5061.E AMH TR H1934.2

ESB 5061 - H COMM AMD
By Committee on Transportation

ADOPTED 04/05/2011

On page 40, after line 23, insert the following:

"Sec. 49   RCW 46.16A.405 and 2010 c 161 s 437 are each amended to read as follows:
     This chapter applies to the following:
     (1) Campers are considered vehicles for the purposes of vehicle registration and license plate display, except for campers held as part of a manufacturer's or dealer's inventory that:
     (a) Are unoccupied at all times;
     (b) Have been issued a dated demonstration permit that is valid for no more than seventy-two hours. The permit must be carried in the vehicle on which the camper is mounted; and
     (c) Are mounted on a properly registered vehicle.
     (2) Mopeds are considered vehicles for the purposes of vehicle registration and license plate display. The department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director shall charge the fee required under RCW 46.17.200(1)(a) when issuing an original moped license plate. Mopeds are exempt from personal property taxes and vehicle excise taxes imposed under chapter 82.44 RCW.
     (3) Wheelchair conveyances are considered vehicles for the purposes of vehicle registration and license plate display. Wheelchair conveyances that do not meet braking equipment requirements described in RCW 46.37.340 must be registered as mopeds."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively, correct any internal references accordingly, and correct the title.

On page 44, after line 33, insert the following:

"Sec. 55   RCW 46.17.200 and 2010 c 161 s 518 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to all other fees and taxes required by law, the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director shall charge:
     (a) The following license plate fees for each license plate, unless the owner or type of vehicle is exempt from payment:

FEE TYPE	FEE	DISTRIBUTION
Reflectivity	$ 2.00	RCW 46.68.070
Replacement	$ 10.00	RCW 46.68.070
Replacement, motorcycle	$ 2.00	RCW 46.68.070
Original issue, moped	$1.50	RCW 46.68.070

     (b) A license plate retention fee, as required under RCW 46.16A.200(10)(a)(iii), of twenty dollars if the owner wishes to retain the current license plate number upon license plate replacement, unless the owner or type of vehicle is exempt from payment. The twenty dollar fee must be deposited in the multimodal transportation account created in RCW 47.66.070.
     (c) A ten dollar license plate transfer fee, as required under RCW 46.16A.200(8)(a), when transferring standard issue license plates from one vehicle to another, unless the owner or type of vehicle is exempt from payment. The ten dollar license plate transfer fee must be deposited in the motor vehicle fund created in RCW 46.68.070.
     (d) Former prisoner of war license plates, as described in RCW 46.18.235, may be transferred to a replacement vehicle upon payment of a five dollar license plate fee, in addition to any other fee required by law.
     (2) The department may, upon request, provide license plates that have been used and returned to the department to individuals for nonvehicular use. The department may charge a fee of up to five dollars per license plate to cover costs or recovery for postage and handling. The department may waive the fee for license plates used in educational projects and may, by rule, provide standards for the fee waiver and restrictions on the number of license plates provided to any one person. The fee must be deposited in the motor vehicle fund created in RCW 46.68.070."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively, correct any internal references accordingly, and correct the title.

On page 74, at the beginning of line 7, strike "(1)" and insert "((~~(1)~~))"

     On page 74, after line 22, strike all of subsection (2) and insert the following:
     "(((2) The vehicle identification number inspection fee created in RCW 46.17.130 must be credited as follows:
     (a) Fifteen dollars to the state patrol highway account created in RCW 46.68.030; and
     (b) Fifty dollars to the motor vehicle fund created in RCW 46.68.070.))"

On page 76, line 25, after "section" insert "in the custody of the state treasurer"

EFFECT: Technical correction that adds the existing authorization and requirement for the $1.50 fee for a license plate for mopeds; removes duplicate language already in statute under RCW 46.68.410 for the vehicle identification number inspection fee; and adds that the special license plate accounts are in the custody of the State Treasurer.

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