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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.525 - Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles—Tail lamps, reflectors, and stop lamps.

RCW 46.37.525
Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles—Tail lamps, reflectors, and stop lamps.
(1) Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall have at least one tail lamp which shall be located at a height of not more than seventy-two nor less than fifteen inches.
(2) Either a tail lamp or a separate lamp shall be so constructed and placed as to illuminate with a white light the rear registration plate and render it clearly legible from a distance of fifty feet to the rear. Any tail lamp or tail lamps, together with any separate lamp or lamps for illuminating the rear registration plate, shall be so wired as to be lighted whenever the head lamps or auxiliary driving lamps are lighted.
(3) Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall carry on the rear, either as part of the tail lamp or separately, at least one red reflector meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.060.
(4) Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle shall be equipped with at least one stop lamp meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.070.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 355 § 48.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 355: See note following RCW 46.37.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.527 - Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles—Brake requirements.

RCW 46.37.527
Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles—Brake requirements.
Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle must comply with the provisions of RCW 46.37.351, except that:
(1) Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles need not be equipped with parking brakes;
(2) The wheel of a sidecar attached to a motorcycle or to a motor-driven cycle, and the front wheel of a motor-driven cycle need not be equipped with brakes, if such motorcycle or motor-driven cycle is otherwise capable of complying with the braking performance requirements of RCW 46.37.528 and 46.37.529;
(3) Motorcycles shall be equipped with brakes operating on both the front and rear wheels unless the vehicle was originally manufactured without both front and rear brakes: PROVIDED, That a front brake shall not be required on any motorcycle over twenty-five years old which was originally manufactured without a front brake and which has been restored to its original condition and is being ridden to or from or otherwise in conjunction with an antique or classic motorcycle contest, show or other such assemblage: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no front brake shall be required on any motorcycle manufactured prior to January 1, 1931.
[ 1982 c 77 § 6; 1977 ex.s. c 355 § 49.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Severability—1982 c 77: See note following RCW 46.20.500.
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 355: See note following RCW 46.37.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.528 - Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles—Performance ability of brakes.

RCW 46.37.528
Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles—Performance ability of brakes.
Every motorcycle and motor-driven cycle, at all times and under all conditions of loading, upon application of the service brake, shall be capable of:
(1) Developing a braking force that is not less than forty-three and one-half percent of its gross weight;
(2) Decelerating to a stop from not more than twenty miles per hour at not less than fourteen feet per second per second; and
(3) Stopping from a speed of twenty miles per hour in not more than thirty feet, such distance to be measured from the point at which movement of the service brake pedal or control begins.
Tests for deceleration and stopping distance shall be made on a substantially level (not to exceed plus or minus one percent grade), dry, smooth, hard surface that is free from loose material.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 355 § 50.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 355: See note following RCW 46.37.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.529 - Motor-driven cycles—Braking system inspection.

RCW 46.37.529
Motor-driven cycles—Braking system inspection.
(1) The state patrol is authorized to require an inspection of the braking system on any motor-driven cycle and to disapprove any such braking system on a vehicle which it finds will not comply with the performance ability standard set forth in RCW 46.37.351, or which in its opinion is equipped with a braking system that is not so designed or constructed as to ensure reasonable and reliable performance in actual use.
(2) The director of licensing may refuse to register or may suspend or revoke the registration of any vehicle referred to in this section when the state patrol determines that the braking system thereon does not comply with the provisions of this section.
(3) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle referred to in this section in the event the state patrol has disapproved the braking system upon such vehicle.
[ 1987 c 330 § 731; 1979 c 158 § 158; 1977 ex.s. c 355 § 51.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Construction—Application of rules—Severability—1987 c 330: See notes following RCW 28B.12.050.
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 355: See note following RCW 46.37.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.535 - Motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, or mopeds—Helmet requirements when rented.

RCW 46.37.535
Motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, or mopeds—Helmet requirements when rented.
It is unlawful for any person to rent out motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, or mopeds unless the person also has on hand for rent helmets of a type conforming to rules adopted by the state patrol.
It shall be unlawful for any person to rent a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, or moped unless the person has in his or her possession a helmet of a type approved by the state patrol, regardless of from whom the helmet is obtained.
[ 1990 c 270 § 8; 1987 c 330 § 733; 1986 c 113 § 9; 1977 ex.s. c 355 § 56; 1967 c 232 § 10.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Short title—1990 c 270: See RCW 43.70.440.
Construction—Application of rules—Severability—1987 c 330: See notes following RCW 28B.12.050.
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 355: See note following RCW 46.37.010.
License requirement for person renting motorcycle: RCW 46.20.220.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.537 - Motorcycles—Exhaust system.

RCW 46.37.537
Motorcycles—Exhaust system.
No person shall modify the exhaust system of a motorcycle in a manner which will amplify or increase the noise emitted by the engine of such vehicle above that emitted by the muffler originally installed on the vehicle, and it shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motorcycle not equipped as required by this section, or which has been amplified as prohibited by this section.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 355 § 52.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 355: See note following RCW 46.37.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.539 - Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles—Additional requirements and limitations.

RCW 46.37.539
Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles—Additional requirements and limitations.
Every motorcycle and every motor-driven cycle shall also comply with the requirements and limitations of:
RCW 46.37.380 on horns and warning devices;
RCW 46.37.390 on mufflers and prevention of noise;
RCW 46.37.400 on mirrors; and
RCW 46.37.420 on tires.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 355 § 53.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Severability—1977 ex.s. c 355: See note following RCW 46.37.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.540 - Odometers—Disconnecting, resetting, or turning back prohibited.

RCW 46.37.540
Odometers—Disconnecting, resetting, or turning back prohibited.
(1) The legislature intends to make it illegal for persons to turn forward the odometer on a new car to avoid compliance with the emissions standards required by chapter 295, Laws of 2005.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to disconnect, turn back, turn forward, or reset the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intent to change the number of miles indicated on the odometer gauge. A violation of this subsection is a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2005 c 295 § 8; 1983 c 3 § 119; 1969 c 112 § 2.]
NOTES:
Findings—2005 c 295: See note following RCW 70A.30.010.
Motor vehicle dealers, unlawful acts and practices: RCW 46.70.180.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.550 - Odometers—Selling motor vehicle knowing odometer turned back unlawful.

RCW 46.37.550
Odometers—Selling motor vehicle knowing odometer turned back unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell a motor vehicle in this state if such person has knowledge that the odometer on such motor vehicle has been turned back and if such person fails to notify the buyer, prior to the time of sale, that the odometer has been turned back or that he or she had reason to believe that the odometer has been turned back.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9055; 1969 c 112 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.560 - Odometers—Selling motor vehicle knowing odometer replaced unlawful.

RCW 46.37.560
Odometers—Selling motor vehicle knowing odometer replaced unlawful.
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell a motor vehicle in this state if such person has knowledge that the odometer on such motor vehicle has been replaced with another odometer and if such person fails to notify the buyer, prior to the time of sale, that the odometer has been replaced or that he or she believes the odometer to have been replaced.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9056; 1969 c 112 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.570 - Odometers—Selling, advertising, using, or installing device registering false mileage.

RCW 46.37.570
Odometers—Selling, advertising, using, or installing device registering false mileage.
It shall be unlawful for any person to advertise for sale, to sell, to use, or to install on any part of a motor vehicle or on an odometer in a motor vehicle any device which causes the odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven. For the purposes of this section the true mileage driven is that driven by the car as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.
[ 1969 c 112 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.590 - Odometers—Purchaser plaintiff to recover costs and attorney's fee, when.

RCW 46.37.590
Odometers—Purchaser plaintiff to recover costs and attorney's fee, when.
In any suit brought by the purchaser of a motor vehicle against the seller of such vehicle, the purchaser shall be entitled to recover his or her court costs and a reasonable attorney's fee fixed by the court, if: (1) The suit or claim is based substantially upon the purchaser's allegation that the odometer on such vehicle has been tampered with contrary to RCW 46.37.540 and 46.37.550 or replaced contrary to RCW 46.37.560; and (2) it is found in such suit that the seller of such vehicle or any of his or her employees or agents knew or had reason to know that the odometer on such vehicle had been so tampered with or replaced and failed to disclose such knowledge to the purchaser prior to the time of sale.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9057; 1975 c 24 § 1; 1969 c 112 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.600 - Liability of operator, owner, lessee for violations.

RCW 46.37.600
Liability of operator, owner, lessee for violations.
Whenever an act or omission is declared to be unlawful in chapter 46.37 RCW, if the operator of the vehicle is not the owner or lessee of such vehicle, but is so operating or moving the vehicle with the express or implied permission of the owner or lessee, then the operator and/or owner or lessee are both subject to the provisions of this chapter with the primary responsibility to be that of the owner or lessee.
If the person operating the vehicle at the time of the unlawful act or omission is not the owner or lessee of the vehicle, such person is fully authorized to accept the citation and execute the promise to appear on behalf of the owner or lessee.
[ 1980 c 104 § 4; 1969 ex.s. c 69 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.610 - Wheelchair conveyance standards.

RCW 46.37.610
Wheelchair conveyance standards.
The state patrol shall adopt rules for wheelchair conveyance safety standards. Operation of a wheelchair conveyance that is in violation of these standards is a traffic infraction.
[ 1987 c 330 § 734; 1983 c 200 § 4.]
NOTES:
Construction—Application of rules—Severability—1987 c 330: See notes following RCW 28B.12.050.
Severability—1983 c 200: See note following RCW 46.04.710.
Wheelchair conveyances
definition: RCW 46.04.710.
operator's license: RCW 46.20.109.
registration: RCW 46.16A.405(3).
public roadways, operating on: RCW 46.61.730.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.620 - School buses—Crossing arms.

RCW 46.37.620
School buses—Crossing arms.
Effective September 1, 1992, every school bus shall, in addition to any other equipment required by this chapter, be equipped with a crossing arm mounted to the bus that, when extended, will require students who are crossing in front of the bus to walk more than five feet from the front of the bus.
[ 1991 c 166 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.630 - Private school buses.

RCW 46.37.630
Private school buses.
A private school bus is subject to the requirements set forth in the National Standards for School Buses established by the national safety council in effect at the time of the bus manufacture, as adopted by rule by reference by the chief of the Washington state patrol. A private school bus manufactured before 1980 must meet the minimum standards set forth in the 1980 edition of the National Standards for School Buses.
[ 1995 c 141 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.640 - Air bags—Definitions.

RCW 46.37.640
Air bags—Definitions.
(1) "Air bag" means an inflatable restraint system or portion of an inflatable restraint system including, but not limited to, the cushion material, cover, sensors, controllers, inflators, and wiring that (a) operates in the event of a crash and (b) is designed in accordance with federal motor vehicle safety standards for the specific make, model, and year of the motor vehicle in which it is or will be installed.
(2) "Counterfeit air bag" means a replacement motor vehicle inflatable occupant restraint system, including all component parts including, but not limited to, the cushion material, cover, sensors, controllers, inflators, and wiring, displaying a mark identical or similar to the genuine mark of a motor vehicle manufacturer without authorization from the manufacturer.
(3) "Nondeployed salvage air bag" means an inflatable restraint system or portion of an inflatable restraint system that has not been previously activated or inflated as a result of a collision or other incident involving the vehicle.
(4) "Nonfunctional air bag" means a replacement motor vehicle inflatable occupant restraint system, including all component parts including, but not limited to, the cushion material, cover, sensors, controllers, inflators, and wiring, which: (a) Was previously deployed or damaged; (b) has an electric fault that is detected by the vehicle air bag diagnostic system after the installation procedure is completed; or (c) includes any part or object including, but not limited to, a counterfeit or repaired air bag cover, installed in a motor vehicle to mislead the owner or operator of the motor vehicle into believing that a functional air bag has been installed.
(5) "Previously deployed air bag" means an inflatable restraint system or portion of the system that has been activated or inflated as a result of a collision or other incident involving the vehicle.
[ 2016 c 213 § 1; 2003 c 33 § 1.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: The definitions in this section have been alphabetized pursuant to RCW 1.08.015(2)(k).
Finding—Application of consumer protection act—2016 c 213: "The legislature finds that the practices covered by this act are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of this act is not reasonable in relation to the development and preservation of business and is an unfair or deceptive act in trade or commerce and an unfair method of competition for the purpose of applying the consumer protection act, chapter 19.86 RCW." [ 2016 c 213 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.650 - Air bags—Manufacture, importation, sale, or installation of counterfeit, nonfunctional, damaged, or previously deployed—Penalties.

RCW 46.37.650
Air bags—Manufacture, importation, sale, or installation of counterfeit, nonfunctional, damaged, or previously deployed—Penalties.
(1)(a) It is unlawful for a person, with criminal negligence, to manufacture or import a motor vehicle air bag, that: (i) Is a counterfeit air bag, (ii) is a nonfunctional air bag, (iii) is a previously deployed or damaged air bag that is part of an inflatable restraint system, or (iv) otherwise does not meet all applicable federal safety standards for an air bag. This subsection does not apply to nondeployed salvage air bags that meet the requirements of RCW 46.37.660(1).
(b) A person in violation of this subsection is guilty of a class C felony if the criminal negligence caused bodily injury as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 or death to another person.
(c) A person in violation of this subsection is guilty of a class C felony, regardless if the criminal negligence caused harm to another.
(2)(a) It is unlawful for a person, in a reckless manner, to sell, offer for sale, install, or reinstall a device in a vehicle for compensation, or distribute as an auto part, or replace a motor vehicle air bag, that: (i) Is a counterfeit air bag, (ii) is a nonfunctional air bag, (iii) is a previously deployed or damaged air bag that is part of an inflatable restraint system, or (iv) otherwise does not meet all applicable federal safety standards for an air bag. This subsection does not apply to nondeployed salvage air bags that meet the requirements of RCW 46.37.660(1).
(b) A person in violation of this subsection is guilty of a class C felony if the reckless manner caused bodily injury as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 or death to another person.
(c) A person in violation of this subsection is guilty of a class C felony, regardless if the reckless manner caused harm to another.
[ 2016 c 213 § 2; 2011 c 96 § 33; 2003 c 33 § 2.]
NOTES:
Finding—Application of consumer protection act—2016 c 213: See note following RCW 46.37.640.
Findings—Intent—2011 c 96: See note following RCW 9A.20.021.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.660 - Air bags—Replacement requirements, diagnostic system—Penalties.

RCW 46.37.660
Air bags—Replacement requirements, diagnostic system—Penalties.
(1)(a) Whenever an air bag that is part of a previously deployed inflatable restraint system is replaced by either a new air bag that is part of an inflatable restraint system or a nondeployed salvage air bag that is part of an inflatable restraint system, the air bag must conform to the original equipment manufacturer requirements and the installer must verify that the self-diagnostic system for the inflatable restraint system indicates that the entire inflatable restraint system is operating properly.
(b) A person in violation of this subsection (1) is guilty of a class C felony if the violation caused bodily injury as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 or death to another person.
(c) A person in violation of this subsection (1) is guilty of a class C felony, regardless if the violation caused harm to another.
(2)(a) No person may sell, install, or reinstall in any motor vehicle any device that causes the vehicle's diagnostic system to inaccurately indicate that the vehicle is equipped with a functional air bag when a counterfeit air bag, a nonfunctional air bag, or no air bag is installed. This subsection does not apply to nondeployed salvage air bags that meet the requirements of subsection (1) of this section.
(b) A person in violation of this subsection (2) is guilty of a class C felony if the violation caused bodily injury as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 or death to another person.
(c) A person in violation of this subsection (2) is guilty of a class C felony, regardless if the violation caused harm to another.
[ 2016 c 213 § 3; 2003 c 33 § 3.]
NOTES:
Finding—Application of consumer protection act—2016 c 213: See note following RCW 46.37.640.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.670 - Signal preemption devices—Prohibited—Exceptions.

RCW 46.37.670
Signal preemption devices—Prohibited—Exceptions.
(1) Signal preemption devices shall not be installed or used on or with any vehicle other than an emergency vehicle authorized by the state patrol, an organ transport vehicle, a publicly owned law enforcement or emergency vehicle, a department of transportation, city, or county maintenance vehicle, or a public transit vehicle.
(2) This section does not apply to any of the following:
(a) A law enforcement agency and law enforcement personnel in the course of providing law enforcement services;
(b) A fire station or a firefighter in the course of providing fire prevention or fire extinguishing services;
(c) An emergency medical service or ambulance in the course of providing emergency medical transportation or ambulance services;
(d) An operator, passenger, or owner of an authorized emergency vehicle in the course of his or her emergency duties;
(e) A driver of an organ transport vehicle when a vehicle is transporting a time urgent organ as defined in RCW 68.64.010;
(f) Department of transportation, city, or county maintenance personnel while performing maintenance;
(g) Public transit personnel in the performance of their duties. However, public transit personnel operating a signal preemption device shall have second degree priority to law enforcement personnel, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and other authorized emergency vehicle personnel, when simultaneously approaching the same traffic control signal;
(h) A mail or package delivery service or employee or agent of a mail or package delivery service in the course of shipping or delivering a signal preemption device;
(i) An employee or agent of a signal preemption device manufacturer or retailer in the course of his or her employment in providing, selling, manufacturing, or transporting a signal preemption device to an individual or agency described in this subsection.
[ 2023 c 290 § 5; 2005 c 183 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.671 - Signal preemption device—Possession—Penalty.

RCW 46.37.671
Signal preemption device—Possession—Penalty.
(1) It is unlawful to possess a signal preemption device except as authorized in RCW 46.37.670.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[ 2005 c 183 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.672 - Signal preemption device—Use, sale, purchase—Penalty.

RCW 46.37.672
Signal preemption device—Use, sale, purchase—Penalty.
(1) It is unlawful to:
(a) Use a signal preemption device except as authorized in RCW 46.37.670;
(b) Sell a signal preemption device to a person other than a person described in RCW 46.37.670; or
(c) Purchase a signal preemption device for use other than a duty as described in RCW 46.37.670.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[ 2005 c 183 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.673 - Signal preemption device—Accident—Property damage or less than substantial bodily harm—Penalty.

RCW 46.37.673
Signal preemption device—Accident—Property damage or less than substantial bodily harm—Penalty.
(1) When an accident that results only in injury to property or injury to a person that does not arise to substantial bodily harm as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 occurs as a proximate result of the operation of a signal preemption device which was not authorized in RCW 46.37.670, the driver is guilty of negligently causing an accident by use of a signal preemption device.
(2) Negligently causing an accident by use of a signal preemption device is a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 2005 c 183 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.674 - Signal preemption device—Accident—Substantial bodily harm—Penalty.

RCW 46.37.674
Signal preemption device—Accident—Substantial bodily harm—Penalty.
(1) When an accident that results in injury to a person that arises to substantial bodily harm as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 occurs as a proximate result of the operation of a signal preemption device which was not authorized in RCW 46.37.670, the driver is guilty of negligently causing substantial bodily harm by use of a signal preemption device.
(2) Negligently causing substantial bodily harm by use of a signal preemption device is a class B felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 2005 c 183 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.675 - Signal preemption device—Accident—Death—Penalty.

RCW 46.37.675
Signal preemption device—Accident—Death—Penalty.
(1) When an accident that results in death to a person occurs as a proximate result of the operation of a signal preemption device which was not authorized in RCW 46.37.670, the driver is guilty of negligently causing death by use of a signal preemption device.
(2) Negligently causing death by use of a signal preemption device is a class B felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
[ 2005 c 183 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.680 - Sound system attachment.

RCW 46.37.680
Sound system attachment.
(1) All vehicle sound system components, including any supplemental speaker systems or components, must be securely attached to the vehicle regardless of where the components are located, so that the components cannot become dislodged or loose during operation of the vehicle.
(2) Enforcement of this section by law enforcement officers may be accomplished only as a secondary action when a driver of a vehicle has been detained for a suspected violation of this title or an equivalent local ordinance or some other offense.
(3) The Washington state traffic safety commission shall create and implement a statewide educational program regarding the safety risks of unsecured vehicle sound system components, including supplemental speaker systems or components. The educational program shall include information regarding securely attaching sound system components to the vehicle, regardless of where the components are located, so that the components do not become dislodged or loose during the operation of the vehicle. The commission shall create and implement this program within the commission's existing budget.
[ 2005 c 50 § 1.]
NOTES:
Short title—2005 c 50: "This act shall be known as the Courtney Amisson Act." [ 2005 c 50 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.685 - License plate flipping device—Unlawful use, display, sale—Penalty.

RCW 46.37.685
License plate flipping device—Unlawful use, display, sale—Penalty.
(1)(a) It is unlawful for a person to display a license plate on a vehicle that does not match or correspond with the registration of the vehicle unless the vehicle is inventory for a properly licensed vehicle dealer.
(b) It is unlawful for a person to have an installed license plate flipping device on a vehicle, use technology to flip a license plate on a vehicle, or use technology to change the appearance of a license plate on a vehicle.
(c) It is unlawful for a person or entity to sell a license plate flipping device or sell technology that will change the appearance of a license plate in the state of Washington.
(d) For purposes of this section, "license plate flipping device" means a device that enables a license plate on a vehicle to be changed to another license plate either manually or electronically. "License plate flipping device" includes technology that is capable of changing the appearance of a license plate to appear as a different license plate.
(2) A person who switches or flips license plates on a vehicle physically, utilizes technology to flip or change the appearance of a license plate on a vehicle, sells a license plate flipping device or technology that will change the appearance of a license plate, or falsifies a vehicle registration in violation of this section, in addition to any traffic infraction, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable by confinement of up to three hundred sixty-four days in the county jail and a fine of one thousand dollars for the first offense, two thousand five hundred dollars for a second offense, and five thousand dollars for any subsequent offense, which may not be suspended, deferred, or reduced.
(3) A vehicle that is found with an installed license plate flipping device or technology to change the appearance of a license plate may be impounded by a law enforcement officer as evidence.
(4) Citizens are encouraged to notify law enforcement immediately if they observe a vehicle with a license plate flipping device.
[ 2013 c 135 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle Lighting and Other Equipment. › 46.37.690 - Electric-assisted bicycles—Label—Compliance with equipment and manufacturing requirements—No tampering unless label is replaced—Bicycle and bicycle rider provisions apply.

RCW 46.37.690
Electric-assisted bicycles—Label—Compliance with equipment and manufacturing requirements—No tampering unless label is replaced—Bicycle and bicycle rider provisions apply.
(1) A manufacturer or distributor of new electric-assisted bicycles, where electric-assisted bicycles are defined in RCW 46.04.169, offered for sale or distribution in Washington state must:
(a) Beginning July 1, 2018, permanently affix, in a prominent location, a label printed in arial font and at least nine-point type that contains the classification number, top assisted speed, and motor wattage;
(b) Comply with the equipment and manufacturing requirements for bicycles adopted by the United States consumer product safety commission.
(2) A person shall not tamper with or modify an electric-assisted bicycle, as defined in RCW 46.04.169, so as to change the speed capability of the electric-assisted bicycle, unless the label in subsection (1)(a) of this section is appropriately replaced.
(3) Except as otherwise provided, an electric-assisted bicycle or a rider of an electric-assisted bicycle is subject to the same provisions of this title as a bicycle or the rider of a bicycle.
[ 2018 c 60 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.010 - Outside width limit.

RCW 46.44.010
Outside width limit.
The total outside width of any vehicle or load thereon must not exceed eight and one-half feet; except that an externally mounted rear vision mirror may extend beyond the width limits of the vehicle body to a point that allows the driver a view to the rear of the vehicle along both sides in conformance with Federal National Safety Standard 111 (49 C.F.R. 571.111), and RCW 46.37.400. Excluded from this calculation of width are certain devices that provide added safety, energy conservation, or are otherwise necessary, and are not designed or used to carry cargo. The width-exclusive devices must be identified in rules adopted by the department of transportation under RCW 46.44.101. A width-exclusive device must not extend more than three inches beyond the width limit of the vehicle body.
[ 2005 c 189 § 1; 1997 c 63 § 1; 1983 c 278 § 1; 1961 c 12 § 46.44.010. Prior: 1947 c 200 § 4; 1937 c 189 § 47; Rem. Supp. 1947 § 6360-47; 1923 c 181 § 4, part; RRS § 6362-8, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.013 - Appurtenances on recreational vehicles.

RCW 46.44.013
Appurtenances on recreational vehicles.
Motor homes, travel trailers, and campers may exceed the maximum width established under RCW 46.44.010 if the excess width is attributable to appurtenances that do not extend beyond the body of the vehicle by more than four inches, or if an awning, by more than six inches. As used in this section, "appurtenance" means an appendage that is installed by a factory or a vehicle dealer and is intended as an integral part of the motor home, travel trailer, or camper. "Appurtenance" does not include an item temporarily affixed or attached to the exterior of a vehicle for the purpose of transporting the item from one location to another. "Appurtenance" does not include an item that obstructs the driver's rearward vision.
[ 2005 c 264 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.020 - Maximum height—Impaired clearance signs.

RCW 46.44.020
Maximum height—Impaired clearance signs.
It is unlawful for any vehicle unladen or with load to exceed a height of fourteen feet above the level surface upon which the vehicle stands. This height limitation does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles or repair equipment of a public utility engaged in reasonably necessary operation. The provisions of this section do not relieve the owner or operator of a vehicle or combination of vehicles from the exercise of due care in determining that sufficient vertical clearance is provided upon the public highways where the vehicle or combination of vehicles is being operated; and no liability may attach to the state or to any county, city, town, or other political subdivision by reason of any damage or injury to persons or property by reason of the existence of any structure over or across any public highway where the vertical clearance above the roadway is fourteen feet or more; or, where the vertical clearance is less than fourteen feet, if impaired clearance signs of a design approved by the state department of transportation are erected and maintained on the right side of any such public highway in accordance with the manual of uniform traffic control devices for streets and highways as adopted by the state department of transportation under chapter 47.36 RCW. If any structure over or across any public highway is not owned by the state or by a county, city, town, or other political subdivision, it is the duty of the owner thereof when billed therefor to reimburse the state department of transportation or the county, city, town, or other political subdivision having jurisdiction over the highway for the actual cost of erecting and maintaining the impaired clearance signs, but no liability may attach to the owner by reason of any damage or injury to persons or property caused by impaired vertical clearance above the roadway.
[ 1984 c 7 § 52; 1977 c 81 § 1; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 64 § 7; 1971 ex.s. c 248 § 1; 1965 c 43 § 1; 1961 c 12 § 46.44.020. Prior: 1959 c 319 § 26; 1955 c 384 § 1; 1953 c 125 § 1; 1951 c 269 § 20; 1937 c 189 § 48; RRS § 6360-48.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 64: See notes following RCW 46.16A.455.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.034 - Maximum lengths—Front and rear protrusions.

RCW 46.44.034
Maximum lengths—Front and rear protrusions.
(1) The load, or any portion of any vehicle, operated alone upon the public highway of this state, or the load, or any portion of the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles, shall not extend more than three feet beyond the front wheels of such vehicle, or the front bumper, if equipped with front bumper. This subsection does not apply to a (a) front-loading garbage truck or recycling truck while on route and actually engaged in the collection of solid waste or recyclables at speeds of twenty miles per hour or less or (b) public transit vehicle equipped with a bike rack up to four feet in length.
(2) No vehicle shall be operated upon the public highways with any part of the permanent structure or load extending in excess of fifteen feet beyond the center of the last axle of such vehicle. This subsection does not apply to "specialized equipment" designated under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 2311 that is operated on the interstate highway system, those designated portions of the federal-aid primary system, and routes constituting reasonable access from such highways to terminals and facilities for food, fuel, repairs, and rest.
[ 2017 c 76 § 1; 1997 c 191 § 1; 1991 c 143 § 1; 1961 c 12 § 46.44.034. Prior: 1957 c 273 § 15; 1951 c 269 § 24; prior: 1949 c 221 § 1, part; 1947 c 200 § 5, part; 1941 c 116 § 1, part; 1937 c 189 § 49, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6360-49, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.036 - Combination of units—Limitation.

RCW 46.44.036
Combination of units—Limitation.
Except as provided in RCW 46.44.037, it is unlawful for any person to operate upon the public highways of this state any combination of vehicles consisting of more than two vehicles. For the purposes of this section a truck tractor-semitrailer or pole trailer combination will be considered as two vehicles but the addition of another axle to the tractor of a truck tractor-semitrailer or pole trailer combination in such a way that it supports a proportional share of the load of the semitrailer or pole trailer shall not be deemed a separate vehicle but shall be considered a part of the truck tractor. For the purposes of this section a converter gear used in converting a semitrailer to a full trailer shall not be deemed a separate vehicle but shall be considered a part of the trailer.
[1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 64 § 8; 1961 c 12 § 46.44.036. Prior: 1955 c 384 § 2; 1951 c 269 § 23; prior: 1949 c 221 § 1, part; 1947 c 200 § 5, part; 1941 c 116 § 1, part; 1937 c 189 § 49, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 § 6360-49, part.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Effective dates—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 64: See notes following RCW 46.16A.455.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.037 - Combination of units—Lawful operations.

RCW 46.44.037
Combination of units—Lawful operations.
Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 46.44.036 and subject to such rules and regulations governing their operation as may be adopted by the state department of transportation, operation of the following combinations is lawful:
(1) A combination consisting of a truck tractor, a semitrailer, and another semitrailer or a full trailer. In this combination a converter gear used to convert a semitrailer into a full trailer shall be considered to be a part of the full trailer and not a separate vehicle. A converter gear being pulled without load and not used to convert a semitrailer into a full trailer may be substituted in lieu of a full trailer or a semitrailer in any lawful combination;
(2) A combination consisting of a truck tractor carrying a freight compartment no longer than eight feet, a semitrailer, and another semitrailer or full trailer that meets the legal length requirement for a truck and trailer combination set forth in RCW 46.44.030;
(3) A motor home or travel trailer with a cargo extension, provided that there are no trailers or secondary cargo extensions or units attached to the cargo extension.
[ 2016 c 22 § 7; 2011 c 230 § 1; 1991 c 143 § 2; 1985 c 351 § 2; 1984 c 7 § 53; 1979 ex.s. c 149 § 3; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 64 § 9; 1965 ex.s. c 170 § 37; 1963 ex.s. c 3 § 53; 1961 c 12 § 46.44.037. Prior: 1957 c 273 § 16; 1955 c 384 § 3.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2016 c 22: See notes following RCW 46.04.094.
Effective dates—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 64: See notes following RCW 46.16A.455.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.043 - Cement trucks—Axle loading controls.

RCW 46.44.043
Cement trucks—Axle loading controls.
The switch that controls the raising and lowering of the retractable rear booster or tag axle on a ready-mix cement truck may be located within the reach of the driver's compartment as long as the variable control, used to adjust axle loadings by regulating air pressure or by other means, is out of the reach of the driver's compartment.
[ 1994 c 305 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.049 - Effect of weight on highways—Study authorized.

RCW 46.44.049
Effect of weight on highways—Study authorized.
The department of transportation may make and enter into agreements with the federal government or any state or group of states or agencies thereof, or any nonprofit association, on a joint or cooperative basis, to study, analyze, or test the effects of weight on highway construction. The studies or tests may be made either by designating existing highways or the construction of test strips including natural resource roads to the end that a proper solution of the many problems connected with the imposition on highways of motor vehicle weights may be determined.
The studies may include the determination of values to be assigned various highway-user groups according to their gross weight or use.
[ 1984 c 7 § 54; 1961 c 12 § 46.44.049. Prior: 1951 c 269 § 47.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.050 - Minimum length of wheelbase.

RCW 46.44.050
Minimum length of wheelbase.
It shall be unlawful to operate any vehicle upon public highways with a wheelbase between any two axles thereof of less than three feet, six inches when weight exceeds that allowed for one axle under RCW 46.44.042 or 46.44.041. It shall be unlawful to operate any motor vehicle upon the public highways of this state with a wheelbase between the frontmost axle and the rearmost axle of less than three feet, six inches.
For the purposes of this section, wheelbase shall be measured upon a straight line from center to center of the vehicle axles designated.
[ 2009 c 275 § 6; 1979 ex.s. c 213 § 7; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 64 § 12; 1961 c 12 § 46.44.050. Prior: 1941 c 116 § 3; 1937 c 189 § 51; Rem. Supp. 1941 § 6360-51; 1929 c 180 § 3, part; 1927 c 309 § 8, part; 1923 c 181 § 4, part; RRS § 6362-8, part.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—Severability—1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 64: See notes following RCW 46.16A.455.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.060 - Outside load limits for passenger vehicles.

RCW 46.44.060
Outside load limits for passenger vehicles.
No passenger type vehicle shall be operated on any public highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of such vehicle nor extending more than six inches beyond the line of the fenders on the right side thereof.
[ 1961 c 12 § 46.44.060. Prior: 1937 c 189 § 52; RRS § 6360-52; 1929 c 180 § 5, part; 1927 c 309 § 10, part; RRS § 6362-10, part.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.44 - Size, Weight, Load. › 46.44.070 - Drawbar requirements—Trailer whipping or weaving—Towing flag.

RCW 46.44.070
Drawbar requirements—Trailer whipping or weaving—Towing flag.
The drawbar or other connection between vehicles in combination shall be of sufficient strength to hold the weight of the towed vehicle on any grade where operated. No trailer shall whip, weave or oscillate or fail to follow substantially in the course of the towing vehicle. When a disabled vehicle is being towed by means of bar, chain, rope, cable or similar means and the distance between the towed vehicle and the towing vehicle exceeds fifteen feet there shall be fastened on such connection in approximately the center thereof a white flag or cloth not less than twelve inches square.
[ 1961 c 12 § 46.44.070. Prior: 1937 c 189 § 53; RRS § 6360-53; 1929 c 180 § 5, part; 1927 c 309 § 10, part; RRS § 6362-10, part; 1923 c 181 § 4, part.]