Washington Administrative Code › Title 308 - Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) › Chapter 308-56A - Certificates of title-Motor vehicles, etc › Section 308-56A-420 - Delivery of vehicle on dealer temporary license plate

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
How does a Washington licensed vehicle dealer deliver a
				vehicle using a dealer temporary license plate?
(1) Washington licensed vehicle dealers may
			 deliver a vehicle that is not currently registered, or that does not have valid
			 Washington license plates, tabs, decals, or gross weight, or the current tabs
			 will expire within 45 days of the date of delivery, by using a dealer temporary
			 license plate.
(2) The application
			 for title part of the dealer temporary license plate form must be properly and
			 completely filled out by the selling or leasing dealer, including the dealer's
			 report of sale and the date on which the vehicle is physically delivered to the
			 purchaser or lessee. If license based on gross weight is required, the amount
			 of gross weight purchased must be clearly shown. The application must be signed
			 by the registered owner(s) or lessee.
(3) The Washington licensed vehicle dealer
			 must collect all fees required for titling and registration of a
			 vehicle.
(4) All temporary license
			 plates must be printed through the e-permitting system. The date of expiration
			 is 45 calendar days from the date the vehicle is physically delivered to the
			 purchaser or lessee.
(5) A dealer
			 may preprint and hold up to 10 temporary license plates purchased through the
			 e-permitting system for off-line use, with the expiration date to be manually
			 recorded in dark, bold letters and numbers upon use. The date of expiration for
			 preprinted temporary license plates is 45 calendar days from the date the
			 vehicle is physically delivered to the purchaser or lessee. A dealer may not
			 have more than 10 preprinted temporary license plates at one time unless an
			 exception is approved by the department. The e-permitting system will not allow
			 a dealer to preprint additional temporary license plates, beyond the 10
			 allowed, until the previously issued temporary license plates are properly
			 filed in the e-permitting system and all required information is recorded with
			 the department.
(6) The application
			 copies must be used by the Washington licensed dealer to apply for title and to
			 complete licensing of the vehicle. Except as provided in
			 RCW
			 46.70.180(8), when a second
			 temporary license plate is authorized; the selling dealer must submit the
			 application and all titling and licensing fees to the department of licensing
			 or an authorized licensing agent within 45 calendar days from the date the
			 vehicle is physically delivered to the purchaser or lessee. The date that the
			 selling or leasing dealer physically delivers the vehicle to the purchaser or
			 lessee will start the 45 day interval of an application for a certificate of
			 title in the purchaser's or lessee's name. Additionally, the director may
			 excuse late applications only in situations where applications are delayed, for
			 reasons beyond the control of the dealer.
(7) The temporary vehicle registration and a
			 purchase order identifying the vehicle and the date that the vehicle was
			 physically delivered to the purchaser or lessee must be carried in the vehicle
			 or the towing vehicle at all times the vehicle is operated on the dealer
			 temporary permit.
(8) The dealer
			 temporary license plate must be displayed in a manner consistent with the
			 requirements in
			 RCW
			 46.16A.200(5)(a) for a
			 permanent license plate, in the same location or locations where permanent
			 license plates are displayed for vehicles. The dealer temporary license plate
			 must be secured so as to remain stable and readable during movement or in windy
			 conditions.
(9) The dealer
			 temporary license plate is valid for not more than 45 calendar days starting
			 with the date that the vehicle is physically delivered to the purchaser or
			 lessee.
(10) The dealer temporary
			 license plate will not be issued:
(a) For a
			 dealer inventoried vehicle that has not been sold or a dealer or
			 dealer-employee operated vehicle;
(b) As a demonstration permit;
(c) For a vehicle processed as a courtesy
			 delivery;
(d) For out-of-state
			 residents unless Washington registration is intentionally being
			 obtained.