FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 6326

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

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FULL VETO

VETO OVERRIDE

Synopsis as Enacted

Brief Description: Concerning the retention and maintenance of auto dealer and repair facility records.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators King, Hobbs and Fain).

Senate Committee on Transportation

House Committee on Business & Financial Services

Background: A vehicle dealer must maintain records of the purchase and sale or lease of all vehicles for five years. The first two years, the copies must be available in hard copy at their place of business. Records older than two years may be kept at another location as long as they are accessible for inspection within three calendar days, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday.

Records must consist of the following:

Automotive repair facilities must retain written price estimates and invoices for at least one year after the date in which the repairs were performed.

Summary: A vehicle dealer must keep records in paper form for at least one year. After a year, records may be kept solely as electronic records and not as hard copies as long as the electronic records can be accessed by computer at the dealer's place of business during normal business hours for the remainder of the five-year retention period. Records that originate as electronic records may be retained as electronic records with no paper form and must be accessible by computer at the dealer's place of business for at least five years.

The Director of Licensing may adopt rules necessary to implement electronic records retention.

True copies of written price estimates and invoices required to be retained by automotive repair facilities may be maintained as electronic records as long as the repair facility is capable of printing the records in hard copy upon request of the customer or the customer's authorized representative.

The Department of Licensing must submit a report to the Legislature, by December 31, 2018, describing its effort toward all electronic recordkeeping for auto dealers and repair facilities.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate

49

0

House

97

0

Votes on Veto Override:

First Special Session

Senate

43

0

House

89

5

Effective:

June 28, 2016