Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-96A - Vehicle licenses › Section 308-96A-070 - Amateur radio operator special license plates

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Who may apply for amateur radio
			 operator vehicle special license plate(s)?
Any person having a valid
			 amateur radio operator's license may apply to the department for license plates
			 bearing the official amateur radio call letters assigned by the Federal
			 Communications Commission (FCC). These plates are in lieu of regular issue
			 license plates. The department will issue only one set of plates at any one
			 time carrying these call letters.
(2)
What documents are required to
			 receive an amateur radio operator vehicle special license plate?
In
			 addition to all other license fees required by law, the amateur radio operator
			 must attach a copy of the current FCC license to the application. The operator
			 must notify the department when the FCC license is canceled or expires and
			 whether or not the operator has renewed the license. If the license has been
			 renewed, the operator must send a copy of the new FCC license to the
			 department.
(3)
How will the
			 amateur radio operator license plates be displayed?
The amateur radio
			 operator license plates must be displayed on a motor vehicle owned by the
			 amateur radio operator unless the plates were issued and assigned to a vehicle
			 prior to January 1, 1991. Prior to the January 1, 1991, date, the amateur radio
			 operator license plates are allowed to be installed on any motor vehicle
			 qualified under
			 RCW
			 46.18.205.
(4)
Are there any special fees required
			 to obtain the amateur radio operator license plates?
In addition to all
			 other license fees required by law, each applicant for amateur radio operator
			 license plates must pay an additional license plate fee of five dollars for the
			 plate and applicable fees as stated in
			 RCW
			 46.17.200 any time the plates are transferred
			 to another vehicle.
(5)
When
			 are the amateur radio operator special license plates canceled?
The
			 effective date of the plate cancellation is the date the FCC license becomes
			 invalid. Reinstatement of the plates requires the amateur radio operator to
			 reapply for the plates, providing a copy of the valid FCC license and paying
			 the five-dollar fee for a new plate and applicable fees as stated in
			 RCW
			 46.17.200.
(6)
Are there any FCC operator special
			 license plates that will not be issued?
Yes, if the call sign has WSP as
			 part of the number letter combination.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110. 07-20-112, § 308-96A-070,
				  filed 10/3/07, effective 11/3/07. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and 46.16.316. 04-18-023, §
				  308-96A-070, filed 8/24/04, effective 9/24/04. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110, 46.16.335, 46.16.276. 01-10-069,
				  § 308-96A-070, filed 4/30/01, effective 5/31/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and 46.16.335. 98-09-024, §
				  308-96A-070, filed 4/8/98, effective 5/9/98. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and 46.12.070. 91-04-025, §
				  308-96A-070, filed 1/29/91, effective 3/1/91; Order MV-328, § 308-96A-070,
				  filed 7/24/75.