46.16.029 - Purchasing vehicle with foreign plates. - Washington Statutes

Purchasing vehicle with foreign plates. (Effective until July 1, 2011.)

It is unlawful to purchase a vehicle bearing foreign license plates without removing and destroying the plates unless (1) the out-of-state vehicle is sold to a Washington resident by a resident of a jurisdiction where the license plates follow the owner or (2) the out-of-state plates may be returned to the jurisdiction of issuance by the owner for refund purposes or (3) for such other reasons as the department may deem appropriate by rule.

[1987 c 142 § 2.]