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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.74 - Ride Sharing. › 46.74.010 - Definitions.

RCW 46.74.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) "Persons with special transportation needs" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 81.66.010.
(2) "Ride sharing" means a carpool or vanpool arrangement whereby one or more groups not exceeding 15 persons each including the drivers, and not fewer than three persons including the drivers are transported in a passenger motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight not exceeding 10,000 pounds. "Ride sharing" does not include transportation provided in the normal course of business by entities that are subject to chapters 46.72A, 48.177, 81.66, 81.68, 81.70, and 81.72 RCW, or offer peer-to-peer car sharing. For purposes of this section, "peer-to-peer car sharing" means motor vehicle owners making their motor vehicles available for persons to rent for short periods of time.
(3) "Ride sharing for persons with special transportation needs" means an arrangement whereby a group of persons with special transportation needs, and their attendants, is transported by a public social service agency or a private, nonprofit transportation provider, as defined in RCW 81.66.010, serving persons with special needs, in a passenger motor vehicle as defined by the department to include small buses, cutaways, and modified vans not more than twenty-eight feet long. The driver need not be a person with special transportation needs.
(4) "Ride-sharing operator" means the person, entity, or concern, not necessarily the driver, responsible for the existence and continuance of ride sharing or ride sharing for persons with special transportation needs. The term "ride-sharing operator" includes but is not limited to an employer, an employer's agent, an employer-organized association, a state agency, a county, a city, a public transportation benefit area, a public transportation agency, or any other political subdivision that owns or leases a ride-sharing vehicle.
(5) "Ride-sharing promotional activities" means those activities involved in forming a ride-sharing arrangement including, but not limited to, receiving information from existing and prospective ride-sharing participants, sharing that information with other existing and prospective ride-sharing participants, matching those persons with other existing or prospective ride-sharing participants, and making assignments of persons to ride-sharing arrangements.
[ 2021 c 135 § 2; 2014 c 97 § 501. Prior: 2009 c 557 § 5; prior: 1997 c 250 § 8; 1997 c 95 § 1; 1996 c 244 § 2; 1979 c 111 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2021 c 135: See note following RCW 46.18.285.
Severability—1979 c 111: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1979 c 111 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.74 - Ride Sharing. › 46.74.020 - Exclusion from for hire vehicle laws.

RCW 46.74.020
Exclusion from for hire vehicle laws.
Ride-sharing vehicles are not deemed for hire vehicles and do not fall within the provisions of chapter 46.72 RCW or any other provision of Title 46 RCW affecting for hire vehicles, whether or not the ride-sharing operator receives compensation.
[ 1979 c 111 § 2.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 c 111: See note following RCW 46.74.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.74 - Ride Sharing. › 46.74.030 - Operators.

RCW 46.74.030
Operators.
The operator and the driver of a ride-sharing vehicle shall be held to a reasonable and ordinary standard of care, and are not subject to ordinances or regulations which relate exclusively to the regulation of drivers or owners of motor vehicles operated for hire, or other common carriers or public transit carriers. No person, entity, or concern may, as a result of engaging in ride-sharing promotional activities, be liable for civil damages arising directly or indirectly (1) from the maintenance and operation of a ride-sharing vehicle; or (2) from an intentional act of another person who is participating or proposing to participate in a ride-sharing arrangement, unless the ride-sharing operator or promoter had prior, actual knowledge that the intentional act was likely to occur and had a reasonable ability to prevent the act from occurring.
[ 2021 c 135 § 3; 1997 c 250 § 9; 1996 c 244 § 3; 1979 c 111 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2021 c 135: See note following RCW 46.18.285.
Severability—1979 c 111: See note following RCW 46.74.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.74A - Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing Program Act. › 46.74A.900 - Short title—2022 c 67.

RCW 46.74A.900
Short title—2022 c 67.
This act may be known and cited as the peer-to-peer vehicle sharing program act.
[ 2022 c 67 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.74A - Peer-to-Peer Vehicle Sharing Program Act. › 46.74A.901 - Effective date—2022 c 67.

RCW 46.74A.901
Effective date—2022 c 67.
This act takes effect January 1, 2023.
[ 2022 c 67 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.75 - Personal Delivery Devices. › 46.75.010 - Definitions.

RCW 46.75.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Department" means the department of licensing.
(2) "Eligible entity" means a corporation, partnership, association, firm, sole proprietorship, or other entity engaged in business.
(3) "Hazardous material" means any material that has been designated as hazardous under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 5103, and is required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 C.F.R. Part 172.
(4) "Personal delivery device" means an electrically powered device to which all of the following apply:
(a) The device is intended primarily to transport property on sidewalks and crosswalks;
(b) The device weighs less than one hundred twenty pounds, excluding any property being carried in the device;
(c) The device will operate at a maximum speed of six miles per hour; and
(d) The device is equipped with automated driving technology, including software and hardware, enabling the operation of the device, with the support and supervision of a remote personal delivery device operator.
(5)(a) "Personal delivery device operator" means an employee or agent of an eligible entity who has the capability to control or monitor the navigation and operation of a personal delivery device.
(b) "Personal delivery device operator" does not include:
(i) With respect to a delivery or other service rendered by a personal delivery device, the person who requests the delivery or service; or
(ii) A person who only arranges for and dispatches a personal delivery device for a delivery or other service.
[ 2019 c 214 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 214: "This act takes effect September 1, 2019." [ 2019 c 214 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.75 - Personal Delivery Devices. › 46.75.030 - Self-certification form.

RCW 46.75.030
Self-certification form.
The department of licensing shall create a self-certification form for an eligible entity to submit prior to operating a personal delivery device and thereafter on an annual basis. Through the form, the department must obtain:
(1) The name and address of the eligible entity and its registered agent within Washington, including the registered agent's name, address, and driver's license number, and any other information the department may require;
(2) The name of the jurisdiction in which the personal delivery device will be operated;
(3) An acknowledgment by the eligible entity that: (a) Each personal delivery device will display a unique identification number and other information specified in RCW 46.75.020(8); and (b) the registered agent is responsible for any infraction committed by its personal delivery device;
(4) An affirmation by the eligible entity that it possesses insurance as required in RCW 46.75.020;
(5) A list of any incidents, as described in RCW 46.75.020(5), and any traffic infractions, as described in RCW 46.75.050, involving any personal delivery device operated by the eligible entity in Washington state in the previous year; and
(6) A list of each device identified by a unique identification number that the eligible entity intends to operate in the state during the year and payment of a fee of fifty dollars per personal delivery device listed. The fee must be deposited into the motor vehicle fund. The list must be updated and the fee paid prior to the eligible entity operating a device not listed in the annual self-certification.
[ 2019 c 214 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 214: See note following RCW 46.75.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.75 - Personal Delivery Devices. › 46.75.040 - Restrictions.

RCW 46.75.040
Restrictions.
(1) A personal delivery device may not be operated to transport hazardous material, in a quantity and form that may pose an unreasonable risk to health, safety, or property when transported in commerce.
(2) A personal delivery device may not be operated to transport beer, wine, spirits, or other consumable alcohol.
[ 2019 c 214 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 214: See note following RCW 46.75.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.75 - Personal Delivery Devices. › 46.75.050 - Violation—Traffic infraction—Notice.

RCW 46.75.050
Violation—Traffic infraction—Notice.
(1) A violation of this chapter, or of chapter 46.61 RCW by a personal delivery device, is a traffic infraction. A notice of infraction must be mailed to the registered agent listed on the personal delivery device within fourteen days of the violation.
(2) The registered agent of the eligible entity operating a personal delivery device is responsible for an infraction under RCW 46.63.030(1).
(3) Infractions committed by a personal delivery device are not part of the registered agent's driving record under RCW 46.52.101 and 46.52.120. Additionally, infractions issued under this section shall be processed in the same manner as parking infractions, including for the purposes of RCW 3.50.100, 35.20.220, 46.16A.120, and 46.20.270(2). The amount of the fine issued for an infraction issued under this section shall not exceed the amount of a fine issued for other parking infractions within the jurisdiction.
[ 2019 c 214 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 214: See note following RCW 46.75.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.010 - License required—Exceptions—"Driveaway or towaway methods" defined.

RCW 46.76.010
License required—Exceptions—"Driveaway or towaway methods" defined.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation to engage in the business of delivering by the driveaway or towaway methods vehicles not his or her own and of a type required to be registered under the laws of this state, without procuring a transporter's license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
This shall not apply to motor freight carriers or operations regularly licensed under the provisions of chapter 81.80 RCW to haul such vehicles on trailers or semitrailers.
Driveaway or towaway methods means the delivery service rendered by a motor vehicle transporter wherein motor vehicles are driven singly or in combinations by the towbar, saddlemount or fullmount methods or any lawful combinations thereof, or where a truck or truck tractor draws or tows a semitrailer or trailer.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9092; 1961 c 12 § 46.76.010. Prior: 1957 c 107 § 1; 1953 c 155 § 1; 1947 c 97 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6382-75.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.015 - Automotive repair facility may procure transporter's license.

RCW 46.76.015
Automotive repair facility may procure transporter's license.
(1) Any automotive repair facility may procure a transporter's license in accordance with this chapter for the purpose of evaluating vehicles in need of repair, or that have been repaired, on the public roads of this state.
(2) This section may not be construed as requiring an automotive repair facility to obtain a transporter's license.
(3) For the purposes of this section, "automotive repair facility" or "repair facility" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 46.71.011. "Automotive repair facility" or "repair facility" includes entities that perform commercial fleet repair or maintenance transactions involving two or more vehicles, or that perform ongoing service or maintenance contracts involving vehicles used primarily for business purposes.
[ 2018 c 16 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.020 - Application for license.

RCW 46.76.020
Application for license.
Application for a transporter's license shall be made on a form provided for that purpose by the director of licensing and when executed shall be forwarded to the director together with the proper fee. The application shall contain the name and address of the applicant, state whether or not the license will be used to provide towing services for monetary compensation as described in RCW 46.55.025 and, if so, whether or not the applicant is a registered tow truck operator, and contain other information as the director may require.
[ 2008 c 19 § 1; 1979 c 158 § 189; 1967 c 32 § 91; 1961 c 12 § 46.76.020. Prior: 1947 c 97 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6382-76.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.030 - Issuance of license—Plates, indicator tabs.

RCW 46.76.030
Issuance of license—Plates, indicator tabs.
Upon receiving an application for transporter's license the director, if satisfied that the applicant is entitled thereto, shall issue a proper certificate of license registration and up to three distinctive sets of license plates or an indicator tab pursuant to RCW 46.55.065 and shall transmit the fees obtained therefor with a proper identifying report to the state treasurer, who shall deposit such fees in the motor vehicle fund. The certificate of license registration and license plates or indicator tab issued by the director shall authorize the holder of the license to drive or tow any motor vehicle or trailers upon the public highways of Washington state. The director, if satisfied that the applicant has sufficient business need, may issue more than three, but no more than 10, sets of license plates to meet the business need of the applicant. Registered tow truck operators licensed under chapter 46.55 RCW are not subject to this limit, with respect to indicator tabs.
[ 2021 c 161 § 1; 2018 c 135 § 3; 1967 c 32 § 92; 1961 c 12 § 46.76.030. Prior: 1947 c 97 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6382-77.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2021 c 161: "This act takes effect January 1, 2022." [ 2021 c 161 § 6.]
Findings—Effective date—2018 c 135: See notes following RCW 46.55.065.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.040 - License and plate or indicator tab fees.

RCW 46.76.040
License and plate or indicator tab fees.
The fee for an original transporter's license is $150. Transporter license number plates bearing an appropriate symbol and serial number or an indicator tab pursuant to RCW 46.55.065 must be attached to all vehicles being delivered or evaluated in the conduct of the business licensed under this chapter. The plates may be obtained for a fee of $50 for each set. Indicator tabs may be obtained by a registered tow truck operator licensed under chapter 46.55 RCW for a fee of $2 per tab.
[ 2021 c 161 § 2; 2019 c 44 § 7; 2018 c 16 § 2; 1990 c 250 § 68; 1961 c 12 § 46.76.040. Prior: 1957 c 107 § 2; 1947 c 97 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6382-78.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2021 c 161: See note following RCW 46.76.030.
Effective date—2019 c 44 §§ 6 and 7: See note following RCW 46.55.065.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.050 - Expiration, renewal—Fee.

RCW 46.76.050
Expiration, renewal—Fee.
A transporter's license expires on the date assigned by the director, and may be renewed by filing a proper application and paying an annual fee of $100.
[ 2021 c 161 § 3; 1985 c 109 § 3; 1961 c 12 § 46.76.050. Prior: 1947 c 97 § 5; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6382-79.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2021 c 161: See note following RCW 46.76.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.055 - Staggering renewal periods.

RCW 46.76.055
Staggering renewal periods.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the director may extend or diminish the licensing period of transporters for the purpose of staggering renewal periods. The extension or diminishment shall be by rule of the department adopted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1985 c 109 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.060 - Display of plates, indicator tabs—Nontransferability.

RCW 46.76.060
Display of plates, indicator tabs—Nontransferability.
Transporter's license plates or indicator tabs pursuant to RCW 46.55.065 must be conspicuously displayed on all vehicles being delivered by the driveaway or towaway methods or being driven on the public roads of the state for the purpose of repair evaluation. These plates or indicator tabs must not be loaned to or used by any person other than the holder of the license or his or her employees. If a transporter license plate or indicator tab is lost, stolen, or damaged, the holder of the license must report the event to the department within 10 days of discovering that the transporter license plate or indicator tab has been lost, stolen, or damaged.
[ 2021 c 161 § 4. Prior: 2018 c 135 § 4; 2018 c 16 § 3; 2010 c 8 § 9093; 1961 c 12 § 46.76.060; prior: 1957 c 107 § 3; 1947 c 97 § 6; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6382-80.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2021 c 161: See note following RCW 46.76.030.
Findings—Effective date—2018 c 135: See notes following RCW 46.55.065.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.065 - Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license.

RCW 46.76.065
Grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of license.
The following conduct shall be sufficient grounds pursuant to RCW 34.05.422 for the director or a designee to deny, suspend, or revoke the license of a motor vehicle transporter:
(1) Using transporter plates or indicator tabs pursuant to RCW 46.55.065 for driveaway or towaway of any vehicle owned by such transporter;
(2) Knowingly, as that term is defined in RCW 9A.08.010(1)(b), having possession of a stolen vehicle or a vehicle with a defaced, missing, or obliterated manufacturer's identification serial number;
(3) Loaning transporter plates or indicator tabs;
(4) Using transporter plates or indicator tabs for any purpose other than as provided under RCW 46.76.010 or 46.76.015;
(5) Violation of provisions of this chapter or of rules and regulations adopted relating to enforcement and proper operation of this chapter; or
(6) Using transporter plates on public highways located outside of Washington state.
[ 2021 c 161 § 5. Prior: 2018 c 135 § 5; 2018 c 16 § 4; 1977 ex.s. c 254 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2021 c 161: See note following RCW 46.76.030.
Findings—Effective date—2018 c 135: See notes following RCW 46.55.065.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.067 - Compliance with chapter 81.80 RCW.

RCW 46.76.067
Compliance with chapter 81.80 RCW.
(1) Any person or organization that transports any mobile home or other vehicle for hire shall comply with this chapter and chapter 81.80 RCW. Persons or organizations that do not have a valid permit or meet other requirements under chapter 81.80 RCW shall not be issued a transporter license or transporter plates or an indicator tab pursuant to RCW 46.55.065 to transport mobile homes or other vehicles. RCW 46.76.065(5) applies to persons or organizations that have transporter licenses or plates or indicator tabs and do not meet the requirements of chapter 81.80 RCW.
(2) This section does not apply to mobile home manufacturers or dealers that are licensed and delivering the mobile home under chapter 46.70 RCW.
[ 2018 c 135 § 6; 1988 c 239 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—Effective date—2018 c 135: See notes following RCW 46.55.065.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.070 - Rules.

RCW 46.76.070
Rules.
The director may make any reasonable rules or regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter relating to the enforcement and proper operation of this chapter.
[ 1967 c 32 § 93; 1961 c 12 § 46.76.070. Prior: 1947 c 97 § 7; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6382-81.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.76 - Motor Vehicle Transporters. › 46.76.080 - Penalty.

RCW 46.76.080
Penalty.
The violation of any provision of this chapter is a traffic infraction. In addition to any other penalty imposed upon a violator of the provisions of this chapter, the director may confiscate any transporter license plates or indicator tabs used in connection with such violation.
[ 2018 c 135 § 7; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 96; 1961 c 12 § 46.76.080. Prior: 1947 c 97 § 8; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6382-82.]
NOTES:
Findings—Effective date—2018 c 135: See notes following RCW 46.55.065.
Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.010 - Definitions.

RCW 46.79.010
Definitions.
The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context indicates otherwise.
(1) "Junk vehicle" means a motor vehicle certified under RCW 46.55.230 as meeting all the following requirements:
(a) Is three years old or older;
(b) Is extensively damaged, such damage including but not limited to any of the following: A broken window or windshield or missing wheels, tires, motor, or transmission;
(c) Is apparently inoperable;
(d) Is without a valid, current registration plate;
(e) Has a fair market value equal only to the value of the scrap in it.
(2) "Scrap processor" means a licensed establishment that maintains a hydraulic baler and shears, or a shredder for recycling salvage.
(3) "Demolish" means to destroy completely by use of a hydraulic baler and shears, or a shredder.
(4) "Hulk hauler" means any person who deals in vehicles for the sole purpose of transporting and/or selling them to a licensed vehicle wrecker or scrap processor in substantially the same form in which they are obtained. A hulk hauler may not sell secondhand motor vehicle parts to anyone other than a licensed vehicle wrecker or scrap processor, except for those parts specifically enumerated in RCW 46.79.020(2), as now or hereafter amended, which may be sold to a licensed vehicle wrecker or disposed of at a public facility for waste disposal.
(5) "Director" means the director of licensing.
(6) "Major component parts" include engines and short blocks, frames, transmissions or transfer cases, cabs, doors, front or rear differentials, front or rear clips, quarter panels or fenders, bumpers, truck beds or boxes, seats, and hoods.
[ 2001 c 64 § 10; 1990 c 250 § 69; 1983 c 142 § 2; 1979 c 158 § 190; 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.020 - Transporting junk vehicles to scrap processor—Removal of parts, restrictions.

RCW 46.79.020
Transporting junk vehicles to scrap processor—Removal of parts, restrictions.
Any hulk hauler or scrap processor licensed under the provisions of this chapter may:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, transport any flattened or junk vehicle whether such vehicle is from in state or out of state, to a scrap processor upon obtaining the certificate of title or release of interest from the owner or an affidavit of sale from the landowner who has complied with RCW 46.55.230. The scrap processor shall forward such document(s) to the department, together with a monthly report of all vehicles acquired from other than a licensed automobile wrecker, and no further identification shall be necessary.
(2) Prepare vehicles and vehicle salvage for transportation and delivery to a scrap processor or vehicle wrecker only by removing the following vehicle parts:
(a) Gas tanks;
(b) Vehicle seats containing springs;
(c) Tires;
(d) Wheels;
(e) Scrap batteries;
(f) Scrap radiators.
Such parts may not be removed if they will be accepted by a scrap processor or wrecker. Such parts may be removed only at a properly zoned location, and all preparation activity, vehicles, and vehicle parts shall be obscured from public view. Storage is limited to two vehicles or the parts thereof which are authorized by this subsection, and any such storage may take place only at a properly zoned location. Any vehicle parts removed under the authority of this subsection shall be lawfully disposed of at or through a public facility or service for waste disposal or by sale to a licensed vehicle wrecker.
[ 2001 c 64 § 11; 1990 c 250 § 70; 1987 c 62 § 1; 1983 c 142 § 3; 1979 c 158 § 191; 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.030 - Application for license, renewal—Form—Signature—Contents.

RCW 46.79.030
Application for license, renewal—Form—Signature—Contents.
Application for a hulk hauler's license or a scrap processor's license or renewal of a hulk hauler's license or a scrap processor's license shall be made on a form for this purpose, furnished by the director, and shall be signed by the applicant or his or her authorized agent and shall include the following information:
(1) Name and address of the person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation under which name the business is to be conducted;
(2) Names and residence address of all persons having an interest in the business or, if the owner is a corporation, the names and addresses of the officers thereof;
(3) Certificate of approval of the chief of police of any city or town, wherever located, having a population of over five thousand persons and in all other instances a member of the state patrol certifying that the applicant can be found at the address shown on the application; and
(4) Any other information that the director may require.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9094; 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.040 - Application forwarded with fees—Issuance of license—Disposition of fees—Display of license.

RCW 46.79.040
Application forwarded with fees—Issuance of license—Disposition of fees—Display of license.
Application for a hulk hauler's license, together with a fee of ten dollars, or application for a scrap processor's license, together with a fee of twenty-five dollars, shall be forwarded to the director. Upon receipt of the application the director shall, if the application be in order, issue the license applied for authorizing him or her to do business as such and forward the fee, together with an itemized and detailed report, to the state treasurer, to be deposited in the motor vehicle fund. Upon receiving the certificate the owner shall cause it to be prominently displayed at the address shown in his or her application, where it may be inspected by an investigating officer at any time.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9095; 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.050 - License expiration—Renewal fee—Surrender of license, when.

RCW 46.79.050
License expiration—Renewal fee—Surrender of license, when.
A license issued pursuant to this chapter expires on the date assigned by the director, and may be renewed by filing a proper application and payment of a fee of ten dollars.
Whenever a hulk hauler or scrap processor ceases to do business or the license has been suspended or revoked, the license shall immediately be surrendered to the director.
[ 1985 c 109 § 5; 1983 c 142 § 4; 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.055 - Staggering renewal periods.

RCW 46.79.055
Staggering renewal periods.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the director may extend or diminish the licensing period of hulk haulers and scrap processors for the purpose of staggering renewal periods. The extension or diminishment shall be by rule of the department adopted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW.
[ 1985 c 109 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.060 - Special license plates, indicator tabs—Fee.

RCW 46.79.060
Special license plates, indicator tabs—Fee.
The hulk hauler or scrap processor shall obtain a special set of license plates or an indicator tab pursuant to RCW 46.55.065 in addition to the regular licenses and plates required for the operation of vehicles owned and/or operated by him or her and used in the conduct of his or her business. Such special license shall be displayed on the operational vehicles and shall be in lieu of a trip permit or current license on any vehicle being transported. The fee for these plates shall be five dollars for the original plates and two dollars for each additional set of plates bearing the same license number.
[ 2018 c 135 § 8; 2010 c 8 § 9096; 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 6.]
NOTES:
Findings—Effective date—2018 c 135: See notes following RCW 46.55.065.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.070 - Acts subject to penalties.

RCW 46.79.070
Acts subject to penalties.
The director may by order pursuant to the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, deny, suspend, or revoke the license of any hulk hauler or scrap processor or, in lieu thereof or in addition thereto, may by order assess monetary penalties of a civil nature not to exceed five hundred dollars per violation, whenever the director finds that the applicant or licensee:
(1) Removed a vehicle or vehicle major component part from property without obtaining both the written permission of the property owner and documentation approved by the department for acquiring vehicles, junk vehicles, or major component parts thereof;
(2) Acquired, disposed of, or possessed a vehicle or major component part thereof when he or she knew that such vehicle or part had been stolen or appropriated without the consent of the owner;
(3) Sold, bought, received, concealed, had in his or her possession, or disposed of a vehicle or major component part thereof having a missing, defaced, altered, or covered manufacturer's identification number, unless approved by a law enforcement officer;
(4) Committed forgery or made any material misrepresentation on any document relating to the acquisition, disposition, registration, titling, or licensing of a vehicle pursuant to Title 46 RCW;
(5) Committed any dishonest act or omission which has caused loss or serious inconvenience as a result of the acquisition or disposition of a vehicle or any major component part thereof;
(6) Failed to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter or other applicable law relating to registration and certificates of title of vehicles and any other document releasing any interest in a vehicle;
(7) Been authorized to remove a particular vehicle or vehicles and failed to take all remnants and debris from those vehicles from that area unless requested not to do so by the person authorizing the removal;
(8) Removed parts from a vehicle at other than an approved location or removed or sold parts or vehicles beyond the scope authorized by this chapter or any rule adopted hereunder;
(9) Been adjudged guilty of a crime which directly relates to the business of a hulk hauler or scrap processor and the time elapsed since the adjudication is less than five years. For the purposes of this section adjudged guilty means, in addition to a final conviction in either a federal, state, or municipal court, an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court, the payment of a fine, a plea of guilty, or a finding of guilt regardless of whether the imposition of sentence is deferred or the penalty is suspended; or
(10) Been the holder of a license issued pursuant to this chapter which was revoked for cause and never reissued by the department, or which license was suspended for cause and the terms of the suspension have not been fulfilled, or which license was assessed a civil penalty and the assessed amount has not been paid.
[ 1990 c 250 § 71; 1983 c 142 § 5; 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.080 - Rules.

RCW 46.79.080
Rules.
The director is hereby authorized to promulgate and adopt reasonable rules and regulations not in conflict with provisions hereof for the proper operation and enforcement of this chapter.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.090 - Inspection of premises and records—Certificate of inspection.

RCW 46.79.090
Inspection of premises and records—Certificate of inspection.
It shall be the duty of the chiefs of police, or the Washington state patrol, in cities having a population of over five thousand persons, and in all other cases the Washington state patrol, to make periodic inspection of the hulk hauler's or scrap processor's premises and records provided for in this chapter, and furnish a certificate of inspection to the director in such manner as may be determined by the director: PROVIDED, That the above inspection in any instance can be made by an authorized representative of the department.
The department is hereby authorized to enlist the services and cooperation of any law enforcement officer or state agency of another state to inspect the premises of any hulk hauler or scrap processor whose established place of business is in that other state but who is licensed to transport automobile hulks within Washington state.
[ 1983 c 142 § 6; 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.100 - Other provisions to comply with chapter.

RCW 46.79.100
Other provisions to comply with chapter.
Any municipality or political subdivision of this state which now has or subsequently makes provision for the regulation of hulk haulers or scrap processors shall comply strictly with the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.110 - Chapter not to prohibit individual towing of vehicles to wreckers or processors, registered tow truck operators from transporting abandoned recreational vehicles.

RCW 46.79.110
Chapter not to prohibit individual towing of vehicles to wreckers or processors, registered tow truck operators from transporting abandoned recreational vehicles.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit: Any individual not engaged in business as a hulk hauler or scrap processor from towing any vehicle owned by him or her to any vehicle wrecker or scrap processor, or a registered tow truck operator from transporting an abandoned recreational vehicle under RCW 46.53.010 in compliance with this chapter.
[ 2018 c 287 § 3; 2001 c 64 § 12; 1983 c 142 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 110 § 11.]
NOTES:
Findings—Implementation—Effective date—2018 c 287: See notes following RCW 46.55.400.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.120 - Unlicensed hulk hauling or scrap processing—Penalty.

RCW 46.79.120
Unlicensed hulk hauling or scrap processing—Penalty.
Any hulk hauler or scrap processor who engages in the business of hulk hauling or scrap processing without holding a current license issued by the department for authorization to do so, or, holding such a license, exceeds the authority granted by that license, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 1983 c 142 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.79 - Hulk Haulers and Scrap Processors. › 46.79.130 - Wholesale motor vehicle auction dealers.

RCW 46.79.130
Wholesale motor vehicle auction dealers.
(1) A wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer may:
(a) Sell any classification of motor vehicle;
(b) Sell only to motor vehicle dealers and vehicle wreckers licensed under Title 46 RCW by the state of Washington or licensed by any other state; or
(c) Sell a motor vehicle belonging to the United States government, the state of Washington, or a political subdivision to nonlicensed persons as may be required by the contracting public agency. However, a publicly owned "wrecked vehicle" as defined in RCW 46.80.010 may be sold to motor vehicle dealers and vehicle wreckers licensed under Title 46 RCW by the state of Washington or licensed by any other state.
(2) If the wholesale motor vehicle auction dealer knows that a vehicle is a "wrecked vehicle" as defined by RCW 46.80.010, the dealer must disclose this fact on the bill of sale.
[ 1998 c 282 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.80 - Vehicle Wreckers. › 46.80.005 - Legislative declaration.

RCW 46.80.005
Legislative declaration.
The legislature finds and declares that the distribution and sale of vehicle parts in the state of Washington vitally affects the general economy of the state and the public interest and the public welfare, and that in order to promote the public interest and the public welfare and in the exercise of its police power, it is necessary to regulate and license vehicle wreckers and dismantlers, the buyers-for-resale, and the sellers of secondhand vehicle components doing business in Washington, in order to prevent the sale of stolen vehicle parts, to prevent frauds, impositions, and other abuses, and to preserve the investments and properties of the citizens of this state.
[ 1995 c 256 § 3; 1977 ex.s. c 253 § 1.]
NOTES:
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 253: "If any provision of this 1977 amendatory act is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the constitutionality of the remainder of the amendatory act and the applicability thereof to persons and circumstances shall not be affected thereby." [ 1977 ex.s. c 253 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.80 - Vehicle Wreckers. › 46.80.020 - License required—Penalty.

RCW 46.80.020
License required—Penalty.
(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, it is unlawful for a person to engage in the business of wrecking vehicles without having first applied for and received a license.
(b) As defined in chapter 70A.205 RCW, a solid waste disposal site that is compliant with all applicable regulations may wreck a nonmotorized abandoned recreational vehicle, as defined in RCW 46.53.010.
(2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, a person or firm engaged in the unlawful activity described in this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(b) A second or subsequent offense is a class C felony punishable according to chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 2021 c 65 § 53; 2018 c 287 § 8; 2003 c 53 § 253; 1995 c 256 § 5; 1979 c 158 § 192; 1977 ex.s. c 253 § 3; 1971 ex.s. c 7 § 1; 1967 c 32 § 94; 1961 c 12 § 46.80.020. Prior: 1947 c 262 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8326-41.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2021 c 65: See note following RCW 53.54.030.
Findings—Implementation—Effective date—2018 c 287: See notes following RCW 46.55.400.
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 253: See note following RCW 46.80.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.80 - Vehicle Wreckers. › 46.80.030 - Application for license—Contents.

RCW 46.80.030
Application for license—Contents.
Application for a vehicle wrecker's license or renewal of a vehicle wrecker's license shall be made on a form for this purpose, furnished by the department of licensing, and shall be signed by the vehicle wrecker or his or her authorized agent and shall include the following information:
(1) Name and address of the person, firm, partnership, association, or corporation under which name the business is to be conducted;
(2) Names and residence address of all persons having an interest in the business or, if the owner is a corporation, the names and addresses of the officers thereof;
(3) Certificate of approval of the chief of police of any city or town having a population of over five thousand persons and in all other instances a member of the Washington state patrol certifying that:
(a) The applicant has an established place of business at the address shown on the application; and
(b) In the case of a renewal of a vehicle wrecker's license, the applicant is in compliance with this chapter and the provisions of Title 46 RCW, relating to registration and certificates of title: PROVIDED, That the above certifications in any instance can be made by an authorized representative of the department of licensing;
(4) Any other information that the department may require.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9098; 2001 c 64 § 13; 1990 c 250 § 72; 1979 c 158 § 193; 1977 ex.s. c 253 § 4; 1971 ex.s. c 7 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 13 § 1; 1967 c 32 § 95; 1961 c 12 § 46.80.030. Prior: 1947 c 262 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8326-42.]
NOTES:
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 253: See note following RCW 46.80.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.80 - Vehicle Wreckers. › 46.80.040 - Issuance of license—Fee.

RCW 46.80.040
Issuance of license—Fee.
The application, together with a fee of twenty-five dollars, and a surety bond as provided in RCW 46.80.070, shall be forwarded to the department. Upon receipt of the application the department shall, if the application is in order, issue a vehicle wrecker's license authorizing the wrecker to do business as such and forward the fee to the state treasurer, to be deposited in the motor vehicle fund. Upon receiving the certificate the owner shall cause it to be prominently displayed in the place of business, where it may be inspected by an investigating officer at any time.
[ 1995 c 256 § 6; 1971 ex.s. c 7 § 3; 1967 c 32 § 96; 1961 c 12 § 46.80.040. Prior: 1947 c 262 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8326-43.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.80 - Vehicle Wreckers. › 46.80.050 - Expiration, renewal—Fee.

RCW 46.80.050
Expiration, renewal—Fee.
A license issued on this application remains in force until suspended or revoked and may be renewed annually upon reapplication according to RCW 46.80.030 and upon payment of a fee of ten dollars. A vehicle wrecker who fails or neglects to renew the license before the assigned expiration date shall pay the fee for an original vehicle wrecker license as provided in this chapter.
Whenever a vehicle wrecker ceases to do business as such or the license has been suspended or revoked, the wrecker shall immediately surrender the license to the department.
[ 1995 c 256 § 7; 1985 c 109 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 7 § 4; 1967 ex.s. c 13 § 2; 1967 c 32 § 97; 1961 c 12 § 46.80.050. Prior: 1947 c 262 § 5; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8326-44.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.80 - Vehicle Wreckers. › 46.80.060 - License plates, indicator tabs—Fee—Display.

RCW 46.80.060
License plates, indicator tabs—Fee—Display.
The vehicle wrecker shall obtain a special set of license plates or an indicator tab pursuant to RCW 46.55.065 in addition to the regular licenses and plates required for the operation of such vehicles. The special plates must be displayed on vehicles owned and/or operated by the wrecker and used in the conduct of the business. The fee for these plates shall be five dollars for the original plates and two dollars for each additional set of plates bearing the same license number. A wrecker with more than one licensed location in the state may use special plates bearing the same license number for vehicles operated out of any of the licensed locations.
[ 2018 c 135 § 9; 1995 c 256 § 8; 1961 c 12 § 46.80.060. Prior: 1957 c 273 § 21; 1947 c 262 § 6; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8326-45.]
NOTES:
Findings—Effective date—2018 c 135: See notes following RCW 46.55.065.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.80 - Vehicle Wreckers. › 46.80.070 - Bond.

RCW 46.80.070
Bond.
Before issuing a vehicle wrecker's license, the department shall require the applicant to file with the department a surety bond in the amount of one thousand dollars, running to the state of Washington and executed by a surety company authorized to do business in the state of Washington. The bond shall be approved as to form by the attorney general and conditioned upon the wrecker conducting the business in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. Any person who has suffered any loss or damage by reason of fraud, carelessness, neglect, violation of the terms of this chapter, or misrepresentation on the part of the wrecking company, may institute an action for recovery against the vehicle wrecker and surety upon the bond. However, the aggregate liability of the surety to all persons shall in no event exceed the amount of the bond.
[ 1995 c 256 § 9; 1977 ex.s. c 253 § 5; 1971 ex.s. c 7 § 5; 1967 c 32 § 98; 1961 c 12 § 46.80.070. Prior: 1947 c 262 § 7; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 8326-46.]
NOTES:
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 253: See note following RCW 46.80.005.