Chapter 46.16A RCW

REGISTRATION

Sections

GENERAL PROVISIONS
HTMLPDF 46.16A.010Definitions.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.020Registration year assignedRegistration monthRegistration periodWhen registration does not expire.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.025Adjustment of vehicle registration periods to stagger renewal periods.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.030Registration and display of plates requiredPenaltiesExpired registration, impoundment.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.040Original registrationApplicationForm and contents.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.050RegistrationRequirements before issuancePenaltyRules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.060RegistrationEmission control inspections requiredExemptionsEducational informationRules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.070RegistrationCancellation, refusal, etc.Appeals.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.080RegistrationExemptions.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.090RegistrationVoluntary and opt-out donationsDiscover pass.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.100RegistrationFederal heavy vehicle use tax.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.110Registration renewalExemptions.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.115Open safety recallsNoticeLiability.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.120Forwarding and payment of standing, stopping, and parking violations and other infractions required before registration renewal.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.130Notice of liability insurance requirement.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.140"Resident" definedNatural person residency requirementsVehicle registration required.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.150Purchasing a vehicle with foreign plates.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.160Nonresident exemptionReciprocityRules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.170Exemptions from vehicle license feesState and publicly owned vehicles.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.175Exemptions from vehicle license feesVehicles owned by Indian tribesConditions.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.180Registration certificatesFormatsRequirementsPenaltyExceptionManual removal of registrant's address.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.185Requirement for commercial motor vehicle registration certificate.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.190Replacement registration certificates.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.200License plates.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.210EmblemsMaterial, display requirements.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.215Military emblemsFees.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.220Rules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.230Tribal license plates and vehicle registrationCompacts.
PERMITS AND USES
HTMLPDF 46.16A.300Temporary license platesAuthorityDealer feesSecure system.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.305Temporary license platesApplication form and contentsDisplay and durationApplication feeDepartment may adopt rules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.320Vehicle trip permitsRestrictions and requirementsFeePenaltyRules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.330Farm vehicle trip permitsRestrictions and requirementsFeeRules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.340Temporary permits for nonresident members of armed forcesFeeRules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.350Temporary letter of authority for movement of unregistered vehicle for special community activity.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.360Thirty, sixty, or ninety-day permits for registered out-of-state commercial vehicles.
SPECIFIC VEHICLES
HTMLPDF 46.16A.405Campers, mopeds, and wheelchair conveyances.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.410Commercial motor vehicles.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.420Farm vehiclesFarm exempt decalFeeRules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.425Farm vehicles based on gross weightFarm tabsPenalty.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.428Intermittent-use trailersPermanent registrationPenaltyLicense platesDefinitionRules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.435Off-road motorcyclesDeclaration requiredContents.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.440Private use, single-axle trailersReduced license fee.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.445Street rod or custom vehicles.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.450TrailersPermanent license plates and registrationPenaltyRules.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.455Trucks, buses, and for hire vehicles based on gross weight.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.460Motorcycles and snow bikesConcurrent, separate registrationsDeclaration requiredDepartment may adopt rules.
LIABILITY AND VIOLATIONS
HTMLPDF 46.16A.500Liability of operator, owner, lessee for violations.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.510Immunity from liability for issuing a vehicle registration or license plates to nonroadworthy vehicle.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.520Allowing unauthorized person to drivePenalty.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.530Unlawful to carry passengers for hire without vehicle registration.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.540Overloading registered capacityAdditional registrationPenaltiesExceptions.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.545Overloading registered capacityPenalties.
HTMLPDF 46.16A.550Illegible license platePenalty.