WSR 25-01-049
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
[Filed December 11, 2024, 8:12 a.m., effective January 1, 2025]
Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2025.
Other Findings Required by Other Provisions of Law as Precondition to Adoption or Effectiveness of Rule: SB 5800 passed during the 2024 legislative session requires a January 1, 2025, effective date for the provisions implemented by this rule making, which satisfies RCW 34.05.380 (3)(a).
Purpose: Effective January 1, 2025, SB 5800 will allow a "responsible adult" to sign on behalf of a minor for their driver's license application and/or motorcycle endorsement. This rule making will codify changes made during the 2024 legislative session.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-104-014 Application for driver's license or identicard.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: SB 5800 and RCW 46.01.110 Rule-making authority.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 24-20-141 on October 2, 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Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 11, 2024.
Ellis Starrett
Rules and Policy Manager
OTS-5845.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 21-02-030, filed 12/28/20, effective 1/28/21)
WAC 308-104-014Application for driver's license or identicard.
A person applying for a driver's license, instruction permit, or identification card must provide the following information:
(1)(a) The person's full name, current mailing and Washington residential address, and telephone number;
(b) A person applying for an identicard who does not have a permanent primary resident address may be issued an identicard at the cost of production if the person:
(i) Is under the age of ((eighteen))18;
(ii) Applies in person;
(iii) Attests to a lack of permanent primary resident address at each application; and
(iv) Provides a temporary mailing address where the identicard can be mailed((.));
(2) The person's physical description, including sex, height, weight, and eye color;
(3) The person's date of birth;
(4)(a) The person's Social Security number, if the Social Security number is required by state or federal law. If the person's Social Security number is not required by state or federal law, the person may voluntarily provide ((his or her))their Social Security number in order to assist the department in verifying identity;
(b) If the Social Security number is required by state or federal law and the person has not been issued a Social Security number, the person must submit a sworn affidavit, under penalty of perjury, stating that ((he or she does))they do not have a Social Security number. The department may require that a person who is applying for a license and who has signed an affidavit under this subsection provide additional documentation satisfactory to the department establishing the person's Washington residence address;
(5) Whether the person is one of multiple siblings born at the same time;
(6) If the application is for a driver's license or instruction permit, whether the person has been previously licensed, where such license was issued, and under what name;
(7) If the application is for a driver's license or instruction permit, whether the person has ever had ((his or her))their driver's license or driving privilege suspended, revoked, canceled, disqualified, withheld, or denied, and if so, where and when such driving sanction was imposed and the reason for such action;
(8) If the application is for a driver's license or instruction permit, whether the person has had a mental or physical condition or is taking any medication which could impair ((his or her))their ability to operate a motor vehicle;
(9) If the application is for a driver's license and the person is under the age of ((eighteen))18, a declaration by the person's parent, guardian, ((or)) employer, or responsible adult as defined in RCW 46.20.075 that ((he or she has))they have read and understand((s)) the intermediate license restrictions, and a declaration by the person that ((he or she has))they have read and understand((s)) the intermediate license restrictions;
(10) The person's signature and, if the application is for a driver's license or instruction permit and the person is under the age of ((eighteen))18, the signature of the person's custodial parent ((or)), legal guardian, or responsible adult as defined in RCW 46.20.075; and
(11) Any supplementary documentation as may be necessary to verify any of the information required by this section.