WSR 23-14-117

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

[Filed July 5, 2023, 9:31 a.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 308-56A-210 (3)(a) Ownership in doubt, bonded title or three-year registration without title.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 46.12.635 Disclosure of names and addresses of individual vehicle and vessel owners—Vehicle and vessel information—Address confidentiality program participants, and 46.12.680 Ownership in doubt—Procedure.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Amending WAC 308-56A-210 (3)(a) will remove the requirement for the department of licensing to provide the names and addresses of current vehicle owners of record, which is a violation of RCW 46.12.635.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making; and internal review.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Kelsey Stone, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-902-0131, email rulescoordinator@dol.wa.gov, website dol.wa.gov/about/rules; or Sina Talalemotu, 1125 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98504, phone 360-902-4004, email stalalemot@dol.wa.gov.

July 5, 2023

Ellis Starrett

Rules and Policy Manager