WSR 24-08-027

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed March 26, 2024, 9:14 a.m., effective April 26, 2024]

Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

Purpose: The department of licensing is removing the requirement for firearm dealers to charge a fee for semiautomatic assault rifle purchases. This change is pursuant to HB 1143, passed during the 2023 legislative session, which now allows firearms dealers to charge a background check fee for the secure automated firearm e-check system run by the Washington state patrol.

Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending [repealing] WAC 308-500-010 Semiautomatic assault rifle fee.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 9.41.090 (7)(a) Dealer deliveries regulated—Hold on deliver—Fees authorized, and 43.43.580 (4)(a) Firearms background check unit—Automated firearms background check system—Fee.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-03-165 on January 24, 2024.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 1.

Date Adopted: March 26, 2024.

Ellis Starrett

Rules and Policy Manager

OTS-5099.1

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: