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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5876
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Skratek, Sellar, M. Rasmussen and Winsley)
Read first time 03/03/93.
AN ACT Relating to ride sharing, vanpools, and public transportation facilities and vehicles; amending RCW 82.08.0287, 82.44.015, 82.12.0282, and 46.16.023; creating a new section; repealing 1987 c 175 s 1 (uncodified); and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that ride sharing and vanpools are the fastest growing transportation choice because of their flexibility and cost-effectiveness. Ride sharing and vanpools represent an effective means for local jurisdictions, transit agencies, and the private sector to assist in addressing the requirements of the Commute Trip Reduction Act, the Growth Management Act, the Americans with Dabilities Act, and the Clean Air Act.
Sec. 2. RCW 82.08.0287 and 1980 c 166 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The tax imposed by this chapter shall not apply
to sales of ((vans)) passenger motor vehicles which are to be
used ((regularly)) primarily as ride-sharing vehicles, as defined
in RCW 46.74.010(3), by not less than ((seven)) five persons,
including passengers and driver if the ride-sharing vehicles are exempt
under RCW 82.44.015 for thirty-six consecutive months beginning within thirty
days of application for exemption under this section. If used as a
ride-sharing vehicle for less than thirty-six consecutive months, the
registered owner of one of these vehicles shall notify the department of
revenue upon termination of primary use of the vehicle as a ride-sharing
vehicle and is liable for the tax imposed by this chapter.
Sec. 3. RCW 82.44.015 and 1982 c 142 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
For the purposes of this chapter, in addition
to the exclusions under RCW 82.44.010, "motor vehicle" shall not
include: (1) ((Vans)) Passenger motor vehicles used ((regularly))
primarily as ride-sharing vehicles, as defined in RCW 46.74.010(3), by
not fewer than ((seven)) five persons, including passengers and
driver, or not fewer than ((five)) four persons including the
driver, when at least ((three)) two of those persons are confined
to wheelchairs when riding; or (2) vehicles with a seating capacity greater
than fifteen persons which otherwise qualify as ride-sharing vehicles under RCW
46.74.010(3) used exclusively for ride sharing for the elderly or the
handicapped by not fewer than seven persons, including driver. The
registered owner of one of these vehicles shall notify the department of licensing
upon termination of ((regular)) primary use of the vehicle as a
ride-sharing vehicle and shall be liable for the tax imposed by this chapter,
prorated on the remaining months for which the vehicle is licensed.
Sec. 4. RCW 82.12.0282 and 1980 c 166 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The tax imposed by this chapter shall not apply
with respect to the use of ((vans)) passenger motor vehicles used
((regularly)) primarily as ride-sharing vehicles, as defined in
RCW 46.74.010(3), by not less than ((seven)) five persons,
including passengers and driver, if the ((vans)) vehicles are
exempt under RCW 82.44.015 for thirty-six consecutive months beginning within
thirty days of application for exemption under this section. If used as a
ride-sharing vehicle for less than thirty-six consecutive months, the
registered owner of one of these vehicles shall notify the department of
revenue upon termination of primary use of the vehicle as a ride-sharing
vehicle and is liable for the tax imposed by this chapter.
Sec. 5. RCW 46.16.023 and 1987 c 175 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Every owner or lessee of a vehicle seeking to apply for an excise tax exemption under RCW 82.08.0287, 82.12.0282, or 82.44.015 shall apply to the director for, and upon satisfactory showing of eligibility, receive in lieu of the regular motor vehicle license plates for that vehicle, special plates of a distinguishing separate numerical series or design, as the director shall prescribe. In addition to paying all other initial fees required by law, each applicant for the special license plates shall pay an additional license fee of twenty-five dollars upon the issuance of such plates. The special fee shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund. Application for renewal of the license plates shall be as prescribed for the renewal of other vehicle licenses. No renewal is required for vehicles exempted under RCW 46.16.020.
(2) Whenever the ownership of a vehicle receiving special plates under subsection (1) of this section is transferred or assigned, the plates shall be removed from the motor vehicle, and if another vehicle qualifying for special plates is acquired, the plates shall be transferred to that vehicle for a fee of five dollars, and the director shall be immediately notified of the transfer of the plates. Otherwise the removed plates shall be immediately forwarded to the director to be canceled. Whenever the owner or lessee of a vehicle receiving special plates under subsection (1) of this section is for any reason relieved of the tax-exempt status, the special plates shall immediately be forwarded to the director along with an application for replacement plates and the required fee. Upon receipt the director shall issue the license plates that are otherwise provided by law.
(3) Any person who knowingly makes any false statement of a material fact in the application for a special plate under subsection (1) of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. 1987 c 175 s 1 (uncodified) is repealed.
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