46.68.380 - Special license plate applicant trust account. - Washington Statutes

Special license plate applicant trust account. (Effective July 1, 2011.)

(1) The special license plate applicant trust account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from special license plate applicants must be deposited into the account. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize disbursements from the account. The account is not subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, and an appropriation is not required for disbursements.

     (2)(a) Revenues generated from the sale of special license plates for those sponsoring organizations that used the application process in RCW 46.18.110 must be deposited into the motor vehicle fund until the department determines that the state's implementation costs have been fully reimbursed.

     (b) When it is determined that the state has been fully reimbursed, the department must notify the house of representatives and senate transportation committees, the sponsoring organization, and the state treasurer, and commence the distribution of the revenue as otherwise provided by law.

     (3) If reimbursement does not occur within two years from the date the plate is first offered for sale to the public, the special license plate series must be placed in probationary status for a period of one year from that date. If the state is still not fully reimbursed for its implementation costs after the one-year probation, the plate series must be discontinued immediately. Special license plates issued before discontinuation are valid until replaced under RCW 46.16A.200(10).

[2010 c 161 § 808.]

Notes: Effective date -- Intent -- Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session -- 2010 c 161: See notes following RCW 46.04.013.