WSR 99-23-066

PROPOSED RULES

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING


[ Filed November 15, 1999, 11:56 a.m. ]

Original Notice.

Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).

Title of Rule: Commercial driver's license and motorcycle endorsement fees.

Purpose: Adjust the commercial driver's license and motorcycle endorsement fees as authorized by the legislature in chapter 308, Laws of 1999.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.01.110, 46.20.470, 46.20.505.

Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 308, Laws of 1999.

Summary: Amends WAC 308-100-050 to adjust the fee for a commercial driver's license as authorized by the legislature in section 4, chapter 308, Laws of 1999. Adds a new section, WAC 308-104-016, to adopt the motorcycle endorsement fee authorized by the legislature in section 5, chapter 308, Laws of 1999.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: Necessary to implement the fee level authorized by the legislature.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Clark J. Holloway, Highways-Licenses Building, Olympia, Washington, (360) 902-3846; Implementation and Enforcement: Denise Movius, Highways-Licenses Building, Olympia, Washington, (360) 902-3847.

Name of Proponent: Department of Licensing, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: WAC 308-100-050 adjusts the fee charged for a commercial driver's license to twenty dollars for a five-year renewal cycle, and allows for prorated fees for commercial driver's licenses renewed or extended for periods other than five years, as authorized by the legislature in section 4, chapter 308, Laws of 1999.

WAC 308-104-016 adopts a ten dollar fee for an initial motorcycle endorsement, and a twenty-five dollar fee for subsequent five-year renewal endorsements, and allows prorated fees for motorcycle endorsements renewed or extended for periods other then five years, as authorized by section 5, chapter 308, Laws of 1999.

Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: WAC 308-100-050 is amended to adopt the commercial driver's license fee level authorized by the legislature in the 1999 legislative session.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed rules are exempt under RCW 19.85.025(3). The proposed rules are adopting provisions of Washington state statute without material change, and have no impact on businesses.

Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption. The proposed rules are adopting provisions of Washington state statute without material change and are adjusting fees pursuant to legislative standards.

Hearing Location: Department of Licensing, Highways-Licenses Building, Room 413, Olympia, Washington 98504, on December 23, 1999, at 10:00 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Department of Licensing by December 22, 1999, TDD (369)[(360)] 664-0116.

Submit Written Comments to: Department of Licensing, P.O. Box 9030, Olympia, WA 98507-3030, Attn: Clark Holloway, fax (360) 586-8351, by December 22, 1999.

Date of Intended Adoption: December 27, 1999.

November 15, 1999

Denise M. Movius

Assistant Director



[AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 89-18-003, filed 8/24/89)]WAC 308-100-050
Fees.

The basic fee for obtaining or renewing any class of commercial driver's license shall be ((twelve)) twenty dollars, unless the commercial driver's license is renewed or extended for a period other than five years, in which case the fee for each class shall not exceed four dollars for each year that the commercial driver's license is renewed or extended.  The examination fee for each classified knowledge examination, classified endorsement knowledge examination, or any combination of classified license and endorsement knowledge examinations, shall be ten dollars.  The applicant may take the same knowledge examination(s) up to three times without paying an additional fee.  The examination fee for each classified skill examination or combination of skill examinations conducted by the department shall be fifty dollars.  These fees are in addition to the regular drivers' licensing fees.  If the department is conducting the written examination in a group setting, the payment of the basic fee and knowledge examination fee may be deferred until the applicant completes his or her application for a commercial driver's license.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110 and 1989 c 178 §§ 3, 5, 8 and 16.  89-18-003, § 308-100-050, filed 8/24/89, effective 9/24/89.  Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110.  82-03-046 (Order 668 DOL), § 308-100-050, filed 1/19/82; Order 691101, § 308-100-050, filed 11/26/69; Order 1, § 308-100-050, filed 1/5/68.]

Reviser's note: The bracketed material preceding the section above was supplied by the code reviser's office.
NEW SECTION
WAC 308-104-016
Motorcycle endorsement fees.

The endorsement fee for the initial motorcycle endorsement shall be ten dollars, and the subsequent renewal endorsement fee shall be twenty-five dollars, unless the endorsement is renewed or extended for a period other than five years, in which case the subsequent renewal endorsement fee shall be five dollars for each year that the endorsement is renewed or extended.

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