Wisconsin

For Wisconsin, time to count as abandoned on private property is more than 48 hours in cities of the 1st class and, in other cities, villages and towns, a period set by the governing body thereof; statutory citation is 342.40, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

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What the source says

342.40 Vehicle abandonment prohibited; removal; disposal. <https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/342.40(1c)> 342.40(1c) (1c) In this section, “owner” includes the lessee of a vehicle if the vehicle is registered, or required to be registered, by the lessee under ch. <https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/ch.%20341> 341 . <https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/342.40(1m)> 342.40(1m) (1m) No person shall leave unattended any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or mobile home on any public highway or private or public property, for such time and under such circumstances as to cause the vehicle to reasonably appear to have been abandoned. Except as otherwise provided in this section, whenever any vehicle has been left unattended without the permission of the property owner for more than 48 hours in cities of the 1st class and, in other cities, villages and towns, a period set by the governing body thereof, the vehicle is deemed abandoned and constitutes a public nuisance. A motor vehicle shall not be considered an abandoned motor vehicle when it is out of ordinary public view, or when designated as not abandoned by a duly authorized municipal or county official pursuant to municipal or county ordinance.

— docs.legis.wisconsin.gov, retrieved 2026-08-18

Source

• docs.legis.wisconsin.govhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/342.40

Last verified against source: 2026-08-18. Due for re-check by 2027-08-18. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.