PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 99-10-058.
Title of Rule: Chapter 308-96A WAC, Vehicle licenses, provisions for obtaining honorary consul and foreign organization special license plates.
Purpose: 1. To meet the criteria set forth in Governor Locke's Executive Order 97-02.
2. To clarify rules and help make them more comprehensible.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.01.110, 46.16.276.
Summary: Repealing WAC 308-96A-061 Honorary consul special license plates and 308-96A-063 Foreign organization special license plate; and amending WAC 308-96A-062 Transfer or destruction of honorary consul special license plates and 308-96A-064 Transfer or loss/destruction of foreign organization special license plates.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Meet criteria supporting Governor Locke's Executive Order 97-02.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Patrick J. Zlateff, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, 902-3718; Implementation and Enforcement: Lynda Henriksen, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, 902-3811.
Name of Proponent:
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: The anticipated effects will be a clarification of the above mentioned requirements.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Clarify sections needed and repeal those no longer required.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. A small business economic impact statement is not required pursuant to RCW 19.85.030 (1)(a). The proposed rule making does not impose more than a minor cost on businesses in an industry.
RCW 34.05.328 does not apply to this rule adoption. The contents of the proposed rules are explicitly and specifically dictated by statute.
Hearing Location: Highways-Licenses Building, Conference Room 107, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98507, on October 6, 1999, at 10:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Patrick J. Zlateff by October 5, 1999, TDD (360) 664-8885, or (360) 902-3718.
Submit Written Comments to: Patrick J. Zlateff, Rules Coordinator, Title and Registration Services, P.O. Box 2957, Olympia, WA 98507-2957, fax (360) 664-0831, by October 5, 1999.
Date of Intended Adoption: November 1, 1999.
August 23, 1999
Deborah McCurley
Administrator
Title and Registration Services
OTS-3348.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 95-17-127, filed 8/23/95,
effective 9/23/95)
WAC 308-96A-062
Transfer or destruction of honorary consul
special license plates.
((Whenever the owner or lessee transfers
his/her interest in the motor vehicle to which the honorary
consul special license plates are issued, the plates shall be
removed. The removed plates shall be immediately forwarded to
the department to be destroyed, or the special plates may be held
for use on, or transferred to another motor vehicle owned by the
consul or foreign government representative. Immediately upon
transfer of the plates to another motor vehicle the holder of the
special plates shall submit an application to the department to
transfer the special plates to another motor vehicle, including
payment of a $5.00 transfer fee and all other applicable license
fees and excise taxes.)) (1) May I transfer honorary consul
special license plates to another qualifying person? No, the
honorary consul special license plates are assigned to a person
for use on their vehicle.
(2) What do I do with the honorary consul special license plates if I dispose of the vehicle? Whenever the owner or lessee transfers his/her interest in the motor vehicle to which the honorary consul special license plates are issued, the plates shall be removed. The removed plates shall be either transferred to another vehicle owned or leased by the plate holder or immediately forwarded to the department to be destroyed.
(3) How do I transfer my honorary consul special license plates to another vehicle that I own? You may transfer the special plates to another motor vehicle owned or leased by you by:
(a) Submitting an application to the department to transfer the plates to another vehicle; and
(b) Paying a transfer fee as provided in RCW 46.16.316 in addition to all other applicable fees and taxes.
(4) What do I do if the honorary consul special license plates are lost, destroyed, mutilated or stolen? If your honorary consul special license plates are lost, destroyed, mutilated or stolen, you must apply to the department for replacement license plates. The replacement plate number will be the next available sequential number.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.16.301 and [46.16].371. 95-17-127, § 308-96A-062, filed 8/23/95, effective 9/23/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110, 46.16.276 and 1987 c 237. 88-01-010 (Order TL/RG 39), § 308-96A-062, filed 12/7/87.]
(1) ((Whenever the owner or
lessee transfers his/her interest in the motor vehicle to which
the foreign organization special license plates are issued, the
plates shall be removed. The removed plates shall be immediately
forwarded to the department, or the special plates may be held
for use on, or transferred to another motor vehicle owned by the
officer of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office. Immediately
upon transfer of the plates to another motor vehicle the holder
of the special plates shall submit an application to the
department as provided in WAC 308-96A-063 to transfer the special
plates to the other motor vehicle, including payment of the
transfer fee provided in RCW 46.16.316.
(2) Whenever a foreign organization special license plate is lost or destroyed, the officer of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office to whom the special license plate is issued shall make application for a replacement foreign organization special license plate. The replacement special license plates shall be issued without cost to the applicant.)) May I transfer foreign organization special license plates to another qualifying person? No, the foreign organization special license plates are permanently assigned to a person and cannot be reassigned to another person.
(2) What do I do with the foreign organization special license plates if I dispose of the vehicle? Whenever the owner or lessee transfers his/her interest in the passenger vehicle to which the foreign organization special license plates are issued, the plates shall be removed. The removed plates shall be either transferred to another qualifying passenger vehicle or immediately forwarded to the department to be destroyed.
(3) How do I transfer foreign organization special license plates to another vehicle? You may transfer the special plates to another qualifying passenger vehicle owned or leased by an officer of a foreign organization by:
(a) Submitting an application to the department to transfer the plates to another qualifying passenger vehicle; and
(b) Paying a transfer fee as provided in RCW 46.16.316 in addition to all other applicable fees and taxes.
(4) What do I do if the foreign organization special license plates are lost, destroyed, mutilated or stolen? If your foreign organization special license plates are lost, destroyed, mutilated or stolen, you must apply to the department for replacement license plate. The replacement plate number will be the next available sequential number.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110 and 1996 c 139. 96-21-044, § 308-96A-064, filed 10/11/96, effective 11/11/96.]
The following sections of the Washington Administrative Code are repealed:
| WAC 308-96A-061 | Honorary consul special license plates. |
| WAC 308-96A-063 | Foreign organization special license plate. |