Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-96A - Vehicle licenses › Section 308-96A-210 - Gross weight-Transfer of gross weight license to new owner

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Is a
			 gross weight license transferable to a new owner at the time of transfer of
			 ownership?
Only for a gross weight license of fourteen thousand pounds
			 or more. If the seller has signed off the gross weight license, the gross
			 weight license of fourteen thousand pounds or more may be transferred to the
			 new owner at the time of transfer of ownership of the vehicle. The seller also
			 has the option of retaining the gross weight license to transfer to a
			 replacement vehicle as provided in WAC
			 308-96A-220.
(2)
What happens if the gross weight
			 license is neither transferred to the new owner or a replacement
			 vehicle?
Any gross weight credit not transferred to the new owner or to
			 a replacement vehicle is forfeit and is not refunded.
(3)
What will be the start date of the
			 gross weight license when transferred to the new owner?
The new gross
			 weight license start date for fourteen thousand pounds or more is the first day
			 of the registration month in which application for transfer of ownership is
			 made. A gross weight license cannot be purchased for a partial registration
			 month. For example: If the current gross weight license start date was the
			 24th, the expiration is on the 23rd, and an application for transfer of
			 ownership is made on the 17th, then the effective date of the new gross weight
			 license is the 24th of the current registration month.
(4)
What would the new gross weight
			 expiration date be?
If the current declared gross weight is fourteen thousand
				pounds or more, the gross weight expiration date will remain the same as is
				currently in effect. You may choose to purchase additional months of gross
				weight not to exceed the vehicle registration expiration date.
(5)
How many months' gross weight fees
			 will I be charged when I apply for transfer of ownership?
You will be
			 charged for the number of months from the start date of the new gross weight
			 license to the expiration of the new gross weight license at the rate of the
			 declared gross weight amount. Credit will be given as provided in subsection
			 (6) of this section. You will also be charged for the permit fees as defined in
			 RCW
			 46.16A.455, when applicable, in addition to
			 all other fees required to license the vehicle.
(6)
Will I receive credit for gross
			 weight fees that have already been paid?
If the previous owner has
			 provided you with the signed off gross weight license, and the gross weight
			 credit is fifteen dollars or more, you will receive dollar value credit for the
			 number of months from the start date of the new gross weight license to the
			 expiration of the current gross weight license and at the rate of the declared
			 gross weight of the current gross weight license. However, you must surrender
			 the current gross weight license in order to receive credit. If the gross
			 weight license is lost, stolen, or destroyed, you must provide an affidavit of
			 loss and a statement from the seller that the gross weight license has not
			 been, or will not be, transferred to another vehicle. You will not receive
			 credit for the monthly gross weight permit fees as defined in
			 RCW
			 46.16A.455.
Statutory Authority: RCW 46.16.010. 06-21-027, §
				  308-96A-210, filed 10/9/06, effective 11/9/06. Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				  46.01.110, 46.16.070 and 46.16.135.
				  99-01-133, § 308-96A-210, filed 12/21/98, effective 1/21/99. Statutory
				  Authority:
				  RCW
				  43.17.060, 46.01.060, 46.16.070 and
				  46.16.135. 92-02-100, § 308-96A-210, filed 1/2/92, effective 2/2/92.
				  Statutory Authority: RCW 46.16.135, 46.16.225, 46.16.490 and
				  46.01.110. 86-10-040 (Order TL/RG
				  24), § 308-96A-210, filed 5/5/86; Order MV-328, § 308-96A-210, filed
				  7/24/75.