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                         SENATE BILL 6128

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Senators Benton, Winsley, Zarelli, Deccio, Hale, Rossi, Stevens, Morton, Finkbeiner, Long, Hochstatter, Swecker, Johnson, Sheahan, Roach, McCaslin, Horn and Oke

Read first time 01/10/2000.  Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

Exempting motor vehicles from property taxation.

    AN ACT Relating to a motor vehicle property tax exemption; and adding a new section to chapter 84.36 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 84.36 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) Motor vehicles are exempt from property taxation.

    (2) "Motor vehicle" means all motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers used, or of the type designed primarily to be used, upon the public streets and highways, for the convenience or pleasure of the owner, or for the conveyance, for hire or otherwise, of persons or property, including fixed loads and facilities for human habitation; but shall not include (a) vehicles carrying exempt licenses, (b) dock and warehouse tractors and their cars or trailers, lumber carriers of the type known as spiders, and all other automotive equipment not designed primarily for use upon public streets, or highways, (c) motor vehicles or their trailers used entirely upon private property, (d) mobile homes and travel trailers as defined in RCW 82.50.010, or (e) motor vehicles owned by nonresident military personnel of the armed forces of the United States stationed in the state of Washington provided personnel were also nonresident at the time of their entry into military service.

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