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Code · Washington · Title 46 — Motor Vehicles · Chapter 46.70

RCW 46.70.005

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The legislature finds and declares that the distribution, sale, and lease of vehicles in the state of Washington vitally affects the general economy of the state and the public interest and the public welfare, and that in order to promote the public interest and the public welfare, and in the exercise of its police power, it is necessary to regulate and license vehicle manufacturers, distributors, or wholesalers and factory or distributor representatives, and to regulate and license dealers of vehicles doing business in Washington, in order to prevent frauds, impositions, and other abuses upon its citizens and to protect and preserve the investments and properties of the citizens of this state.
[ 2001 c 272 s 1 ; (2017 c 15 s 2 repealed by 2018 c 273 s 2); 1986 c 241 s 1 ; 1973 1st ex.s. c 132 s 1 ; 1967 ex.s. c 74 s 1 .]
Notes:
Reviser's note: Throughout chapter 46.70 RCW the phrases "this act" and "this amendatory act" have been changed to "this chapter." This 1967 act or amendatory act [1967 ex.s. c 74] consisted of RCW 46.70.005 through 46.70.042 , 46.70.051 , 46.70.061 , 46.70.081 through 46.70.083 , 46.70.101 through 46.70.111 , and 46.70.180 through 46.70.910 , the 1967 amendments to RCW 46.70.060 and 46.70.070 , and the repeal of RCW 46.70.010 through 46.70.050 , 46.70.080 , 46.70.100 , and 46.70.110 .
Emergency — Effective date — 1967 ex.s. c 74: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and sections 1 through 3 and sections 16 through 25 shall take effect immediately. Sections 4 through 15 and sections 26 through 30 inclusive shall take effect on July 1, 1967." [ 1967 ex.s. c 74 s 31 .]
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