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Code · Washington · Title 46 — Motor Vehicles · Chapter 46.12

RCW 46.12.610

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(1)A local health officer may notify the department that a vehicle has been:
(a)Declared unfit and prohibited from use as authorized in chapter 64.44 RCW if the vehicle has become contaminated as defined in RCW 64.44.010 ;
(b)Satisfactorily decontaminated and retested according to the written work plan approved by the local health officer.
(2)The department shall brand vehicle records and certificates of title when it receives the notification from a local health officer as provided in subsection
(1)of this section.
(3)A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor if he or she advertises for sale or sells a vehicle that has been declared unfit and prohibited from use by a local health officer if:
(a)The person has knowledge that the local health officer has issued an order declaring the vehicle unfit and prohibiting its use; or
(b)A notification has been placed on the certificate of title under subsection
(2)of this section that the vehicle has been declared unfit and prohibited from use.
(4)A person may advertise or sell a vehicle if a release for reuse document has been issued by a local health officer under chapter 64.44 RCW or a notification has been placed on the certificate of title under subsection
(2)of this section that the vehicle has been decontaminated and released for reuse.
[ 2010 c 161 s 308 .]
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 .
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