OLYMPIA, Wash. - Towing companies in Washington State can no longer deny payment from consumers drawn from credit union checking accounts and credit cards, as a result of a new law initiated by the Washington Credit Union League and signed by Gov. Gary Locke. H.B. 2343, sponsored by state Reps. Brad Benson (R-6), Brian Hatfield (D-19) and Luke Esser (R-48) requires towing companies to accept personal checks and credit cards drawn on all in-state branches of any financial institution. The new law is effective June 8, 2000. Prior to the new law, towing companies were only required to accept checks and credit cards from "major in-state banks." H.B. 2343 defines acceptable "commercially reasonable tender" as "cash, major bank credit cards issued by financial institutions, or personal checks drawn on Washington state branches of financial institutions..." Most towing companies accepted payments drawn from credit union accounts before the bill was signed by the governor, but a few refused to recognize credit union accounts.
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