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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 938

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Patrick, K. Wilson, Hankins, Betrozoff, Zellinsky and May

 

 

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

 


AN ACT Relating to motor vehicles; and amending RCW 46.16.006.

 

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

 

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 118, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 27, Laws of 1983 and RCW 46.16.006 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) The term "registration year" for the purposes of chapters 46.16, 82.44, and 82.50 RCW means the effective period of a vehicle license issued by the department.  Such year commences at 12:01 a.m. on the date of the calendar year designated by the department and ends at 12:01 a.m. on the same date of the next succeeding calendar year.  If a vehicle license previously issued in this state has been expired for more than thirty days and is renewed with a different registered owner, a new registration year is deemed to commence upon the date the expired license is renewed in order that the renewed license be useable for a full twelve-month period.  Similarly, the registration year of a new motor vehicle is deemed to commence on the date on which the purchaser takes delivery of the vehicle.

          (2) Each registration year may be divided into twelve registration months.  Each registration month commences on the day numerically corresponding to the day of the calendar month on which the registration year begins, and terminates on the numerically corresponding day of the next succeeding calendar month.

          (3) Where the term "last day of the month" is used in chapters 46.16, 82.44, and 82.50 RCW in lieu of a specified day of any calendar month it means the last day of such calendar month or months irrespective of the numerical designation of that day.

           (4) If the final day of a registration year or month falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, such period extends through the end of the next business day.