BILL REQ. #:  H-1744.3 

Read first time 02/25/11.   Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

     AN ACT Relating to the display of Washington state license plates; adding a new section to chapter 46.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.16A RCW; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 46.16 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) A member of an Indian tribe who owns a vehicle that does not meet the requirements of RCW 46.16.022, and who operates the vehicle outside of Indian country, must display license plates or decals assigned by the department and pay all required vehicle license fees. A violation of this subsection is a traffic infraction and is subject to the penalty in RCW 46.16.010 and the immediate impoundment of the vehicle. The vehicle may be redeemed upon payment of the penalty. All fines collected under this section must be deposited in the motor vehicle fund created under RCW 46.68.070 and used for road maintenance.
     (2) This section expires July 1, 2011.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 46.16A RCW to read as follows:
     A member of an Indian tribe who owns a vehicle that does not meet the requirements of RCW 46.16A.175, and who operates the vehicle outside of Indian country, must display license plates or decals assigned by the department and pay all required vehicle license fees. A violation of this subsection is a traffic infraction and is subject to the penalty in RCW 46.16A.030 and the immediate impoundment of the vehicle. The vehicle may be redeemed upon payment of the penalty. All fines collected under this section must be deposited in the motor vehicle fund created under RCW 46.68.070 and used for road maintenance.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   Section 1 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   Section 2 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 2011.