WSR 22-16-103

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed August 2, 2022, 4:33 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Update Title 308 WAC chapters to clarify business practices, procedures, and guidelines as it pertains to financial responsibility hearings.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 34.05.030 (2)(b) and 46.01.110 Rule-making authority. RCW 46.01.040(10) Powers, duties, and functions relating to motor vehicle laws vested in department.

[RCW 46.01.040](10) The administration of the laws relating to reciprocal or proportional registration of motor vehicles as provided in chapter 46.85 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Update procedures, guidelines, and language of the financial responsibility judgment hearings in align [alignment] with the intent of chapter 46.29 RCW.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Ellis Starrett, P.O. Box 9020, Olympia, WA 98507-9020, phone 360-902-3846, email rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov; or Miriam Norman, P.O. Box 9031, Olympia, WA 98507-9031, phone 360-634-5127, fax 360-570-4950, email Miriam.norman@dol.wa.gov,hearings@dol.wa.gov.

August 2, 2022

Ellis Starrett

Rules and Policy Manager