HB 2604 — Vehicle transfers to insurer

Summary

Transferring ownership of a vehicle to an insurer under certain circumstances.

Bill Text

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This bill amends 1 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 11.125.050.

• RCW 11.125.050

  fifteen sixteenth fifteen (4) six thousand seven hundred ninety dollars ten dollars fifty dollars fifty dollars → 12.6 h amend to ad as follows: (1)(a) The reg ered (i) Report the stru rtifica of tle or regist ion ment w in f it Submit t cer in li of ked "DES ED." address nd of destr ion rtifica of affidavit lie t is a g s m e depar nt possessi of a oyed ve le 16th yed and ch report he ate of le 15 days after the settlement claim. The report must be submitted regardless of where or in what jurisdiction the total loss occurred. An insurer shall report total loss vehicles to the department in any of the following manners: (a) Electronically through the department's online reporting system. An insurer choosing this option must immediately destroy ownership documents after filing the electronic report; (b) Submitting the certificate of title or affidavit in lieu of title marked "DESTROYED." The insurer's name, address, and the date of loss must be clearly shown on the certificate of title or affidavit in lieu of title; or (c) Submitting a properly completed total loss claim settlement form provided by the department. (3) Supporting documents used to transfer ownership of a vehicle to an insurer after payment of damages does not require a notarized signature, may be signed electronically, and may be printed on hard copy. This includes, but is not limited to, a limited power of attorney executed in accordance with RCW 11.125.050(4), which the department shall accept for purposes of transferring vehicle ownership. (4) The registered wner, urer reporting the destruction or total of a years old or older must include a statem on w rket value of the motor vehicle immediat befo was at least equal to the market value reshol motor vehicle is determined by subtrac g the e current calendar year. (5) The m et val $6,790 (b) Round each increase of the market value threshold to the nearest $10; (c) Not increase the market value threshold amount if the amount of the increase would be less than $50; and (d) Carry forward any unmade increases to succeeding years until the cumulative increase is at least $50.

  amended

• RCW 11.125.050

  read as follows: (1) A power of attorney must be signed and dated by the principal, and the signature must be either acknowledged before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments, or attested by two or more competent witnesses who are neither home care providers for the principal nor care providers at an adult family home or long-term care facility in which the principal resides, and who are unrelated to the principal or agent by blood, marriage, or state registered domestic partnership, by subscribing their names to the power of attorney, while in the presence of the principal and at the principal's direction or request. (2) A power of attorney shall be considered signed in accordance with this section if, in the case of a principal who is physically unable to sign his or her name, the principal makes a mark in accordance with RCW 11.12.030, or in the case of a principal who is physically unable to make a mark, the power of attorney is executed in accordance with RCW 64.08.100. (3) A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments. (4) A limited power of attorney signed and dated for the sole purpose of transferring ownership of a vehicle to an insurer after payment of damages does not require a notarized signature, may be signed electronically, and may be printed on hard copy. --- END ---

  amended

Action History

1. March 18, 2026

   Effective date 6/11/2026.

Sponsors

• (Richards) · Primary

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