CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 5161

Chapter 137, Laws of 2013

63rd Legislature
2013 Regular Session



VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES--GOLDSTAR LICENSE PLATES



EFFECTIVE DATE: 08/01/13

Passed by the Senate April 19, 2013
  YEAS 47   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 9, 2013
  YEAS 94   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5161 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

HUNTER G. GOODMAN
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Secretary
Approved May 3, 2013, 11:38 a.m.








JAY INSLEE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 3, 2013







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 5161
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2013 Regular Session
State of Washington63rd Legislature2013 Regular Session

By Senators Braun, Carrell, Padden, Bailey, Becker, Fain, Roach, Sheldon, Dammeier, Honeyford, Schoesler, Conway, Rolfes, and Kohl-Welles

Read first time 01/21/13.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.



     AN ACT Relating to gold star license plates; amending RCW 46.18.245; and providing an effective date.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 46.18.245 and 2010 c 161 s 621 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A registered owner who is ((the mother or father)) an eligible family member of a member of the United States armed forces who died while in service to his or her country, or as a result of his or her service, may apply to the department for special gold star license plates for use on a motor vehicle. The registered owner must:
     (a) Be a resident of this state;
     (b) Provide proof to the satisfaction of the department that the registered owner is an eligible family member, which includes:
     (i) A widow;
     (ii) A widower;
     (iii) A biological parent;
     (iv) An adoptive parent;
     (v) A stepparent;
     (vi) An adult in loco parentis or foster parent;
     (vii) A biological child; or
     (viii) An adopted child;
     (c)
Provide certification from the Washington state department of veterans affairs that the registered owner qualifies for the special license plate under this section;
     (((c))) (d) Be recorded as the registered owner of the motor vehicle on which the gold star license plates will be displayed; and
     (((d))) (e) Pay all fees and taxes required by law for registering the motor vehicle.
     (2) Gold star license plates must be issued:
     (a) Only for motor vehicles owned by qualifying applicants; and
     (b) Without payment of any license plate fee.
     (3) Gold star license plates must be replaced, free of charge, if the license plates become lost, stolen, damaged, defaced, or destroyed.
     (4) Gold star license plates may be transferred from one motor vehicle to another motor vehicle owned by the ((mother or father)) eligible family member, as described in subsection (1) of this section, upon application to the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act takes effect August 1, 2013.


         Passed by the Senate April 19, 2013.
         Passed by the House April 9, 2013.
         Approved by the Governor May 3, 2013.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 3, 2013.