LICENSING
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Phone: (360) 416-1703
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday (excluding holidays)
For more information
and answers to questions not listed here, please visit the Washington
State Department of Licensing web page or call their office at (360)
902-3770.
What does it cost to license
a vehicle in Washington?
What is a Quick Title and how do I get one?
Where do I get a driver's license in Skagit
County?
How do I get Disabled Person ("DP") plates?
What documents are required to transfer a Washington
title due to purchase or gift?
What documents are required to license a vehicle
from out of state in Washington?
Do I need to have my out-of-state vehicle inspected
for a Washington license?
Why do I have to get new plates when the ones on the car
are fine?
Why should I submit a sellers report?
Where
do I get a business license in Skagit County?
What
are the donation options on my vehicle renewal about?
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Question: What does
it cost to license a vehicle in Washington?
Visit the State
Department of Licensing Web Site for a current fee schedule.
If you have questions about vehicle licensing fees:
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Question: What is a Quick Title and how do I get one?
A Quick Title is an immediate title transfer transaction. For additional information regarding Quick Titles see State Department of Licensing Web Site-Quick Titles,
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Question: Where do
I get a driver's license in Skagit County?
In Skagit County driver's
licenses are available at the following locations. Please call those offices
for hours of operation.
- 1920 South Third
Street
Mount Vernon
(360) 416-7654
- 1005 Commercial
Ave, Suites C & D
Anacortes
(360) 588-0508
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Question: How do
I get Disabled Person ("DP") plates?
A DP application form,
obtainable from any Vehicle Licensing office, needs to be completed by you
and your physician. The completed form is then taken to a Vehicle Licensing
office, where you may pick up your license plate and/or placard. The fee
for the plate is $10.00.
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Question: What documents
are required to transfer a Washington title due to purchase or gift?
If you have purchased
a Washington titled vehicle or received one as a gift, you are required
to transfer the title within 15 days. After 15 days a monetary penalty will
be assessed. You need to take the following documents to your local licensing
agency:
- The Current
Title with the signatures of the previous owners releasing interest;
- A Bill of Sale
stating the full purchase price, or a statement of a gift signed by
the previous owner;
- If this is a gift,
you will also need to provide proof of sales tax paid by the previous
owner, and a completed Odometer Disclosure Statement if the vehicle
is less than 10 years old.
The cost
to transfer a title is $15.50 plus sales/use tax on purchase price.
Purchase price must be within $2,000 of fair market value. Sales tax
is not charged on gift transactions as long as DOL gift requirements
are met. License subagents charge an extra fee of $12.00 to provide
licensing services to your community.
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Question: What documents
are required to license a vehicle from out of state in Washington?
If you are a new resident
to Washington or have purchased a vehicle from another state, you must present
the following documents to a license agency in order to obtain Washington
plates, registration, and title:
- The Out of State
Title in your name, or properly released by the previous owner.
If you are still making payments on the vehicle and a legal owner is
holding the title, you will need a photocopy or faxed copy of the title.
- A Bill of Sale
stating the full purchase price, signed by the previous owner if the
title is not in your name.
- A completed Odometer
Disclosure Statement if the vehicle is less than 10 years old.
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Question: Do I need
to have my out-of-state vehicle inspected for a Washington license?
No, out-of-state vehicles
are no longer required to be inspected. For additional information regarding
vehicle inspections please visit: http://www.wsp.wa.gov/traveler/vinspect.htm
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Question: Why do
I have to get new plates when the ones on the car are fine?
Please visit the Washington
State Department of Licensing information page.
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Question:
Why should I submit a sellers report?
For information about
sellers reports and how it protects you, please visit the
Washington State Department of Licensing information page.
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Question:
What are the donation options on my vehicle renewal about?
When you renew your
vehicle tabs, you may choose to donate to the organ donor program or the
state parks programs. For more information on these choices, please visit
Department
of Licensing - Donations.
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