EXPEDITED RULES
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Amending WAC 308-56A-460 to raise the market value threshold
for reporting total loss vehicles to the department of
licensing. Also updates statutory references reflecting the
recodification of Title 46 RCW.
THIS RULE IS BEING PROPOSED UNDER AN EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS THAT WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR THE AGENCY TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, PREPARE A SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT, OR PROVIDE RESPONSES TO THE CRITERIA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE RULE. IF YOU OBJECT TO THIS USE OF THE EXPEDITED RULE-MAKING PROCESS, YOU MUST EXPRESS YOUR OBJECTIONS IN WRITING AND THEY MUST BE SENT TO Ben T. Shomshor, Department of Licensing, P.O. Box 2957, Olympia, WA 98507-2957, e-mail bshomshor@dol.wa.gov , AND RECEIVED BY October 25, 2011.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: According to RCW 46.12.005 and 46.12.600 - if, for any year beginning with 2002, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers, compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, or its successor, for the West Region, in the expenditure category "used cars and trucks," shows an increase in the annual average for that year compared to that of the year immediately prior, the department shall, by rule, increase the then market value threshold amount by the same percentage as the percentage increase of the annual average, with the increase of the market value threshold amount to be effective on July 1 of the year immediately after the year with the increase of the annual average. The CPI showed an increase this previous year and the market value threshold amount was increased from $6790 to $7660. For this reason, WAC 308-56A-460 needs to be changed (and should have been changed effective July 1, 2011) to reflect this increase in the market value threshold amount. This rule-making process seeks to make permanent the emergency rule adopted under WSR 11-17-082.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Compliance with statute.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.01.110.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 46.12.600.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: None.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Debra K. Then, Highways-Licenses Building, Olympia, Washington, (360) 902-4094; Implementation and Enforcement: Jennifer Dana, Highways-Licenses Building, Olympia, Washington, (360) 902-3673.
August 22, 2011
Ben T. Shomshor
Agency Rules Coordinator
OTS-4215.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 10-19-045, filed 9/13/10,
effective 10/14/10)
WAC 308-56A-460
Destroyed or wrecked
vehicle -- Reporting -- Rebuilt.
(1) What are total loss,
destroyed, salvage, and wrecked vehicles? For the purposes of
this section:
(a) A total loss vehicle is one whose destruction has
been reported to the department as described in RCW
((46.12.070)) 46.12.600 by an insurer (insurance companies and
self-insurers as described in RCW 46.29.630);
(b) A destroyed vehicle is one whose destruction has been
reported to the department as described in RCW ((46.12.070))
46.12.600 by the vehicle's owner;
(c) A salvage vehicle as defined in RCW ((46.12.005))
46.04.514;
| Note: | When used in this section, the terms "destroyed" and "destroyed vehicle" include total loss, destroyed, and salvage vehicles. |
| Note: | A vehicle may be considered destroyed or wrecked when the evidence of ownership is a salvage certificate/title, insurance company bill of sale, or wrecker bill of sale from any jurisdiction, or when the evidence of ownership indicates the vehicle may be a destroyed vehicle not reported to the department. |
(a) Insurers may report total loss vehicles to the department:
(i) Electronically through the department's on-line reporting system. Insurers must destroy ownership documents for a vehicle reported this way; or
(ii) By submitting the certificate of ((ownership)) title
or affidavit in lieu of title indicating the vehicle is
"DESTROYED"; or
(iii) By submitting a completed total loss claim settlement form (TD 420-074).
| Note: | Reports of total loss vehicles must include the insurer's name, address, and the date of loss. |
(c) Licensed wreckers report wrecked vehicles as required in RCW 46.80.090.
(d) For vehicles six through twenty years old a statement
whether or not the vehicle meets the market value threshold
amount as defined in RCW ((46.12.005)) 46.12.600 is also
required.
(3) What is the current market value threshold amount?
The current market value threshold amount is ((six thousand
seven hundred ninety dollars)) seven thousand six hundred
sixty dollars.
(4) How is the market value threshold amount determined?
Using the current market value threshold amount described in
RCW ((46.12.005)) 46.12.600 each year the department will add
the increased value if the increase is equal to or greater
than fifty dollars.
(5) What if the "market value threshold amount" is not
provided as required? If the market value threshold amount is
not provided when required, the department would treat the
report of destruction as if the market value threshold as
described in RCW ((46.12.005)) 46.12.600 has been met. The
certificate of ((ownership)) title will be branded according
to WAC 308-56A-530.
(6) What documentation is required to obtain a
certificate of ((ownership)) title after a vehicle is
destroyed? After a vehicle has been reported destroyed or
wrecked and is rebuilt, you must submit the following
documentation to the department in order to obtain a new
certificate of ((ownership)) title:
(a) Application for certificate of ((ownership)) title as
described in RCW ((46.12.030)) 46.12.530;
(b) Certificate of vehicle inspection as described in WAC 308-56A-150;
(c) Bill of sale from the insurer, owner, or wrecker who reported the vehicle's destruction to the department.
(i) Bills of sale from insurers must include a representative's signature and title of office;
(ii) Bills of sale from insurers and wreckers do not need to be notarized;
(iii) Bills of sale from owners shown on department records must be notarized or certified;
(iv) A bill of sale is not required when owners shown on department records retain a destroyed vehicle and apply for a new certificate of ownership;
(v) Releases of interest from lien holder(s) or proof of payment such as a canceled check bearing a notation that it has been paid by the bank on which it was drawn or a notarized statement on a receipt from the legal owner that the debt is satisfied are required when the vehicle is retained by the registered owner(s).
(d) Odometer disclosure statement, if applicable.
(7) What is required of a Washington licensed vehicle dealer prior to selling a destroyed or wrecked vehicle? Except as permitted by RCW 46.70.101 (1)(b)(viii), before a dealer may sell a destroyed or wrecked vehicle under their Washington vehicle dealer license, the dealer must:
(a) Rebuild the vehicle to standards set by the state of Washington or the federal government pertaining to the construction and safety of vehicles; and
(b) Obtain a vehicle inspection by the Washington state patrol; and
(c) Apply for and receive a certificate of ownership for the vehicle, issued in the name of the vehicle dealer.
(8) Once a destroyed or wrecked vehicle is rebuilt, do the license plates remain with the vehicle? Whether or not the license plates remain with the vehicle depends on the circumstance:
(a) Standard issue license plates may remain with a destroyed vehicle unless they are severely damaged or the vehicle was issued a department temporary permit described in WAC 308-56A-140;
(b) Replacement license plates are required for wrecked vehicles since Washington licensed wreckers are required by WAC 308-63-070 to remove them;
(c) Special license plates may remain with or be transferred to a destroyed or wrecked vehicle;
(d) Applicants may retain the current license plate
number as provided for in RCW ((46.16.233)) 46.16A.200, unless
the vehicle was issued a department temporary permit as
described in WAC 308-56A-140.
(9) Will the certificate of ownership or registration certificate indicate "WA REBUILT"? Salvage or wrecked vehicles meeting the criteria described in WAC 308-56A-530 will be branded "WA REBUILT."
[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110. 10-19-045, § 308-56A-460, filed 9/13/10, effective 10/14/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.12.005 and 46.01.110. 09-19-113, § 308-56A-460, filed 9/22/09, effective 10/23/09. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110. 04-08-080, § 308-56A-460, filed 4/6/04, effective 5/7/04; 02-19-016, § 308-56A-460, filed 9/9/02, effective 10/10/02; 01-20-010, § 308-56A-460, filed 9/20/01, effective 10/21/01. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110 and 46.12.070. 00-06-025, § 308-56A-460, filed 2/23/00, effective 3/25/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110. 92-15-024, § 308-56A-460, filed 7/6/92, effective 8/6/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110 and 46.12.070. 91-04-025, § 308-56A-460, filed 1/29/91, effective 3/1/91; Order MV 208, § 308-56A-460, filed 7/31/74.]