Passed by the House February 17, 2014 Yeas 97   FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 4, 2014 Yeas 49   BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2674 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
Approved March 13, 2014, 2:21 p.m. JAY INSLEE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 14, 2014 Secretary of State State of Washington |
State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2014 Regular Session |
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.