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Vehicle/Vessel LicensingThe County Auditor acts as an agent of the Washington State Department of Licensing. This responsibility not only encompasses sale of motor vehicle licenses and collection of license fees and excise tax, but also transfer of vehicles from one owner to another, title changes to add or delete a legal owner other that the registered owner, collection of load fees on trucks and other transactions involving motor vehicles. The auditor is also an agent for the Department of Revenue and collects sales taxes on transfers of such vehicles made between individuals. In addition, the auditor is responsible for water craft titling and registration. General Information
You may purchase or renew your vehicle license tabs at our department or at our subagent. The subagent is: Gary Guzzie Insurance 216 Pennsylvania Ave. Cle Elum, WA (509) 674-4433 If you have any questions, give us a call - (509) 962-7505 Sign up to get your Renewal Reminders by email WA State Licensing: Get your renewal reminders Driver Licensing
http://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense Avoid the LinesRenew On-line In Person - At the Courthouse Buying or Selling a Vehicle:Please Note: You have 15 days to transfer a vehicle into your name. On the 16th day monetary penalties begin to accrue. Bring in the title with interest released, odometer disclosure statement, signed by both buyer and seller is required for vehicles less than 10 years old. Use tax on vehicles in Kittitas County is 8%. Additional information may be required. If you are the seller- remember to file a Report of Sale. Available on-line (free) or in the office- $3.75 fee. Vehicle report of sale BoatsWashington State no longer mails out renewal notices for boats. You can sign up to receive renewal notices via email- Click here Mandatory Boater Education information can be found here. Discover PassYou can purchase a Discover Pass when you renew your registration. If you purchase a pass through the renewal process, the pass is mailed to you and takes about 2 weeks to receive. Discover Pass can now be used for 2 vehicles- the pass is valid for one year from date of purchase. Annual Pass: $30.00 ($35.00 if purchased at a license dealer) One-day pass: $10.00 ($11.50 if purchased at a license dealer) Visit Washington State Discover Pass for more information: Discover Pass Disabled Person Parking PrivilegesNow available at subagent (additional subagent fees apply). The disabled person must be on our records as one of the registered owners of the vehicle in order to receive the plates. Only the following disabilities are allowed by law:
Additional InformationYou may receive an application by calling the State at 1-800-642-5174 or by calling the Kittitas County Auditor’s Office, Auto Licensing Department. Once your application is approved, you may apply for disabled person license plates and /or placard at our office. The license plate costs $7.75. We must have your current vehicle registration to issue plates. The license plates will be mailed to you. The placards are no charge. License PlatesLicense plates may be transferred to another vehicle owned by you. If you sell the vehicle, the license plates must be transferred to a replacement vehicle or surrendered to your local county auditor, vehicle licensing subagent or the Department of Licensing in Olympia. If you have further questions please call us at (509) 962-7505. ServicesYou may request refueling services at gasoline stations for the self-service price if no accompanying passenger is capable of fueling the vehicle for you. Stations exclusively self-service and convenience stores with remotely controlled gas pumps are not required to provide this service. You may park, free of charge for unlimited periods of time, in parking zones or areas with parking meters which are otherwise restricted as to the length of parking time. Please Note: Local jurisdictions may impose time restrictions on the use of on-street parking spaces reserved for disabled persons. Parking is not permitted in areas where stopping, parking, or standing of all vehicles is prohibited or reserved for special types of vehicles (fire lanes, loading zones, etc.) ReplacementIf parking placard or special license plate is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, a replacement must be requested in writing from the disabled person of record. Submit a replacement plate fee of $24 for passenger vehicle or truck plates; $12 for motorcycles; there is no charge for replacement placards(s). RenewalsPermanent disabled person parking privileges are to be renewed every five (5) years. Temporary privileges are renewed every six (6) months, maximum, and require a new application, including a Physician’s Certificate. Links |
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