(1)
How does a Washington licensed
vehicle dealer deliver a vehicle using a dealer temporary permit?
(a) Washington licensed vehicle dealers may
deliver a vehicle that is not currently registered, or that does not have valid
Washington license plates, tabs, decals, or gross weight, or the current tabs
will expire within forty-five days of the date of delivery, by using an
e-permit or a hard copy (paper/card stock) dealer temporary permit.
(b) The application for title part of the
dealer temporary permit form must be properly and completely filled out by the
selling or leasing dealer, including the dealer's report of sale and the date
on which the vehicle is physically delivered to the purchaser or lessee. If
license based on gross weight is required, the amount of gross weight purchased
must be clearly shown. The application must be signed by the registered
owner(s) or lessee.
(c) The
Washington licensed vehicle dealer must collect all fees required for titling
and registration of a vehicle.
(d)
For e-permits, the permit printed by the e-permitting system must display the
expiration date and e-permit number. The date of expiration is forty-five
calendar days from the date the vehicle is physically delivered to the
purchaser or lessee.
(e) For hard
copy (paper/card stock) permits, the Washington licensed vehicle dealer must
detach the card stock portion of the dealer temporary permit and record the
date of expiration in dark, bold letters and numbers on the permit side of that
copy. The date of expiration is forty-five calendar days from the date the
vehicle is physically delivered to the purchaser or lessee.
(f) The application copies must be used by
the Washington licensed dealer to apply for title and to complete licensing of
the vehicle. Except as provided in
RCW
46.70.180(8), when a second
temporary permit is authorized; the selling dealer must submit the application
and all titling and licensing fees to the department of licensing or an
authorized licensing agent within forty-five calendar days from the date the
vehicle is physically delivered to the purchaser or lessee. The date that the
selling or leasing dealer physically delivers the vehicle to the purchaser or
lessee will start the forty-five day interval of an application for a
certificate of title in the purchaser's or lessee's name. Additionally, the
director may excuse late applications only in situations where applications are
delayed, for reasons beyond the control of the dealer.
(g) The e-permit or hard copy (paper/card
stock) dealer temporary permit, temporary vehicle registration, and a purchase
order identifying the vehicle and the date that the vehicle was physically
delivered to the purchaser or lessee must be carried in the vehicle or the
towing vehicle at all times the vehicle is operated on the dealer temporary
permit.
(h) The e-permit or hard
copy (paper/card stock) dealer temporary permit must be displayed on the inside
of the rear window in the lower left corner, or enclosed in a moisture proof
protective case securely attached in the rear license plate holder, with the
expiration date visible to one standing behind the vehicle.
(i) The e-permit or hard copy (paper/card
stock) dealer temporary permit is valid for not more than forty-five calendar
days starting with the date that the vehicle is physically delivered to the
purchaser or lessee.
(j) The
e-permit or hard copy (paper/card stock) dealer temporary permit will not be
issued:
(i) For a dealer inventoried vehicle
that has not been sold or a dealer or dealer-employee operated
vehicle;
(ii) As a demonstration
permit;
(iii) For a vehicle
processed as a courtesy delivery;
(iv) For out-of-state residents unless
Washington registration is intentionally being obtained.
(k) Fees paid for e-permit or hard copy
(paper/card stock) dealer temporary permit application forms are not refundable
unless the dealer ceases doing business as a vehicle dealer.
(l) Washington licensed dealers must maintain
a record of each dealer temporary permit acquisition and distribution including
the following:
(i) Date and location of
purchase of each permit and the permit number;
(ii) Identification of vehicles delivered on
temporary permits;
(iii) Dates of
vehicle sales, leases and deliveries.
