AN ACT Relating to vehicle dealer licensing; amending 2017 c 15 s 1 (uncodified); adding a new section to chapter 46.70 RCW; repealing 2017 c 15 ss 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6; repealing 2017 c 15 s 8 (uncodified); and providing an effective date.

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

Sec. 1.  2017 c 15 s 1 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) Effective July 1, 2017, the department of licensing may not issue any new wholesale vehicle dealer licenses.

(((2))) (b) Effective July 1, 2018, the department of licensing may not renew any wholesale vehicle dealer licenses((.

(2) The department of licensing shall renew a wholesale vehicle dealer license of a wholesale vehicle dealer who has held the license continuously for at least the previous six years from the effective date of this section and who otherwise meets the requirements of this chapter.

(1) 2017 c 15 s 2;

(2) 2017 c 15 s 3;

(3) 2017 c 15 s 4;

(4) 2017 c 15 s 5;

(5) 2017 c 15 s 6; and

(6) 2017 c 15 s 8 (uncodified).

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