There is a newer version of the Revised Code of Washington
2009 Washington Code
Title 46 - Motor vehicles
Chapter 46.16A - Registration.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 46.16A.010 - Definitions.
- 46.16A.020 - Registration year assigned -- Registration month -- Registration period.
- 46.16A.025 - Adjustment of vehicle registration periods to stagger renewal periods.
- 46.16A.030 - Registration and display of plates required -- Penalties -- Expired registration, impoundment.
- 46.16A.040 - Original registration -- Application -- Form and contents.
- 46.16A.050 - Registration -- Requirements before issuance -- Penalty -- Rules.
- 46.16A.060 - Registration -- Emission control inspections required -- Exemptions -- Educational information -- Rules.
- 46.16A.070 - Registration -- Cancellation, refusal, etc. -- Appeals.
- 46.16A.080 - Registration -- Exemptions.
- 46.16A.090 - Registration -- Voluntary and opt-out donations.
- 46.16A.100 - Registration -- Federal heavy vehicle use tax.
- 46.16A.110 - Registration renewal -- Exemptions.
- 46.16A.120 - Forwarding and payment of standing, stopping, and parking violations and other infractions required before registration renewal.
- 46.16A.130 - Notice of liability insurance requirement.
- 46.16A.140 - "Resident" defined -- Natural person residency requirements -- Vehicle registration required.
- 46.16A.150 - Purchasing a vehicle with foreign plates.
- 46.16A.160 - Nonresident exemption -- Reciprocity -- Rules.
- 46.16A.170 - Exemptions from vehicle license fees -- State and publicly owned vehicles.
- 46.16A.175 - Exemptions from vehicle license fees -- Vehicles owned by Indian tribes -- Conditions.
- 46.16A.180 - Registration certificates -- Requirements -- Penalty -- Exception.
- 46.16A.185 - Requirement for commercial motor vehicle registration certificate.
- 46.16A.190 - Replacement registration certificates.
- 46.16A.200 - License plates.
- 46.16A.210 - Emblems -- Material, display requirements.
- 46.16A.215 - Military emblems -- Fees.
- 46.16A.220 - Rules.
PERMITS AND USES
- 46.16A.300 - Temporary permits -- Authority -- Dealer fees -- Secure system.
- 46.16A.305 - Temporary permits -- Application form and contents -- Display and duration -- Application fee.
- 46.16A.320 - Vehicle trip permits -- Restrictions and requirements -- Fee -- Penalty -- Rules.
- 46.16A.330 - Farm vehicle trip permits -- Restrictions and requirements -- Fee -- Rules.
- 46.16A.340 - Temporary permits for nonresident members of armed forces -- Fee -- Rules.
- 46.16A.350 - Temporary letter of authority for movement of unregistered vehicle for special community activity.
- 46.16A.360 - Thirty, sixty, or ninety-day permits for registered out-of-state commercial vehicles.
SPECIFIC VEHICLES
- 46.16A.405 - Campers, mopeds, and wheelchair conveyances.
- 46.16A.410 - Commercial motor vehicles.
- 46.16A.420 - Farm vehicles -- Farm exempt decal -- Fee -- Rules.
- 46.16A.425 - Farm vehicles based on gross weight -- Farm tabs -- Penalty.
- 46.16A.440 - Private use, single-axle trailers--Reduced license fee.
- 46.16A.450 - Trailers -- Permanent license plates and registration -- Penalty -- Rules.
- 46.16A.455 - Trucks, buses, and for hire vehicles based on gross weight.
LIABILITY AND VIOLATIONS
- 46.16A.500 - Liability of operator, owner, lessee for violations.
- 46.16A.510 - Immunity from liability for licensing nonroadworthy vehicle.
- 46.16A.520 - Allowing unauthorized person to drive -- Penalty.
- 46.16A.530 - Unlawful to carry passengers for hire without license.
- 46.16A.540 - Overloading licensed capacity -- Additional license -- Penalties -- Exceptions.
- 46.16A.545 - Overloading licensed capacity -- Penalties.
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