Wis. Stat. § 77.78
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 77.78, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Official statutory text
No motor vehicle, boat, snowmobile, recreational vehicle, as defined in s. 340.01 (48r) , trailer, semitrailer, all-terrain vehicle, utility terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, as defined in s. 23.335 (1) (q) , or aircraft that is required to be registered by this state may be registered or titled by this state unless the registrant files a sales and use tax report and pays the county tax, municipal tax, and special district tax at the time of registering or titling to the state agency that registers or titles the property. That state agency shall transmit those tax revenues to the department of revenue.
History: 1985 a. 41 ; 1995 a. 56 ; 2007 a. 11 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 , 208 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2023 a. 12 .
History: 1985 a. 41 ; 1995 a. 56 ; 2007 a. 11 ; 2009 a. 28 ; 2011 a. 32 , 208 ; 2017 a. 59 ; 2023 a. 12 .
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