Section Trans 149.06 - Place and procedure for inspection(1) INSPECTION SITES. The site and times of inspections shall be determined by the law enforcement agency employing the inspector. The agency may require an applicant to provide a site that is equipped with a hoist or pit for conducting an inspection.(2) ACCESS TO INSPECTION AREA RESTRICTED. Only the certified inspector, a person designated by the department or a person assisting the inspector at the inspector's request may be present in the inspection area during an inspection. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a law enforcement agency from conducting inspections at a site, such as a municipal garage, where other law enforcement officers or other employees of the law enforcement agency may be present in the routine course of their duties and outside the immediate area of the inspection. An applicant or agent may not enter the inspection area or view the inspection except to remove parts of the vehicle at the direction of the inspector or, at the inspector's request, to be advised of the reasons a vehicle will not pass inspection.(3) REMOVAL OF PARTS. During the inspection, such vehicle parts as the inspector deems necessary shall be removed in order to allow examination of safety equipment or identifying numbers on the vehicle and its major parts. Parts may be removed by the inspector or by the applicant or agent at the inspector's direction. Identifying numbers include, but are not limited to:(a) The vehicle identification number.(c) The transmission number.(4) GROUNDS FOR FAILING INSPECTION. The vehicle shall fail the inspection if: (a) The vehicle is not in compliance with the equipment provisions of ch. 347, Stats., ch. Trans 305, or federal motor vehicle safety standards established under the national traffic and motor vehicle safety act, 15 USC 1381, et seq., or the regulations promulgated thereunder in 49 CFR part 571. Noncompliance includes, but is not limited to, any device or element of a vehicle required by the above regulations being rendered inoperative or defective, or being removed from the vehicle;(b) The vehicle or any part of the vehicle is stolen or if the applicant's ownership of any major part of the vehicle cannot be verified; or(c) The vehicle contains any major parts which were not part of the vehicle described in the certificate of title and for which the applicant does not have a bill of sale meeting the requirements of s. Trans 149.05(5).(d) The vehicle or any part of the vehicle contains a vehicle identification number that has been altered, removed or obliterated.(5) DUTIES OF INSPECTOR.(a)Complete inspection. The inspector shall make a complete inspection of the vehicle, even if a reason for failing the vehicle is discovered. The inspector shall provide the applicant with a brief description of each reason the vehicle is not acceptable. Failure of the inspector to note any defect in the vehicle shall not prevent the use of that defect as a reason for failing the vehicle in any subsequent inspection.(b)Discovery of stolen vehicle. Notwithstanding par. (a), if the inspector identifies a vehicle or a part of the vehicle as stolen, the inspection need not proceed further.(c)Impoundment. If the vehicle or a part of the vehicle is determined to be stolen, or any vehicle identification number has been altered, removed or obliterated, the inspector may seize the vehicle or part of the vehicle in accordance with ss. 968.10 and 968.11(4), or 342.30(4) (a), Stats.(6) CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION. A certificate of inspection shall be completed for each vehicle inspection and shall include all of the following: (a) The applicant's full name.(b) The applicant's complete address.(c) The signature of the applicant if the applicant is present at the inspection site, or the signature of the agent representing the applicant at the inspection site.(d) The inspector's name.(e) The inspector's badge number, or if the inspector is not a law enforcement officer, the department-assigned inspector identifying number.(f) The number of the inspector's employing agency.(g) A description of the vehicle being inspected, including the vehicle year, make and model.(h) The public vehicle identification number, any secondary vehicle identification numbers inspected, the engine and transmission vehicle identification numbers, if inspected, and the identification numbers of each major part of the vehicle that is inspected or that has been replaced. Note: This does not require the inspector to reveal the location of a secondary vehicle identification number.
(i) An indication that the inspector has checked available stolen auto and auto parts databases for the vehicle and major parts being inspected and concluded that neither the parts nor the vehicle are stolen.(j) The date of the inspection.(k) A statement as to whether the vehicle passed inspection and, if the vehicle did not pass inspection, a short statement of each reason the vehicle did not pass inspection.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Transportation Trans 149.06
Cr. Register, December, 1994, No. 468, eff. 1-1-95; am. (4) (a), Register, February, 1996, No. 482, eff. 3-1-96.The forms identified in this section are MV 4060, Certificate of Inspection, MV-1, Application for Title/Registration; Certificate of Inspection; and MV-2673, Repaired Salvage Vehicle Major Parts Statement. The forms may be obtained from the Department of Transportation, Document and Map Sales, 3617 Pierstorff Street, P.O. Box 7713, Madison, WI 53704.