Form MV2300, Statement of transfer of vehicles to a surviving spouse, domestic partner or heir – Wisconsin

Form MV2300, Statement of transfer of vehicles to a surviving spouse, domestic partner or heir, printed on the form as "Statement of Transfer of Vehicles to or by a Surviving Family Member, Domestic Partner, or Heir," is the Wisconsin DMV statement for moving a decedent's vehicle title to a qualifying survivor or heir.

The form cites Wis. Stat. §§ 342.14(3), 342.14(3m), 342.17(4)(b) and 867.03. It is issued by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and carries the revision date 7/2024.

The form has three sections. Section A identifies the vehicle (year, make, model, color, VIN, maximum vehicle value) and the decedent (name and date of death), and asks you to check whether you are transferring the vehicle to yourself or to someone else. Section B identifies the surviving family member, domestic partner or heir and their relationship to the decedent. Section C does the same for an additional person. Two signature blocks follow: one for a surviving spouse or domestic partner and one for any other surviving family member or heir.

The MV2300 does not replace other paperwork. It is submitted with the Wisconsin Certificate of Title, the Title & License Plate Application (MV1), fees and a lien release if applicable. The form states that it is the applicant's responsibility to decide whether they qualify to use it.

Surviving family members and heirs of a person who owned a vehicle with a current Wisconsin title use this form. The instructions printed on the form list three situations:

• a surviving family member or heir transferring the vehicle from the decedent to themselves, with or without a co-owner;
• a surviving family member or heir transferring the vehicle from the decedent to another owner;
• a surviving family member or heir applying for a replacement title for a vehicle with a current Wisconsin title in the decedent's name.

The relationships listed on the form are spouse, domestic partner (as defined in Wis. Stat. § 770.01), parent, stepparent, grandparent, child, stepchild, grandchild, sibling, and the spouse of any of those relatives. Anyone who is none of these checks None of the above (Heir).

Wisconsin DMV waives the title transfer fee and the replacement title fee, and transfers existing plates and registration, only if every owner on the new title is a Wisconsin resident and is related to the decedent in one of the listed ways. If any owner is not, the title fee applies, and an heir must pay it even when another owner qualifies.

The form tells you to determine for yourself whether you qualify, and points to the Wisconsin DMV surviving-family page for eligibility details.

The MV2300 is used when a vehicle titled in a decedent's name is being retitled to a survivor or heir, or when a replacement title is needed for such a vehicle. It has no due date of its own printed on it: it travels with the title application, MV1, and is submitted whenever that application is made.

If the title is lost, the replacement title application, MV2119, goes in with the same package. If the lender holds the title, contact the lien holder first to obtain the title and, where applicable, the lien release, since both are part of the package.

If more than two new owners will be on the title, complete additional MV2300 forms as needed. For any deadline that applies to titling a vehicle after a death, check with Wisconsin DMV.

The form is submitted to Wisconsin DMV as part of a title package; it prints no mailing address, portal or office of its own. Assemble these items:

• This form, MV2300, signed by the surviving family member, domestic partner or heir. Add copies of the form if more than two new owners will be on the title.
• Title and License Plate Application, form MV1.
• The Wisconsin Certificate of Title and a lien release if applicable.
• Applicable fees, if any. The form says the title fee is waived for qualifying surviving family members and is required for others; contact Wisconsin DMV for current amounts.
• Form MV2119 (Replacement Title Application) if the title is lost, signed by the person authorized to apply for the decedent.

When you transfer the vehicle to someone else, the new owner submits the form, MV1 and the fees. Where the transaction needs an odometer reading, an MV2488 may also be required.

Where to deliver the package is not printed on the form. Wisconsin DMV publishes eligibility information at https://wisconsindot.gov/pages/dmv/vehicles/title-plates/surviving.aspx and lists its forms on its website at wisconsindmv.gov. FillingPDF lets you fill out and download the PDF; submission follows Wisconsin DMV's channels.