RCW 46.29.605
Suspension of registration, notice—Surrender of license plates—Penalties.
(1) Whenever the involvement in a motor vehicle accident in this state results in the driving privilege of a person being suspended for failure to pay a judgment or deposit security, the department shall suspend the Washington registration of the motor vehicle if the person driving at the time of the accident was also the registered owner of the motor vehicle.
(2) A notice of suspension shall be mailed by first-class mail to the owner's last known address of record in the department and shall be effective notwithstanding the owner's failure to receive the notice.
(3) Upon suspension of the registration of a motor vehicle, the registered owner shall surrender all vehicle license plates registered to the vehicle. The department shall destroy the license plates and, upon reinstatement of the registration, shall issue new vehicle license plates as provided in RCW 46.16A.200(9).
(4) Failure to surrender license plates under subsection (3) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not less than one day nor more than five days and by a fine of not less than fifty dollars nor more than two hundred fifty dollars.
(5) No vehicle license plates, certificate of title, or registration certificate for a motor vehicle may be issued, and no vehicle registration may be renewed during the time the registration of the motor vehicle is suspended.
(6) Any person who operates a vehicle in this state while the registration of the vehicle is suspended is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be imprisoned for not less than two days nor more than five days and fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
[ 2010 c 161 § 1114; 1981 c 309 § 6.]
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
Chapter 46.29 - Financial Responsibility.
46.29.030 - Director to administer chapter.
46.29.033 - Application of chapter to RCW 48.177.010.
46.29.050 - Furnishing driving record and evidence of ability to respond in damages—Fees.
46.29.070 - Department to determine amount of security required—Notices.
46.29.080 - Exceptions as to requirement of security.
46.29.090 - Requirements as to policy or bond.
46.29.100 - Form and amount of security.
46.29.110 - Failure to deposit security—Suspensions.
46.29.120 - Release from liability.
46.29.130 - Adjudication of nonliability.
46.29.140 - Agreements for payment of damages.
46.29.150 - Payment upon judgment.
46.29.160 - Termination of security requirement.
46.29.170 - Duration of suspension.
46.29.190 - Authority of department to decrease amount of security.
46.29.200 - Correction of action by department.
46.29.210 - Custody of security.
46.29.220 - Disposition of security.
46.29.230 - Return of deposit.
46.29.240 - Certain matters not evidence in civil suits.
46.29.260 - "Proof of financial responsibility for the future" defined.
46.29.270 - "Judgment," "state" defined.
46.29.280 - Suspension continues until proof furnished.
46.29.290 - Action in respect to unlicensed person.
46.29.300 - Action in respect to nonresidents.
46.29.310 - When judgment creditors to report nonpayment of judgments.
46.29.320 - Further action with respect to nonresidents.
46.29.330 - Suspension for nonpayment of judgments.
46.29.340 - Exception in relation to government vehicles.
46.29.350 - Exception when consent granted by judgment creditor.
46.29.360 - Exception when insurer liable.
46.29.370 - Suspension continues until judgments paid and proof given.
46.29.390 - Payments sufficient to satisfy requirements.
46.29.400 - Installment payment of judgments—Default.
46.29.410 - Action if breach of agreement.
46.29.420 - Proof required in addition to deposit of security after accident.
46.29.430 - Additional proof required—Suspension or revocation for failure to give proof.
46.29.440 - Additional proof required—Suspension to continue until proof given and maintained.
46.29.450 - Alternate methods of giving proof.
46.29.460 - Certificate of insurance as proof.
46.29.470 - Certificate furnished by nonresident as proof.
46.29.480 - Default by nonresident insurer.
46.29.490 - "Motor vehicle liability policy" defined.
46.29.500 - Notice of cancellation or termination of certified policy.
46.29.510 - Chapter not to affect other policies.
46.29.530 - When bond constitutes a lien.
46.29.550 - Money or securities as proof.
46.29.560 - Application of deposit.
46.29.570 - Owner may give proof for others.
46.29.580 - Substitution of proof.
46.29.590 - Other proof required, when.
46.29.600 - Duration of proof—When proof may be canceled or returned.
46.29.605 - Suspension of registration, notice—Surrender of license plates—Penalties.
46.29.610 - Surrender of license—Penalty.
46.29.620 - Forged proof—Penalty.
46.29.640 - Chapter not to prevent other process.