WA SB6176

Expired vehicle registration on parked, unoccupied vehicles can now be cited as a traffic infraction to the registered owner when on public right-of-way, publicly owned property, or private parking facilities that impose fees and consent to enforcement

Penalties for expired registration on parked vehicles are $145 if expired two months or less, and $248 if expired more than two months

Infractions for expired registration on parked vehicles are processed like parking tickets and do not appear on the owner's driving record

Vehicles parked on public streets with registration expired more than 45 days may be impounded by police

Failure to make initial registration before operating on public highways remains a $529 non-reducible fine deposited into the vehicle licensing fraud account