WSR 18-11-026

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed May 7, 2018, 10:01 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Bump-fire stock buy-back program.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: ESB 5992 and chapter 43.43 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: ESB 5992 requires the Washington state patrol (WSP) to adopt rules to implement the bump-fire stock buy-back program, allowing a person in possession of a bump-fire stock to relinquish the device to WSP in exchange for a monetary payment.

Process for Developing New Rule: WSP welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, WSP will file a proposed rule making (CR-102) with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to anyone who requests a copy.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kimberly Mathis, 106 11th Avenue S.W., phone 360-596-4017, email Kimberly.mathis@wsp.wa.gov, web site wsp.wa.gov/rules-development/.

John R. Batiste

Chief