PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 00-01-035.
Title of Rule: Chapter 308-56A WAC, manufactured home certificates of ownership to include but not limited to WAC 308-56A-500.
Purpose: 1. To meet the criteria set forth in Governor Locke's Executive Order 97-02.
2. To clarify rules and help make them more comprehensible.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 65.20.110.
Summary: Amending WAC 308-56A-500 and repealing WAC 308-56A-620.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Meet criteria supporting Governor Locke's Executive Order 97-02.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Patrick J. Zlateff, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, 902-3718; Implementation and Enforcement: Eric Andersen, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, 902-4045.
Name of Proponent:
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The anticipated effects will be a clarification of the above-mentioned requirements.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Clarify sections needed and repeal those no longer required.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. A small business economic impact statement is not required pursuant to RCW 19.85.030 (1)(a). The proposed rule making does not impose more than a minor cost on businesses in an industry.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. The contents of the proposed rules are explicitly and specifically dictated by statute.
Hearing Location: Highways-Licenses Building, Conference Room 107, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98507, on May 25, 2000, at 10:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Patrick J. Zlateff by May 24, 2000, TTY (360) 664-8885, or (360) 902-3718.
Submit Written Comments to: Patrick J. Zlateff, Rules Coordinator, Title and Registration Services, P.O. Box 2957, Olympia, WA 98507-2957, fax (360) 664-0831, by May 24, 2000.
Date of Intended Adoption: June 20, 2000.
April 6, 2000
Deborah McCurley, Administrator
Title and Registration Services
OTS-3964.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 00-06-004, filed 2/18/00,
effective 3/20/00)
WAC 308-56A-500
Definitions.
The definitions set forth in RCW 65.20.020 shall apply to WAC 308-56A-505. Terms used in chapters 46.12 and 46.16 RCW and this chapter shall have the following meanings except where otherwise defined, and unless where used the context thereof clearly indicates to the contrary:
(1) "Affixed" means attached.
(2) "Certificate of ownership" (title) is a legal document indicating proof of ownership.
(3) "Commercial parking company" means any business directly engaged in providing vehicle parking upon property owned or controlled by the business and approved for public parking of vehicles.
(4) "Department" means the same as described in RCW 46.04.162.
(5) "Department temporary permit" is a permit issued in lieu of registration and license plates.
(6) "Involuntary divestiture" means a change in vehicle ownership without the registered owner's involvement.
(7) "Joint tenancy with rights of survivorship" means owners who own a vehicle in joint tenancy with the right to own individually if one of them dies.
(8) "Legal owner" means the same as described in RCW 46.04.270.
(9) "Person" means the same as described in RCW 46.04.405.
(10) "Personal representative" means:
(a) An individual appointed by the court; or
(b) An individual named in the last will and testament and confirmed by the court to manage the estate of a deceased person.
Personal representative may also include executor, administrator, special administrator, and guardian or limited guardian and special representative as defined in RCW 11.02.005(1).
(11) "Registered owner" means the same as described in RCW 46.04.460.
(12) "Transferee" means a person to whom a vehicle is transferred, by purchase, gift, or any means other than by creation of a security interest, and any person who, as agent, signs an odometer disclosure statement for the transferee, when applicable.
(13) "Transferor" means a person who transfers ownership in a vehicle by sale, gift, or any means other than by creation of a security interest and any person who, as agent, signs an odometer disclosure statement for the transferor, when applicable.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 65.20.110. 00-06-004, § 308-56A-500, filed 2/18/00, effective 3/20/00; 90-11-091, § 308-56A-500, filed 5/18/90, effective 6/18/90.]
The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:
| WAC 308-56A-620 | Odometer disclosure -- Definitions. |