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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.585 - Winter recreational parking areas—Special permit required.

RCW 46.61.585
Winter recreational parking areas—Special permit required.
Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall park a vehicle in an area designated by an official sign that it is a winter recreational parking area unless such vehicle displays, in accordance with regulations adopted by the parks and recreation commission, a special winter recreational area parking permit or permits.
[ 1990 c 49 § 4; 1975 1st ex.s. c 209 § 5.]
NOTES:
Severability—1975 1st ex.s. c 209: See note following RCW 79A.05.225.
Winter recreational parking areas: RCW 79A.05.225 through 79A.05.255.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.587 - Winter recreational parking areas—Penalty.

RCW 46.61.587
Winter recreational parking areas—Penalty.
Any violation of RCW 79A.05.240 or 46.61.585 or any rule adopted by the parks and recreation commission to enforce the provisions thereof is a civil infraction as provided in chapter 7.84 RCW.
[ 1999 c 249 § 501; 1984 c 258 § 329; 1977 c 57 § 1; 1975 1st ex.s. c 209 § 6.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Severability—1999 c 249: See note following RCW 79A.05.010.
Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.
Intent—1984 c 258: See note following RCW 3.34.130.
Severability—1975 1st ex.s. c 209: See note following RCW 79A.05.225.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.590 - Unattended motor vehicle—Removal from highway.

RCW 46.61.590
Unattended motor vehicle—Removal from highway.
It is unlawful for the operator of a vehicle to leave the vehicle unattended within the limits of any highway unless the operator of the vehicle arranges for the prompt removal of the vehicle.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 178 § 1.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 178: "If any provision of this 1979 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 178 § 23.]
Towing and impoundment: Chapter 46.55 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.600 - Unattended motor vehicle.

RCW 46.61.600
Unattended motor vehicle.
(1) No person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle shall permit it to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key and effectively setting the brake thereon and, when standing upon any perceptible grade, turning the front wheels to the curb or side of the highway.
(2) The most recent driver of a motor vehicle which the driver has left standing unattended, who learns that the vehicle has become set in motion and has struck another vehicle or property, or has caused injury to any person, shall comply with the requirements of:
(a) RCW 46.52.010 if his or her vehicle strikes an unattended vehicle or property adjacent to a public highway; or
(b) RCW 46.52.020 if his or her vehicle causes damage to an attended vehicle or other property or injury to any person.
(3) Any person failing to comply with subsection (2)(b) of this section shall be subject to the sanctions set forth in RCW 46.52.020.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9072; 1980 c 97 § 2; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 68.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1980 c 97: See note following RCW 46.52.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.605 - Limitations on backing.

RCW 46.61.605
Limitations on backing.
(1) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic.
(2) The driver of a vehicle shall not back the same upon any shoulder or roadway of any limited access highway.
[ 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 69.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.606 - Driving on sidewalk prohibited—Exception.

RCW 46.61.606
Driving on sidewalk prohibited—Exception.
No person shall drive any vehicle upon a sidewalk or sidewalk area except upon a permanent or duly authorized temporary driveway.
[ 1975 c 62 § 45.]
NOTES:
Severability—1975 c 62: See note following RCW 36.75.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.608 - Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.

RCW 46.61.608
Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.
(1) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane.
(2) The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken. However, this subsection shall not apply when the operator of a motorcycle overtakes and passes a pedestrian or bicyclist while maintaining a safe passing distance of at least three feet.
(3) No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
(4) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.
(5) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.
[ 2013 c 139 § 1; 1975 c 62 § 46.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Severability—1975 c 62: See note following RCW 36.75.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.610 - Riding on motorcycles.

RCW 46.61.610
Riding on motorcycles.
A person operating a motorcycle shall ride only upon the permanent and regular seat attached thereto, and such operator shall not carry any other person nor shall any other person ride on a motorcycle unless such motorcycle is designed to carry more than one person, in which event a passenger may ride upon the permanent and regular seat if designed for two persons, or upon another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle at the rear or side of the operator. However, the motorcycle must contain foot pegs or be equipped with an additional bucket seat and seat belt meeting standards prescribed under 49 C.F.R. Part 571 for each person such motorcycle is designed to carry.
[ 2009 c 275 § 7; 1975 c 62 § 37; 1967 c 232 § 5; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 70.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Severability—1975 c 62: See note following RCW 36.75.010.
Equipment regulations for motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, mopeds, or electric-assisted bicycles: RCW 46.37.530, 46.37.535.
Mopeds: RCW 46.16A.405, 46.61.710, 46.61.720.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.611 - Motorcycles—Maximum height for handlebars.

RCW 46.61.611
Motorcycles—Maximum height for handlebars.
No person shall operate on a public highway a motorcycle in which the handlebars or grips are more than thirty inches higher than the seat or saddle for the operator.
[ 1999 c 275 § 1; 1967 c 232 § 6.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.612 - Riding on motorcycles—Position of feet.

RCW 46.61.612
Riding on motorcycles—Position of feet.
No person shall ride a motorcycle in a position where both feet are placed on the same side of the motorcycle.
[ 1967 c 232 § 7.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.613 - Motorcycles—Temporary suspension of restrictions for parades or public demonstrations.

RCW 46.61.613
Motorcycles—Temporary suspension of restrictions for parades or public demonstrations.
The provisions of RCW 46.37.530 and 46.61.610 through 46.61.612 are temporarily suspended with respect to the operation of motorcycles on a closed road during a parade or public demonstration that has been permitted by a local jurisdiction.
[ 2011 c 332 § 1; 2010 c 8 § 9073; 1967 c 232 § 8.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.614 - Riding on motorcycles—Clinging to other vehicles.

RCW 46.61.614
Riding on motorcycles—Clinging to other vehicles.
No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or herself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle on a roadway.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9074; 1975 c 62 § 47.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Severability—1975 c 62: See note following RCW 36.75.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.615 - Obstructions to driver's view or driving mechanism.

RCW 46.61.615
Obstructions to driver's view or driving mechanism.
(1) No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such a number of persons, exceeding three, as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
(2) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his or her control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9075; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 71.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.620 - Opening and closing vehicle doors.

RCW 46.61.620
Opening and closing vehicle doors.
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side adjacent to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, and can be done without interfering with the movement of other traffic, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a vehicle adjacent to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers.
[ 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 72.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.625 - Riding in trailers or towed vehicles.

RCW 46.61.625
Riding in trailers or towed vehicles.
(1) No person or persons shall occupy any trailer while it is being moved upon a public highway, except a person occupying a proper position for steering a trailer designed to be steered from a rear-end position.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no person or persons may occupy a vehicle while it is being towed by a tow truck as defined in RCW 46.55.010.
(3)(a) A tow truck operator may allow passengers to ride in a vehicle that is carried on the deck of a flatbed tow truck only when the following conditions are met:
(i) The number of people that need to be transported exceeds the seating capacity of the tow truck or a person needing to be transported has a disability that limits that person's ability to enter the tow truck;
(ii) All passengers in the carried vehicle and in the tow truck comply with RCW 46.61.687 and 46.61.688;
(iii) Any passenger under sixteen years of age is accompanied by an adult riding in the same vehicle; and
(iv) There is a way for the passengers in the carried vehicle to immediately communicate, either verbally, audibly, or visually, with the tow truck operator in case of an emergency.
(b) No passenger of such a carried vehicle may exit the carried vehicle, ride outside of the passenger compartment of the carried vehicle, or exhibit dangerous or distracting behaviors while in the carried vehicle.
[ 2013 c 155 § 1; 1999 c 398 § 9; 1995 c 360 § 10; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 73.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.630 - Coasting prohibited.

RCW 46.61.630
Coasting prohibited.
(1) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
(2) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
[ 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 74.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.635 - Following fire apparatus prohibited.

RCW 46.61.635
Following fire apparatus prohibited.
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than five hundred feet or stop such vehicle within five hundred feet of any fire apparatus stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
[ 1975 c 62 § 38; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 75.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Severability—1975 c 62: See note following RCW 36.75.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.640 - Crossing fire hose.

RCW 46.61.640
Crossing fire hose.
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department when laid down on any street, or private driveway, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent of the fire department official in command.
[ 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 76.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.645 - Throwing materials on highway prohibited—Removal.

RCW 46.61.645
Throwing materials on highway prohibited—Removal.
(1) Any person who drops, or permits to be dropped or thrown, upon any highway any material shall immediately remove the same or cause it to be removed.
(2) Any person removing a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove any glass or other injurious substance dropped upon the highway from such vehicle.
[ 2003 c 337 § 5; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 77.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Findings—2003 c 337: See note following RCW 70A.200.060.
Lighted material, disposal of: RCW 76.04.455.
Littering: Chapter 70A.200 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.660 - Carrying persons or animals on outside part of vehicle.

RCW 46.61.660
Carrying persons or animals on outside part of vehicle.
It shall be unlawful for any person to transport any living animal on the running board, fenders, hood, or other outside part of any vehicle unless suitable harness, cage or enclosure be provided and so attached as to protect such animal from falling or being thrown therefrom. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport any persons upon the running board, fenders, hood or other outside part of any vehicle, except that this provision shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles or to solid waste collection vehicles that are engaged in collecting solid waste or recyclables on route at speeds of twenty miles per hour or less.
[ 1997 c 190 § 1; 1961 c 12 § 46.56.070. Prior: 1937 c 189 § 115; RRS § 6360-115. Formerly RCW 46.56.070.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.665 - Embracing another while driving.

RCW 46.61.665
Embracing another while driving.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a motor vehicle upon the highways of this state when such person has in his or her embrace another person which prevents the free and unhampered operation of such vehicle. Operation of a motor vehicle in violation of this section is prima facie evidence of reckless driving.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 89; 1961 c 12 § 46.56.100. Prior: 1937 c 189 § 117; RRS § 6360-117; 1927 c 309 § 49; RRS § 6362-49. Formerly RCW 46.56.100.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.670 - Driving with wheels off roadway.

RCW 46.61.670
Driving with wheels off roadway.
It shall be unlawful to operate or drive any vehicle or combination of vehicles over or along any pavement or gravel or crushed rock surface on a public highway with one wheel or all of the wheels off the roadway thereof, except as permitted by RCW 46.61.428 or for the purpose of stopping off such roadway, or having stopped thereat, for proceeding back onto the pavement, gravel or crushed rock surface thereof.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 39 § 2; 1961 c 12 § 46.56.130. Prior: 1937 c 189 § 96; RRS § 6360-96. Formerly RCW 46.56.130.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.672 - Using a personal electronic device while driving.

RCW 46.61.672
Using a personal electronic device while driving.
(1) A person who uses a personal electronic device while driving a motor vehicle on a public highway is guilty of a traffic infraction and must pay a fine as provided in RCW 46.63.110(3).
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to:
(a) A driver who is using a personal electronic device to contact emergency services;
(b) The use of a system by a transit system employee for time-sensitive relay communication between the transit system employee and the transit system's dispatch services;
(c) An individual employed as a commercial motor vehicle driver who uses a personal electronic device within the scope of such individual's employment if such use is permitted under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 31136 as it existed on July 23, 2017; and
(d) A person operating an authorized emergency vehicle.
(3) The state preempts the field of regulating the use of personal electronic devices in motor vehicles while driving, and this section supersedes any local laws, ordinances, orders, rules, or regulations enacted by any political subdivision or municipality to regulate the use of a personal electronic device by the operator of a motor vehicle.
(4) A second or subsequent offense under this section is subject to two times the penalty amount under RCW 46.63.110.
(5) For purposes of this section:
(a) "Driving" means to operate a motor vehicle on a public highway, including while temporarily stationary because of traffic, a traffic control device, or other momentary delays. "Driving" does not include when the vehicle has pulled over to the side of, or off of, an active roadway and has stopped in a location where it can safely remain stationary.
(b) "Personal electronic device" means any portable electronic device that is capable of wireless communication or electronic data retrieval and is not manufactured primarily for hands-free use in a motor vehicle. "Personal electronic device" includes, but is not limited to, a cell phone, tablet, laptop, two-way messaging device, or electronic game. "Personal electronic device" does not include two-way radio, citizens band radio, or amateur radio equipment.
(c) "Use" or "uses" means:
(i) Holding a personal electronic device in either hand or both hands;
(ii) Using your hand or finger to compose, send, read, view, access, browse, transmit, save, or retrieve email, text messages, instant messages, photographs, or other electronic data; however, this does not preclude the minimal use of a finger to activate, deactivate, or initiate a function of the device;
(iii) Watching video on a personal electronic device.
[ 2017 c 334 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.673 - Dangerously distracted driving.

RCW 46.61.673
Dangerously distracted driving.
(1)(a) It is a traffic infraction to drive dangerously distracted. Any driver who commits this infraction must be assessed a base penalty of thirty dollars.
(b) Enforcement of the infraction of driving dangerously distracted may be accomplished only as a secondary action when a driver of a motor vehicle has been detained for a suspected violation of a separate traffic infraction or an equivalent local ordinance.
(c) For the purposes of this section, "dangerously distracted" means a person who engages in any activity not related to the actual operation of a motor vehicle in a manner that interferes with the safe operation of such motor vehicle on any highway.
(2) The additional monetary penalty imposed under this section must be deposited into the distracted driving prevention account created in subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The distracted driving prevention account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from the base penalty in subsection (1) of this section must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only to support programs dedicated to reducing distracted driving and improving driver education on distracted driving.
[ 2017 c 334 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.675 - Causing or permitting vehicle to be unlawfully operated.

RCW 46.61.675
Causing or permitting vehicle to be unlawfully operated.
It shall be unlawful for the owner, or any other person, in employing or otherwise directing the operator of any vehicle to require or knowingly to permit the operation of such vehicle upon any public highway in any manner contrary to the law.
[ 1961 c 12 § 46.56.200. Prior: 1937 c 189 § 148; RRS § 6360-148. Formerly RCW 46.56.200.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.680 - Lowering passenger vehicle below legal clearance—Penalty.

RCW 46.61.680
Lowering passenger vehicle below legal clearance—Penalty.
It is unlawful to operate any passenger motor vehicle which has been modified from the original design so that any portion of such passenger vehicle other than the wheels has less clearance from the surface of a level roadway than the clearance between the roadway and the lowermost portion of any rim of any wheel the tire on which is in contact with such roadway.
Violation of the provisions of this section is a traffic infraction.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 90; 1961 c 151 § 1. Formerly RCW 46.56.220.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.685 - Leaving children unattended in standing vehicle with motor running—Penalty.

RCW 46.61.685
Leaving children unattended in standing vehicle with motor running—Penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for any person, while operating or in charge of a vehicle, to park or willfully allow such vehicle to stand upon a public highway or in a public place with its motor running, leaving a minor child or children under the age of sixteen years unattended in the vehicle.
(2) Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon a second or subsequent conviction for a violation of this section, the department shall revoke the operator's license of such person.
[ 2003 c 53 § 246; 1990 c 250 § 57; 1961 c 151 § 2. Formerly RCW 46.56.230.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Bail in criminal traffic offense cases—Mandatory appearance—CrRLJ 3.2.
Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.
Leaving children unattended in parked automobile while entering tavern, etc.: RCW 9.91.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.6871 - Child passenger safety technician—Immunity.

RCW 46.61.6871
Child passenger safety technician—Immunity.
A person who has a current national certification as a child passenger safety technician and who in good faith provides inspection, adjustment, or educational services regarding child passenger restraint systems is not liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission in providing the services, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
[ 2005 c 132 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.6885 - Child restraints, seat belts—Educational campaign.

RCW 46.61.6885
Child restraints, seat belts—Educational campaign.
The traffic safety commission shall conduct an educational campaign using all available methods to raise public awareness of the importance of properly restraining child passengers and the value of seat belts to adult motorists. The traffic safety commission shall report to the transportation committees of the legislature on the campaign and results observed on the highways. The first report is due December 1, 2000, and annually thereafter.
[ 2000 c 190 § 4.]
NOTES:
Intent—Short title—Effective date—2000 c 190: See notes following RCW 46.61.687.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.690 - Violations relating to toll facilities—Exception.

RCW 46.61.690
Violations relating to toll facilities—Exception.
(1) Any person who uses a toll bridge, toll tunnel, toll road, or toll ferry, and the approaches thereto, operated by the state of Washington, the department of transportation, a political subdivision or municipal corporation empowered to operate toll facilities, or an entity operating a toll facility under a contract with the department of transportation, a political subdivision, or municipal corporation, at the entrance to which appropriate signs have been erected to notify both pedestrian and vehicular traffic that it is entering a toll facility or its approaches and is subject to the payment of tolls at the designated station for collecting tolls, commits a traffic infraction if:
(a) The person does not pay, refuses to pay, evades, or attempts to evade the payment of such tolls, or uses or attempts to use any spurious, counterfeit, or stolen ticket, coupon, token, or electronic device for payment of any such tolls;
(b) The person turns, or attempts to turn, the vehicle around in the bridge, tunnel, loading terminal, approach, or toll plaza where signs have been erected forbidding such turns;
(c) The person refuses to move a vehicle through the toll facility after having come within the area where signs have been erected notifying traffic that it is entering the area where toll is collectible or where vehicles may not turn around and where vehicles are required to pass through the toll facility for the purpose of collecting tolls; or
(d) The driver of the vehicle displays any vehicle license number plate or plates that have been, in any manner, changed, altered, obscured, or disfigured, or have become illegible.
(2) Subsection (1)(a) of this section does not apply to toll nonpayment detected through the use of photo toll systems under RCW 46.63.160.
[ 2010 c 249 § 9; 2004 c 231 § 1; 1983 c 247 § 1; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 91; 1961 c 259 § 1. Formerly RCW 46.56.240.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2010 c 249: See note following RCW 47.56.795.
Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
Severability—1961 c 259: "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." [ 1961 c 259 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.700 - Parent or guardian shall not authorize or permit violation by a child or ward.

RCW 46.61.700
Parent or guardian shall not authorize or permit violation by a child or ward.
The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 78.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was enacted just before sections about the operation of bicycles and play vehicles and was accordingly so codified in 1965. Other sections enacted later have been codified under the numbers remaining between RCW 46.61.700 and 46.61.750. The section appears in the Uniform Vehicle Code (1962) as part of the first section of Article XII—Operation of Bicycles and Play Vehicles.
Unlawful to allow unauthorized child or ward to drive: RCW 46.20.024.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.705 - Off-road motorcycles.

RCW 46.61.705
Off-road motorcycles.
(1) A person may operate an off-road motorcycle upon a public road, street, or highway of this state if the person:
(a) Files a motorcycle highway use declaration, as provided under RCW 46.16A.435, with the department certifying conformance with all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards and state standards;
(b) Obtains and has in full force and effect a current and proper ORV registration or temporary ORV use permit under chapter 46.09 RCW; and
(c) Obtains a valid driver's license and motorcycle endorsement issued to Washington residents in compliance with chapter 46.20 RCW for a motorcycle.
(2) Any off-road motorcycle operated under this section must have:
(a) A head lamp meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.523 and 46.37.524, and used in accordance with RCW 46.37.522;
(b) A tail lamp meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.525;
(c) A stop lamp meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.525;
(d) Reflectors meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.525;
(e) Brakes meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.527, 46.37.528, and 46.37.529;
(f) A mirror on both the left and right handlebar meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.530;
(g) A windshield meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.530, unless the driver wears glasses, goggles, or a face shield while operating the motorcycle, of a type conforming to rules adopted by the state patrol;
(h) A horn or warning device meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.380;
(i) Tires meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.420 and 46.37.425;
(j) Turn signals meeting the requirements of RCW 46.37.200; and
(k) Fenders adequate for minimizing the spray or splash of water, rocks, or mud from the roadway. Fenders must be as wide as the tires behind which they are mounted and extend downward at least half way to the center of the axle.
(3) Every person operating an off-road motorcycle under this section is granted all rights and is subject to all duties applicable to the driver of a motorcycle under RCW 46.37.530 and chapter 46.61 RCW.
(4) Any person who violates this section commits a traffic infraction.
(5) Accidents must be recorded and tracked in compliance with chapter 46.52 RCW. An accident report must indicate and be tracked separately when any of the vehicles involved are an off-road motorcycle.
[ 2011 c 121 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2011 c 121: See note following RCW 46.04.363.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.708 - Motorcycles previously converted as snow bikes.

RCW 46.61.708
Motorcycles previously converted as snow bikes.
A person may operate a motorcycle, that previously had been converted to a snow bike, upon a public road, street, or highway of this state if:
(1) The person files a motorcycle highway use declaration, as provided under RCW 46.16A.460, with the department certifying conformance with all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards and state standards while in use as a motorcycle upon public roads, streets, or highways;
(2) The person obtains a valid driver's license and motorcycle endorsement issued to Washington residents in compliance with chapter 46.20 RCW for a motorcycle; and
(3) The motorcycle conforms to all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards and state standards.
[ 2019 c 262 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2019 c 262: See note following RCW 46.16A.460.
2023 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.]
2023 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:
Mopeds
drivers' licenses, motorcycle endorsement, moped exemption: RCW 46.20.500.
registration: RCW 46.16A.405(2).
2023 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 conveyances
definitions: RCW 46.04.710.
operator's license: RCW 46.20.109.
registration: RCW 46.16A.405(3).
safety standards: RCW 46.37.610.
2023 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.
2023 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.]
2023 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.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.745 - Possessing or consuming cannabis in vehicle on highway—Penalty, exceptions—Definition.

RCW 46.61.745
Possessing or consuming cannabis 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 cannabis 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 cannabis 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 cannabis in a container specifically labeled by the manufacturer of the container as containing a noncannabis 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 cannabis is incorrectly labeled and there is a subsequent violation of (a)(i) of this subsection.
(2) As used in this section, "cannabis" 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.
[ 2022 c 16 § 45; 2015 2nd sp.s. c 3 § 8.]
NOTES:
Intent—Finding—2022 c 16: See note following RCW 69.50.101.
Finding—Intent—2015 2nd sp.s. c 3: See note following RCW 10.21.055.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.747 - Illegal racing—Public education campaigns.

RCW 46.61.747
Illegal racing—Public education campaigns. (Effective January 1, 2024.)
Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, law enforcement agencies are encouraged to undertake a public education campaign to inform the public of the unlawful nature of illegal racing; the dangers such events pose to attendants, participants, and the general public; and the penalties violators may suffer if they participate in or promote illegal racing, including the possible impoundment and forfeiture of vehicles used to participate in illegal racing. Agencies are encouraged to use multiple strategies in their public education campaigns depending upon available funds, including posts through social media or other web-based platforms, developing and disseminating printed materials or mailings, and creating and posting signs at various locations within the agency's jurisdiction.
[ 2023 c 283 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2023 c 283: See note following RCW 46.04.367.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.]
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.