PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Rule making is required to specify signatures that are required for vessel registration to include both in-state and out-of-state signatures of vessel owners on the registration.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-93-070.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 88.02.070 and 88.02.100.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-03-068 on January 17, 2007.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: March 27, 2007.
Mykel D. Gable
Assistant Director
Vehicle Services
OTS-9434.3
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-21-025, filed 10/9/06,
effective 11/9/06)
WAC 308-93-070
Application for certificate of
ownership/registration.
(1) When am I required to register my
vessel in Washington? Current out-of-state or out-of-country
registration will be recognized for a period of sixty days. On or before the sixty-first day, if Washington is to be the
principal state of use, you must apply for a Washington state
certificate of ownership and/or registration.
(2) What information must be supplied on an application to obtain a Washington vessel certificate of ownership and/or registration? Vessel owners applying for certificate of ownership and/or registration of a vessel must submit an application, which includes:
(a) ((Expiration date of the certificate of registration;
(b))) The name of each registered owner of the vessel and
if the vessel is subject to security interest, the name of
each ((secured party)) legal owner;
(((c))) (b) The mailing address ((that)) for one of the
registered owners ((regularly receives mail));
(((d))) (c) The mailing address of the first ((secured
party)) legal owner (lienholder);
(((e))) (d) The Washington registration number ((as
assigned));
(((f))) (e) Make and model year;
(((g))) (f) Length of vessel;
(((h))) (g) Type of power (gasoline, diesel, etc.);
(((i))) (h) Primary use (commercial, pleasure, etc.);
(((j))) (i) Primary method of propulsion (inboard, sail,
etc.);
(((k))) (j) Type of vessel (runabout, cabin, etc.);
(((l))) (k) Primary vessel construction (fiberglass,
wood, etc.);
(((m))) (l) County of moorage;
(((n))) (m) Hull identification number((, if one has been
assigned));
(((o))) (n) Latest purchase price and purchase year or,
if the vessel was not acquired by purchase, a declaration of
value and year of declaration;
(((p))) (o) The signature of all ((of the)) registered
owners.
For the purposes of this section, purchase price or declared value includes the vessel, vessel motor, or engine, and all other equipment and accessories, excluding a boat trailer, purchased or acquired in a single transaction;
(((q))) (p) United States Coast Guard ((document))
documentation number, if applicable.
(3) If my vessel is homemade, what information must be
supplied on an application for Washington certificate of
ownership? In addition to the information listed above in
subsection (2) of this section, upon original application for
certificate of ownership and/or registration of a homemade
vessel, the owner ((shall complete and sign a declaration of
value form. The owner's signature must be notarized/certified
in accordance with WAC 308-93-470)) must provide:
(a) Certificates of ownership to any vessels used in the construction of the homemade vessel; or
(b) Bills of sale from the previous registered owners (these must be notarized or certified);
(c) Bills of sale or invoices for materials or parts used in the construction of the homemade vessel;
(d) Declaration of Value (TD-420-737). This form is used to establish the value of the vessel;
(e) Vessel Data Form.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 88.02.070 and 88.02.100. 06-21-025, § 308-93-070, filed 10/9/06, effective 11/9/06; 01-08-021, § 308-93-070, filed 3/27/01, effective 4/27/01; 98-16-030, § 308-93-070, filed 7/29/98, effective 8/29/98. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110, 88.02.100, 46.10.040, 46.12.030, 46.16.040, 88.02.050 and 88.02.070. 96-04-004, § 308-93-070, filed 1/25/96, effective 2/25/96; 95-13-058, § 308-93-070, filed 6/19/95, effective 7/20/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.02.070 and [88.02].100. 93-14-082, § 308-93-070, filed 6/30/93, effective 7/31/93; 92-24-035, § 308-93-070, filed 11/25/92, effective 12/26/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.02.100 and 1991 c 339 § § 30 and 31. 92-03-075, § 308-93-070, filed 1/14/92, effective 2/14/92. Statutory Authority: 1985 c 258. 85-23-066 (Order TL-RG-19), § 308-93-070, filed 11/19/85. Statutory Authority: RCW 88.02.070 and 88.02.100. 84-13-086 (Order TL-RG-2), § 308-93-070, filed 6/21/84. Statutory Authority: 1983 c 7 § 20 and 1983 2nd ex.s. c 3 § 46. 83-23-076 (Order 736-DOL), § 308-93-070, filed 11/18/83.]