)
Motorcycle
Motor Home
Dual Purpose Farm (up to 8,000 lbs.)
Temporary Plate: If you do not have a plate to transfer, take your
application to a DMV Customer Service Center that processes
vehicle registration or an agent authorized by DMV to obtain a
metal or temporary plate. An agent will charge a $3 temporary
plate fee, give you a temporary plate valid for 90 days and may
also charge a service fee. For locations please see:
wisconsindmv.gov/centers or wisconsindmv.gov/partners
Salvage:
• Vehicle less than 7 years old which has been damaged by
collision or other occurrence to the extent that the cost of
repairing the vehicle would exceed 70% of fair market value
• A vehicle last titled in another state as a salvage vehicle.
Note: You cannot drive a salvage vehicle until it passes a
salvage inspection, except to travel to the inspection site.
Police/Taxi: A vehicle that has been used, or will be used, as a
police vehicle or taxi.
Flood Damaged: A vehicle damaged by water to the extent that
the estimated or actual repair costs, whichever is greater, exceeds
70% of fair market value.
Hail Damaged: A vehicle less than 7 years old damaged solely
by hail to the extent that the estimated or actual cost, whichever
is greater, to repair the vehicle exceeds 70% of its fair market
value. Refer to Wisconsin Statutes 341.268 for denition of
homemade, reconstructed, replica and/or street modied
vehicles.
D
Loan Information: If you borrowed money for this vehicle,
contact the lender for the correct information. Please show
complete mailing address. Any title with a lien (loan) listed on or
after July 30, 2012, will be sent to the lien holder. Vehicle owners
will receive a Conrmation of Ownership and will receive the
actual title when all liens are cleared.
E
Fees
Title Fee: Applying for a title only (without plates) does not allow
you to legally operate your vehicle on a Wisconsin roadway. To
legally operate your vehicle, you must also apply for Wisconsin
license plates.
State Sales Tax: Pay 5% sales tax unless one of the reasons
below applies. List the code number and information requested:
CODE REASON
1. Motor vehicle previously titled in Wisconsin and purchased from
spouse, parent, child, spouse’s parent, child’s spouse, stepparent
or stepchild. List appropriate one.
2. Purchaser is Common or Contract Carrier using the vehicle
exclusively as such. List Authority Number.
3. Lessor reporting gross receipts from rental or lease. List Seller’s
Permit or Use Tax Number.
4. Purchaser is State of WI or other Federal or WI government unit
or agency.
5. Tax paid to another state. List state and submit proof.
6. Purchaser is not a resident of WI and will not use motor vehicle
in WI except to remove it from WI. List residence state.
7. Purchaser is a WI dealer for a vehicle purchased solely for resale
8. Religious, charitable, educational or other nonprot organization.
List appropriate one and CES#.
9. Miscellaneous. Specify in ‘if other, list reason’