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                          HOUSE BILL 2245

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Fisher and K. Schmidt

Read first time 02/25/1999.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Removing the requirement for inspection of out-of-state vehicles.

    AN ACT Relating to certificates of ownership and registration; amending RCW 46.12.040; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.12.030.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 46.12.030 and 1995 c 274 s 1 and 1995 c 256 s 23 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

    The application for (([a])) a certificate of ownership shall be upon a form furnished or approved by the department and shall contain:

    (1) A full description of the vehicle, which shall contain the proper vehicle identification number, the number of miles indicated on the odometer at the time of delivery of the vehicle, and any distinguishing marks of identification;

    (2) The name and address of the person who is to be the registered owner of the vehicle and, if the vehicle is subject to a security interest, the name and address of the secured party;

    (3) Such other information as the department may require.  The department may in any instance, in addition to the information required on the application, require additional information and a physical examination of the vehicle or of any class of vehicles, or either.  A physical examination of the vehicle is mandatory ((if it previously was registered in any other state or country or)) if it has been rebuilt after surrender of the certificate of ownership to the department under RCW 46.12.070 due to the vehicle's destruction or declaration as a total loss.  ((The inspection must verify that the vehicle identification number is genuine and agrees with the number shown on the foreign title and registration certificate.  If the vehicle is from a jurisdiction that does not issue titles, the inspection must verify that the vehicle identification number is genuine and agrees with the number shown on the registration certificate.  The inspection must also confirm that the license plates on the vehicle are those assigned to the vehicle by the jurisdiction in which the vehicle was previously licensed.))  The inspection must be made by a member of the Washington state patrol or other person authorized by the department to make such inspections.

     The application shall be subscribed by the registered owner and be sworn to by that applicant in the manner described by RCW 9A.72.085.  The department shall retain the application in either the original, computer, or photostatic form.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 46.12.040 and 1990 c 238 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    The application accompanied by a draft, money order, certified bank check, or cash for one dollar and twenty-five cents, together with the last preceding certificates or other satisfactory evidence of ownership, shall be forwarded to the director.

    The fee shall be in addition to any other fee for the license registration of the vehicle.  The certificate of ownership shall not be required to be renewed annually, or at any other time, except as by law provided.

    In addition to the application fee and any other fee for the license registration of a vehicle, there shall be collected from the applicant an inspection fee whenever a physical examination of the vehicle is required as a part of the vehicle licensing or titling process.

    ((For vehicles previously registered in any other state or country, the inspection fee shall be fifteen dollars and shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund.))  For all ((other)) vehicles requiring a physical examination, the inspection fee shall be twenty dollars and shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund.

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