WAC 308-96A-201   Purchasing gross weight -- Expiration dates.  (1) What is the gross weight expiration date if I purchase twelve thousand pounds or less?

     The gross weight license expiration date is the same as the registration expiration date. Gross weight fees are paid for the same number of months as the registration.

     (2) What would the gross weight expiration date be if I purchase fourteen thousand pounds or more?

     You, the owner, have two options:

     (a) If you choose to buy twelve months gross weight, the expiration date of the gross weight is the same as the expiration date of the vehicle registration; or

     (b) If you choose to buy one to eleven consecutive months, the expiration date of the gross weight is the same day of the month as the expiration date of the vehicle registration. For example: If the vehicle registration expires March 9, monthly gross weight licenses will expire April 9, May 9, etc. Monthly gross weight may not be purchased beyond the vehicle registration expiration date.

     (3) When renewing the registration and purchasing monthly gross weight, what is the effective date of my gross weight license?

     The effective date of the gross weight license must be the first month the new registration is effective. Example: If the vehicle expiration is March 9, and the vehicle registration is purchased prior to April 9, the effective date is March 10. If the registration is purchased June 15, the effective date is June 10, etc. When there is a partial month between the requested effective date of the gross weight license and the expiration date of the gross weight license, gross weight fees are charged for a full month.

     (4) If the vehicle registration expiration date is the thirty-first day of the month, what is the expiration date of the gross weight for those months having fewer than thirty-one days?

     If the vehicle registration date is the thirty-first, the monthly gross weight will expire on the last calendar day of those months having fewer than thirty-one days.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.16.010. 06-21-027, § 308-96A-201, filed 10/9/06, effective 11/9/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110, 46.16.070, 46.16.135. 02-10-013, § 308-96A-201, filed 4/22/02, effective 5/23/02; 99-01-133, § 308-96A-201, filed 12/21/98, effective 1/21/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.17.060, 46.01.060, 46.16.070 and 46.16.135. 92-02-100, § 308-96A-201, filed 1/2/92, effective 2/2/92.]