Disciplinary actions: Vehicle dealers

January through March 2008

Arlington — NW Auto Sales, Inc.

  • Finding: Place of business violation.
  • Action: Fined $500.

Bellingham — Nice Cars Company

  • Finding: Rebuilt.
  • Action: Fined $3,000.

Black Diamond — Royal Towing Black Diamond

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $500.

Des Moines — Helen’s Auto Sales, Inc.

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $3,500.

Everett — New Creation Auto Sales

  • Finding: Rebuilt.
  • Action: Fined $500.

Federal Way — John George

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $9,000.

Kirkland — United Motors

  • Finding: Failed to pay fine.
  • Action: Fined $1,500.

Lakewood — Steve Johnson

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $8,000.

Lynnwood — Shannon Towing

  • Finding: Tow truck violation.
  • Action: Fined $5,000.

Olympia — Mountain Suzuki

  • Finding: Place of business violation.
  • Action: License suspended.

Puyallup — Engel’s Towing and Recovery

  • Finding: Tow truck violation.
  • Action: Fined $15,000.

Puyallup — Jerome Thomas McGivney

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $14,000.

Redmond — M&M Auto Body

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $7,000.

Renton — Cedar Rapids Towing

  • Finding: Tow truck violation.
  • Action: Fined $8,000.

Roy — David Bradley Brewer

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist.

Seattle — Cosmopolitan Motors, LLC

  • Finding: Salvage.
  • Action: Fined $1,500.

Seattle — Kansai Motor Sports

  • Finding: Salvage.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist.

Seattle — M&H Auto Body and Repair

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $1,000.

Seattle — Ralli-round

  • Finding: Salvage.
  • Action: License suspended.

Seattle — Taxi King

  • Finding: Salvage.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist.

Spanaway — Valentines Auto Sales, Inc.

  • Finding: No established place of business.
  • Action: License suspended.

Spokane — Affordable Collision Repair

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: License revoked.

Spokane — Bulldog Towing LLC

  • Finding: Tow truck violation
  • Action: Fined $5,000.

Spokane Valley — First Choice Auto Sales, Inc.

  • Finding: Dealer temporaries.
  • Action: Fined $1,500.

Spokane Valley — Goodfellow Auto Sales

  • Finding: Late title transfer.
  • Action: Fined $500.

Spokane Valley — Triple TTT Auto Sales, Inc.

  • Finding: Falsified documents.
  • Action: Fined 3,000.

Spokane Valley — Valley Motors Limited

  • Finding: Failed to pay fine.
  • Action: Fined $3,500.

Tacoma — Mountain Mitsubishi

  • Finding: Place of business violation.
  • Action: License suspended.

Walla Walla — All American Auto Parts

  • Finding: Salvage.
  • Action: Fined $1,000.

Woodinville — Eden Autosports

  • Finding: Place of business violation.
  • Action: License suspended.

Woodland — DVD Auto Sales, LLC

  • Finding: No bond rider received.
  • Action: License suspended.

Woodland — Kelly’s Auto Center USA

  • Finding: Consignments.
  • Action: License revoked.

Hermiston, OR — Matthew and Allison Trusty

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Fined $24,000.

October through December 2007

Arlington — J.P. Transport

  • Finding: Other
  • Action: Denied application for renewal.

Auburn — Automart

  • Finding: Insolvent.
  • Action: No longer licensed and fined $500.

Bellevue — Dodge of Bellevue, Inc.

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $500.

Bremerton — Bayview Auto Sales

  • Finding: Place of business violation.
  • Action: License expired and was not renewed.

Bremerton — T.B. Brokers LLC

  • Finding: Violated place of business requirements.
  • Action: Vessel dealer license surrendered.

Ephrata — R P Motors LLC

  • Finding: Had no established place of business.
  • Action: Fined $500.

Glenoma — All American Ent.

  • Finding: Salvage.
  • Action: License revoked for 1 year.

Longview — Columbia Chrysler Plymouth

  • Finding: Late title transfers
  • Action: Fined $500.

Quincy — Francisco Javier Lopez Jr.

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $12,000.

Renton — Sivas National Auto Sales

  • Finding: Place of business violation.
  • Action: Closed. License not renewed and bond cancelled.

Spanaway — Dick’s U Pull It Auto Wrecking

  • Finding: Salvage.
  • Action: Fined $500.

Spokane Valley — Lucky U Auto Sales

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: License revoked for 10 years.

Tacoma — Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.

  • Finding: Salvage.
  • Action: Fined $6,000.

Tacoma — Steven Lindell Gabriel

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $2,000.

Vancouver — Chapelle’s Towing, LLC

  • Finding: Tow truck violation.
  • Action: Fined $2,000.

Vancouver — JDH Enterprises

  • Finding: Salvage-storing more than 2 vehicles under hulk hauler license.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $1,400.

Wenatchee — Dick’s Towing and Repair

  • Finding: Tow truck violation.
  • Action: Fined $2,000.

Yakima — Rotary Imports Auto Sales

  • Finding: Place of business violation and bond cancellation.
  • Action: License terminated.

June through September 2007

Anacortes — Jerry Smith Chevrolet-Buick-Kia

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $5,500.

Burien — Carco Auto Sales, Inc.

  • Finding: No established place of business.
  • Action: License suspended.

East Wenatchee — Premium Motorsports

  • Finding: No established place of business.
  • Action: Fined $500.

Edmonds — Kero’s Auto Brokers

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $1,500.

Everett — Mid City Towing, Inc.

  • Finding: Failed to pay monetary penalty, and failed to remit surplus funds.
  • Action: License suspended and fined $6,500.

Everett — Performance Nissan

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $2,000.

Federal Way — Federal Way Towing

  • Finding: Unlicensed wrecking at old address.
  • Action: Fined 15,000.

Kennewick — Shumate Harley-Davidson

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $9,500.

Lynnwood — Newport Motors, Inc.

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $3,000.

Mercer Island — Total Parking Solutions

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist.

Mountlake Terrace — Michael Nolan

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $9,000.

Olympia — Bruce Titus Automotive Group

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $3,000.

Olympia — Rags to Riches Towing

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: License suspended.

Port Angeles— Chris’ Towing

  • Finding: Failed to provide certificate of insurance.
  • Action: License suspended.

Rochester — CTM Auctions

  • Finding: No established place of business.
  • Action: License suspended.

Spokane — Spokane Auto Sales, Incorporated

  • Finding: Insolvent.
  • Action: License revoked.

Spokane Valley — Valley Motors Limited

  • Finding: Falsified documents.
  • Action: Fined $6,000.

Tacoma — Car Pros Kia

  • Finding: Bushing (requiring buyers to switch to a new contract with different terms after they have signed an intial contract).
  • Action: Fined $3,000.

Tacoma — Jerry’s Quality Used Cars

  • Finding: Failed to maintain files and record keeping.
  • Action: Fined 1,000.

Tonasket — John P. McLaughlin

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist.

Woodland — D-y Trucking

  • Finding: Failed to provide liability insurance.
  • Action: License suspended.

Yacolt — Yacolt Towing

  • Finding: Failed to provide liability insurance.
  • Action: License suspended.

Yakima — Tony’s Auto Repair

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $5,000.

January through May 2007

Bremerton — Bayview Auto Sales

  • Finding: Failed to provide original bond.
  • Action: License revoked.

Enumclaw — Earl Soushek

  • Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,500.

Federal Way — Pacific Auto Zone

  • Finding: Criminal conviction.
  • Action: License revoked until September 9, 2014.

Fife — Great American RV Center, Inc.

  • Finding:
    • Insolvent.
    • Late title transfers.
    • Failed to pay off trade-in lienholders.
    • Failed to pay consignors within the required 10 days.
  • Action: Fined $12,000.

Gig Harbor — Armstrong Auto Wholesales

  • Finding: Failed to maintain place of business.
  • Action: Renewal denied and fined $500.

Kent — Reliable Imports International

  • Finding: No established place of business.
  • Action: License suspended.

Longview — Steven A. Alfonso

  • Finding: Unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $9,000.

Lynnwood — First Choice Auto Sales

  • Finding: Failed to pay fine.
  • Action: Fined $1,000 and dealer license suspended until monetary penalties are paid.

Lynnwood — Lang Autosports Inc.

  • Finding: Added salvage/rebuilt disclosure to purchase contract weeks after sale, and failed to disclose vehicle was a rebuilt total loss on face of purchase order.
  • Action: Fined $1,000.

Lynnwood — Lynnwood Cycle Barn

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $12,000, and license suspended for 3 days.

Lynnwood — Saturn of Lynnwood

  • Finding: Late title transfer.
  • Action: Fined $1,000.

Olympia — All Star Ford

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $2,000.

Olympia — Bruce Titus Automotive Group

  • Finding: Issued more than two dealer temps.
  • Action: Fined $500.

Olympia — Sundance Auto Sales

  • Finding: Late title transfer and issued more than 2 dealer temps.
  • Action: Fined $500.

Parkland — Green Light Auto

  • Finding:
    • Late title transfers.
    • Failed to make records available.
    • Falsified date of sale on certificate of ownership application.
    • Falsified date of delivery on vehicle certificate of ownership application.
  • Action: License revoked and fined $750.

Puyallup — Jeffrey Marrs

  • Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $3,500.

Puyallup — Larson Dodge

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $3,500.

Seattle — Sean M. Bryan

  • Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist (has applied for dealer license).

Spokane — Abbey’s Autos

  • Finding: Failed to pay $500 fine.
  • Action: Suspended until fine is paid.

Spokane — Spokane Auto Sales

  • Finding:
    • Late title transfers.
    • Consignment agreement incomplete.
    • Issued more than 1 dealer temp.
    • Falsified date of sale on title app and odometer statement.
  • Action: Fined $11,000.

Tacoma — King County Auto Auction

  • Finding:
    • Failed to pay $5,000 penalty for late title transfers within 10 days after assessment became final.
    • Failed to provide department with certification of completion in the dealer education program.
    • Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $11,250.

Tacoma — Mountain Mitsubishi

  • Finding: Late title transfer
  • Action: Fined 2,500.

Tacoma — Robert Larson’s Chrysler Jeep

  • Finding: Late title transfers.
  • Action: Fined $3,000.

University Place — Puyallup Truck Corral

  • Finding: Failed to comply with place of business requirements.
  • Action: License suspended and fined $500.

Yakima — Gilbert O. Mendoza

  • Finding: Failed to pay fine, and failed to apply for and be approved for a vehicle dealer license.
  • Action: Fined $3,000.

Yakima — Maria G. Godinez

  • Finding: Engaged in unlicensed dealer activity.
  • Action: Ordered to cease and desist, and fined $2,500.