PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Rule making is a result to correct language in these rules to comply with the way the department does business.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-88-020 and 308-96A-180.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.01.110.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 06-22-058 on October 30, 2006.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: January 2, 2007.
Elizabeth A. Luce
Director
OTS-9326.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-01-162, filed 12/22/03,
effective 1/22/04)
WAC 308-88-020
Application and registration of rental
vehicle businesses.
(1) What is required to become a rental
vehicle business?
(a) Applicants must apply for a rental vehicle business
license by submitting a completed master ((license)) business
application to the department of licensing's master license
service.
(b) A separate master ((license)) business application
must be filed for each place of business operated as a rental
vehicle business. For the purposes of this section, "place of
business" means a physical location at which arrangements to
rent a rental vehicle may be made.
(c) Businesses operating in the form of a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or similar form of legal entity must register their legal entity through the office of the secretary of state before applying for a rental vehicle business license.
(2) What will I receive as proof that I qualified as a vehicle rental business? A rental vehicle business registration number will be issued to your business and displayed on the master license.
(3) Can I transfer my business registration number to
another company? No. The rental vehicle business
registration number issued through the master license service
is not assignable or transferable, and is valid only for the
rental vehicle business to which the registration number
(R-number) was issued ((to)).
((Rental vehicles must be registered in Washington
unless:
(a) Rented by a customer at a location outside of the state of Washington;
(b) The vehicle was dropped off at a Washington rental vehicle business by its previous renter and is being rented for a one-way trip out of Washington; or
(c) The vehicle is part of a properly registered International Registration Plan (IRP) rental vehicle business fleet.
(4) Does the current certificate of registration issued by the department need to be carried in the rental vehicle? A photocopy of the current certificate of registration may be carried in a rental vehicle in lieu of the original certificate of registration.
(5) Who may operate a rental vehicle? Rental vehicles may only be used by rental customers, unless the rental vehicle is being moved by the business to another business site, to or from maintenance or repair facilities, or for testing purposes.
(6) What does a rental vehicle business do when they remove a rental vehicle from their fleet? The rental vehicle business may submit a vehicle seller's report of sale that protects the seller of a vehicle from certain criminal and civil liabilities arising from use of the vehicle by another person after the vehicle has been sold or change in ownership has occurred.))
[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110. 04-01-162, § 308-88-020, filed 12/22/03, effective 1/22/04; 00-06-024, § 308-88-020, filed 2/23/00, effective 3/25/00. Statutory Authority: ESHB 2964, § 7(9). 93-01-066, § 308-88-020, filed 12/11/92, effective 1/11/93.]
OTS-9327.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 04-01-162, filed 12/22/03,
effective 1/22/04)
WAC 308-96A-180
Registration of rental vehicles.
(1)
What is a rental vehicle?
A rental vehicle is defined in RCW 46.04.465.
(2) Who registers a rental vehicle?
Any Washington vehicle licensing office registers rental vehicles.
(3) How will I register my rental vehicles?
Annual renewal of rental vehicle registration may be processed through any Washington vehicle licensing office or by mail by meeting the qualifications and paying the appropriate fees. The rental vehicle business registration number must be included on the vehicle registration. The name of the legal or registered owner on a rental vehicle registration must be identical to the business name displayed on the master license.
(4) Do rental vehicles operated in Washington need to be registered in Washington?
Rental vehicles must be registered in Washington unless:
(a) Rented by a customer at a location outside of the state of Washington; or
(b) The vehicle was dropped off at a Washington rental vehicle business by its previous renter and is being rented for a one-way trip out of Washington; or
(c) The vehicle is part of a properly registered International Registration Plan (IRP) rental vehicle business fleet.
(5) Does the current certificate of registration issued by the department need to be carried in the rental vehicle?
A photocopy of the current certificate of registration may be carried in a rental vehicle in lieu of the original certificate of registration.
(6) Who may operate a rental vehicle?
Rental vehicles may only be used by rental customers, unless the rental vehicle is being moved by the business to another business site, to or from maintenance or repair facilities, or for testing purposes.
(7) What does a rental vehicle business do when they remove a rental vehicle from their fleet?
The rental vehicle business may submit a vehicle seller's report of sale that protects the seller of a vehicle from certain criminal and civil liabilities arising from use of the vehicle by another person after the vehicle has been sold or a change in ownership has occurred.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110. 04-01-162, § 308-96A-180, filed 12/22/03, effective 1/22/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110, 46.16.135, 46.46.16.225 [46.16.225], 46.16.490 and 46.16.276. 98-19-075, § 308-96A-180, filed 9/21/98, effective 10/22/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110 and 46.87.023. 95-15-028, § 308-96A-180, filed 7/11/95 effective 8/11/95.]