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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) The motor vehicle excise tax authorized under this chapter applies to the following vehicles:
(a) Commercial trailers, as defined in RCW 46.04.136;
(b) Farm trucks registered under RCW 46.16A.425;
(c) Fixed load vehicles, as defined in RCW 46.04.186;
(d) Motor homes, as defined in RCW 46.04.305;
(e) Motor trucks, as defined in RCW 46.04.310, with a scale weight greater than six thousand pounds;
(f) Motor vehicles, as defined in RCW 46.04.320; and
(g) Trailers, as defined in RCW 46.04.620.
(2) The motor vehicle excise tax authorized under this chapter does not apply to the following vehicles:
(a) Campers, as defined in RCW 46.04.085;
(b) Dock and warehouse tractors and their cars or trailers;
(c) Equipment not designed primarily for use on public highways;
(d) Exempt registered vehicles;
(e) Lumber carriers of the type known as spiders;
(f) Mobile homes, as defined in RCW 46.04.302;
(g) Passenger motor vehicles, as described in RCW 82.44.015;
(h) Travel trailers, as defined in RCW 46.04.623;
(i) Vehicles not used on the public highways; and
(j) Vehicles owned by nonresident military personnel of the armed forces of the United States stationed in the state of Washington if the nonresident military member was a nonresident of this state when enlisted into military service.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Washington Revised Code Title 82. Excise Taxes § 82.44.125. Vehicles subject to tax--Exemptions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wa/title-82-excise-taxes/wa-rev-code-82-44-125/
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