HB 2941 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Provides that, to renew a vehicle license, an applicant shall satisfy all special motor vehicle excise tax obligations with respect to any taxing district of which the applicant is a resident. If the department or its agents determine that a vehicle registered at an address outside a taxing district is owned by a resident of the taxing district, the renewal application may be processed by the department or its agents only if the applicant: (1) Presents evidence reasonably satisfactory to the department or its agents that the applicant is not a resident of the taxing district; or

(2) Establishes eligibility of the applicant for an exemption from the special motor vehicle excise tax; or

(3) Tenders payment of the applicable special motor vehicle excise taxes owed, files a change of address under RCW 46.20.205, and pays a fifteen-dollar surcharge.