2ESSB 5785 -
By Representative Hawkins
ADOPTED 03/05/2014
On page 4, after line 10, insert the following:
"(d) License plate replacement is not required when a change in
vehicle ownership is the result of one or more of the following
circumstances:
(i) When adding a lien holder to the certificate of title or
removing a lien holder from the certificate of title;
(ii) When a vehicle is transferred from one spouse or registered
domestic partner to another;
(iii) When removing a deceased spouse or registered domestic
partner from the certificate of title;
(iv) When a vehicle is transferred by gift or inheritance to one or
more members of the registered owner's immediate family;
(v) When a vehicle is transferred into or out of a trust in which
the registered owner or one or more immediate family members of the
registered owner is the beneficiary;
(vi) When a leaseholder buys out the leased vehicle; or
(vii) When a person changes his or her name."
On page 5, line 26, after "transferred" insert ", except as provided in subsection (4) of this section"
On page 6, after line 7, insert the following:
"(4) A vehicle registration does not expire when a change in
vehicle ownership is the result of one or more of the following
circumstances:
(a) When adding a lien holder to the certificate of title or
removing a lien holder from the certificate of title;
(b) When a vehicle is transferred from one spouse or registered
domestic partner to another;
(c) When removing a deceased spouse or registered domestic partner
from the certificate of title;
(d) When a vehicle is transferred by gift or inheritance to one or
more members of the registered owner's immediate family;
(e) When a vehicle is transferred into or out of a trust in which
the registered owner or one or more immediate family members of the
registered owner is the beneficiary;
(f) When a leaseholder buys out the leased vehicle; or
(g) When a person changes his or her name."
EFFECT: Provides exemptions for replacing license plates and for expiring vehicle registrations under certain vehicle transactions and circumstances.