PROPOSED RULES
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 00-06-032.
Title of Rule: Chapter 308-80 WAC, Transporters.
Purpose: To review the current rules to ensure necessity, effectiveness, efficiency, clarity, intent, coordination with other jurisdictions and agencies, cost benefits and fairness in accordance with Governor Gary Locke's Executive Order 97-02.
Statutory Authority for Adoption:
Summary: Review of current rules governing vehicle transporters.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Governor's Executive Order 97-02 for WAC review.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Cal Sanders, Highways-Licenses Building, Olympia, Washington 98507, (360) 902-3708; Implementation and Enforcement: Robert Smith, Highways-Licenses Building, Olympia, Washington 98507, (360) 902-3704.
Name of Proponent: , governmental.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: To review current rules to ensure necessity, effectiveness, efficiency, clarity, intent, coordination with other jurisdictions and agencies, cost benefits and fairness in accordance with Governor Gary Locke's Executive Order 97-02.
Proposal Changes the Following Existing Rules: Two sections have been changed in light of the review for necessity, effectiveness, clarity, intent, coordination with other agencies, cost benefits and fairness.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. This proposal does not impose additional duties on the industry.
Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption.
Hearing Location: Department of Licensing, Conference Room 406, 4th Floor, 1125 S.E. Washington Street, Olympia, WA 98504, on May 24, 2000, at 9:00 a.m.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Gail Saul by May 15, 2000, TDD (360) 664-8885, or (360) 902-3709.
Submit Written Comments to: Gail Saul, Dealer Services, Dealer and Manufacturer Services, P.O. Box 9039, Olympia, WA 98507-9039, fax (360) 586-6703, by May 22, 2000.
Date of Intended Adoption: June 10, 2000.
April 12, 2000
G. F. McDougall
for Fred Stephens
Director
OTS-3961.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending Order DLR-091, filed 3/26/86)
WAC 308-80-015
Expiration of motor vehicle transporter
license.
When does my transporter license expire? (1) A motor
vehicle transporter license shall expire twelve consecutive
months from the date of issuance ((for purposes of staggered
licensing. During the initial licensing period the renewal dates
shall be established by a random alphabetical selection
commencing with a minimum license period of six months, extended
month by month to a maximum of eighteen consecutive months as
determined by the random selection process. Upon completion of
the initial staggering of these licenses each subsequent renewal
period shall be twelve consecutive months from the established
date of the staggered issuance)).
(2) Motor vehicle transporter license plates shall expire on the same date as the license expires.
[Statutory Authority: 1985 c 109 §§ 2, 4, 6 and 8, RCW 46.80.140, 46.70.080 [46.79.080], 46.70.160, 46.76.070 and 46.16.225. 86-08-028 (Order DLR-091), § 308-80-015, filed 3/26/86.]
What are some improper uses of the transportation license plates? Issuance of transporter license plates under chapter 46.76 RCW does not authorize driving or towing of vehicles on the public highways for the following purposes or in the following manner:
(1) On any vehicle in which a licensee has an ownership or equitable interest, provided a towing unit owned by a licensee to deliver vehicles owned by others shall display a transporter plate in addition to a regular plate for the purpose of identification.
(2) For personal transportation.
(3) By any one other than the licensee or a bona fide employee who is carried on the licensee's payroll records.
(4) Failure to display plates as required under WAC 308-80-010.
This rule shall not be construed to prevent a determination that other uses of such plates are improper.
[Order MV 447, § 308-80-020, filed 9/16/77.]