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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2053

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Hatfield, Hankins, Scott, Skinner, Edwards, Cooper, K. Schmidt, Haigh, Mielke, Schindler, G. Chandler, McDonald, Hurst, Fortunato, Fisher, Ogden, Ruderman and Miloscia)

Read first time 03/04/1999.

Allowing credit card payment of vehicle registration fees.

    AN ACT Relating to vehicle and vessel titling and registration fees; and adding a new section to chapter 46.01 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 46.01 RCW to read as follows:

    The department may adopt necessary rules and procedures to allow use of credit and debit cards for payment of fees and excise taxes to the department and its agents or subagents related to vehicle and vessel titling and registration.  The department may establish a convenience fee to be paid by the credit or debit card user whenever a credit or debit card is chosen as the payment method.  The fee must be sufficient to offset the charges imposed on the department and its agents and subagents by credit and debit card companies.

    The use of a personal credit card does not rely upon the credit of the state as prohibited by Article VIII, section 5 of the state Constitution.

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