WSR 22-17-152

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed August 23, 2022, 4:45 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 308-96A-530 Veterans remembrance and military service award license plate emblems.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 46.01.110 Rule-making authority, 46.16A.220.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Amendments to WAC 308-96A-530 will provide greater clarity to the public by adding the prevent veteran suicide license plate emblem, enacted via the passage of HB 1181, to the list of other military license plate emblems, and differentiating between issuance requirements for this new emblem and other military emblems.

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: Internal review.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting George Price, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, phone 360-902-0120, email gprice@dol.wa.gov, website https://www.dol.wa.gov/about/vehiclerules.html.

August 23, 2022

Ellis Starrett

Rules and Policy Manager