Brief Description: Regulating disclosure of addresses of vehicle owners.

Sponsors: Senators Haugen, Swecker, Jacobsen and Esser.

Senate Committee on Transportation
House Committee on Transportation

Background: The Department of Licensing (DOL) may provide legal and registered vehicle owner information only to certain groups for specified uses.

Summary: When both a residential and a mailing address are on file with the DOL, only the mailing address may be disclosed unless the request for information is from: courts, a law enforcement agency; or a government entity with enforcement, investigative, or taxing authority.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate      48   0
House      93   3   (House amended)
Senate      46   0   (Senate concurred)

Effective: July 24, 2005