Washington Code 46.70.079 – Education requirements
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the following education requirements apply to an applicant for a vehicle dealer license under RCW 46.70.021:
Terms Used In Washington Code 46.70.079
- Auction: means a transaction conducted by means of exchanges between an auctioneer and the members of the audience, constituting a series of oral invitations for offers for the purchase of vehicles made by the auctioneer, offers to purchase by members of the audience, and the acceptance of the highest or most favorable offer to purchase. See Washington Code 46.70.011
- Auction company: means a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other legal or commercial entity licensed under chapter 18. See Washington Code 46.70.011
- Department: means the department of licensing, which shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter. See Washington Code 46.70.011
- Motor vehicle: means every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, and which is required to be registered and titled under this title. See Washington Code 46.70.011
- motor vehicle dealer: is a vehicle dealer that deals in new or used motor vehicles, or both;
Washington Code 46.70.011Vehicle: means and includes every device capable of being moved upon a public highway and in, upon, or by which any persons or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, excepting devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. See Washington Code 46.70.011 Vehicle dealer: means any person, firm, association, corporation, or trust, not excluded by subsection (18) of this section, engaged in the business of buying, selling, listing, exchanging, offering, brokering, leasing with an option to purchase, auctioning, soliciting, or advertising the sale of new or used vehicles, or arranging or offering or attempting to solicit or negotiate on behalf of others, a sale, purchase, or exchange of an interest in new or used motor vehicles, irrespective of whether the motor vehicles are owned by that person. See Washington Code 46.70.011
(a) An applicant for a vehicle dealer license under RCW 46.70.021 must complete a minimum of eight hours of approved education programs described in subsection (3) of this section and pass a test prior to submitting an application for the license; and
(b) An applicant for a renewal of a vehicle dealer license under RCW 46.70.083 must complete a minimum of five hours per year in a licensing period of approved continuing education programs described in subsection (3) of this section prior to submitting an application for the renewal of the vehicle dealer license.
(2) The education and test requirements in subsection (1) of this section do not apply to an applicant for a vehicle dealer license under RCW 46.70.021 if the applicant is:
(a) A franchised dealer of new recreational vehicles;
(b) A nationally franchised or corporate-owned motor vehicle rental company;
(c) A dealer of manufactured dwellings;
(d) A national auction company that holds a vehicle dealer license and a wrecker license whose primary activity in this state is the sale or disposition of totaled vehicles; or
(e) A wholesale auto auction company that holds a vehicle dealer license.
(3) The education programs and test required in subsection (1) of this section shall be developed by motor vehicle industry organizations including, but not limited to, the state independent auto dealers association and the department of licensing.
(4) A new motor vehicle dealer, as defined under RCW 46.96.020, is deemed to have met the education and test requirements required for applicants for a vehicle dealer license under this section.
[ 2001 c 272 § 12.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2001 c 272 § 12: “Section 12 of this act takes effect July 1, 2002.” [ 2001 c 272 § 14.]