New law raises plate fees starting July 1, 2022
Washington's Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filing fees will increase to $23 for filing online and $30 for filing by mail. The new fees apply to all filing requests received in our office on or after June 11, 2020.
Filing requests received after June 11 are subject to the new fees, regardless of when you mailed it. We will return all filing requests with insufficient payment.
The filing fee used to include a surcharge used to combat financial fraud and identity theft. The 2020 Washington State Legislature increased this surcharge by $5. All other fees will remain the same.
We recently implemented several changes related to searching:
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is investigating incidences where individuals are using fraudulent Treasury-related financial obligations or accounts to buy vehicles or pay debts. To learn more, see the official Fraud Alert.