The legislature finds and declares that the distribution and sale of vehicle parts in the state of Washington vitally affects the general economy of the state and the public interest and the public welfare, and that in order to promote the public interest and the public welfare and in the exercise of its police power, it is necessary to regulate and license vehicle wreckers and dismantlers, the buyers-for-resale, and the sellers of secondhand vehicle components doing business in Washington, in order to prevent the sale of stolen vehicle parts, to prevent frauds, impositions, and other abuses, and to preserve the investments and properties of the citizens of this state.
RCW 46.80.005
Legislative declaration.
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 105 Wash. 2d 778 - Hangman Ridge Training Stables, Inc. v. Safeco Title Insurance (1986)
Most recently applied in 84 Wash. App. 511 - Anderson v. Valley Quality Homes, Inc. (January 1997)
1995 c 256 s 3; 1977 ex.s. c 253 s 1.
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