BILL REQ. #:  H-1912.1 

Read first time 02/28/2003.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to air bags in rebuilt vehicles; and amending RCW 46.12.030.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 46.12.030 and 2001 c 125 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The application for a certificate of ownership shall be upon a form furnished or approved by the department and shall contain:
     (1) A full description of the vehicle, which shall contain the proper vehicle identification number, the number of miles indicated on the odometer at the time of delivery of the vehicle, and any distinguishing marks of identification;
     (2) The name and address of the person who is to be the registered owner of the vehicle and, if the vehicle is subject to a security interest, the name and address of the secured party;
     (3) Such other information as the department may require. The department may in any instance, in addition to the information required on the application, require additional information and a physical examination of the vehicle or of any class of vehicles, or either. A physical examination of the vehicle is mandatory if it has been rebuilt after surrender of the certificate of ownership to the department under RCW 46.12.070 due to the vehicle's destruction or declaration as a total loss. The inspection must:
     (a) Verify that the vehicle identification number is genuine and agrees with the number shown on the title and registration certificate;
     (b) Ensure that air bags are present on vehicles whose original equipment included air bags. The inspection must be made by a member of the Washington state patrol or other person authorized by the department to make such inspections.
     The application shall be subscribed by the registered owner and be sworn to by that applicant in the manner described by RCW 9A.72.085. The department shall retain the application in either the original, computer, or photostatic form.