Subject of Possible Rule Making: Motor vehicle accident-reporting threshold for property damage accidents.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 46.52.030.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: RCW 46.52.030 requires the agency to adopt rules to update the accident-reporting threshold. The threshold has not changed in ten years. Using Office of Financial Management growth factors the estimated threshold in 1999 was $699. Starting January 1, 2000, the agency intends to raise the accident-reporting threshold to $700.00 to be in line with economic changes.

Process for Developing New Rule: Agency study.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Lieutenant Steve Davis, Accident Records Section, 4242 Martin Way, P.O. Box 42628, Olympia, WA 98504, phone (360) 412-8900, fax (360) 493-9090.

December 28, 1999

Annette M. Sandberg

Chief

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