WSR 98-18-002

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed August 19, 1998, 3:38 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The Washington State Auto Dealers Association (WSADA), our stakeholder, has requested this promulgation, which redefines the date for vehicle title transfer to retail purchasers. We are proposing amendments to WAC 308-66-190 and 308-56A-420.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 46.70.160 and 46.01.110.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: These amendments define what the department considers to be the date of sale for purposes of title transfer. The date of sale for purposes of title transfer is the date that triggers the start of the forty-five-day title transfer period.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: Elicit input from industry/stakeholders and those program employees who enforce these rules.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by sending comments to Gail Saul, Dealer and Manufacturer Services, Department of Licensing, P.O. Box 9039, Olympia, WA 98507-9039, phone (360) 902-3709, fax (360) 586-6703.

August 17, 1998

Evelyn P. Yenson

Director