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Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-57 - Motor vehicle excise tax › Section 308-57-030 - Declaration of value

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If there is no value code for a model year 1985 or older model
				vehicle and there is no MSRP information available for a model year 1986 or
				newer model vehicle, the owner may be required to provide a certified
				declaration of original value and supporting documentation to be used as the
				basis for assessing the RTA excise tax.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110. 01-12-099, § 308-57-030,
				  filed 6/6/01, effective 7/7/01; 97-12-015, § 308-57-030, filed 5/28/97,
				  effective 6/28/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and
				  43.17.060. 91-04-026, §
				  308-57-030, filed 1/29/91, effective
				  3/1/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-57 - Motor vehicle excise tax › Section 308-57-110 - RTA excise tax fee schedule

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Vehicles with the following use classes are assessed RTA excise
				tax as defined in
				RCW
				81.104.160:
CAB (taxicab)
COM (commercial) (if powered and the scale weight is six
				thousand pounds or less)
CYC (motorcycle)
F/H (for hire) (if six or fewer seats or if more than six seats
				and the scale weight is six thousand pounds or less)
LOG (if powered and under six thousand pounds scale weight or
				if nonpowered)
MH (motor home)
PAS (passenger)
PER (nonpowered personal use trailer)
STA (stage) (if six or fewer seats or if more than six seats
				and the scale weight is six thousand pounds or less)
TLR (nonpowered trailer)
TRK (if the scale weight is six thousand pounds or
				less)
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110. 01-12-099, § 308-57-110,
				  filed 6/6/01, effective 7/7/01; 97-12-015, § 308-57-110, filed 5/28/97,
				  effective 6/28/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and
				  43.17.060. 91-04-026, §
				  308-57-110, filed 1/29/91, effective
				  3/1/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-57 - Motor vehicle excise tax › Section 308-57-140 - RTA excise tax exemptions

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The following vehicles are exempt from RTA excise taxes imposed
				in chapter 81.104
				RCW:
(1) Vehicles with tax code 95
			 (vehicles taxed as personal property, such as mobile homes);
(2) Vehicles with the following use classes:
C/G (converter gear),
CMB (combination),
CMP (campers),
COM (commercial if powered over 6,000 pounds scale weight or
				commercial nonpowered),
EX (exempt),
FAR (farm),
FCB (farm combination),
FED (federally owned),
FEX (farm exempt),
F/H (for hire if over 6,000 pounds scale weight and more than
				six seats),
FIX (fixed load),
H/C (horseless carriage),
H/D (house moving dolly),
LOG (if powered and over 6,000 pounds scale weight),
MOB (mobile home),
PED (moped),
ORV (off road vehicle),
RES (restored),
SCH (private school),
SNO (snowmobile), or
SNX (exempt snowmobile),
STA (stage if over 6,000 pounds scale weight and more than six
				seats),
TOW (tow trucks),
TRK (if over 6,000 pounds scale weight and 12,000 pounds or
				less gross weight),
TVL (travel trailer);
(3) Vehicles registered under WAC
			 308-96A-050, (nonresident members
			 of the armed forces);
(4) Vehicles
			 registered under WAC
			 308-96A-400, (Indian tribes and
			 tribal members);
(5) Vehicles
			 registered under WAC
			 308-96A-046, (disabled American
			 veterans or former prisoner of war);
(6) Vehicles registered under WAC
			 308-96A-180, (rental
			 cars);
(7) Passenger motor vehicles
			 registered under WAC
			 308-96A-175 and
			 308-96A-176, ride-sharing and
			 transportation needs ride-sharing vehicles;
(8) Vehicles registered under WAC
			 308-96A-063, Foreign organization special license plate;
(9) Vehicles registered under RCW 46.16.305,
			 Medal of Honor recipients.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110. 01-12-099, § 308-57-140,
				  filed 6/6/01, effective 7/7/01; 97-12-015, § 308-57-140, filed 5/28/97,
				  effective 6/28/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and
				  43.17.060. 91-04-026, §
				  308-57-140, filed 1/29/91, effective
				  3/1/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-57 - Motor vehicle excise tax › Section 308-57-210 - RTA excise tax in even dollars

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RTA excise taxes are rounded to the nearest whole
				dollar.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110. 01-12-099, § 308-57-210,
				  filed 6/6/01, effective 7/7/01; 97-12-015, § 308-57-210, filed 5/28/97,
				  effective 6/28/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and
				  43.17.060. 91-04-026, §
				  308-57-210, filed 1/29/91, effective
				  3/1/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-57 - Motor vehicle excise tax › Section 308-57-230 - Fleet abatement

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A fleet vehicle, which is required to have a December
				registration expiration date, will be charged RTA excise tax based on the
				current depreciation rate for the number of months required to license through
				December 31 of the current year. If the number of months to December 31 is
				fewer than four, an additional twelve months RTA excise tax will be charged at
				the current depreciation rate.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110. 01-12-099, § 308-57-230,
				  filed 6/6/01, effective 7/7/01; 97-12-015, § 308-57-230, filed 5/28/97,
				  effective 6/28/97; 92-15-024, § 308-57-230, filed 7/6/92, effective
				  8/6/92. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and
				  43.17.060. 91-04-026, §
				  308-57-230, filed 1/29/91, effective
				  3/1/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-57 - Motor vehicle excise tax › Section 308-57-240 - Nonfleet abatement

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With department approval, the owner of a nonfleet vehicle may
				change the vehicle's registration expiration date. The owner will be assessed
				RTA excise tax based on the current depreciation rate for the number of months
				from the current expiration to the requested expiration date. The new
				expiration date must be greater than twelve months but not more than eighteen
				months from the current registration expiration date. New expiration dates may
				only be granted when validation tabs for the desired month and year are
				available.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110. 01-12-099, § 308-57-240,
				  filed 6/6/01, effective 7/7/01; 97-12-015, § 308-57-240, filed 5/28/97,
				  effective 6/28/97. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and
				  43.17.060. 91-04-026, §
				  308-57-240, filed 1/29/91, effective
				  3/1/91.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-59 - Transportation benefit district administration › Section 308-59-505 - Assessing transportation benefit district fees

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All owners of qualified vehicles may be charged a
				transportation benefit district vehicle fee in accordance with
				RCW
				82.80.140 with reference to vehicles
				registered under RCW 46.16.0621 and 46.16.070.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110. 09-24-039, § 308-59-505,
				  filed 11/24/09, effective 12/25/09.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-59 - Transportation benefit district administration › Section 308-59-510 - Vehicle fee - Transportation benefit district - Exemptions

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The following vehicles are exempt from transportation benefit
				district vehicle fees imposed under chapter 82.80 RCW:
(1) Vehicles with tax code 95 (vehicles taxed
			 as personal property, such as mobile homes);
(2) Vehicles with the following use classes:
(a) C/G (converter gear);
(b) CMB (combination nonpowered);
(c) CMP (campers);
(d) COM (commercial nonpowered);
(e) EX (exempt);
(f) FAR (farm);
(g) FCB (farm combination);
(h) FED (federally owned);
(i) FEX (farm exempt);
(j) H/C (horseless carriage);
(k) H/D (house moving dolly);
(l) LOG (if nonpowered and used exclusively
			 for hauling logs under RCW 46.16.085 );
(m) MOB (mobile home);
(n) PED (moped);
(o) ORV (off road vehicle);
(p) RES (restored and collector
			 vehicles);
(q) SCH (private
			 school);
(r) SNO
			 (snowmobile);
(s) SNX (exempt
			 snowmobile);
(t) TLR (personal use
			 single axle and less than two thousand pounds scale weight); or
(u) TOW (tow trucks);
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-105 - Application

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What information must be included in an application for
				registration of a tow truck operator? The application for registration of a tow
				truck operator must include:
(1) A
			 statement as to whether the applicant has previously been registered as such,
			 and if so, the previous registration number and business name.
(2) A current listing of the towing and
			 storage rates of the operator on a form prescribed by the department.
(3) A certification from the zoning authority
			 of jurisdiction that the licensee is in compliance with any land use
			 ordinances.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190. 02-20-035, § 308-61-105,
				  filed 9/24/02, effective 10/25/02; 00-01-058, § 308-61-105, filed
				  12/10/99, effective 1/10/00. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  46.55 RCW. 86-03-011
				  (Order DLR-088), § 308-61-105, filed
				  1/6/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-108 - Miscellaneous licensing provisions

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(1) Staggered licensing - the annual
			 registration issued to tow truck operators shall expire on the date indicated
			 by the director.
(2) Additional
			 secure areas for vehicle storage - additional storage locations may be operated
			 under one registration. No additional bond or insurance will be required for
			 such premises so long as each is covered by the bond and insurance.
(3) If an operator has more than one
			 registered business location, storage areas for each business location must be
			 listed with the department under its registration.
(4) The department must be notified
			 immediately, on a form provided by the department, of any change of name and/or
			 address of any business location or of the addition of any location.
(5) Any change of partners or of corporate
			 officers or members of limited liability companies must be immediately reported
			 to the department in writing. A complete change in ownership requires a new
			 registration except in the case of a corporation or a limited liability
			 company.
(6) An insurer must notify
			 the department at least 10 days prior to cancellation of a policy. Following
			 receipt of such notification the department must notify the registered tow
			 truck operator by ordinary mail of the effective date of the insurance
			 cancellation and that cancellation of the required insurance cancels the
			 operator's registration pursuant to
			 RCW
			 46.55.030(3)(b). This notice
			 to the operator shall not affect the cancellation of the
			 registration.
(7) For purposes of
			 RCW
			 46.55.220, it shall not be necessary to hold
			 a hearing to refuse a registration unless such a hearing is
			 requested.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190. 02-20-035, § 308-61-108,
				  filed 9/24/02, effective 10/25/02; 00-01-058, § 308-61-108, filed
				  12/10/99, effective 1/10/00; 90-01-060, § 308-61-108, filed 12/18/89,
				  effective 1/18/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190,
				  46.80.140 and
				  46.79.080. 88-06-025 (Order DLR
				  164), § 308-61-108, filed 2/25/88. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  46.55 RCW. 86-03-011
				  (Order DLR-088), § 308-61-108, filed
				  1/6/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-115 - Identification of licensee's vehicles

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How must a registered tow truck operator identify its
				vehicles?
(1) All tow vehicles to be
			 used in the operator's business which are operated on the public highways, must
			 display the licensee's operator number plus the truck number, name, city of
			 address and current business telephone number. Such information must be painted
			 or permanently affixed to both sides of the vehicle. Each letter and numeral
			 must be made with at least a half-inch stroke for the width and must be at
			 least three inches high. See sample:
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(2)
			 The annual tow truck permit will be a paper cab card identifying the tow truck
			 as well as indicating the class of truck and the registered tow truck
			 operator.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190. 02-20-035, § 308-61-115,
				  filed 9/24/02, effective 10/25/02; 00-01-058, § 308-61-115, filed
				  12/10/99, effective 1/10/00. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  46.55 RCW. 86-03-011
				  (Order DLR-088), § 308-61-115, filed
				  1/6/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-125 - Business hours

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What business hours must a registered tow truck operator
				maintain?
(1) Business hours, for
			 purposes of inspection of business records, place of business or towing
			 equipment, must be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except for weekends and holidays.
			 Normal business hours must be posted at the operator's place of
			 business.
(2) Whenever an operator
			 is not open for business and does not have personnel present at the licensed
			 location, the operator must post a phone number at that location for purposes
			 of public contact for release of vehicles and/or personal property. An operator
			 must maintain personnel who can be contacted 24 hours a day to release
			 impounded vehicles within a 60 minute period of time.
(3) Personal property must be released
			 without charge between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excepting weekends
			 and holidays.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190. 02-20-035, § 308-61-125,
				  filed 9/24/02, effective 10/25/02; 00-01-058, § 308-61-125, filed
				  12/10/99, effective 1/10/00. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  46.55 RCW. 86-03-011
				  (Order DLR-088), § 308-61-125, filed
				  1/6/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-135 - Miscellaneous provisions

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(1)
			 The properly executed written authority to tow or other evidence of lawful
			 possession will take the place of current license plates or trip permits for
			 unauthorized or abandoned vehicles.
(2) Billing invoices must indicate the time
			 of day when an unauthorized or abandoned vehicle arrived at the secure storage
			 area.
(3) A seller's report of sale
			 properly filed with the department on a form prescribed by the department shall
			 relieve a registered owner from liability for costs incurred in the removal and
			 storage of an unauthorized/abandoned vehicle, in addition to relieving that
			 person from other liability under RCW 46.12.101, unless the transferee on the
			 seller's report had no knowledge of the filing.
(4) The junk vehicle affidavit of sale as
			 described in
			 RCW
			 46.55.230 may be used to sell a vehicle to a
			 licensed hulk hauler, scrap processor, vehicle wrecking yard or it may be used
			 as a supporting document for issuance of a title.
(5) A stored vehicle may be redeemed any time
			 before the start of auctioning of that particular vehicle.
(6) The notification of impound is to be sent
			 by first-class mail within twenty-four hours after the impound to any lessor or
			 lessee, as well as to the last known registered and legal owner (lien holder)
			 of the vehicle. If the department returns information indicating a change in
			 vehicle possession, (example: Report of sale, wrecker, or insurance destroyed
			 report) notification will also be sent to the name and address provided by the
			 department.
(7)
(a) The written notice of the right of
			 redemption and opportunity for a hearing to contest the validity of an
			 impoundment is to be sent to the registered and legal owners as described in
			 subsection (6) of this section with the twenty-four hour impoundment notice on
			 an unauthorized vehicle.
(b) The
			 same notice, of the right of redemption and opportunity for a hearing to
			 contest the validity of an impound, must also be given to anyone qualified
			 under RCW
			 46.55.120 who attempts to redeem a
			 vehicle.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-145 - Specifications and posting of signs

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How is the posting of signs on private and public property
				handled?
(1) Signs must measure at
			 least 15" by 24" and the lettering thereon must be clearly visible to all who
			 park.
(2) Signs for publicly owned
			 or controlled parking facilities need to disclose that unauthorized vehicles
			 will be impounded and must also disclose a phone number for redeeming a
			 vehicle. If a registered tow truck operator is used, the signs must meet the
			 same requirements as in the posting of private nonresidential
			 property.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190. 02-20-035, § 308-61-145,
				  filed 9/24/02, effective 10/25/02; 00-01-058, § 308-61-145, filed
				  12/10/99, effective 1/10/00. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  46.55 RCW. 86-03-011
				  (Order DLR-088), § 308-61-145, filed
				  1/6/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-168 - Disputed impound

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What should the registered tow truck operator do when a court
				hearing has been requested?
(1) Where
			 a timely request has been made for a district or municipal court hearing and
			 where the vehicle owner has failed to redeem the vehicle, the abandoned vehicle
			 procedural requirements may be followed, but the sale of the vehicle at public
			 auction must not take place until after the court has disposed of the
			 request.
(2) The administrative
			 hearings officer, provided in
			 RCW
			 46.55.240(1)(d), shall mean
			 a hearings officer authorized by ordinance or resolution of a city, town or
			 county for the purpose of conducting hearings on disputed vehicle impound
			 cases.
(3) Operators must maintain
			 a trust account solely for the deposit of funds received pending the
			 disposition of any district court hearing requests.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190. 02-20-035, § 308-61-168,
				  filed 9/24/02, effective 10/25/02; 00-01-058, § 308-61-168, filed
				  12/10/99, effective 1/10/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190,
				  46.79.080 and
				  46.80.140. 93-08-076, §
				  308-61-168, filed 4/6/93, effective 5/7/93. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  46.55 RCW. 86-03-011
				  (Order DLR-088), § 308-61-168, filed
				  1/6/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-185 - Lien provisions

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What charges are proper for the registered tow truck operator
				to include in the towing and storage lien?
(1) No operator shall include any charges in
			 the amount of the lien that are not specifically authorized. Subordinate
			 charges such as mechanic fees or prior storage fees claimed by the operator or
			 any third party shall not be allowed. All fees must be included in the towing
			 and storage rates and no fees for other services shall be allowed. No fee may
			 be listed on the rate sheet for which there is no provision.
(2) The towing and storage lien shall not
			 apply to personal property not attached to and made an integral part of the
			 vehicle.
(3) No operator shall
			 increase the daily storage rate charged for an unauthorized or abandoned
			 vehicle in his/her custody between the time the vehicle is impounded and then
			 redeemed or auctioned.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190. 00-01-058, § 308-61-185,
				  filed 12/10/99, effective 1/10/00; 91-20-121, § 308-61-185, filed 9/30/91,
				  effective 10/31/91; 90-01-060, § 308-61-185, filed 12/18/89, effective
				  1/18/90. Statutory Authority:
				  Chapter
				  46.55 RCW. 86-03-011
				  (Order DLR-088), § 308-61-185, filed
				  1/6/86.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-190 - After sale

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What documentation follows the abandoned vehicle auction and
				who may claim surplus auction funds?
(1) Following the auction of an abandoned
			 vehicle the operator must give to the successful bidder an affidavit of sale,
			 as defined, which must disclose the amount of the lien and the amount of the
			 successful bid. The public auction shall terminate the ownership interest of
			 prior owners, both registered owners and legal owners.
(2) The following guidelines shall apply in
			 establishing a valid claim for surplus funds which have been remitted to the
			 state as the result of the auctioning of abandoned vehicles pursuant to
			 RCW
			 46.55.130(2)(h):
(a) The claiming individual must show
			 reasonable proof of their identity and the claim must be in writing and must be
			 notarized.
(b) The claimant must
			 have been the registered owner of the vehicle as reflected in the records of
			 the department of licensing at the time the vehicle was auctioned. The person
			 indicated as purchaser on a seller's report of sale, pursuant to RCW 46.12.101,
			 will be considered the registered owner of record for purposes of this
			 section.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-195 - Abandoned recreational vehicle-Criteria and required information

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(1)
What
			 costs will be reimbursed?
Vehicles will be reimbursed for qualified
			 towing, transporting, storing, dismantling, and disposal costs commencing May
			 1, 2019, and after. Activities prior to May 1,2019, are not
			 reimbursable.
(2)
What are
			 the criteria for an abandoned recreational vehicle to be eligible for
			 reimbursement?
The vehicle must:
(a) Be
			 impounded from public property;
(b)
			 Be abandoned pursuant to chapter 46.55 RCW;
(c) Have the last known registered owner be
			 unknown after a reasonable effort compliant with
			 RCW
			 46.55.100;
(d) Have received no bids at auction;
			 or
(e) Be declared an abandoned
			 junk vehicle by a law enforcement officer.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-197 - Abandoned recreational vehicle-Application and review

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(1)
What is the application
			 process?
(a) All vehicles must first be
			 handled through the abandoned vehicle process with an abandoned vehicle report
			 (AVR) submitted to the department, or through the junk vehicle affidavit
			 process.
(b) The requestor asking
			 for reimbursement must be one of the following businesses and be licensed at
			 time of the activity in which requesting reimbursement:
(i) A registered tow truck operator (RTTO),
			 as defined by
			 RCW
			 46.55.010(7);
(ii) A vehicle wrecker, as defined by
			 RCW
			 46.80.010(5);
(iii) A scrap processor, as defined by
			 RCW
			 46.79.010(2);
(iv) A scrap metal business, as defined by
			 RCW 19.290.-010(10).
(c)
			 Each business must complete their process before making application for
			 reimbursement for that vehicle:
(i) An RTTO's
			 process is considered complete when the vehicle is moved to a licensed vehicle
			 wrecker or scrap processor for disposal. A written record of delivery to a
			 licensed dismantler or authorized disposal site will also be required with the
			 abandoned recreational vehicle application. A copy of that report shall be
			 maintained in the RTTO's vehicle transaction file.
(ii) A vehicle wrecker, scrap processor, or
			 scrap metal business's process is considered complete when the vehicle has been
			 dismantled and/or destroyed in a way that no major component remains useable as
			 the original vehicle. It shall be included on the wrecker monthly report as a
			 destroyed vehicle and a certificate of fact (available on the department's web
			 site) stating that the vehicle has been properly and completely destroyed in
			 such manner as to not be usable as a vehicle, again.
(d) A request must be submitted on a form
			 prescribed by the department and include a copy of the original AVR, junk title
			 affidavit or title or wrecker/salvage processor monthly report and complete
			 supporting documentation including written record of transport to a licensed
			 dismantler or disposal site and all receipts verifying all costs requested for
			 reimbursement.
(e) The RTTO,
			 vehicle wrecker, scrap processor, or scrap metal business must submit their
			 request for reimbursement by the end of the subsequent month following the
			 activity.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-203 - Abandoned recreational vehicle-Reimbursements

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(1)
When will the reimbursement
			 happen?
The abandoned RV program manager will process all reimbursement
			 by the fifth business day of the month following the month that the
			 reimbursement was received on vehicles that have met all criteria for
			 eligibility.
(2)
How/when
			 will I get notified of the reimbursement?
(a) No confirmation of receipt for an
			 application for reimbursement will be sent on any vehicle.
(b) If a qualified business is receiving a
			 reimbursement for any vehicles that have been submitted, the business will
			 receive one payment for the total of any qualified disbursements processed
			 during the prior month along with a letter of confirmation for the vehicles
			 included in that reimbursement.
(c)
			 If a vehicle is not eligible for reimbursement, the department shall notify the
			 business of the determination in writing.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-207 - Abandoned recreational vehicle-Turning over collections to the department What if funds are received through collection efforts after receiving reimbursement from the department?

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Any funds received by the registered tow truck operator,
				wrecker, vehicle scrap, or scrap metal business as a result of collection
				activities shall be turned over to the department for any vehicles the business
				received reimbursements for.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-61 - Unauthorized and abandoned vehicles › Section 308-61-215 - Abandoned recreational vehicle-Rates and caps

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At what rates will reimbursements be made?
(1) The costs will be reimbursed at a
			 standardized scheduled rate:
Item
Standard Rate
Cap
Towing and Transport
(Increment per Hour -
						  Maximum Four Hours Total for Identified RV Length)
Towing up to 29'
$150.00/hr.
$600.00
Towing 30' and Over
$220.00/hr.
$888.00
Ferry Fees
As Incurred
$350.00
Storage
(Increment per Day per RV Length -
						  Maximum 20 Days Total) (*May Excludes Junk Vehicles)
Standard Storage up to 29'
$40.00/day
$800.00
Storage 30' and Over
$60.00/day
$1,200.00
Dismantling and Disposal
(Increment per RV
						  Length)
30' to 46'
$80.00/ft.
$3,680.00
20' to 29'
$75.00/ft.
$2,175.00
Up to 19'
$70.00/ft.
$1,330.00
(2)
			 Abandoned recreational vehicle length must be indicated by an annotation on the
			 signed tow authorization, junk vehicle affidavit, affidavit of sale, or a
			 certificate of fact.
(3) Total
			 length of the recreational vehicle shall be determined by measuring the vehicle
			 type as follows:
(a) Motor homes: Measured in
			 feet of total length from the front bumper to the rear bumper, excluding
			 attached storage boxes or trailer or tow hitches.
(b) Travel trailers: Measured in feet of
			 total length from the front of the box to the rear bumper, excluding the front
			 trailer tongue, attached storage boxes or any additional trailer or tow hitches
			 from rear bumper. Fifth-wheel trailers may include the front-cap.
(c) Campers: Measured in feet of total length
			 from the front of the cab-over box to the rear of the box, excluding any
			 attached storage boxes or other accessories.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-010 - Definitions - General

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(1)
			 Department - means the department of licensing of the state of
			 Washington.
(2) Director - Means
			 the director of the department of licensing.
(3) Destroy - Means the dismantling,
			 disassembling or wrecking of a vehicle with the intent of never again operating
			 such as a vehicle, or the sustaining of damage to a vehicle either (a) to the
			 extent that the cost of repairing it exceeds its fair market value immediately
			 prior to the accident or occurrence, or (b) to the extent that the cost of
			 repairing it plus its salvage value in its damaged condition exceeds or
			 approximately equals the market value of the vehicle in its repaired or
			 restored condition.
(4) Market
			 value threshold amount is the amount assigned to vehicles which includes a
			 motor vehicle having a designation that is at least six years before the
			 calendar year in which the vehicle was wrecked, destroyed, or damaged. For
			 vehicles six through twenty years old a statement whether or not the vehicle
			 meets the market value threshold amount as defined in RCW 46.12.005 and WAC
			 308-56A-500 is also
			 required.
(5) Acquire - Means the
			 physical custody together with proof of ownership as provided under WAC
			 308-63-080.
(6) Custody - Means the possession of a
			 vehicle that the wrecker owns but for which ownership documents required in WAC
			 308-63-080 have not been
			 received, or a vehicle placed for safekeeping by a law enforcement officer or
			 others.
(7) Obscure - Means to
			 screen the wrecker activity from public view.
(8) Segregated area - Means an area within
			 the wrecking yard, which must be designated by a physical barrier. The physical
			 barrier may be portable, made of substantial posts and connected by rope,
			 chain, cable, or of other equally strong construction.
Statutory Authority: RCW 46.12.005 and
				  46.01.110. 09-19-113, §
				  308-63-010, filed 9/22/09, effective 10/23/09. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.80.140. 09-08-065, § 308-63-010,
				  filed 3/27/09, effective 4/27/09; 01-03-141, § 308-63-010, filed 1/24/01,
				  effective 2/24/01. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190,
				  46.79.080 and
				  46.80.140. 93-08-076, §
				  308-63-010, filed 4/6/93, effective
				  5/7/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-020 - Bill of sale

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May I acquire a vehicle on a bill of sale?
(1) Bill of sale for acquiring vehicles. A
			 bill of sale must include the names and addresses of the seller and purchaser;
			 a description of the vehicle being purchased, including the make, model and
			 identification or serial number; the date of purchase; and the purchase price
			 of the vehicle. Bills of sale are acceptable in lieu of title in the cases of:
(a) Vehicles from nontitle
			 jurisdictions;
(b) When an
			 insurance company or private owner has surrendered the title to a vehicle
			 previously destroyed as provided under WAC
			 308-56A-460; or
(c) For vehicles of the type to which titles
			 are not issued.
May I acquire a vehicle part on a bill of
				sale?
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-030 - Established place of business

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What is a vehicle wrecker place of business?
A
				vehicle wrecker's established place of business is a building or enclosure
				which the owner occupies either continuously or at regular intervals; and where
				the business books and records are kept available for inspection during normal
				business hours and dismantling of vehicles is accomplished. It must conform
				with local zoning regulations.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.80.140. 05-14-093, § 308-63-030,
				  filed 6/30/05, effective 7/31/05; 00-13-019, § 308-63-030, filed 6/12/00,
				  effective 7/13/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190,
				  46.79.080 and
				  46.80.140. 93-08-076, §
				  308-63-030, filed 4/6/93, effective
				  5/7/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-040 - Wreckers - Application for license

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How must I apply for a vehicle wrecker license?
An
				original or renewal application for a wrecker license must be filed with the
				director on the form provided by the department for this purpose. The
				application must be endorsed by the chief of police of any city with a
				population over five thousand; otherwise, by a member of the Washington state
				patrol. The endorsement certifies that the wrecker has an established place of
				business at the address shown on the application and that the applicant's
				vehicle(s) are properly identified in accordance with WAC
				308-63-070(5).
Each application must specify the number of vehicles owned,
				leased, rented or otherwise operated by the applicant for towing or
				transportation of vehicles on public roadways in the conduct of the business.
				Each endorsement must identify the vehicle by make, model, year or other
				adequate description, and identification number.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.80.140. 09-08-065, § 308-63-040,
				  filed 3/27/09, effective 4/27/09; 01-03-141, § 308-63-040, filed 1/24/01,
				  effective 2/24/01; 00-13-019, § 308-63-040, filed 6/12/00, effective
				  7/13/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190,
				  46.79.080 and
				  46.80.140. 93-08-076, §
				  308-63-040, filed 4/6/93, effective
				  5/7/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-050 - Expiration of motor vehicle wrecker's license

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When does my vehicle wrecker license expire?
(1) A vehicle wrecker's license will
			 expire twelve consecutive months from the date of issuance.
(2) Vehicle wrecker license plates will
			 expire on the same date as the expiration of the license.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.80.140. 09-08-065, § 308-63-050,
				  filed 3/27/09, effective 4/27/09; 05-14-093, § 308-63-050, filed 6/30/05,
				  effective 7/31/05; 00-13-019, § 308-63-050, filed 6/12/00, effective
				  7/13/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190,
				  46.79.080 and
				  46.80.140. 93-08-076, §
				  308-63-050, filed 4/6/93, effective
				  5/7/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-060 - Vehicle wreckerSpecial plates

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How do I use the special vehicle wrecker license
				plates?
All vehicles used for towing or transporting vehicles or vehicle
				parts by a vehicle wrecker on the highways of this state in the conduct of the
				business must bear regular license plates and, in addition, special wrecker's
				plates.
The wrecker may purchase sets of plates equal in number to the
				number of vehicles reported on the application as owned, rented, leased and
				operated by the applicant for towing or transporting of vehicles or vehicle
				parts in the conduct of the business. Should the wrecker purchase, lease, or
				rent additional vehicles for towing or transporting of vehicles or vehicle
				parts, the applicant must so inform the department and may obtain additional
				plates for such vehicles.
Each vehicle used for towing or transporting of vehicles or
				vehicle parts must display both wrecker plates of the same number. However,
				when any vehicle being towed does not have valid license plates, the set of
				wrecker plates may be split, with one being displayed on the front of the
				towing vehicle and the other on the rear of the vehicle being
				towed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.80.140. 09-08-065, § 308-63-060,
				  filed 3/27/09, effective 4/27/09; 05-14-093, § 308-63-060, filed 6/30/05,
				  effective 7/31/05; 00-13-019, § 308-63-060, filed 6/12/00, effective
				  7/13/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190,
				  46.79.080 and
				  46.80.140. 93-08-076, §
				  308-63-060, filed 4/6/93, effective
				  5/7/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-070 - Wreckers - General procedures and requirements

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Vehicle wreckers must comply with all rules set forth in this
				chapter and the requirements of
				chapter
				46.80 RCW relative to the
				handling of vehicle parts or vehicles to be dismantled.
(1) Enclosure. The activities of a vehicle
			 wrecker must be conducted entirely within the established place of business. A
			 physical barrier must designate the boundary of the wrecking yard. Where
			 necessary to obscure public view of the premises, it must be enclosed by a
			 sight-obscuring wall or fence at least eight feet high.
(a) Where required, such sight-obscuring wall
			 or fence must be painted or stained in a neutral shade to blend with the
			 surrounding premises. If the fence is made of chain link, it must have
			 sufficient slats or other construction to obscure public view of the
			 premises.
(b) A living hedge of
			 equal height and sufficient density to prevent view of the premises may be
			 substituted for the wall or fence.
(c) All enclosures and barriers must be kept
			 in good repair.
(d) Reasonable
			 consideration will be given to the topography of the land by enforcement
			 personnel when inspecting premises for such fence, enclosure or
			 barrier.
(e) Exceptions to this
			 section must be granted in writing by the department.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-080 - Vehicle wrecker - Procedures for acquiring vehicles and vehicle parts

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What ownership documents may I use to acquire vehicles or
				vehicle parts?
The vehicle wrecker may acquire vehicles and vehicle
				parts if the seller can furnish ownership documents as follows:
(1) Certificate of title, including salvage
			 certificates, properly endorsed in the case of vehicles from states issuing a
			 title.
(2) Bills of sale pursuant
			 to WAC 308-63-020(1) 
			 for vehicles from nontitle jurisdictions, for vehicles that have had their
			 title surrendered to a state after having been declared a total loss, and for
			 vehicles of the type to which titles are not issued.
(3) Affidavit of lost or stolen title if
			 executed by the registered and legal owner of record.
(4) Insurance company bills of sale pursuant
			 to WAC 308-56A-460(2).
(5) Affidavit of sale of an abandoned vehicle
			 pursuant to WAC
			 308-61-026(1).
(6) Affidavit of junk vehicle pursuant to
			 RCW
			 46.55.230.
(7) A court order.
(8) A bill of sale for parts pursuant to WAC
			 308-63-020(2).
(9) A bill of sale from another licensed
			 vehicle wrecker.
(10) Bill of sale
			 from a salvage pool auction.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.80.140. 09-08-065, § 308-63-080,
				  filed 3/27/09, effective 4/27/09; 05-14-093, § 308-63-080, filed 6/30/05,
				  effective 7/31/05; 00-13-019, § 308-63-080, filed 6/12/00, effective
				  7/13/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190,
				  46.79.080 and
				  46.80.140. 93-08-076, §
				  308-63-080, filed 4/6/93, effective
				  5/7/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-090 - Vehicle wrecker - Records and procedures for monthly reports

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What records must I keep and how do I handle the monthly
				report?
(1)
Wrecker books
			 and files.
The wrecker must maintain books and files that contain the
			 following:
(a) A record of each vehicle or
			 part acquired giving:
(i) A description of the
			 vehicle or part by make, model, year, and for major component parts, except
			 core parts, the vehicle identification number and "yard number" assigned at the
			 time the vehicle or major component part was placed in the wrecking
			 yard;
(ii) The date purchased or
			 acquired by the vehicle wrecker, and the name of the person, firm or
			 corporation from which the vehicle or part was obtained;
(iii) The certificate of ownership number if
			 registered in a title state, or registration number if a nontitling state; or
			 description of the document used in lieu of title, such as an affidavit of
			 sale, a bill of sale for a vehicle or vehicle part;
(iv) The name of the state and license number
			 in the state that a vehicle was last registered; and
(v) A statement indicating whether any used
			 car or truck at least six years but not more than twenty years old met the
			 market value threshold amount prior to the vehicle being wrecked, destroyed or
			 damaged, as required by RCW 46.12.070 and WAC
			 308-56A-460. If this statement is
			 not provided, when required, the department will treat the vehicle as if the
			 wrecker indicated that the market value threshold was met prior to the vehicle
			 being wrecked.
What is "market value threshold amount?"
The
				current market value threshold amount is six thousand seven hundred ninety
				dollars. For vehicles six through twenty years old a statement whether or not
				the vehicle meets the market value threshold amount as defined in RCW 46.12.005
				and WAC 308-56A-500 is also
				required.
How is the market value threshold amount
				determined?
Using the current market value threshold amount described in
				RCW 46.12.005 each year the department will add the increased value if the
				increase is equal to or greater than fifty dollars.
If the value is less than fifty dollars the department will
				track the increased value amount each year until the amount is equal to or
				greater than fifty dollars.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-100 - Vehicle wrecker - Must furnish bill of sale for parts

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What document must I use to sell a vehicle part?
No vehicle wrecker may sell a vehicle part unless the vehicle wrecker gives the
				purchaser a bill of sale for such part. Whenever the vehicle wrecker sells a
				motor, frame, or other major component part, except for a core part, the bill
				of sale must describe the part fully, giving make, model, year, and vehicle
				identification number or yard number of the vehicle from which the part was
				taken.
No vehicle wrecker may sell vehicles to a scrap processor or to
				a hulk hauler for transportation to a scrap processor without giving the scrap
				processor or the hulk hauler an invoice or bill of sale listing each vehicle by
				yard number. The vehicle wrecker must retain a copy of such invoices for
				inspection purposes.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.80.140. 09-08-065, § 308-63-100,
				  filed 3/27/09, effective 4/27/09; 05-14-093, § 308-63-100, filed 6/30/05,
				  effective 7/31/05; 01-03-141, § 308-63-100, filed 1/24/01, effective
				  2/24/01; 00-13-019, § 308-63-100, filed 6/12/00, effective 7/13/00.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190,
				  46.79.080 and
				  46.80.140. 93-08-076, §
				  308-63-100, filed 4/6/93, effective
				  5/7/93.
Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-63 - Wreckers › Section 308-63-110 - Vehicle wrecker - Selling used vehicles

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Where do I store inoperable vehicles that I acquire for
				sale under my vehicle dealer license?
(1) All vehicles acquired for sale under a
			 vehicle dealer's license which are inoperable at the time of acquisition must
			 be kept inside the wrecking yard and must be segregated from the remainder of
			 the operation by a continuous physical barrier.
(2) "Inoperable" as used in this section
			 means a vehicle which does not comply with requirements for vehicles used on
			 public streets with regard to brakes, lights, tires, safety glass and other
			 safety equipment. However, for purposes of this section, inoperable does not
			 include a requirement to be currently licensed.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.80.140. 09-08-065, § 308-63-110,
				  filed 3/27/09, effective 4/27/09; 05-14-093, § 308-63-110, filed 6/30/05,
				  effective 7/31/05; 00-13-019, § 308-63-110, filed 6/12/00, effective
				  7/13/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.55.190,
				  46.79.080 and
				  46.80.140. 93-08-076, §
				  308-63-110, filed 4/6/93, effective
				  5/7/93.