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SENATE BILL NO. 3601
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C 380 L 85
State of Washington 49th Legislature 1985 Regular Session
By Senators Guess, Hansen, Patterson, Peterson, Owen, Barr and Benitz
Read first time 2/5/85 and referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to apportionment of motor vehicle registration fee; amending RCW 46.16.060, 46.16.061, 46.16.070, 46.16.090, and 46.16.135; reenacting and amending RCW 46.01.140 and 46.68.030; adding new sections to chapter 46.16 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.68 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.44 RCW; creating a new chapter in Title 46 RCW; repealing RCW 46.16.115; prescribing penalties; and providing a contingent effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. This chapter applies to proportional registration and reciprocity granted under provisions of the International Registration Plan (IRP). Provisions and terms of the IRP shall prevail unless given a different meaning in this chapter or in rules adopted under the authority of this chapter. Beginning with the first registration year in which the state of Washington begins registering fleets under provisions of the IRP, registrants having a fleet of apportioned vehicles operating in two or more member jurisdictions may elect to proportionally register the vehicles of the fleet under the provisions of this chapter in lieu of full, proportional, or temporary registration as provided for in chapter 46.16, 46.85, or 46.88 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. Terms used in this chapter have the meaning given to them in the International Registration Plan, chapter 46.04 RCW, or as otherwise defined in this section. Definitions given to terms by the International Registration Plan shall prevail unless given a different meaning in this chapter.
(1) "Apportionable vehicle" has the meaning given by the IRP, except that it does not include vehicles with a declared gross weight of twelve thousand pounds or less. Apportionable vehicles include trucks, tractors, truck tractors, road tractors, buses, converter gears (auxiliary axles), trailers, semitrailers, and pole trailers, each as separate vehicles.
(2) "Declared combined gross vehicle weight" means the total unladen weight of any combination of vehicles plus the maximum load to be carried on that combination of vehicles as set by the registrant in the application and for which registration fees have been or are to be paid.
(3) "Declared gross vehicle weight" means the total unladen weight of any vehicle plus the maximum load to be carried on that vehicle as set by the registrant in the application and for which registration fees have been or are to be paid. In the case of a bus, auto stage, or a passenger-carrying for hire vehicle with a seating capacity of more than six, the maximum load may be determined by multiplying the average load factor of seventy-five pounds by the number of seats in the vehicle.
(4) "Department" means the department of licensing.
(5) "Registration year" means the twelve-month period during which the registration plates issued by the base jurisdiction are valid according to the laws of the base jurisdiction. The "registration year" for Washington is the period from January 1st through December 31st of each calendar year.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) When application to register an apportioned vehicle is made after March 31st of a registration year, the apportionable fees may be reduced by one-twelfth for each full registration month that has elapsed at the time a temporary authorization permit (TAP) was issued or if no TAP was issued, at such time as an application for registration is received in the department. The filing of any application with the department incurs liability for the fees and taxes applicable to the vehicles contained in the application. If the vehicle is being added to a currently registered fleet, the mileage percentage previously established for the fleet shall be used in the computation of the fees.
(2) A vehicle permanently withdrawn from service that was previously registered as part of a proportionally registered fleet may be deleted from the fleet by the registrant by submitting a supplemental application to the department. Upon receipt of the application and surrender of the original cab card and license plates of the vehicle, the unused portion of the fees paid for each full month of the registration year remaining shall be applied against liability of the registrant for license fees due in the remainder of the same registration year. If any such credit is less than fifteen dollars, no credit will be given. In no event is the amount subject to refund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Additional gross weight may be purchased for apportionable motor vehicles to the limits authorized under chapter 46.44 RCW. Reregistration at the higher gross weight (forty thousand pounds for a solo three-axle truck or eighty thousand pounds for a combination) for the balance of the registration year, including the full registration month in which the vehicle is licensed at the higher gross weight. The apportionable fee initially paid to the state of Washington, reduced for the number of full registration months the license was in effect, will be deducted from the total fee to be paid to this state for licensing at the higher gross weight for the balance of the registration year. No credit or refund will be given for a reduction of gross weight.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Each day the department shall forward to the state treasurer the fees collected under this chapter, and within ten days of the end of each registration quarter, a detailed report identifying the amount to be deposited to each account for which fees are required for the licensing of apportionable vehicles. Such fees shall be deposited pursuant to section 21 of this act, RCW 82.44.110, and section 22 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The apportionment of fees to member jurisdictions shall be in accordance with the provisions of the IRP agreement based on the apportionable fee multiplied by the mileage percentage for each jurisdiction in which the fleet will operate.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. Any trailer, semitrailer, converter gear (auxiliary axles), or pole trailer being pulled by a motor vehicle that is apportioned under the terms of this chapter shall display a valid vehicle license plate issued by the base jurisdiction and be registered in this state.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. Upon making satisfactory application and payment of fees for proportional registration under the IRP, the department shall issue to Washington-based fleets two distinctive license plates for each motor vehicle and one such plate for each trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or converter gear listed on the application. License plates shall be displayed on vehicles as required by RCW 46.16.240. The number and plate shall be of a design, size, and color determined by the department. The plates shall be treated with reflectorized material and clearly marked with the words "WASHINGTON" and "APPORTIONED," both words to appear in full and without abbreviation.
The vehicle license plates are not transferrable from vehicle to vehicle and shall be used only on the vehicle to which they are assigned by the department as long as they are legible or until such time as the department requires them to be removed and returned to the department. A distinctive tab or emblem of a design, size, and color determined by the department shall be affixed to the license plates as prescribed by the department to indicate the year for which the vehicle is registered. Renewals shall be effected by the issuance and display of such tab or emblem after making satisfactory application and payment of applicable fees and taxes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. To replace a vehicle license plate(s) due to the loss, defacement, or destruction of the plate(s) issued for an apportioned vehicle, the owner shall apply for new license plates on a form furnished by the department. The application, together with the cab card of the vehicle, shall be filed with the department. A fee of ten dollars for vehicles required to display two license plates or five dollars for vehicles required to display one license plate shall accompany the application. The department shall issue a new vehicle license plate(s) upon acceptance of the completed application form and the required replacement fee.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. The provisions of the International Registration Plan apply in all cases in which those provisions are not in conflict with this chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. The department shall enforce this chapter and may adopt and enforce reasonable rules pertaining to the administration and enforcement thereof.
Sec. 12. Section 46.08.100, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 1, chapter 26, Laws of 1983 and by section 1, chapter 77, Laws of 1983 and RCW 46.01.140 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
The county auditor, if appointed by the director of licensing shall carry out the provisions of this title relating to the licensing of vehicles and the issuance of vehicle license number plates under the direction and supervision of the director and may with the approval of the director appoint assistants as special deputies to accept applications and collect fees for vehicle licenses and transfers and to deliver vehicle license number plates.
At any time any application is made to the director, the county auditor, or other agent pursuant to any law dealing with licenses, registration, or the right to operate any vehicle upon the public highways of this state, excluding applicants already paying such fee under RCW 46.16.070 or section 16 of this act, the applicant shall pay to the director, county auditor, or other agent a fee of one dollar for each application in addition to any other fees required by law. Applicants for certificates of ownership, including applicants paying fees under RCW 46.16.070 or section 16 of this act, shall pay to the director, county auditor, or other agent a fee of three dollars in addition to any other fees required by law. These additional fees, if paid to the county auditor as agent of the director, or if paid to an agent of the county auditor, shall be paid to the county treasurer in the same manner as other fees collected by the county auditor and credited to the county current expense fund. If the fee is paid to another agent of the director, the fee shall be used by the agent to defray his expenses in handling the application: PROVIDED, That an agent of the county auditor is entitled to an additional service charge of one dollar and seventy-five cents: PROVIDED FURTHER, That if the fee is collected by the state patrol or the department of transportation, as agent for the director, the fee so collected shall be certified to the state treasurer and deposited to the credit of the motor vehicle fund. All such filing fees collected by the director or branches of his office shall be certified to the state treasurer and deposited to the credit of the highway safety fund.
Sec. 13. Section 46.16.060, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 8, chapter 342, Laws of 1981 and RCW 46.16.060 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except for
vehicles already so taxed in RCW 46.16.070 and section 16 of this act or as
otherwise specifically provided by law for the licensing of vehicles, there
shall be paid and collected annually for each registration year or fractional
part thereof and upon each vehicle a license fee of twenty-three dollars
or, if the vehicle was previously licensed in this state and has not been
registered in another jurisdiction in the intervening period, a renewal license
fee ((in the amounts specified in subsection (2) of this section, and)) of
nineteen dollars. The proceeds of such fees shall be distributed in
accordance with RCW 46.68.030 ((as now or hereafter amended: PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, That)). The fee for licensing each house-moving dolly
which is used exclusively for moving buildings or homes on the highway under
special permit as provided for in chapter 46.44 RCW((,)) shall be
twenty-five dollars, and no other fee shall be charged for the load
carried thereon.
(2) ((The
amounts of the vehicle license fee and renewal license fee shall be:
!tm3,1,2 !tj1!tcLicense!tcRenewal
!sc ,6Effective!sc
,1Date!tj1!tcFee!tcLicense!sc ,1Fee
!sc ,6Until!sc ,1July
1,!sc ,0011982!tj1!tc$13.40!tc$9.40
!sc ,6July!sc
,0011,!sc ,0011982!tj1!tc$23.00!tc$19.00
(3))) The department of licensing, county auditors, and
other authorized agents shall collect for any registration year any increase in
the fees authorized by this section for the months of that registration year in
which any such increase is effective in the same manner and at the same time as
such fees for that registration year would otherwise be collected as provided
by law.
Sec. 14. Section 40, chapter 3, Laws of 1963 ex. sess. as amended by section 49, chapter 7, Laws of 1984 and RCW 46.16.061 are each amended to read as follows:
In addition
to all other fees prescribed by law, ((there)) a fee of $.10
shall be paid for each motor vehicle ((the following amounts at the time of
the payment of the registration fee as provided by law:
@i2!tp1For each truck under 12,000 lbs. !w× !tr$!sc ,001.25
@i2For each truck over 12,000 lbs. and under 20,000 lbs. !w× !tr$!sc ,001.50
@i2For each truck over 20,000 lbs. !w× !tr$1.00
@i2For each trailer 4,000 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. !w× !tr$!sc ,001.25
@i2For each trailer 12,000 lbs. to 20,000 lbs. !w× !tr$!sc ,001.50
@i2For each trailer, semitrailer, or pole trailer over 20,000 lbs. !w× !tr$1.00
@i2For each diesel truck !w× !tr$2.00
@i2For each auto stage !w× !tr$1.00
@i2For each for hire vehicle over 4,000 lbs. !w× !tr$!sc ,001.50
@i2For each motor vehicle not otherwise taxed herein !w× !tr$!sc ,001.10))
!ix not otherwise taxed in RCW 46.16.070 or section 16 of this act.
The ((fees))
fee shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund, and shall be used by
the legislative transportation committee and the state department of
transportation to help defray the costs of special highway studies and other
studies as provided for by law and for other necessary expenses of the
committee.
Sec. 15. Section 46.16.070, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 1, chapter 64, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 46.16.070 are each amended to read as follows:
In ((addition
to)) lieu of all other vehicle licensing fees ((for the
licensing of vehicles)) and in addition to the excise tax prescribed in
chapter 82.44 RCW, there shall be paid and collected annually for each
motor truck, truck tractor, ((and)) road tractor, tractor, bus,
auto stage, or for hire vehicle with seating capacity of six or more,
based upon the ((maximum)) declared combined gross vehicle
weight or declared gross vehicle weight thereof, the following combined
licensing fees by such gross vehicle weight ((fees as indicated
in column A: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That in the case of each motor truck or truck
tractor which is propelled by steam, electricity, natural gas, or diesel oil
the fee shall be as provided in column B)):
@h0@p0!tm9,2,1,2!tj1!tc((A
!tj1!tcB@p1!w
@h2
@i4!tp9,2,1,2!tl!ss1!ir*,2
!ae0Up to 4,000 lbs.
!w× !tl$!sc ,0026.00 !tj1!tl$!sc ,0026.00
!sc ,0014,000 or more
and less than 6,000 lbs. !w× !tl$!sc ,00111.00 !tj1!tl$!sc ,00112.25
!sc ,0016,000 or more
and less than 8,000 lbs. !w× !tl$!sc ,00118.50 !tj1!tl$!sc ,00120.80
!sc ,0018,000 or more
and less than 10,000 lbs. !w× !tl$!sc ,00123.50 !tj1!tl$!sc ,00126.40
10,000 or more and
less than 12,000 lbs. !w× !tl$!sc ,00130.50 !tj1!tl$!sc ,00134.30
12,000 or more and
less than 14,000 lbs. !w× !tl$!sc ,00137.50 !tj1!tl$!sc ,00142.20
14,000 or more and
less than 16,000 lbs. !w× !tl$!sc ,00144.50 !tj1!tl$!sc ,00150.10
16,000 or more and
less than 18,000 lbs. !w× !tl$!sc ,00174.00 !tj1!tl$!sc ,00183.25
18,000 or more and
less than 20,000 lbs. !w× !tl$!sc ,00184.00 !tj1!tl$!sc ,00194.50
20,000 or more and
less than 22,000 lbs. !w× !tl$!sc ,00192.00 !tj1!tl$103.50
22,000 or more and
less than 24,000 lbs. !w× !tl$100.00 !tj1!tl$112.50
24,000 or more and
less than 26,000 lbs. !w× !tl$107.00 !tj1!tl$120.40
26,000 or more and
less than 28,000 lbs. !w× !tl$128.00 !tj1!tl$144.00
28,000 or more and
less than 30,000 lbs. !w× !tl$147.00 !tj1!tl$165.40
30,000 or more and
less than 32,000 lbs. !w× !tl$179.00 !tj1!tl$201.40
32,000 or more and
less than 34,000 lbs. !w× !tl$191.00 !tj1!tl$214.90
34,000 or more and
less than 36,000 lbs. !w× !tl$208.00 !tj1!tl$234.00
36,000 or more and
less than 38,000 lbs. !w× !tl$229.00 !tj1!tl$257.60
38,000 or more and
less than 40,000 lbs. !w× !tl$255.00 !tj1!tl$286.90
40,000 or more and
less than 42,000 lbs. !w× !tl$265.00 !tj1!tl$298.10
42,000 or more and
less than 44,000 lbs. !w× !tl$275.00 !tj1!tl$309.40
44,000 or more and
less than 46,000 lbs. !w× !tl$295.00 !tj1!tl$331.90
46,000 or more and
less than 48,000 lbs. !w× !tl$305.00 !tj1!tl$344.25
48,000 or more and
less than 50,000 lbs. !w× !tl$328.00 !tj1!tl$369.00
50,000 or more and
less than 52,000 lbs. !w× !tl$346.00 !tj1!tl$389.25
52,000 or more and
less than 54,000 lbs. !w× !tl$371.00 !tj1!tl$417.40
54,000 or more and
less than 56,000 lbs. !w× !tl$397.00 !tj1!tl$446.60
56,000 or more and
less than 58,000 lbs. !w× !tl$417.00 !tj1!tl$469.10
58,000 or more and
less than 60,000 lbs. !w× !tl$438.00 !tj1!tl$492.75
60,000 or more and
less than 62,000 lbs. !w× !tl$467.00 !tj1!tl$525.40
62,000 or more and
less than 64,000 lbs. !w× !tl$478.00 !tj1!tl$537.75
64,000 or more and
less than 66,000 lbs. !w× !tl$531.00 !tj1!tl$597.40
66,000 or more and
less than 68,000 lbs. !w× !tl$554.00 !tj1!tl$623.25
68,000 or more and
less than 70,000 lbs. !w× !tl$603.00 !tj1!tl$675.75
70,000 or more and
less than 72,000 lbs. !w× !tl$645.50 !tj1!tl$722.45
72,000 or more and
less than 74,000 lbs. !w× !tl$705.50 !tj1!tl$782.45
74,000 or more and less than 76,000 lbs. !w× !tl$773.00
!tj1!tl$849.95
76,000 or more and less than 78,000 lbs. !w× !tl$848.00
!tj1!tl$924.95
78,000 or more and less than 80,000 lbs. !w× !tl$923.00
!tj1!tl$999.95:))
!te@h3@p0 !tp1,1,1,1,1!tr4,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,00327.75
!tr6,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,00332.72
!tr8,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,00340.30
!tr10,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,00345.37
!tr12,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,00352.62
!tr14,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,00359.86
!tr16,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,00367.31
!tr18,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,00399.02
!tr20,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002109.94
!tr22,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002118.76
!tr24,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002127.95
!tr26,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002135.08
!tr28,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002158.66
!tr30,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002182.18
!tr32,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002218.78
!tr34,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002232.06
!tr36,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002251.39
!tr38,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002275.51
!tr40,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002314.99
!tr42,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002327.16
!tr44,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002334.02
!tr46,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002358.91
!tr48,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002374.19
!tr50,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002405.36
!tr52,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002426.45
!tr54,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002460.02
!tr56,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002485.21
!tr58,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002504.53
!tr60,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002537.29
!tr62,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002575.50
!tr64,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002588.75
!tr66,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002655.14
!tr68,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002682.99
!tr70,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002735.14
!tr72,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002785.36
!tr74,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002853.15
!tr76,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$!sc ,002922.05
!tr78,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$1,006.10
!tr80,000 lbs.!sc ,1!w×!tj2!tr$1,085.95!ix!te
The proceeds from such fees shall be distributed in accordance with section 21 of this act.
((PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, That)) Every motor truck ((except trucks not exceeding
5,000 pounds empty scale weight)) registered under chapter 46.16, 46.85,
or 46.88 RCW shall be licensed for not less than one hundred fifty percent
of its empty weight unless such an amount would be in excess of the legal
limits prescribed for such a vehicle in RCW 46.44.041, in which event
the vehicle shall be licensed for the maximum weight authorized for such a
vehicle.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. A new section is added to chapter 46.16 RCW to read as follows:
In lieu of all other fees for the licensing of the following listed vehicles in the state of Washington and in addition to the excise tax as prescribed in chapter 82.44 RCW, for each trailer and semitrailer not licensed under RCW 46.16.065 with an unladen weight exceeding two thousand pounds, and for every pole trailer and converter gear or auxiliary axle, there shall be paid and collected annually a license fee of thirty-five dollars. The proceeds from such fee shall be distributed in accordance with section 21 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. A new section is added to chapter 46.16 RCW to read as follows:
The transfer of license number plates, issued pursuant to this chapter, between two or more vehicles is a traffic infraction subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars. Any law enforcement agency that determines that a license number plate has been transferred between two or more vehicles shall confiscate the license number plates and return them to the department for nullification along with full details of the reasons for confiscation. Each vehicle identified in the transfer will be issued a new license number plate upon application by the owner or owners thereof and payment of the full fees and taxes.
Sec. 18. Section 46.16.090, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 45, chapter 136, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 46.16.090 are each amended to read as follows:
Motor
trucks ((or trailers)) may be specially licensed based on the ((maximum))
declared gross weight thereof for ((fifty percent of)) the
various amounts set forth in the schedule provided in RCW 46.16.070 less
twenty-two dollars; divide the difference by two and add twenty-two dollars,
when such ((trucks or trailers)) vehicles are owned and operated
by farmers, but only if the following condition or conditions exist:
(1) When
such ((trucks or trailers)) vehicles are to be used for the
transportation of such farmer's own farm, orchard, or dairy products from point
of production to market or warehouse, and of supplies to be used on his farm:
PROVIDED, That fish and forestry products shall not be considered as farm
products; and/or
(2) When
such ((trucks or trailers)) vehicles are to be used for the infrequent
or seasonal transportation by one such farmer for another farmer in his
neighborhood of products of the farm, orchard, or dairy owned by such other
farmer from point of production to market or warehouse, or supplies to be used
on such other farm, but only if such transportation for another farmer is for
compensation other than money: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That farmers shall be
permitted an allowance of an additional eight thousand pounds, within the legal
limits, on ((motor trucks or trailers)) such vehicles, when used
in the transportation of such farmer's own farm machinery between his own farm
or farms and for a distance of not more than thirty-five miles from his farm or
farms.
The
department shall prepare a special form of application to be used by farmers
applying for licenses under this section, which form shall contain a statement
to the effect that the vehicle ((or trailer)) concerned will be used
subject to the limitations of this section. The department shall prepare
special insignia which shall be placed upon all such vehicles ((or trailers))
to indicate that the vehicle ((or trailer)) is specially licensed, or
may, in its discretion, substitute a special license plate for such ((vehicles
or trailers)) vehicle for such designation.
Operation
of such a specially licensed vehicle ((or trailer)) in transportation
upon public highways in violation of the limitations of this section is a
traffic infraction.
Sec. 19. Section 46.16.135, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 46, chapter 136, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 46.16.135 are each amended to read as follows:
((Tonnage))
The combined annual vehicle licensing fees as provided in RCW 46.16.070
for any motor vehicle or combination of vehicles having a declared gross
weight in excess of twelve thousand pounds ((or more)) may be ((purchased))
paid for any full registration month or months at one-twelfth of the
usual annual ((tonnage)) fee plus two dollars, this sum to be
multiplied by the number of full months for which ((tonnage is purchased))
the fees are paid. An additional fee of two dollars shall be charged by
the director each time ((tonnage)) a license fee is ((purchased))
paid. The director ((is authorized to establish)) may adopt
rules ((and regulations relative to)) on the issuance and display
of certificates or insignia.
Operation of a
vehicle licensed under the provisions of this section by any person upon the
public highways after the expiration of the monthly ((tonnage))
license((,)) is a traffic infraction, and in addition the person shall
be required to ((purchase a tonnage)) pay a license fee
for the vehicle involved ((at the fee)) covering an entire registration
year's operation ((thereof)), less the fees for any registration month
or months of the registration year already paid. If, within five days, no ((tonnage))
license fee for a full registration year has been ((purchased)) paid
as required aforesaid, the Washington state patrol, county sheriff, or city
police shall impound such vehicle in such manner as may be directed for such
cases by the chief of the Washington state patrol, until such requirement is
met.
Sec. 20. Section 46.68.030, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 122, chapter 3, Laws of 1983 and by section 23, chapter 15, Laws of 1983 and RCW 46.68.030 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
Except for proceeds from fees for vehicle licensing for vehicles paying such fees under RCW 46.16.070 and section 16 of this act, all fees received by the director for vehicle licenses under the provisions of chapter 46.16 RCW shall be forwarded to the state treasurer, accompanied by a proper identifying detailed report, and be by him deposited to the credit of the motor vehicle fund, except that the proceeds from the vehicle license fee and renewal license fee shall be deposited by the state treasurer as hereinafter provided. After July 1, 1981, that portion of each vehicle license fee in excess of $7.40 and that portion of each renewal license fee in excess of $3.40 shall be deposited in the state patrol highway account in the motor vehicle fund, hereby created. Vehicle license fees, renewal license fees, and all other funds in the state patrol highway account shall be for the sole use of the Washington state patrol for highway activities of the Washington state patrol, subject to proper appropriations and reappropriations therefor, for any fiscal biennium after June 30, 1981, and twenty-seven and three-tenths percent of the proceeds from $7.40 of each vehicle license fee and $3.40 of each renewal license fee shall be deposited each biennium in the Puget Sound ferry operations account to partially finance, together with other funds in the account, any budgeted state ferry system maintenance and operating deficit for that biennium. The deficit shall be calculated by subtracting from total costs the sum of all unappropriated funds available to the state ferry system, including revenues from tolls that are adjusted by the transportation commission. Any remaining amounts of vehicle license fees and renewal license fees that are not deposited in the Puget Sound ferry operations account shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 21. A new section is added to chapter 46.68 RCW to read as follows:
All proceeds from combined vehicle licensing fees received by the director for vehicles licensed under RCW 46.16.070 and section 16 of this act shall be forwarded to the state treasurer to be distributed into accounts according to the following method:
(1) 34.644 percent, representing the vehicle licensing fee, shall be distributed according to the following formula:
(a) 76.772 percent shall be deposited into the state patrol highway account of the motor vehicle fund;
(b) 6.348 percent shall be deposited into the Puget Sound ferry operations account of the motor vehicle fund;
(c) 16.880 percent shall be deposited into the motor vehicle fund.
(2) The sum of one dollar for each vehicle shall be deposited into the highway safety fund, except that for each vehicle registered by a county auditor or agent to a county auditor pursuant to RCW 46.01.140, the sum of one dollar shall be credited to the current county expense fund.
(3) The remaining proceeds, representing the gross vehicle weight fee, identification fee, special fee, minimum fee, and application fee, shall be deposited into the motor vehicle fund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 22. A new section is added to chapter 82.44 RCW to read as follows:
For each IRP jurisdiction that cannot report to the director the sums of dollars that are collected for the motor vehicle excise tax pursuant to chapter 82.44 RCW separately from other vehicle licensing fees pursuant to RCW 46.16.070 and section 16 of this act, the director shall compute such amount of equivalent fee or motor vehicle excise tax by determining, from the IRP vehicle registration recap information forwarded to the director by such jurisdiction, the proportionate amount that such tax represents of the total sum of fees and taxes collected by such jurisdiction. Each percentage so computed shall then be applied to future sums of collected fees and taxes forwarded by such jurisdiction, the result of which shall be distributed pursuant to RCW 82.44.110, until such time as such jurisdiction begins reporting excise tax amounts separately from other vehicle licensing fees.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 23. Sections 1 through 11 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 46 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. Section 15, chapter 170, Laws of 1969 ex. sess., section 4, chapter 150, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess., section 2, chapter 64, Laws of 1975-'76 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 46.16.115 are each repealed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. This act shall take effect on January 1st of the year following the year in which the state of Washington becomes a member of the International Registration Plan. The director of the department of licensing may immediately take such steps as are necessary to insure that this act is implemented on its effective date.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 26. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.