WAC 308-96A-300. Changing assigned registration year

When will the assigned registration year of a vehicle be changed? (1) The department will change the registration year of a vehicle if the vehicle remains unlicensed for more than the entire assigned registration year. (2) The registered owner may request a change of registration expiration month. This can only be done at the time of renewal and requires the registered owner to purchase more than twelve months of registration, limited to the vehicle field system constraints and license tab availability. (3) When the vehicle is being added to a fleet. (4) When you took ownership of a vehicle that is being transferred, unless it met one of the exemptions in RCW 46.16A.200 , or the vehicle is registered as a title purpose only or has one of the following nonstandard plates on it at the time of transfer: (a) Horseless carriage plates; (b) Collector vehicle plates; or (c) Restored plates. (5) When the registered owner is a member of the armed forces returning to Washington state after being stationed outside of Washington in accordance with RCW 46.16A.020 .