DOL: Implementation of I-776
11/3/03 More
Department of Licensing Update on
I-776 Implementation
10/30/03 More
Supreme Court Upholds Initiative 776
In an opinion released on October 30, the Supreme Court reversed the King County Superior Court and upheld the constitutionality of I-776.
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King County to halt local license fees
11/17/03, Northwest News
Budget revamp needed because of I-776
11/13/03, The Seattle Times
Court upholds I-776
10/31/03, Everett Herald
Initiative 776 questions and answers
10/31/03, Seattle Times
Ruling upholding I-776 slashes money for road projects
10/31/03, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
State Supreme Court upholds $30 car tabs
10/31/03, Seattle Times
Voters win car tab refunds
10/31/03, King County Journal
Court OKs I-776; potholes ahead
10/31/03, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
About Initiative 776
I-776 limits motor vehicle license fees for cars and light trucks 8,000 lbs. or less to $30 per year by lowering state license fees for light trucks, repeals $15 local vehicle license fees, and repeals transit local motor vehicle excise tax (MVET) authority for high capacity transportation. The $15 local license fees had been imposed by four counties: Douglas, King, Pierce, and Snohomish, and revenues were shared with the cities in those counties according to a population-based formula.
Initiative 776 was approved in the November 2002 election. It partially went into effect on December 5, 2002.
On February 10, 2003, a King County Superior Court ruled the initiative unconstitutional in its entirety. The decision was appealed to the Washington State Supreme Court and the arguments are scheduled for June 26, 2003.
Judge Rules I-776 Unconstitutional
Legal Challenge Suspends Implementation in Two Counties
Impact on City Distributions of Local License Fee Revenues
AWC I-776 Factsheet, December 2002
If you have any questions about impacts, please feel free to contact Jackie White or Sheila Gall of AWC at (360) 753-4137, jackiew@awcnet.org or sheilag@awcnet.org.
Attorney General post-election information on I-776
Legal opinion (PDF)
5/16/06
