# RCW 46.63.073: RCW 46.63.073: Rental vehicles > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S073 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 46.63.073 - **Heading:** RCW 46.63.073: Rental vehicles - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 46 / Chapter 63 / Section 073 ## Text (1) In the event a traffic infraction is based on a vehicle's identification, and the registered owner of the vehicle is a rental car business, the law enforcement agency shall, before a notice of infraction may be issued, provide a written notice to the rental car business that a notice of infraction may be issued to the rental car business if the rental car business does not, within thirty days of receiving the written notice, provide to the issuing agency by return mail: (a) A statement under oath stating the name and known mailing address of the individual driving or renting the vehicle when the infraction occurred; or (b) A statement under oath that the business is unable to determine who was driving or renting the vehicle at the time the infraction occurred because the vehicle was stolen at the time of the infraction. A statement provided under this subsection must be accompanied by a copy of a filed police report regarding the vehicle theft. Timely mailing of this statement to the issuing law enforcement agency relieves a rental car business of any liability under this chapter for the notice of infraction. In lieu of identifying the vehicle operator, the rental car business may pay the applicable penalty. If appropriate under the circumstances, a renter identified under (a) of this subsection is responsible for an infraction. For the purpose of this subsection, a "traffic infraction based on a vehicle's identification" includes, but is not limited to, parking infractions, high occupancy toll lane violations, and violations recorded by automated traffic safety cameras. (2) In the event a parking infraction is issued by a private parking facility and is based on a vehicle's identification, and the registered owner of the vehicle is a rental car business, the parking facility shall, before a notice of infraction may be issued, provide a written notice to the rental car business that a notice of infraction may be issued to the rental car business if the rental car business does not, within thirty days of receiving the written notice, provide to the parking facility by return mail: (a) A statement under oath stating the name and known mailing address of the individual driving or renting the vehicle when the infraction occurred; or (b) A statement under oath that the business is unable to determine who was driving or renting the vehicle at the time the infraction occurred because the vehicle was stolen at the time of the infraction. A statement provided under this subsection must be accompanied by a copy of a filed police report regarding the vehicle theft. Timely mailing of this statement to the parking facility relieves a rental car business of any liability under this chapter for the notice of infraction. In lieu of identifying the vehicle operator, the rental car business may pay the applicable penalty. For the purpose of this subsection, a "parking infraction based on a vehicle's identification" is limited to parking infractions occurring on a private parking facility's premises. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 46.63.010 RCW 46.63.010: Legislative intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S010.md) - [RCW 46.63.020 RCW 46.63.020: Violations as traffic infractions—Exceptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S020.md) - [RCW 46.63.030 RCW 46.63.030: Notice of traffic infraction—Issuance—Abandoned vehicles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S030.md) - [RCW 46.63.040 RCW 46.63.040: Jurisdiction of courts—Jurisdiction of college and university governing bodies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S040.md) - [RCW 46.63.050 RCW 46.63.050: Training of judicial officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S050.md) - [RCW 46.63.060 RCW 46.63.060: Notice of traffic infraction—Determination final unless contested.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S060.md) - [RCW 46.63.070 RCW 46.63.070: Response to notice—Contesting determination—Hearing—Failure to respond or appear.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S070.md) - [RCW 46.63.073 RCW 46.63.073: Rental vehicles.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S073.md) - [RCW 46.63.075 RCW 46.63.075: Safety camera infractions—Presumption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S075.md) - [RCW 46.63.080 RCW 46.63.080: Hearings—Rules of procedure—Counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S080.md) - [RCW 46.63.090 RCW 46.63.090: Hearings—Contesting determination that infraction committed—Appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S090.md) - [RCW 46.63.100 RCW 46.63.100: Hearings—Explanation of mitigating circumstances.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S100.md) - [RCW 46.63.105 RCW 46.63.105: City attorney, county prosecutor, or other prosecuting authority—Filing an infraction—Contribution, donation, payment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S105.md) - [RCW 46.63.110 RCW 46.63.110: Monetary penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S110.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C63_S073. 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