Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 46.16A - Registration.
46.16A.450 - Trailers—Permanent license plates and registration—Penalty—Rules.

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

(1) Trailers that are towed in combination with a truck, motor truck, truck tractor, road tractor, or tractor and used to transport loads in excess of forty thousand pounds combined gross weight may be issued a permanent license plate and registration. The permanent license plate and registration is valid until the trailer is sold, permanently removed from the state, or otherwise disposed of by the registered owner. The owner of the trailer shall:
(a) Apply for the permanent license plate and registration with the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent;
(b) Pay the combination trailer license plate fee required under RCW 46.17.250 in addition to any other fee or taxes due by law; and
(c) Return the license plate and registration certificate to the department if the trailer is sold, permanently removed from the state, or otherwise disposed of.
(2) The permanent license plate and registration authorized in subsection (1) of this section may not be issued to trailers that haul logs.
(3) A violation of this section or misuse of a permanent license plate may subject the registered owner to prosecution or denial, or both, of future permanent registration of any trailer.
(4) The department may adopt rules to implement this section for leased vehicles and other applications as necessary.

[ 2010 c 161 § 418; 1998 c 321 § 32 (Referendum Bill No. 49, approved November 3, 1998); 1993 c 123 § 4. Formerly RCW 46.16.068.]
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.


Purpose—Severability—1998 c 321: See notes following RCW 82.14.045.


Contingent effective dates—1998 c 321 §§ 23-42: See note following RCW 35.58.410.


Effective date of 1993 c 102 and c 123—1993 sp.s. c 23: See note following RCW 46.16A.455.

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.