FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 5138

                              C 110 L 89

BYSenate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Nelson and Bender)

Specifying inspection fees for vehicles previously registered in other states or countries.

Senate Committee on Transportation

House Committe on Transportation

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Present statutes require the Washington State Patrol (WSP) to inspect certain vehicles prior to licensure in this state.  The required inspection is for the purpose of detecting stolen vehicles and safety problems.  The fee for an inspection is $10.  This money is deposited to the credit of the motor vehicle fund.

The WSP does not charge for inspections of vehicles that are rebuilt insurance totals (where secondary vehicle identification numbers are checked by sometimes partially disassembling the vehicle), or on assembled or homemade vehicles (where state vehicle identification numbers are riveted into the frame).  These vehicles require inspection to deter auto theft attempts and to enhance the possibility of recovery should a theft occur.  There are approximately 1,500 of these inspections per month.

SUMMARY:

A $15 inspection fee is established for vehicles previously registered in another state or country.  The fee for all other types of physical examination of vehicles is $20.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

     Senate   43    1

     House 92  3 (House amended)

     Senate   43    1 (Senate concurred)

EFFECTIVE:July 23, 1989