Revised Code of Washington
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Chapter 46.16A RCW
REGISTRATION
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
46.16A.010Definitions.
46.16A.020Registration year assignedRegistration monthRegistration periodWhen registration does not expire.
46.16A.025Adjustment of vehicle registration periods to stagger renewal periods.
46.16A.030Registration and display of plates requiredPenaltiesExpired registration, impoundment.
46.16A.040Original registrationApplicationForm and contents.
46.16A.050RegistrationRequirements before issuancePenaltyRules.
46.16A.060RegistrationEmission control inspections requiredExemptionsEducational informationRules.
46.16A.070RegistrationCancellation, refusal, etc.Appeals.
46.16A.080RegistrationExemptions.
46.16A.090RegistrationVoluntary and opt-out donationsDiscover pass.
46.16A.100RegistrationFederal heavy vehicle use tax.
46.16A.110Registration renewalExemptions.
46.16A.115Open safety recallsNoticeLiability.
46.16A.120Forwarding and payment of standing, stopping, and parking violations and other infractions required before registration renewal.
46.16A.130Notice of liability insurance requirement.
46.16A.140"Resident" definedNatural person residency requirementsVehicle registration required.
46.16A.150Purchasing a vehicle with foreign plates.
46.16A.160Nonresident exemptionReciprocityRules.
46.16A.170Exemptions from vehicle license feesState and publicly owned vehicles.
46.16A.175Exemptions from vehicle license feesVehicles owned by Indian tribesConditions.
46.16A.180Registration certificatesFormatsRequirementsPenaltyExceptionManual removal of registrant's address.
46.16A.185Requirement for commercial motor vehicle registration certificate.
46.16A.190Replacement registration certificates.
46.16A.200License plates.
46.16A.210EmblemsMaterial, display requirements.
46.16A.215Military emblemsFees.
46.16A.220Rules.
46.16A.230Tribal license plates and vehicle registrationCompacts.
PERMITS AND USES
46.16A.300Temporary license platesAuthorityDealer feesSecure system.
46.16A.305Temporary license platesApplication form and contentsDisplay and durationApplication feeDepartment may adopt rules.
46.16A.320Vehicle trip permitsRestrictions and requirementsFeePenaltyRules.
46.16A.330Farm vehicle trip permitsRestrictions and requirementsFeeRules.
46.16A.340Temporary permits for nonresident members of armed forcesFeeRules.
46.16A.350Temporary letter of authority for movement of unregistered vehicle for special community activity.
46.16A.360Thirty, sixty, or ninety-day permits for registered out-of-state commercial vehicles.
SPECIFIC VEHICLES
46.16A.405Campers, mopeds, and wheelchair conveyances.
46.16A.410Commercial motor vehicles.
46.16A.420Farm vehiclesFarm exempt decalFeeRules.
46.16A.425Farm vehicles based on gross weightFarm tabsPenalty.
46.16A.428Intermittent-use trailersPermanent registrationPenaltyLicense platesDefinitionRules.
46.16A.435Off-road motorcyclesDeclaration requiredContents.
46.16A.440Private use, single-axle trailersReduced license fee.
46.16A.445Street rod or custom vehicles.
46.16A.450TrailersPermanent license plates and registrationPenaltyRules.
46.16A.455Trucks, buses, and for hire vehicles based on gross weight.
46.16A.460Motorcycles and snow bikesConcurrent, separate registrationsDeclaration requiredDepartment may adopt rules.
LIABILITY AND VIOLATIONS
46.16A.500Liability of operator, owner, lessee for violations.
46.16A.510Immunity from liability for issuing a vehicle registration or license plates to nonroadworthy vehicle.
46.16A.520Allowing unauthorized person to drivePenalty.
46.16A.530Unlawful to carry passengers for hire without vehicle registration.
46.16A.540Overloading registered capacityAdditional registrationPenaltiesExceptions.
46.16A.545Overloading registered capacityPenalties.
46.16A.550Illegible license platePenalty.