S-4526               _______________________________________________

                                         SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 4913

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Peterson and Granlund)

Read first time 2/7/86.

AN ACT Relating to agents of the county auditor; amending RCW 46.01.140; reenacting and amending RCW 46.01.140; and providing a contingent effective date.

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

        Sec. 1.  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, 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 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)) two dollars:  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. 2.  Section 12, chapter 380, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.01.140 are each 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 46.16.085, 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 46.16.085, 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)) two dollars:  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.