BILL REQ. #: S-4542.2

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6110
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State of Washington

58th Legislature

2004 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Highways & Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Benton, Winsley, Carlson, Roach, Parlette, Johnson and Mulliken)

READ FIRST TIME 02/10/04.

AN ACT Relating to small trailer license fees; adding a new section to chapter 46.16 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 46.16 RCW to read as follows:
In lieu of the license tab fees provided in RCW 46.16.0621, private use single-axle trailers of two thousand pounds scale weight or less may be licensed upon the payment of a license fee in the sum of fifteen dollars, but only if the trailer is operated upon public highways. The license fee must be collected annually for each registration year or fraction of a registration year. This reduced license fee applies only to trailers operated for personal use of the owners, and not trailers held for rental to the public or used in any commercial or business endeavor. The fee from this section must be deposited in the state patrol highway account.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 This act is effective with registration fees that are due or will become due October 1, 2004, and thereafter.

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