BILL REQ. #: S-0802.1
| State of Washington | 58th Legislature | 2003 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/22/2003. Referred to Committee on Highways & Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to license plate replacement; and amending RCW 46.16.233.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 46.16.233 and 2000 c 37 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
Except for those license plates issued under RCW 46.16.305(1)
before January 1, 1987, under RCW 46.16.305(3), and to commercial
vehicles with a gross weight in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds,
effective with vehicle registrations due or to become due on January 1,
2001, all vehicle license plates must be issued on a standard
background, as designated by the department. ((Additionally, to ensure
maximum legibility and reflectivity, the department shall periodically
provide for the replacement of license plates, except for commercial
vehicles with a gross weight in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds.
Frequency of replacement shall be established in accordance with
empirical studies documenting the longevity of the reflective materials
used to make license plates.))