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Code · Washington · Title 88 — Navigation and Harbor Improvements · Chapter 88.02

RCW 88.02.540

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(1)The application for a quick title of a vessel must be made by the owner or the owner's representative to the department, participating county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by the director on a form furnished or approved by the department and must contain:
(a)A description of the vessel, including make, model, hull identification number, series, and body;
(b)The name and address of the person who is to be the registered owner of the vessel and, if the vessel is subject to a security interest, the name and address of the secured party; and
(c)Other information as may be required by the department.
(2)The application for a quick title must be signed by the person applying to be the registered owner and be sworn to by that person in the manner described under chapter 5.50 RCW. The department must keep a copy of the application.
(3)The application for a quick title must be accompanied by:
(a)All fees and taxes due for an application for a certificate of title, including a quick title service fee under RCW 88.02.640 (1); and
(b)The most recent certificate of title or other satisfactory evidence of ownership.
(4)All applications for quick title must meet the requirements established by the department.
(5)For the purposes of this section, "quick title" means a certificate of title printed at the time of application.
(6)A subagent may process a quick title under this section only after
(a)the department has instituted a process in which blank certificates of title can be inventoried;
(b)the county auditor of the county in which the subagent is located has processed quick titles for a minimum of six months; and
(c)the county auditor approves a request from a subagent in its county to process quick titles.
[ 2019 c 232 s 27 ; 2011 c 326 s 4 .]
Notes:
Application — Effective date — 2011 c 326: See notes following RCW 46.12.555 .
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