BILL REQ. #:  H-3346.1 

Read first time 01/24/14.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to the processing of quick titles by subagents; and amending RCW 46.12.555.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 46.12.555 and 2011 c 326 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The application for a quick title of a vehicle must be submitted by the owner or the owner's representative to the department, participating county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director on a form furnished or approved by the department and must contain:
     (a) A description of the vehicle, including make, model, vehicle identification number, type of body, and the odometer reading at the time of delivery of the vehicle, when required;
     (b) The name and address of the person who is to be the registered owner of the vehicle and, if the vehicle is subject to a security interest, the name and address of the secured party; and
     (c) Other information as may be required by the department.
     (2) The application for a quick title must be signed by the person applying to be the registered owner and be sworn to by that person in the manner described under RCW 9A.72.085. The department must keep a copy of the application.
     (3) The application for a quick title must be accompanied by:
     (a) All fees and taxes due for an application for a certificate of title, including a quick title service fee under RCW 46.17.160; and
     (b) The most recent certificate of title or other satisfactory evidence of ownership.
     (4) All applications for quick title must meet the requirements established by the department.
     (5) For the purposes of this section, "quick title" means a certificate of title printed at the time of application.
     (6) The quick title process authorized under this section may not be used to obtain the first title issued to a vehicle previously designated as a salvage vehicle as defined in RCW 46.04.514.
     (7) A subagent may process a quick title under this section ((only after (a) the department has instituted a process in which blank certificates of title can be inventoried; (b) the county auditor of the county in which the subagent is located has processed quick titles for a minimum of six months; and (c) the county auditor approves a request from a subagent in its county to process quick titles)) in accordance with rules adopted by the department.