BILL REQ. #:  H-0259.2 

Read first time 01/13/11.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to horseless carriage and collector vehicle license plates; amending RCW 46.18.220, 46.18.255, and 46.17.220; and creating a new section.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 46.18.220 and 2010 c 161 s 617 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A registered owner may apply to the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director for a collector vehicle license plate for a motor vehicle that is at least thirty years old. The motor vehicle must be operated primarily as a collector vehicle and be in good running order. The applicant for the collector vehicle license plate shall:
     (a) Purchase a registration for the motor vehicle as required under chapters ((46.16)) 46.16A and 46.17 RCW; and
     (b) Pay the special license plate fee established under RCW 46.17.220(1)(d), in addition to any other fees or taxes required by law.
     (2) A person applying for a collector vehicle license plate may:
     (a) Receive a collector vehicle license plate assigned by the department; or
     (b) Provide a Washington state issued license plate designated for general use in the year of the vehicle's manufacture.
     (3) Collector vehicle license plates:
     (a) Are valid for the life of the motor vehicle;
     (b) ((Are not required to)) Must be renewed annually on the same month and day in which the original collector vehicle registration was issued; and
     (c) Must be displayed on the rear of the motor vehicle.
     (4) ((A collector vehicle registered under this section may only be used for participation in club activities, exhibitions, tours, parades, and occasional pleasure driving.
     (5))) Collector vehicle license plates may be transferred from one motor vehicle to another motor vehicle described in subsection (1) of this section upon application to the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director.
     (5) The license plate number on the collector vehicle license plate must be designated in the license plate number field on the vehicle registration, and the vehicle registration must be in the vehicle at all times. For duplicate license plate numbers, the department may add a number or letter in the field to designate the vehicle in which the license plate has been assigned. Law enforcement must be able to access the vehicle data by the license plate number. The department may adopt rules to designate the placement of the vehicle registration tab on the license plate or vehicle.

Sec. 2   RCW 46.18.255 and 2010 c 161 s 623 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A registered owner may apply to the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director for a horseless carriage license plate for a motor vehicle that is at least forty years old. The motor vehicle must be operated primarily as a collector vehicle and be in good running order. The applicant for the horseless carriage license plate shall:
     (a) Purchase a registration for the motor vehicle as required under chapters ((46.16)) 46.16A and 46.17 RCW; and
     (b) Pay the special license plate fee established under RCW 46.17.220(1)(i), in addition to any other fees or taxes required by law.
     (2) Horseless carriage license plates:
     (a) Are valid for the life of the motor vehicle;
     (b) ((Are not required to)) Must be renewed annually on the same month and day in which the original horseless carriage registration was issued;
     (c) Are not transferrable to any other motor vehicle; and
     (d) Must be displayed on the rear of the motor vehicle.
     (3) The license plate number on the horseless carriage license plate must be designated in the license plate number field on the vehicle registration, and the vehicle registration must be in the vehicle at all times. For duplicate license plate numbers, the department may add a number or letter in the field to designate the vehicle in which the license plate has been assigned. Law enforcement must be able to access the vehicle data by the license plate number. The department may adopt rules to designate the placement of the vehicle registration tab on the license plate or vehicle.

Sec. 3   RCW 46.17.220 and 2010 c 161 s 521 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to all fees and taxes required to be paid upon application for a vehicle registration in chapter ((46.16)) 46.16A RCW, the holder of a special license plate shall pay the appropriate special license plate fee as listed in this section.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   This act applies to vehicle registrations that are due or become due on or after October 1, 2011.