2011 Washington Code
Title 46 Motor vehicles
46.16 Vehicle licenses.
46.16.735 Special license plates -- Sponsoring organization requirements.

(1) For an organization to qualify for a special license plate under the special license plate approval program created in RCW 46.16.705 through 46.16.765, the sponsoring organization must submit documentation in conjunction with the application to the department that verifies:

     (a) That the organization is a nonprofit organization, as defined in 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3). The department may request a copy of an Internal Revenue Service ruling to verify an organization's nonprofit status; and

     (b) That the organization is located in Washington and has registered as a charitable organization with the secretary of state's office as required by law.

     (2) For a governmental body to qualify for a special license plate under the special license plate approval program created in RCW 46.16.705 through 46.16.765, a governmental body must be:

     (a) A political subdivision, including but not limited to any county, city, town, municipal corporation, or special purpose taxing district that has the express permission of the political subdivision's executive body to sponsor a special license plate;

     (b) A federally recognized tribal government that has received the approval of the executive body of that government to sponsor a special license plate;

     (c) A state agency that has received approval from the director of the agency or the department head; or

     (d) A community or technical college that has the express permission of the college's board of trustees to sponsor a special license plate.

[2004 c 222 § 3; 2003 c 196 § 201.]

Notes:

     Part headings not law -- 2003 c 196: See note following RCW 46.16.700.