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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.04.460 (2026)

Registered owner

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"Registered owner" means the person whose lawful right of possession of a vehicle has most recently been recorded with the department.
[ 1975 c 25 s 3; 1961 c 12 s 46.04.460. Prior: 1959 c 49 s 50; prior: 1943 c 153 s 1, part; 1937 c 188 s 1, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 6312-1, part.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1956–2004 · leading case: Beatty v. W. Pac. Ins., 445 P.2d 325 (Wash. 1968).
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Beatty v. W. Pac. Ins., 445 P.2d 325 (Wash. 1968). · cites it 3× “020 (1) of the act, it is provided that: The term “owner” as used in this chapter shall mean registered owner as defined in RCW 46.04.460. RCW 46.04.460, in turn, defines registered owner as follows: “Registered owner” means a person who holds a certificate of ownership of a…”
Smith v. Downs, 292 P.2d 205 (Wash. 1956). “” RCW 46.04.460 defines “registered owner” as follows: “ ‘Registered owner’ means a person who holds a certificate of ownership of a vehicle, or in the event the vehicle is subject to an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with a right of purchase upon…”
First Class Cartage, Ltd. v. Fife Serv. & Towing, Inc., 121 Wash. App. 257 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “” RCW 46.04.460. See also RCW 46.55.105(1) (“The abandonment of any vehicle creates a prima facie presumption that the last registered owner of record is responsible for the abandonment and is liable for costs incurred in removing, storing, and disposing of the abandoned…”
First Class Cartage, Ltd. v. Fife Serv. & Towing, Inc., 89 P.3d 226 (Wash. Ct. App. 2004). “" RCW 46.04.460. See also RCW 46.55.105(1) ("The abandonment of any vehicle creates a prima facie presumption that the last registered owner of record is responsible for the abandonment and is liable for costs incurred in removing, storing, and disposing of the abandoned…”
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