WAC 308-96A-300
Changing assigned registration year. When will the assigned registration year of a vehicle be
changed?
(1) The department will change the registration year of a
vehicle if the vehicle remains unlicensed for more than the
entire assigned registration year.
(2) The registered owner may request a change of
registration expiration month. This can only be done at the
time of renewal and requires the registered owner to purchase
more than twelve months of registration, limited to the
vehicle field system constraints and license tab availability.
(3) When the vehicle is being added to a fleet.
(4) When a vehicle has been sold and the registration is
no longer valid. (Example: When a vehicle has been sold with
expired tabs, a new expiration date will be assigned at the
time of registration renewal.)
(5) When the registered owner is a member of the armed
forces returning to Washington state after being stationed
outside of Washington in accordance with RCW 46.16.006.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110. 09-20-078, §
308-96A-300, filed 10/6/09, effective 11/6/09. Statutory
Authority: RCW 46.01.110, 46.16.135, 46.46.16.225
[46.16.225], 46.16.490, and 46.16.276. 01-17-017, §
308-96A-300, filed 8/3/01, effective 9/3/01; 98-19-075, §
308-96A-300, filed 9/21/98, effective 10/22/98. Statutory
Authority: RCW 43.17.060, 46.01.060, 46.16.070 and 46.16.135.
92-02-100, § 308-96A-300, filed 1/2/92, effective 2/2/92. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.16.600, 46.16.276 and 46.01.110. 87-12-023 (Order TL/RG-34), § 308-96A-300, filed 5/28/87. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.16.135, 46.16.225, 46.16.490 and 46.01.110. 86-10-040 (Order TL/RG 24), § 308-96A-300, filed
5/5/86; Order MV-355, § 308-96A-300, filed 5/10/76.]