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                                             SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1907

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Wineberry, Jones and Lemmon)

Read first time 03/01/93.

Penalizing carriers that exceed estimates for moving household goods.

          AN ACT Relating to estimating charges for carrying household goods; adding a new section to chapter 81.80 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 81.80 RCW to read as follows:

          When a common carrier gives an estimate of charges for services in carrying household goods, the carrier will endeavor to accurately reflect the actual charges.  The carrier is subject to a monetary penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars per violation when the actual charges exceed the percentages allowed by the commission.  A customer is not required to pay more than the estimate when the actual charges exceed the estimate by the percentages allowed by the commission.

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