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WA Rev Code § 46.61.715 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.715 - Motorized foot scooters and shared scooters—Local authority may regulate—Contracts offered by scooter share programs to scooter share contractors—Written disclosure.

RCW 46.61.715 Motorized foot scooters and shared scooters—Local authority may regulate—Contracts offered by scooter share programs to scooter share contractors—Written disclosure.(1) A local authority may regulate the operation of motorized foot scooters and shared scooters within its jurisdiction which may include, but is not limited to, the following:(a) Determining if shared scooters may be operated within the local authority's jurisdiction, and if allowed, where they may be operated;(b) Requiring scooter share programs to pay reasonable fees and taxes;(c) Requiring that shared scooters be staged in a manner compliant with the Americans with disabilities act, to ensure clear passage of pedestrian traffic on sidewalks; and(d) Adopting and assessing penalties for moving or parking violations involving shared scooters to the person responsible for such violation.(2) A contract offered by a scooter share program to a prospective scooter share contractor must make the following written disclosures to a prospective scooter share contractor:WHILE YOU ARE LOCATING AND RETURNING SCOOTERS, PROVIDING TRANSPORT, BATTERY CHARGE, OR REPAIR SERVICES, YOU MAY BE ENGAGED IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY. YOUR PRIVATE PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE, HOMEOWNERS, CONDOMINIUM, OR RENTERS INSURANCE POLICIES MIGHT NOT PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR YOU, DEPENDING ON THE TERMS OF YOUR POLICY.(3) For the purposes of this section:(a) "Scooter share program" means a person offering shared scooters for hire. All scooter share programs must carry the following insurance coverage:(i) Commercial general liability insurance coverage with a limit of at least one million dollars for each occurrence and five million dollars aggregate;(ii) Automobile liability insurance coverage with a combined single limit of at least one million dollars; and(iii) If a local authority authorizes operation of a motorized foot scooter by persons under sixteen years of age, the local authority may require all scooter share programs offering shared scooters for hire to such persons under sixteen years of age to carry insurance coverage at greater amounts negotiated between the programs and the local authority.(b) "Scooter share contractor" means a person other than an employee of a scooter share program retained under an independent contract to provide scooter location or transport and/or scooter battery charging or repair services to a scooter share program.(c) "Shared scooter" means any motorized foot scooter offered for hire. All shared scooters must bear a single unique alphanumeric identification visible from a distance of five feet, which shall not be obfuscated by branding or other markings, which shall be used throughout the state, including by local authorities, to identify the shared scooter.[ 2019 c 170 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 46.61.720 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.720 - Mopeds—Safety standards.

RCW 46.61.720 Mopeds—Safety standards.Mopeds shall comply with those federal motor vehicle safety standards established under the national traffic vehicle safety act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1381, et seq.) which are applicable to a motor-driven cycle, as that term is defined in such federal standards.[ 1979 ex.s. c 213 § 9.]NOTES:Mopedsdrivers' licenses, motorcycle endorsement, moped exemption: RCW 46.20.500.registration: RCW 46.16A.405(2).
WA Rev Code § 46.61.730 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.730 - Wheelchair conveyances.

RCW 46.61.730 Wheelchair conveyances.(1) No person may operate a wheelchair conveyance on any public roadway with a posted speed limit in excess of thirty-five miles per hour.(2) No person other than a wheelchair-bound person may operate a wheelchair conveyance on a public roadway.(3) Every wheelchair-bound person operating a wheelchair conveyance upon a roadway is granted all the rights and is subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions that by their nature can have no application.(4) A violation of this section is a traffic infraction.[ 1983 c 200 § 5.]NOTES:Severability—1983 c 200: See note following RCW 46.04.710.Wheelchair conveyancesdefinitions: RCW 46.04.710.operator's license: RCW 46.20.109.registration: RCW 46.16A.405(3).safety standards: RCW 46.37.610.
WA Rev Code § 46.61.733 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.733 - Personal delivery device.

RCW 46.61.733 Personal delivery device.For the purposes of this chapter, "personal delivery device" has the same meaning as in RCW 46.75.010.[ 2019 c 214 § 8.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 214: See note following RCW 46.75.010.
WA Rev Code § 46.61.735 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.735 - Ferry queues—Violations—Exemptions.

RCW 46.61.735 Ferry queues—Violations—Exemptions.(1) It is a traffic infraction for a driver of a motor vehicle intending to board a Washington state ferry, to: (a) Block a residential driveway while waiting to board the ferry; or (b) move in front of another vehicle in a queue already waiting to board the ferry, without the authorization of a state ferry system employee. Vehicles qualifying for preferential loading privileges under rules adopted by the department of transportation are exempt from this section. In addition to any other penalty imposed for a violation of this section, the driver will be directed to immediately move the motor vehicle to the end of the queue of vehicles waiting to board the ferry. Violations of this section are not part of the vehicle driver's driving record under RCW 46.52.101 and 46.52.120.(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a driver of a motor vehicle intending to board the Keller Ferry on state route No. 21.[ 2007 c 423 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 46.61.740 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.740 - Theft of motor vehicle fuel.

RCW 46.61.740 Theft of motor vehicle fuel.(1) Any person who refuses to pay or evades payment for motor vehicle fuel that is pumped into a motor vehicle is guilty of theft of motor vehicle fuel. A violation of this subsection is a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.(2) The court shall order the department to suspend the person's license, permit, or nonresident privilege to drive for a period specified by the court of up to six months.[ 2001 c 325 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 46.61.745 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.745 - Possessing or consuming marijuana in vehicle on highway—Penalty, exceptions—Definition.

RCW 46.61.745 Possessing or consuming marijuana in vehicle on highway—Penalty, exceptions—Definition.(1)(a) It is a traffic infraction:(i) For the registered owner of a motor vehicle, or the driver if the registered owner is not then present, or passengers in the vehicle, to keep marijuana in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is upon a highway, unless it is (A) in the trunk of the vehicle, (B) in some other area of the vehicle not normally occupied or directly accessible by the driver or passengers if the vehicle does not have a trunk, or (C) in a package, container, or receptacle that has not been opened or the seal broken or contents partially removed. A utility compartment or glove compartment is deemed to be within the area occupied by the driver and passengers;(ii) To consume marijuana in any manner including, but not limited to, smoking or ingesting in a motor vehicle when the vehicle is upon the public highway; or(iii) To place marijuana in a container specifically labeled by the manufacturer of the container as containing a nonmarijuana substance and to then violate (a)(i) of this subsection.(b) There is a rebuttable presumption that it is a traffic infraction if the original container of marijuana is incorrectly labeled and there is a subsequent violation of (a)(i) of this subsection.(2) As used in this section, "marijuana" or "marihuana" means all parts of the plant Cannabis, whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds, or resin. The term does not include the mature stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks, except the resin extracted therefrom, fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germination.[ 2015 2nd sp.s. c 3 § 8.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—2015 2nd sp.s. c 3: See note following RCW 10.21.055.
WA Rev Code § 46.61.750 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.750 - Effect of regulations—Penalty.

RCW 46.61.750 Effect of regulations—Penalty.(1) It is a traffic infraction for any person to do any act forbidden or fail to perform any act required in RCW 46.61.750 through 46.61.780.(2) These regulations applicable to bicycles apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any highway or upon any bicycle path, subject to those exceptions stated herein.[ 1982 c 55 § 6; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 92; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 79.]NOTES:Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.Bicycle awareness program: RCW 43.43.390."Bicycle" defined: RCW 46.04.071.
WA Rev Code § 46.61.755 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.755 - Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.

RCW 46.61.755 Traffic laws apply to persons riding bicycles.(1) Every person riding a bicycle upon a roadway shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except as to special regulations in RCW 46.61.750 through 46.61.780, except as provided in RCW 46.61.190, and except as to those provisions of this chapter which by their nature can have no application.(2) Every person riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk or crosswalk must be granted all of the rights and is subject to all of the duties applicable to a pedestrian by this chapter.[ 2020 c 66 § 4; 2000 c 85 § 3; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 80.]NOTES:Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.Effective date—2020 c 66: See note following RCW 46.61.050.
WA Rev Code § 46.61.758 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.758 - Hand signals.

RCW 46.61.758 Hand signals.All hand signals required of persons operating bicycles shall be given in the following manner:(1) Left turn. Left hand and arm extended horizontally beyond the side of the bicycle;(2) Right turn. Left hand and arm extended upward beyond the side of the bicycle, or right hand and arm extended horizontally to the right side of the bicycle;(3) Stop or decrease speed. Left hand and arm extended downward beyond the side of the bicycle.The hand signals required by this section shall be given before initiation of a turn.[ 1982 c 55 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 46.61.760 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.760 - Riding on bicycles.

RCW 46.61.760 Riding on bicycles.(1) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached thereto.(2) No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped.[ 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 81.]NOTES:Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
WA Rev Code § 46.61.765 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.765 - Clinging to vehicles.

RCW 46.61.765 Clinging to vehicles.No person riding upon any bicycle, coaster, roller skates, sled, or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself or herself to any vehicle upon a roadway.[ 2010 c 8 § 9076; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 82.]NOTES:Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
WA Rev Code § 46.61.770 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.770 - Riding on roadways and bicycle paths.

RCW 46.61.770 Riding on roadways and bicycle paths.(1) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at a rate of speed less than the normal flow of traffic at the particular time and place shall ride as near to the right side of the right through lane as is safe except:(a) While preparing to make or while making turning movements at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;(b) When approaching an intersection where right turns are permitted and there is a dedicated right turn lane, in which case a person may operate a bicycle in this lane even if the operator does not intend to turn right;(c) While overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle proceeding in the same direction; and(d) When reasonably necessary to avoid unsafe conditions including, but not limited to, fixed or moving objects, parked or moving vehicles, bicyclists, pedestrians, animals, and surface hazards.(2) A person operating a bicycle upon a roadway or highway other than a limited access highway, which roadway or highway carries traffic in one direction only and has two or more marked traffic lanes, may ride as near to the left side of the left through lane as is safe.(3) A person operating a bicycle upon a roadway may use the shoulder of the roadway or any specially designated bicycle lane.(4) When the operator of a bicycle is using the travel lane of a roadway with only one lane for traffic moving in the direction of travel and it is wide enough for a bicyclist and a vehicle to travel safely side-by-side within it, the bicycle operator shall operate far enough to the right to facilitate the movement of an overtaking vehicle unless other conditions make it unsafe to do so or unless the bicyclist is preparing to make a turning movement or while making a turning movement.(5) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.[ 2019 c 403 § 10; 1982 c 55 § 7; 1974 ex.s. c 141 § 14; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 83.]NOTES:Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.Finding—Intent—Effective date—2019 c 403: See notes following RCW 46.04.071.Use of bicycles on limited access highways: RCW 46.61.160.
WA Rev Code § 46.61.775 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.775 - Carrying articles.

RCW 46.61.775 Carrying articles.No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the handlebars.[ 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 84.]NOTES:Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
WA Rev Code § 46.61.780 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.780 - Lamps and other equipment on bicycles.

RCW 46.61.780 Lamps and other equipment on bicycles.(1) Every bicycle when in use during the hours of darkness as defined in RCW 46.37.020 shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the state patrol which shall be visible from all distances up to six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector. A light-emitting diode flashing taillight visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear may also be used in addition to the red reflector.(2) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.[ 1998 c 165 § 17; 1987 c 330 § 746; 1975 c 62 § 39; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 85.]NOTES:Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.Short title—1998 c 165: See note following RCW 43.59.010.Construction—Application of rules—Severability—1987 c 330: See notes following RCW 28B.12.050.Severability—1975 c 62: See note following RCW 36.75.010.
WA Rev Code § 46.61.790 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road.|46.61.790 - Intoxicated bicyclists.

RCW 46.61.790 Intoxicated bicyclists.(1) A law enforcement officer may offer to transport a bicycle rider who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or any drug and who is walking or moving along or within the right-of-way of a public roadway, unless the bicycle rider is to be taken into protective custody under *RCW 70.96A.120. The law enforcement officer offering to transport an intoxicated bicycle rider under this section shall:(a) Transport the intoxicated bicycle rider to a safe place; or(b) Release the intoxicated bicycle rider to a competent person.(2) The law enforcement officer shall not provide the assistance offered if the bicycle rider refuses to accept it. No suit or action may be commenced or prosecuted against the law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency, the state of Washington, or any political subdivision of the state for any act resulting from the refusal of the bicycle rider to accept this assistance.(3) The law enforcement officer may impound the bicycle operated by an intoxicated bicycle rider if the officer determines that impoundment is necessary to reduce a threat to public safety, and there are no reasonable alternatives to impoundment. The bicyclist will be given a written notice of when and where the impounded bicycle may be reclaimed. The bicycle may be reclaimed by the bicycle rider when the bicycle rider no longer appears to be intoxicated, or by an individual who can establish ownership of the bicycle. The bicycle must be returned without payment of a fee. If the bicycle is not reclaimed within thirty days, it will be subject to sale or disposal consistent with agency procedures.[ 2000 c 85 § 4.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 70.96A.120 was repealed by 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 301, effective April 1, 2018.
WA Rev Code § 46.63.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions.|46.63.010 - Legislative intent.

RCW 46.63.010 Legislative intent.It is the legislative intent in the adoption of this chapter in decriminalizing certain traffic offenses to promote the public safety and welfare on public highways and to facilitate the implementation of a uniform and expeditious system for the disposition of traffic infractions.[ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 1.]NOTES:Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 136: "The provisions of chapter 136, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and this 1980 act shall take effect on January 1, 1981, and shall apply to violations of the traffic laws committed on or after January 1, 1981." [ 1980 c 128 § 9; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 111.]Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 110.]
WA Rev Code § 46.63.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions.|46.63.040 - Jurisdiction of courts—Jurisdiction of college and university governing bodies.

RCW 46.63.040 Jurisdiction of courts—Jurisdiction of college and university governing bodies.(1) All violations of state law, local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution designated as traffic infractions in RCW 46.63.020 may be heard and determined by a district court, except as otherwise provided in this section.(2) Any municipal court has the authority to hear and determine traffic infractions pursuant to this chapter.(3) Any city or town with a municipal court may contract with the county to have traffic infractions committed within the city or town adjudicated by a district court.(4) District court commissioners have the authority to hear and determine traffic infractions pursuant to this chapter.(5) Any district or municipal court may refer juveniles age sixteen or seventeen who are enrolled in school to a youth court, as defined in RCW 3.72.005 or 13.40.020, for traffic infractions.(6) The boards of regents of the state universities, and the boards of trustees of the regional universities and of The Evergreen State College have the authority to hear and determine traffic infractions under RCW 28B.10.560.[ 2002 c 237 § 20; 1984 c 258 § 137; 1983 c 221 § 2; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 6.]NOTES:Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.Application—1984 c 258 §§ 101-139: See note following RCW 3.50.005.Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
WA Rev Code § 46.63.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions.|46.63.050 - Training of judicial officers.

RCW 46.63.050 Training of judicial officers.All judges and court commissioners adjudicating traffic infractions shall complete such training requirements as are promulgated by the supreme court.[ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 7.]NOTES:Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
WA Rev Code § 46.63.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 46 - Motor Vehicles|Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions.|46.63.075 - Safety camera infractions—Presumption.

RCW 46.63.075 Safety camera infractions—Presumption.(1) In a traffic infraction case involving an infraction detected through the use of an automated traffic safety camera under RCW 46.63.170 or detected through the use of an automated school bus safety camera under RCW 46.63.180, proof that the particular vehicle described in the notice of traffic infraction was in violation of any such provision of RCW 46.63.170 and 46.63.180, together with proof that the person named in the notice of traffic infraction was at the time of the violation the registered owner of the vehicle, constitutes in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person in control of the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred.(2) This presumption may be overcome only if the registered owner states, under oath, in a written statement to the court or in testimony before the court that the vehicle involved was, at the time, stolen or in the care, custody, or control of some person other than the registered owner.[ 2012 c 83 § 6; 2011 c 375 § 7; 2011 c 375 § 6; 2010 c 249 § 7; 2005 c 167 § 3; 2004 c 231 § 3.]NOTES:Contingent effective date—2011 c 375 §§ 5, 7, and 9: See note following RCW 46.63.030.Intent—2011 c 375: See note following RCW 46.63.180.Contingent effective date—2010 c 249: See note following RCW 47.56.795.