Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-91 - Reciprocity and proration › Section 308-91-030 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The definitions set forth below, and in
				chapters
				46.04, 46.85, and 46.87
				RCW, apply throughout this chapter.
For the purpose of this code, the terms "apportioned,"
				"proration," "prorate," "International Registration Plan (IRP)," and
				"proportional registration" are synonymous.
(1) "Bus" (BS) means every motor vehicle
			 designed for carrying more than five passengers and the driver and used
			 primarily for the transportation of people.
(2) "Combination of vehicles" means a power
			 unit used in combination with trailer(s), semitrailer(s) and/or converter
			 gear.
(3) "Department" means the
			 department of licensing, state of Washington.
(4) "Dump truck" (DT) means a truck whose
			 contents are unloaded by tilting the truck bed backward with the tailgate
			 open.
(5) "Interstate or
			 interjurisdiction movement" means vehicle movement between or through two or
			 more jurisdictions.
(6) "Intrastate
			 or intrajurisdiction movement" means vehicle movement within a single
			 jurisdiction, from one point within that jurisdiction to another point within
			 the same jurisdiction.
(7) "Latest
			 purchase cost or price" means the actual purchase cost or price, if reasonable,
			 for a vehicle paid by the current owner, including the value of any trade-in or
			 other valuable considerations, cost of accessories and modifications but
			 excluding taxes, transportation or shipping costs, and preparatory or delivery
			 costs. Reasonable purchase cost is considered to be the value of the vehicle as
			 determined from guide books, reports or compendiums of value recognized in the
			 automotive industry. All values are to be expressed in United States
			 dollars.
(8) "Lessee" means a
			 person, firm or corporation which has legal possession and control of a vehicle
			 owned by another under the terms of a lease agreement.
(9) "Lessor" means a person, firm or
			 corporation which, under the terms of a lease, grants the legal right of
			 possession, control of and responsibility for the operation of the vehicle to
			 another person, firm or corporation.
(10) "Owner-operator" means an equipment
			 lessor who leases their vehicle with driver to a carrier.
(11) "Reciprocity jurisdiction" means a
			 jurisdiction with which the state of Washington extends vehicle license
			 reciprocity as provided for in chapter 46.85 RCW.
(12) "Reporting period" means the period of
			 twelve consecutive months prior to July 1st. If the registration year begins in
			 July, August, or September, the reporting period will be the previous July 1st
			 through June 30th in the prior calendar year.
(13) "Road tractor" (RT) means every motor
			 vehicle designed without a fifth wheel and used for drawing other vehicles by
			 use of a ball hitch and so constructed as to carry part of the weight of a
			 vehicle or load so drawn (commonly referred to as a mobile home
			 toter).
(14) "Tractor" (TR) means
			 every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles but
			 not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the weight of the
			 vehicle and load so drawn.
(15)
			 "Trip lease" means a lease of vehicle(s) to a carrier (lessee) for a single
			 interjurisdictional movement. The term may also include a similar
			 intrajurisdictional movement where such movement is authorized under the laws
			 of the jurisdiction.
(16) "Truck"
			 (TK) means every motor vehicle designed, used or maintained primarily for the
			 transportation of property (the maximum gross weight for solo trucks with three
			 axles is 54,000 pounds) under
			 RCW
			 46.87.040.
(17) "Truck tractor" (TT) means every motor
			 vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles but so
			 constructed as to carry a load thereon in addition to a part of the weight of
			 the vehicle and load so drawn (dromedary).
(18) "Utility trailer" means any full trailer
			 or semitrailer constructed and used solely for the purpose of carrying property
			 and not to exceed a gross weight of 6,000 pounds.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.87.010. 00-01-150, § 308-91-030,
				  filed 12/21/99, effective 1/21/00. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.87.010(2). 94-13-012,
				  § 308-91-030, filed 6/2/94, effective 7/3/94. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110 and
				  46.87.010(2).
				  91-06-093, § 308-91-030, filed 3/6/91, effective 4/6/91; 90-16-072, §
				  308-91-030, filed 7/30/90, effective 9/1/90. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.87.010(1) and (2) and
				  46.87.020. 89-07-036 (Order PFT
				  89-04), § 308-91-030, filed 3/10/89. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.87.010(2),
				  46.01.110 and chapters 46.87 and
				  46.85 RCW. 88-06-061 (Order PFT 8803), § 308-91-030, filed 3/2/88.
				  Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110. 84-02-019 (Order 739 DOL), §
				  308-91-030, filed 12/28/83.