WSR 14-20-101 PERMANENT RULES DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING [Filed September 30, 2014, 10:21 a.m., effective October 31, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Amends WAC 308-10-010 to add a definition for "legitimate businesses" for purposes of releasing lists of vehicle owners under RCW 46.12.630. A recent amendment to RCW 46.12.630 (section 1, chapter 79, Laws of 2014) authorizes the release of lists of vehicle owners to "legitimate businesses as defined by the department in rule."
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-10-010.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.01.110 and 46.12.630.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-17-046 on August 14, 2014.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: September 30, 2014.
Damon Monroe
Rules Coordinator
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 10-10-040, filed 4/27/10, effective 5/28/10)
WAC 308-10-010 Definitions.
(1) The definitions set forth in RCW 42.56.010 shall apply to this chapter.
(2) (("Designee" is a department employee authorized by the public records officer to receive and respond to a public records request.
(3))) "Commercial purpose" means using or intending to use information for the purpose of facilitating a profit expecting business activity.
(3) The "department of licensing" is the agency created pursuant to chapter 46.01 RCW. The department of licensing shall hereinafter be referred to as the department. Where appropriate, the term department also refers to the staff and employees of the department of licensing.
(4) "Designee" is a department employee authorized by the public records officer to receive and respond to a public records request.
(5) "Director" means the director of the department of licensing as appointed by the governor.
(((5) "Listing (list)" means an item-by-item series of names, figures, words or numbers written or printed one after the other.))
(6) "Individual" means a natural person.
(7) (("Commercial purpose" means using or intending to use information for the purpose of facilitating a profit expecting business activity.
(8))) "Legitimate business," for purposes of RCW 46.12.630, means a company with a valid and unexpired business license that is:
(a) A licensed Washington business; or
(b) Not required to be licensed in this state, but has a federal employer identification number, federal tax number, or uniform business identifier (UBI).
(8) "Listing (list)" means an item-by-item series of names, figures, words, or numbers written or printed one after the other.
(9) "Profession" when applied to department records, or the release of department record information, means any state regulated business, profession or occupation administered by the assistant director, business and professions division.
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