Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 46.16A - Registration.
46.16A.050 - Registration—Requirements before issuance—Penalty—Rules.

RCW 46.16A.050
Registration—Requirements before issuance—Penalty—Rules.

(1) The department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director shall not issue an initial registration certificate for a motor vehicle to a natural person under this chapter unless the natural person at time of application:
(a) Presents an unexpired Washington state driver's license; or
(b) Certifies that he or she is:
(i) A Washington state resident who does not operate a motor vehicle on public roads; or
(ii) Exempt from the requirement to obtain a Washington state driver's license under RCW 46.20.025.
(2) The department must set up procedures to verify that all owners meet the requirements of this section.
(3) A person falsifying residency is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of five hundred twenty-nine dollars.
(4) The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this section, including rules under which a natural person applying for registration may be exempt from the requirements of this section if the person provides evidence satisfactory to the department that he or she has a valid and compelling reason for not being able to meet the requirements of this section.

[ 2014 c 197 § 1; 2010 c 161 § 405.]
NOTES:

Effective date—Intent—Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session—2010 c 161: See notes following RCW 46.04.013.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 46 - Motor Vehicles

Chapter 46.16A - Registration.

46.16A.010 - Definitions.

46.16A.020 - Registration year assigned—Registration month—Registration period—When registration does not expire.

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—Discover pass.

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—Formats—Requirements—Penalty—Exception—Manual removal of registrant's address.

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.

46.16A.230 - Tribal license plates and vehicle registration—Compacts.

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.

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.428 - Intermittent-use trailers—Permanent registration—Penalty—License plates—Definition—Rules.

46.16A.435 - Off-road motorcycles—Declaration required—Contents.

46.16A.440 - Private use, single-axle trailers—Reduced license fee.

46.16A.445 - Street rod or custom vehicles.

46.16A.450 - Trailers—Permanent license plates and registration—Penalty—Rules.

46.16A.455 - Trucks, buses, and for hire vehicles based on gross weight.

46.16A.460 - Motorcycles and snow bikes—Concurrent, separate registrations—Declaration required—Department may adopt rules.

46.16A.500 - Liability of operator, owner, lessee for violations.

46.16A.510 - Immunity from liability for issuing a vehicle registration or license plates to nonroadworthy vehicle.

46.16A.520 - Allowing unauthorized person to drive—Penalty.

46.16A.530 - Unlawful to carry passengers for hire without vehicle registration.

46.16A.540 - Overloading registered capacity—Additional registration—Penalties—Exceptions.

46.16A.545 - Overloading registered capacity—Penalties.