The department shall refuse to register a vehicle under this chapter if the registrant or motor carrier responsible for the safety of the vehicle has been prohibited under federal law from operating by the federal motor carrier safety administration. The department shall not register a vehicle if the Washington state patrol has placed an out-of-service order on the vehicle's department of transportation number, as defined in *RCW 46.16.004.
[2007 c 419 § 15; 2003 c 85 § 3.]
Notes: *Reviser's note: RCW 46.16.004 was recodified as RCW 46.16A.010 pursuant to 2010 c 161 § 1215, effective July 1, 2011.
Findings -- Short title -- 2007 c 419: See notes following RCW 46.16A.010.