Wisconsin car insurance statutes
Every figure on the Wisconsin pages comes from a numbered section of Wisconsin law or from the agency that administers it. This is the whole list — 12 laws and 10 agency pages — so you can go straight to the section you need, or check what we read before we wrote a number down.
Statutes and session laws
- Wis. Stat. § 341.40(2)read September 22, 2026
vehicle becomes subject to registration on moving to Wisconsin
Used on moving here
- Wis. Stat. § 343.21(1)read September 22, 2026
Operator's license fees
Used on sr-22, coverage lapse
- Wis. Stat. § 343.38read September 22, 2026
Reinstatement after revocation, suspension, cancellation, or disqualification
Used on sr-22
- Wis. Stat. § 344.14read September 22, 2026
Suspension for failure to deposit security; impoundment of vehicle
Used on driving uninsured
- Wis. Stat. § 344.33read September 22, 2026
"Motor vehicle liability policy" defined
Used on minimum coverage
- Wis. Stat. § 344.40read September 22, 2026
Revocation or suspension for failure to maintain proof
Used on coverage lapse
- Wis. Stat. § 344.62read September 22, 2026
Motor vehicle liability insurance required
Used on coverage lapse
- Wis. Stat. § 344.65read September 22, 2026
Violations (motor vehicle liability insurance)
Used on driving uninsured, coverage lapse
- Wis. Stat. § 346.70read September 22, 2026
Duty to report accident
Used on crash reporting
- Wis. Stat. § 632.32(4), (4m)read September 22, 2026
Required uninsured motorist and medical payments coverages; underinsured motorist coverage
Used on minimum coverage
- Wis. Stat. § 895.045read September 22, 2026
Contributory negligence
Used on fault system
- Wis. Stat. §§ 344.29–344.40read September 22, 2026
Proof of financial responsibility for the future
Used on sr-22
Agency pages and forms
Used where the law leaves a detail to the agency — a form name, a fee set by order, a deadline published rather than enacted. Where a statute and an agency page disagree, the state page says so.
- Wisconsin DMVread September 22, 2026
Minimum insurance requirements
Used on minimum coverage
- Wisconsin DMVread September 22, 2026
SR22 Certificate (proof of insurance/financial responsibility)
Used on sr-22
- Wisconsin DMVread September 22, 2026
Fees
Used on sr-22, coverage lapse
- Wisconsin DMVread September 22, 2026
Safety responsibility law: Uninsured motorists
Used on driving uninsured
- Wisconsin DMVread September 22, 2026
New residents
Used on moving here
- Wisconsin DMVread September 22, 2026
Change your out-of-state driver license to Wisconsin's
Used on moving here
- Wisconsin DMVread September 22, 2026
Emission test
Used on moving here
- Wisconsin Legislative Councilread September 22, 2026
Issue Brief: Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance (April 2024)
Used on driving uninsured
- Wisconsin OCIread September 22, 2026
Consumer's Guide to Auto Insurance (PI-057, rev. 07/2025)
Used on minimum coverage, fault system
- WisDOTread September 22, 2026
Report Your Crash card
Used on crash reporting