Certificates of title

AN ACT Relating to certificates of title; amending RCW 46.12.530, 1
46.12.540, 46.12.555, 46.17.160, 46.68.025, 46.12.675, 88.02.515, 2
88.02.540, 88.02.640, and 88.02.640; providing an effective date; and 3
providing an expiration date. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
Sec. 1. RCW 46.12.530 and 2019 c 232 s 18 are each amended to 6
read as follows: 7
(1) The application for a certificate of title of a vehicle must 8
be made by the owner or owner's representative to the department, 9
county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director 10
on a form furnished or approved by the department and must contain:11
(a) A description of the vehicle, including make, model, vehicle 12
identification number, type of body, and the odometer reading at the 13
time of delivery of the vehicle; 14
(b) The name and address of the person who is to be the 15
registered owner of the vehicle and, if the vehicle is subject to a 16
security interest, the name and address of the secured party; and17
(c) Other information the department may require.18
(2) The department may require additional information and a 19
physical examination of the vehicle or of any class of vehicles, or 20
either. 21
H-0332.3
HOUSE BILL 1283
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Representatives Low, Schmidt, Wylie, Klicker, Barkis, Donaghy, and
Richards
Read first time 01/14/25. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
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(3) The application for a certificate of title must be signed by 1
the person applying to be the registered owner and be sworn to by 2
that person in the manner described under chapter 5.50 RCW. The 3
department shall keep the application in the original, computer, or 4
photostatic form. 5
(4) The application for an original certificate of title must be 6
accompanied by: 7
(a) A draft, money order, certified bank check, or cash for all 8
fees and taxes due for the application for certificate of title; and9
(b) The most recent certificate of title or other satisfactory 10
evidence of ownership. 11
(5) Once issued, a certificate of title is not subject to 12
renewal. 13
(6) Whenever any person, after applying for or receiving a 14
certificate of title, moves from the address named in the application 15
or in the certificate of title issued to him or her, or changes his 16
or her name of record, the person shall, within ((ten)) 10 days 17
thereafter, notify the department of the name or address change as 18
provided in RCW 46.08.195. 19
(7) A certificate of title may be issued as an electronic record 20
of ownership or as a paper certificate.21
Sec. 2. RCW 46.12.540 and 2010 c 161 s 305 are each amended to 22
read as follows: 23
(1) The department shall issue ((an electronic record of 24
ownership or a written )) a certificate of title if the department is 25
satisfied from the statements on the application that the applicant 26
is the legal owner of the vehicle or otherwise entitled to have a 27
certificate of title in the applicant's name. 28
(2) Each certificate of title issued by the department must 29
contain: 30
(a) The date of application; 31
(b) The certificate of title number assigned to the vehicle;32
(c) The name and address of the registered owner and legal owner;33
(d) The vehicle identification number; 34
(e) The mileage reading, if required, as provided by the odometer 35
disclosure statement submitted with the application involving a 36
transfer of ownership; 37
(f) A notation that the recorded mileage is actual, not actual, 38
or exceeds mechanical limits; 39
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(g) A blank space on the face of the certificate of title for the 1
signature of the registered owner; 2
(h) Information on whether the vehicle was ever registered and 3
operated as an exempt vehicle or taxicab; 4
(i) A brand conspicuously shown across its front if indicating 5
that the vehicle has been rebuilt after becoming a salvage vehicle;6
(j) The director's signature and the seal of the department; and7
(k) Any other description of the vehicle and facts the department 8
may require. 9
(3) The department shall deliver the registration certificate to 10
the registered owner and the certificate of title to the legal owner, 11
or both to the person who is both the registered owner and legal 12
owner. The certificate of title must be issued as an electronic 13
record of ownership unless the applicant applies for a paper title 14
under the process described in RCW 46.12.555.15
Sec. 3. RCW 46.12.555 and 2019 c 232 s 19 are each amended to 16
read as follows: 17
(1) The application for a ((quick)) paper title of a vehicle must 18
be submitted by the owner or the owner's representative to the 19
department, ((participating)) county auditor or other agent, or 20
subagent appointed by the director on a form furnished or approved by 21
the department and must contain: 22
(a) A description of the vehicle, including make, model, vehicle 23
identification number, type of body, and the odometer reading at the 24
time of delivery of the vehicle, when required; 25
(b) The name and address of the person who is to be the 26
registered owner of the vehicle and, if the vehicle is subject to a 27
security interest, the name and address of the secured party; and28
(c) Other information as may be required by the department.29
(2) The application for a ((quick)) paper title must be signed by 30
the person applying to be the registered owner and be sworn to by 31
that person in the manner described under chapter 5.50 RCW. The 32
department must keep a copy of the application. 33
(3) The application for a ((quick)) paper title must be 34
accompanied by: 35
(a) All fees and taxes due for an application for a certificate 36
of title, including a ((quick)) paper title service fee under RCW 37
46.17.160; and 38
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(b) The most recent certificate of title or other satisfactory 1
evidence of ownership. 2
(4) All applications for ((quick)) a paper title must meet the 3
requirements established by the department. 4
(5) For the purposes of this section, " ((quick)) paper title" 5
means a paper certificate of title . The paper certificate of title 6
must be printed at the time of application((.7
(6) The quick title process authorized under this section may not 8
be used to obtain )), except that a paper title is subject to a 9
processing period before a paper title may be issued when the title 10
is the first title issued to a vehicle previously designated as a 11
salvage vehicle as defined in RCW 46.04.514 or as otherwise 12
restricted or prohibited by the department. 13
(((7))) (6) A subagent may process a ((quick)) paper title under 14
this section in accordance with rules adopted by the department.15
Sec. 4. RCW 46.17.160 and 2011 c 326 s 2 are each amended to 16
read as follows: 17
Before accepting an application for a ((quick)) paper title of a 18
vehicle under RCW 46.12.555, the department, participating county 19
auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director shall 20
require the applicant to pay a ((fifty dollar quick)) $50 paper title 21
service fee in addition to any other fees and taxes required by law. 22
The ((quick)) paper title service fee must be distributed under RCW 23
46.68.025. 24
Sec. 5. RCW 46.68.025 and 2015 2nd sp.s. c 1 s 1 are each 25
amended to read as follows: 26
(1) The ((quick)) paper title service fee imposed under RCW 27
46.17.160 must be distributed as follows: 28
(a) If the fee is paid to the director, the fee must be deposited 29
to the motor vehicle fund established under RCW 46.68.070.30
(b) If the fee is paid to the ((participating)) county auditor or 31
other agent appointed by the director, ((twenty-five dollars )) $25 32
must be deposited to the motor vehicle fund established under RCW 33
46.68.070. The remainder must be retained by the county treasurer in 34
the same manner as other fees collected by the county auditor.35
(c) If the fee is paid to a subagent appointed by the director, 36
((twenty-five dollars )) $25 must be deposited to the motor vehicle 37
fund established under RCW 46.68.070. The remaining ((twenty-five 38
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dollars)) $25 must be distributed as follows: ((Twelve dollars and 1
fifty cents)) $12.50 must be retained by the county treasurer in the 2
same manner as other fees collected by the county auditor and 3
((twelve dollars and fifty cents )) $12.50 must be retained by the 4
subagent. 5
(2) For the purposes of this section, " ((quick)) paper title" has 6
the same meaning as in RCW 46.12.555. 7
Sec. 6. RCW 46.12.675 and 2012 c 74 s 14 are each amended to 8
read as follows: 9
(1) A security interest in a vehicle other than one held as 10
inventory by a manufacturer or a dealer and for which a certificate 11
of title is required is perfected only by: 12
(a) Complying with the requirements of RCW 46.12.660 or this 13
section; 14
(b) Receipt by the department, county auditor or other agent, or 15
subagent appointed by the director of: 16
(i) The existing certificate of title, if any;17
(ii) An application for a certificate of title containing the 18
name and address of the secured party; and 19
(iii) Payment of the required fees. 20
(2) A security interest is perfected when it is created if the 21
secured party's name and address appear on the most recently issued 22
certificate of title or, if not, it is created when the department, 23
county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director 24
receives the certificate of title or an application for a certificate 25
of title and the fees required in subsection (1) of this section.26
(3) If a vehicle is subject to a security interest when brought 27
into this state, perfection of the security interest is determined by 28
the law of the jurisdiction where the vehicle was when the security 29
interest was attached, subject to the following: 30
(a) The security interest continues perfected in this state if 31
the name of the secured party is shown on the existing certificate of 32
title issued by that jurisdiction. The name of the secured party must 33
be shown on the certificate of title issued for the vehicle by this 34
state. The security interest continues perfected in this state when 35
the department issues the certificate of title. 36
(b) If the security interest was not perfected under the law of 37
the jurisdiction where the vehicle was when the security interest was 38
attached, it may be perfected in this state. Perfection begins when 39
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the department receives the information and fees required in 1
subsection (1) of this section. 2
(4)(a) After a certificate of title has been issued, the 3
registered owner or secured party must apply to the department, 4
county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director 5
for a new certificate of title when a security interest is granted on 6
a vehicle. Within ((ten)) 10 days after creating a security 7
agreement, the registered owner or secured party must submit:8
(i) An application for a certificate of title; 9
(ii) The certificate of title last issued for the vehicle, or 10
other documentation required by the department; and11
(iii) The fee required in RCW 46.17.100. 12
(b) If satisfied that a certificate of title should be reissued, 13
the department shall change the vehicle record and issue a new 14
certificate of title to the secured party. 15
(5) A secured party shall release the security interest when the 16
conditions within the security agreement have been met and there is 17
no further secured obligation. The secured party must either:18
(a) Assign the certificate of title to the registered owner or 19
the registered owner's designee and send the certificate of title to 20
the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed 21
by the director with the fee required in RCW 46.17.100 and the fee 22
required in RCW 46.17.160 if a paper title is requested; or23
(b) Assign the certificate of title to the person acquiring the 24
vehicle from the registered owner with the registered owner's release 25
of interest. 26
(6) The department shall issue a new certificate of title to the 27
registered owner when the department receives the release of interest 28
and required fees as provided in subsection (5)(a) of this section. A 29
subagent appointed by the director may remove liens on electronic 30
records.31
(7) A secured party is liable for ((one hundred dollars )) $100 32
payable to the registered owner or person acquiring the vehicle from 33
the registered owner when: 34
(a) The secured party fails to either assign the certificate of 35
title to the registered owner or to the person acquiring the vehicle 36
from the registered owner or apply for a new certificate of title 37
within ((ten)) 10 days after proper demand; and 38
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(b) The failure of the secured party to act as described in (a) 1
of this subsection results in a loss to the registered owner or 2
person acquiring the vehicle from the registered owner.3
Sec. 7. RCW 88.02.515 and 2010 c 161 s 1012 are each amended to 4
read as follows: 5
(1) The application for a certificate of title of a vessel must 6
be made by the owner or the owner's representative to the department, 7
county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director 8
on a form furnished or approved by the department and must contain:9
(a) A description of the vessel, including make, model, hull 10
identification number, and type of body; 11
(b) The name and address of the person who is to be the 12
registered owner of the vessel and, if the vessel is subject to a 13
security interest, the name and address of the secured party; and14
(c) Other information the department may require.15
(2) The application for a certificate of title must be signed by 16
the person applying to be the registered owner and be sworn to by 17
that person under penalty of the perjury laws of this state that:18
(a) The applicant is the owner or an authorized agent of the 19
owner of the vessel; and 20
(b) The vessel is free of any claim of lien, mortgage, 21
conditional sale, or other security interest of any person except the 22
person or persons on the application as secured parties.23
(3) The application for a certificate of title must be 24
accompanied by: 25
(a) A draft, money order, certified bank check, or cash for all 26
fees and taxes due for the application for the certificate of title; 27
and 28
(b) The most recent certificate of title or other satisfactory 29
evidence of ownership. 30
(4) A certificate of title may be issued as an electronic record 31
of ownership or as a paper title. The certificate of title must be 32
issued as an electronic record of ownership unless the applicant 33
applies for a paper title under the process described in RCW 34
88.02.540.35
Sec. 8. RCW 88.02.540 and 2019 c 232 s 27 are each amended to 36
read as follows: 37
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(1) The application for a ((quick)) paper title of a vessel must 1
be made by the owner or the owner's representative to the department, 2
((participating)) county auditor or other agent, or subagent 3
appointed by the director on a form furnished or approved by the 4
department and must contain: 5
(a) A description of the vessel, including make, model, hull 6
identification number, series, and body; 7
(b) The name and address of the person who is to be the 8
registered owner of the vessel and, if the vessel is subject to a 9
security interest, the name and address of the secured party; and10
(c) Other information as may be required by the department.11
(2) The application for a ((quick)) paper title must be signed by 12
the person applying to be the registered owner and be sworn to by 13
that person in the manner described under chapter 5.50 RCW. The 14
department must keep a copy of the application. 15
(3) The application for a ((quick)) paper title must be 16
accompanied by: 17
(a) All fees and taxes due for an application for a certificate 18
of title, including a ((quick)) paper title service fee under RCW 19
88.02.640(1); and 20
(b) The most recent certificate of title or other satisfactory 21
evidence of ownership. 22
(4) All applications for ((quick)) paper title must meet the 23
requirements established by the department. 24
(5) For the purposes of this section, " ((quick)) paper title" 25
means a paper certificate of title . The paper certificate of title 26
must be printed at the time of application , except that a paper title 27
is subject to a processing period before a paper title may be issued 28
if restricted or prohibited by the department. 29
(6) A subagent may process a ((quick)) paper title under this 30
section only after (a) the department has instituted a process in 31
which blank certificates of title can be inventoried; (b) the county 32
auditor of the county in which the subagent is located has processed 33
((quick)) paper titles for a minimum of six months; and (c) the 34
county auditor approves a request from a subagent in its county to 35
process ((quick)) paper titles. 36
Sec. 9. RCW 88.02.640 and 2021 c 150 s 2 are each amended to 37
read as follows: 38
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(1) In addition to any other fees and taxes required by law, the 1
department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by 2
the director must charge the following vessel fees and surcharge:3
4 FEE AMOUNT AUTHORITY DISTRIBUTION
5 (a) Dealer temporary permit $5.00 RCW 88.02.800(2) General fund
6
7
8
(b) Derelict vessel and
invasive species
removal
Subsection (3) of this
section
Subsection (3) of this
section
Subsection (3) of this
section
9
10
(c) Derelict vessel removal
surcharge
$1.00 Subsection (4) of this
section
Subsection (4) of this
section
11
12
(d) Duplicate certificate of
title
$1.25 RCW 88.02.530(1)(c) General fund
13 (e) Duplicate registration $1.25 RCW 88.02.590(1)(c) General fund
14 (f) Filing RCW 46.17.005 RCW 88.02.560(2) RCW 46.68.400
15 (g) License plate technology RCW 46.17.015 RCW 88.02.560(2) RCW 46.68.370
16 (h) License service RCW 46.17.025 RCW 88.02.560(2) RCW 46.68.220
17
18
(i) Nonresident vessel
permit
Subsection (5) of this
section
RCW 88.02.620(4) Subsection (5) of this
section
19
20
(j) ((Quick)) Paper title
service
$50.00 RCW 88.02.540(3) Subsection (7) of this
section
21 (k) Registration $10.50 RCW 88.02.560(2) RCW 88.02.650
22 (l) Replacement decal $1.25 RCW 88.02.595(1)(c) General fund
23
24
(m) Service fee RCW 46.17.040 RCW 88.02.515 and
88.02.560(2)
RCW 46.17.040
25 (n) Title application $5.00 RCW 88.02.515 General fund
26 (o) Transfer $1.00 RCW 88.02.560(7) General fund
27
28
(p) Vessel visitor permit $30.00 RCW 88.02.610(3) Subsection (6) of this
section
(2) The ((five dollar )) $5 dealer temporary permit fee required 29
in subsection (1) of this section must be credited to the payment of 30
registration fees at the time application for registration is made.31
(3) The derelict vessel and invasive species removal fee required 32
in subsection (1) of this section is ((five dollars)) $5 and must be 33
distributed as follows: 34
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(a) ((Two dollars)) $2 must be deposited in the aquatic invasive 1
species management account created in RCW 77.135.200;2
(b) ((One dollar )) $1 must be deposited into the aquatic algae 3
control account created in RCW 43.21A.667; and 4
(c) ((Two dollars )) $2 must be deposited in the derelict vessel 5
removal account created in RCW 79.100.100. 6
(4) In addition to other fees required in this section, an annual 7
derelict vessel removal surcharge of ((one dollar )) $1 must be 8
charged with each vessel registration. The surcharge is to address 9
the significant backlog of derelict vessels accumulated in Washington 10
waters that pose a threat to the health and safety of the people and 11
to the environment and must be deposited into the derelict vessel 12
removal account created in RCW 79.100.100. 13
(5)(a) The amount of the nonresident vessel permit fee is:14
(i) For a vessel owned by a nonresident natural person, ((twenty-15
five dollars)) $25; and 16
(ii) For a nonresident vessel owner that is not a natural person, 17
the fee is equal to: 18
(A) ((Twenty-five dollars )) $25 per foot for vessels between 19
((thirty)) 30 and ((ninety-nine)) 99 feet in length;20
(B) ((Thirty dollars )) $30 per foot for vessels between ((one 21
hundred)) 100 and ((one hundred twenty)) 120 feet in length; and22
(C) ((Thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents )) $37.50 per foot for 23
vessels between ((one hundred twenty-one )) 121 and ((two hundred )) 24
200 feet in length. The fee must be multiplied by the extreme length 25
of the vessel in feet, rounded up to the nearest whole foot.26
(b) The fee must be paid by the vessel owner to the department. 27
Any moneys remaining from the fee after the payment of costs to 28
administer the permit must be allocated to counties by the state 29
treasurer for approved boating safety programs under RCW 88.02.650.30
(c) In addition to the applicable fees under this section, vessel 31
owners who obtain a nonresident vessel permit for the purposes of 32
chartering their vessel with a captain or crew are subject to use tax 33
as provided in RCW 82.12.799. 34
(6) The ((thirty dollar )) $30 vessel visitor permit fee must be 35
distributed as follows: 36
(a) ((Five dollars)) $5 must be deposited in the derelict vessel 37
removal account created in RCW 79.100.100; 38
(b) The department may keep an amount to cover costs for 39
providing the vessel visitor permit; 40
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(c) Any moneys remaining must be allocated to counties by the 1
state treasurer for approved boating safety programs under RCW 2
88.02.650; and 3
(d) Any fees required for licensing agents under RCW 46.17.005 4
are in addition to any other fee or tax due for the titling and 5
registration of vessels. 6
(7)(a) The ((fifty dollar quick )) $50 paper title service fee 7
must be distributed as follows: 8
(i) If the fee is paid to the director, the fee must be deposited 9
to the general fund. 10
(ii) If the fee is paid to the participating county auditor or 11
other agent appointed by the director, ((twenty-five dollars )) $25 12
must be deposited to the general fund. The remainder must be retained 13
by the county treasurer in the same manner as other fees collected by 14
the county auditor. 15
(iii) If the fee is paid to a subagent appointed by the director, 16
((twenty-five dollars )) $25 must be deposited to the general fund. 17
The remaining ((twenty-five dollars )) $25 must be distributed as 18
follows: ((Twelve dollars and fifty cents )) $12.50 must be retained 19
by the county treasurer in the same manner as other fees collected by 20
the county auditor and ((twelve dollars and fifty cents )) $12.50 must 21
be retained by the subagent. 22
(b) For the purposes of this subsection, " ((quick)) paper title" 23
has the same meaning as in RCW 88.02.540. 24
(8) The department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent 25
appointed by the director shall charge the service fee under 26
subsection (1)(m) of this section beginning January 1, 2016.27
Sec. 10. RCW 88.02.640 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 17 s 104 are each 28
amended to read as follows: 29
(1) In addition to any other fees and taxes required by law, the 30
department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by 31
the director shall charge the following vessel fees and surcharge:32
33 FEE AMOUNT AUTHORITY DISTRIBUTION
34 (a) Dealer temporary permit $5.00 RCW 88.02.800(2) General fund
35
36
37
(b) Derelict vessel and
invasive species
removal
Subsection (3) of this
section
Subsection (3) of this
section
Subsection (3) of this
section
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1
2
(c) Derelict vessel removal
surcharge
$1.00 Subsection (4) of this
section
Subsection (4) of this
section
3
4
(d) Duplicate certificate of
title
$1.25 RCW 88.02.530(1)(c) General fund
5 (e) Duplicate registration $1.25 RCW 88.02.590(1)(c) General fund
6 (f) Filing RCW 46.17.005 RCW 88.02.560(2) RCW 46.68.400
7 (g) License plate technology RCW 46.17.015 RCW 88.02.560(2) RCW 46.68.370
8 (h) License service RCW 46.17.025 RCW 88.02.560(2) RCW 46.68.220
9
10
(i) Nonresident vessel
permit
$25.00 RCW 88.02.620(3) Subsection (5) of this
section
11
12
(j) ((Quick)) Paper title
service
$50.00 RCW 88.02.540(3) Subsection (7) of this
section
13 (k) Registration $10.50 RCW 88.02.560(2) RCW 88.02.650
14 (l) Replacement decal $1.25 RCW 88.02.595(1)(c) General fund
15
16
(m) Service fee RCW 46.17.040 RCW 88.02.515 and
88.02.560(2)
RCW 46.17.040
17 (n) Title application $5.00 RCW 88.02.515 General fund
18 (o) Transfer $1.00 RCW 88.02.560(7) General fund
19
20
(p) Vessel visitor permit $30.00 RCW 88.02.610(3) Subsection (6) of this
section
(2) The ((five dollar )) $5 dealer temporary permit fee required 21
in subsection (1) of this section must be credited to the payment of 22
registration fees at the time application for registration is made.23
(3) The derelict vessel and invasive species removal fee required 24
in subsection (1) of this section is ((five dollars)) $5 and must be 25
distributed as follows: 26
(a) ((Two dollars)) $2 must be deposited in the aquatic invasive 27
species management account created in RCW 77.135.200;28
(b) ((One dollar )) $1 must be deposited into the aquatic algae 29
control account created in RCW 43.21A.667; and 30
(c) ((Two dollars )) $2 must be deposited in the derelict vessel 31
removal account created in RCW 79.100.100. 32
(4) In addition to other fees required in this section, an annual 33
derelict vessel removal surcharge of ((one dollar )) $1 must be 34
charged with each vessel registration. The surcharge is to address 35
the significant backlog of derelict vessels accumulated in Washington 36
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waters that pose a threat to the health and safety of the people and 1
to the environment and must be deposited into the derelict vessel 2
removal account created in RCW 79.100.100. 3
(5) The ((twenty-five dollar)) $25 nonresident vessel permit fee 4
must be paid by the vessel owner to the department for the cost of 5
providing the identification document by the department. Any moneys 6
remaining from the fee after the payment of costs must be allocated 7
to counties by the state treasurer for approved boating safety 8
programs under RCW 88.02.650. 9
(6) The ((thirty dollar )) $30 vessel visitor permit fee must be 10
distributed as follows: 11
(a) ((Five dollars)) $5 must be deposited in the derelict vessel 12
removal account created in RCW 79.100.100; 13
(b) The department may keep an amount to cover costs for 14
providing the vessel visitor permit; 15
(c) Any moneys remaining must be allocated to counties by the 16
state treasurer for approved boating safety programs under RCW 17
88.02.650; and 18
(d) Any fees required for licensing agents under RCW 46.17.005 19
are in addition to any other fee or tax due for the titling and 20
registration of vessels. 21
(7)(a) The ((fifty dollar quick )) $50 paper title service fee 22
must be distributed as follows: 23
(i) If the fee is paid to the director, the fee must be deposited 24
to the general fund. 25
(ii) If the fee is paid to the participating county auditor or 26
other agent appointed by the director, ((twenty-five dollars )) $25 27
must be deposited to the general fund. The remainder must be retained 28
by the county treasurer in the same manner as other fees collected by 29
the county auditor. 30
(iii) If the fee is paid to a subagent appointed by the director, 31
((twenty-five dollars )) $25 must be deposited to the general fund. 32
The remaining ((twenty-five dollars )) $25 must be distributed as 33
follows: ((Twelve dollars and fifty cents )) $12.50 must be retained 34
by the county treasurer in the same manner as other fees collected by 35
the county auditor and ((twelve dollars and fifty cents )) $12.50 must 36
be retained by the subagent. 37
(b) For the purposes of this subsection, " ((quick)) paper title" 38
has the same meaning as in RCW 88.02.540. 39
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(8) The department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent 1
appointed by the director shall charge the service fee under 2
subsection (1)(m) of this section beginning January 1, 2016.3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. Section 9 of this act expires January 1, 4
2029.5
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. Section 10 of this act takes effect 6
January 1, 2029.7
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