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HOUSE BILL NO. 1482
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C 071 L 86
State of Washington 49th Legislature 1986 Regular Session
By Representatives Walk, J. Williams, Zellinsky, Schmidt and P. King; by request of Department of Licensing
Read first time 1/15/86 and referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to watercraft; and adding a new section to chapter 88.02 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 88.02 RCW to read as follows:
(1) If a certificate of title, a certificate of registration, or a pair of decals is lost, stolen, mutilated, or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first priority secured party or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner named in the certificate, as shown by the records of the department, shall promptly apply for and may obtain a duplicate certificate or replacement decals upon payment of one dollar and furnishing information satisfactory to the department.
(a) An application for a duplicate certificate of title shall be accompanied by an affidavit of loss or destruction in a form approved by the department and signed by the first secured party or, if none, the owner or legal representative of the owner.
(b) An application for a duplicate certificate of registration or replacement decals shall be accompanied by an affidavit of loss or destruction in a form approved by the department and signed by the registered owner or legal representative of the owner.
(2) The duplicate certificate of title or registration shall contain the legend, "This is a duplicate certificate." It shall be mailed to the first priority secured party named in it or, if none, to the owner.
(3) A person recovering an original certificate of title, certificate of registration, or decal for which a duplicate or replacement has been issued shall promptly surrender the original to the department.