2011 Washington Code
Title 46 Motor vehicles
46.12 Certificates of title.
46.12.124 Odometer disclosure statement.

(1) The department shall require an odometer disclosure statement to accompany every application for a certificate of ownership, unless specifically exempted. If the certificate of ownership was issued after April 30, 1990, a secure odometer statement is required, unless specifically exempted. The statements shall include, at a minimum, the following:

     (a) The miles shown on the odometer at the time of transfer of ownership;

     (b) The date of transfer of ownership;

     (c) One of the following statements:

     (i) The mileage reflected is actual to the best of transferor's knowledge;

     (ii) The odometer reading exceeds the mechanical limits of the odometer to the best of the transferor's knowledge; or

     (iii) The odometer reading is not the actual mileage;

     If the odometer reading is under one hundred thousand miles, the only options that can be certified are "actual to the best of the transferor's knowledge" or "not the actual mileage." If the odometer reading is one hundred thousand miles or more, the options "actual to the best of the transferor's knowledge" or "not the actual mileage" cannot be used unless the odometer has six digit capability;

     (d) A complete description of the vehicle, including the:

     (i) Model year;

     (ii) Make;

     (iii) Series and body type (model);

     (iv) Vehicle identification number;

     (v) License plate number and state (optional);

     (e) The name, address, and signature of the transferor, in accordance with the following conditions:

     (i) Only one registered owner is required to complete the odometer disclosure statement;

     (ii) When the registered owner is a business, both the business name and a company representative's name must be shown on the odometer disclosure statement;

     (f) The name and address of the transferee and the transferee's signature to acknowledge the transferor's information. If the transferee represents a company, both the company name and the agent's name must be shown on the odometer disclosure statement;

     (g) A statement that the notice is required by the federal Truth in Mileage Act of 1986; and

     (h) A statement that failure to complete the odometer disclosure statement or providing false information may result in fines or imprisonment or both.

     (2) The transferee shall return a signed copy of the odometer disclosure statement to the transferor at the time of transfer of ownership.

     (3) The following vehicles are not subject to the odometer disclosure requirement at the time of ownership transfer:

     (a) A vehicle having a declared gross vehicle weight of more than sixteen thousand pounds;

     (b) A vehicle that is not self-propelled;

     (c) A vehicle that is ten years old or older;

     (d) A vehicle sold directly by a manufacturer to a federal agency in conformity with contract specifications; or

     (e) A new vehicle before its first retail sale.

[1990 c 238 § 6.]

Notes:

     Effective date, implementation -- 1990 c 238: See note following RCW 46.12.030.