HB 1046-S2 - DIGEST
(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 2ND SUBSTITUTE)

Provides that, when the department sends a vehicle license renewal notice to a registered owner who has previously failed to respond to a random sampling program request under this act, it shall also provide notice of the requirement for proof of meeting the financial responsibility requirements and payment of the fifty-dollar penalty imposed under this act in order to renew the license.

Provides that the department shall not renew a vehicle license due for renewal January 1, 2009, or after for a registered owner who has previously failed to respond to a random sampling program request under this act, unless the applicant provides proof of meeting the financial responsibility requirements for operating a motor vehicle as provided in RCW 46.30.020 and pays the fifty-dollar penalty imposed under this act.

Requires the department to establish a random sampling program to determine if registered vehicle owners meet the financial responsibility requirements to operate a vehicle as required in RCW 46.30.020.

Provides that the department shall select no more than three percent of registered vehicles per year in monthly increments and send the registered owner of each vehicle selected a form requesting that the owner provide proof of financial responsibility to operate a vehicle as required in RCW 46.30.020 for a randomly selected date during the last registration period.