Driving and Handling Legal Matters

Traffic Laws/Driving Rules
Minnesota Drivers Manual

Wisconsin Motorists’ Handbook

Owning a Car-process of buying and selling
When selling a vehicle, each state requires you to transfer the title of your vehicle as soon as possible. If you sell a car and the new owner does not transfer a title, you could be held responsible for any fines that vehicle incurs so it is important to make sure the sale of the vehicle is done properly.

If you sell a vehicle registered to you, you must:

1. Complete the assignment and warranty on the certificate of title,
2. Complete the part of the title called “Notice of Sale”, including:
   1. stating the actual selling price,
   2. the buyer’s name, address and drivers license number, if any;
   3. the date of the sale, and;
   4. the true cumulative mileage registered on the odometer or that the actual mileage is unknown if the odometer reading is known by the transferor to be different from the true mileage.
3. Deliver the completed title to the buyer immediately when you deliver the vehicle, and;
4. Within 10 days (MN) or 30 days (WI) of the date of sale, seller shall report the sale to the Department of Transportation (DOT)

Please see more details guidelines for each state below.

Selling your Vehicle in Wisconsin

Requirement in Wisconsin to notify the state when you sell your vehicle to another individual

Selling your Vehicle in Minnesota