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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace">Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva<br />______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ <br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">October 22, 2026</span></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">John,</span></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't handle these types of cases but based on appeals I've handled in the DCS arena, the notice the PC received from DOL should say exactly how many days the deadline is for appeal.</span></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It may be easier for PC to find a lawyer to handle the matter if the lawyer knows if PC has missed the deadline or still has time.</span></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Without getting to the merits of his case, the obvious question is: </span></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">If he owns a home in King County and he is registered to vote in King County, what evidence does he have to prove he is a resident of Grays Harbor? Will his son say "Dad is with me xxx days a year." ? </span></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The obvious reason to register a vehicle in Grays Harbor is because it's cheaper. </span></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm sure there is administrative law or caselaw about how residency is determined for DOL purposes. But, without knowing more details, and without having a dog in the fight; offhand I would say that owning a home in King and registering to vote in King seems to be reasonably compelling evidence of residency. </span></div>
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<div class="pre" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family: monospace"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Looks like Arizona has figured out how to get the most out of snowbirds....</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Andrekita Silva</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Law Office of F. Andrekita Silva</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 940</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Seattle, Washington 98101-2509</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">206-224-8288</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="mailto:ak@seattle-silvalaw.com">ak@seattle-silvalaw.com</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">On 2026/10/22 03:38 PM, John Sullivan wrote:</span>
<blockquote type="cite" style="padding: 0 0.4em; border-left: #1010ff 2px solid; margin: 0"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Listmates: </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This is way off topic and way outside my wheelhouse (although</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">technically it is a tax matter). Does anyone do, or know another</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">attorney who does, appeals of DOL vehicle registration denials for</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">nonpayment of RTA tax? </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">PC, a retired King County Sheriff's Deputy, spends six months of the</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">year down in AZ in an RV. He and his wife own a home in King County.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">That's where their mail goes and their voter registration is. When</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">they are up here, they split their time between that home and one in</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Grays Harbor County their son owns. They have for at least seven years</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">registered an auto and their RV as Grays Harbor domiciliaries. A few</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">months ago, they were notified by WA DOL that neither the RV nor the</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">auto could be registered until they pay back RTA tax for seven years</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">as King County domiciliaries. It sounds like the tax assessment alone</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">is at least $10K. the little bit of research I did suggested a 50%</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">penalty and interest could be tacked on. PC does not want to take the</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">position they are domiciled in AZ because he says the registration</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">fees are higher and AZ has an income tax. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Anybody handle this sort of appeal? It may be too late. Again, the</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">little bit of research I did suggested there is a 30-day clock running</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">on appealing from the date they received notice from the DOL.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Honestly, I know a fair amount about controlling domicile from my</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">estate planning work, and I suspect at the end of the road this PC</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">would be found to be domiciled in King County. What PC hopes for, is</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">an attorney who could negotiate some sort of reasonable settlement or</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">payment schedule. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for any information. Just not something I have ever dealt with.</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">It does sound like playing the "I live in another state or county"</span><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">lottery isn't always a winner. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Best regards, </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">John J. 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