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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.780 - Lamps and other equipment on bicycles.

RCW 46.61.780
Lamps and other equipment on bicycles.
(1) Every bicycle when in use during the hours of darkness as defined in RCW 46.37.020 shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the state patrol which shall be visible from all distances up to six hundred feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector. A light-emitting diode flashing taillight visible from a distance of five hundred feet to the rear may also be used in addition to the red reflector.
(2) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement.
[ 1998 c 165 § 17; 1987 c 330 § 746; 1975 c 62 § 39; 1965 ex.s. c 155 § 85.]
NOTES:
Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule—IRLJ 6.2.
Short title—1998 c 165: See note following RCW 43.59.010.
Construction—Application of rules—Severability—1987 c 330: See notes following RCW 28B.12.050.
Severability—1975 c 62: See note following RCW 36.75.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.61 - Rules of the Road. › 46.61.790 - Intoxicated bicyclists.

RCW 46.61.790
Intoxicated bicyclists.
(1) A law enforcement officer may offer to transport a bicycle rider who appears to be under the influence of alcohol or any drug and who is walking or moving along or within the right-of-way of a public roadway, unless the bicycle rider is to be taken into protective custody under *RCW 70.96A.120. The law enforcement officer offering to transport an intoxicated bicycle rider under this section shall:
(a) Transport the intoxicated bicycle rider to a safe place; or
(b) Release the intoxicated bicycle rider to a competent person.
(2) The law enforcement officer shall not provide the assistance offered if the bicycle rider refuses to accept it. No suit or action may be commenced or prosecuted against the law enforcement officer, law enforcement agency, the state of Washington, or any political subdivision of the state for any act resulting from the refusal of the bicycle rider to accept this assistance.
(3) The law enforcement officer may impound the bicycle operated by an intoxicated bicycle rider if the officer determines that impoundment is necessary to reduce a threat to public safety, and there are no reasonable alternatives to impoundment. The bicyclist will be given a written notice of when and where the impounded bicycle may be reclaimed. The bicycle may be reclaimed by the bicycle rider when the bicycle rider no longer appears to be intoxicated, or by an individual who can establish ownership of the bicycle. The bicycle must be returned without payment of a fee. If the bicycle is not reclaimed within thirty days, it will be subject to sale or disposal consistent with agency procedures.
[ 2000 c 85 § 4.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 70.96A.120 was repealed by 2016 sp.s. c 29 § 301, effective April 1, 2018.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.010 - Legislative intent.

RCW 46.63.010
Legislative intent.
It is the legislative intent in the adoption of this chapter in decriminalizing certain traffic offenses to promote the public safety and welfare on public highways and to facilitate the implementation of a uniform and expeditious system for the disposition of traffic infractions.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1979 ex.s. c 136: "The provisions of chapter 136, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and this 1980 act shall take effect on January 1, 1981, and shall apply to violations of the traffic laws committed on or after January 1, 1981." [ 1980 c 128 § 9; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 111.]
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 110.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.040 - Jurisdiction of courts—Jurisdiction of college and university governing bodies.

RCW 46.63.040
Jurisdiction of courts—Jurisdiction of college and university governing bodies.
(1) All violations of state law, local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution designated as traffic infractions in RCW 46.63.020 may be heard and determined by a district court, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(2) Any municipal court has the authority to hear and determine traffic infractions pursuant to this chapter.
(3) Any city or town with a municipal court may contract with the county to have traffic infractions committed within the city or town adjudicated by a district court.
(4) District court commissioners have the authority to hear and determine traffic infractions pursuant to this chapter.
(5) Any district or municipal court may refer juveniles age sixteen or seventeen who are enrolled in school to a youth court, as defined in RCW 3.72.005 or 13.40.020, for traffic infractions.
(6) The boards of regents of the state universities, and the boards of trustees of the regional universities and of The Evergreen State College have the authority to hear and determine traffic infractions under RCW 28B.10.560.
[ 2002 c 237 § 20; 1984 c 258 § 137; 1983 c 221 § 2; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 6.]
NOTES:
Court Improvement Act of 1984—Effective dates—Severability—Short title—1984 c 258: See notes following RCW 3.30.010.
Application—1984 c 258 §§ 101-139: See note following RCW 3.50.005.
Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.050 - Training of judicial officers.

RCW 46.63.050
Training of judicial officers.
All judges and court commissioners adjudicating traffic infractions shall complete such training requirements as are promulgated by the supreme court.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 7.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.075 - Safety camera infractions—Presumption.

RCW 46.63.075
Safety camera infractions—Presumption.
(1) In a traffic infraction case involving an infraction detected through the use of an automated traffic safety camera under RCW 46.63.170, detected through the use of a speed safety camera system under RCW 46.63.200, or detected through the use of an automated school bus safety camera under RCW 46.63.180, proof that the particular vehicle described in the notice of traffic infraction was in violation of any such provision of RCW 46.63.170, 46.63.200, and 46.63.180, together with proof that the person named in the notice of traffic infraction was at the time of the violation the registered owner of the vehicle, constitutes in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person in control of the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred.
(2) This presumption may be overcome only if the registered owner states, under oath, in a written statement to the court or in testimony before the court that the vehicle involved was, at the time, stolen or in the care, custody, or control of some person other than the registered owner.
[ 2023 c 17 § 2; 2012 c 83 § 6; 2011 c 375 § 7; 2011 c 375 § 6; 2010 c 249 § 7; 2005 c 167 § 3; 2004 c 231 § 3.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2011 c 375 §§ 5, 7, and 9: See note following RCW 46.63.030.
Intent—2011 c 375: See note following RCW 46.63.180.
Contingent effective date—2010 c 249: See note following RCW 47.56.795.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.080 - Hearings—Rules of procedure—Counsel.

RCW 46.63.080
Hearings—Rules of procedure—Counsel.
(1) Procedures for the conduct of all hearings provided for in this chapter may be established by rule of the supreme court.
(2) Any person subject to proceedings under this chapter may be represented by counsel.
(3) The attorney representing the state, county, city, or town may appear in any proceedings under this chapter but need not appear, notwithstanding any statute or rule of court to the contrary.
[ 1981 c 19 § 2; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 10.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 19: See note following RCW 46.63.020.
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 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.090 - Hearings—Contesting determination that infraction committed—Appeal.

RCW 46.63.090
Hearings—Contesting determination that infraction committed—Appeal.
(1) A hearing held for the purpose of contesting the determination that an infraction has been committed shall be without a jury.
(2) The court may consider the notice of traffic infraction and any other written report made under oath submitted by the officer who issued the notice or whose written statement was the basis for the issuance of the notice in lieu of the officer's personal appearance at the hearing. The person named in the notice may subpoena witnesses, including the officer, and has the right to present evidence and examine witnesses present in court.
(3) The burden of proof is upon the state to establish the commission of the infraction by a preponderance of the evidence.
(4) After consideration of the evidence and argument the court shall determine whether the infraction was committed. Where it has not been established that the infraction was committed an order dismissing the notice shall be entered in the court's records. Where it has been established that the infraction was committed an appropriate order shall be entered in the court's records. A record of the court's determination and order shall be furnished to the department in accordance with RCW 46.20.270 as now or hereafter amended.
(5) An appeal from the court's determination or order shall be to the superior court. The decision of the superior court is subject only to discretionary review pursuant to Rule 2.3 of the Rules of Appellate Procedure.
[ 1980 c 128 § 3; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1980 c 128: See notes following RCW 46.63.060.
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 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.100 - Hearings—Explanation of mitigating circumstances.

RCW 46.63.100
Hearings—Explanation of mitigating circumstances.
(1) A hearing held for the purpose of allowing a person to explain mitigating circumstances surrounding the commission of an infraction shall be an informal proceeding. The person may not subpoena witnesses. The determination that an infraction has been committed may not be contested at a hearing held for the purpose of explaining mitigating circumstances.
(2) After the court has heard the explanation of the circumstances surrounding the commission of the infraction an appropriate order shall be entered in the court's records. A record of the court's determination and order shall be furnished to the department in accordance with RCW 46.20.270 as now or hereafter amended.
(3) There may be no appeal from the court's determination or order.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 12.]
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 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.105 - City attorney, county prosecutor, or other prosecuting authority—Filing an infraction—Contribution, donation, payment.

RCW 46.63.105
City attorney, county prosecutor, or other prosecuting authority—Filing an infraction—Contribution, donation, payment.
A city attorney, county prosecutor, or other prosecuting authority may not dismiss, amend, or agree not to file an infraction in exchange for a contribution, donation, or payment to any person, corporation, or organization. This does not prohibit:
(1) Contribution, donation, or payment to any specific fund authorized by state statute;
(2) The collection of costs associated with actual supervision, treatment, or collection of restitution under agreements to defer or divert; or
(3) Dismissal following payment that is authorized by any other statute.
[ 2007 c 367 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.120 - Order of court—Civil nature—Waiver, reduction, suspension of penalty—Community restitution.

RCW 46.63.120
Order of court—Civil nature—Waiver, reduction, suspension of penalty—Community restitution.
(1) An order entered after the receipt of a response which does not contest the determination, or after it has been established at a hearing that the infraction was committed, or after a hearing for the purpose of explaining mitigating circumstances is civil in nature.
(2) The court may include in the order the imposition of any penalty authorized by the provisions of this chapter for the commission of an infraction. The court may, in its discretion, waive, reduce, or suspend the monetary penalty prescribed for the infraction. At the person's request the court may order performance of a number of hours of community restitution in lieu of a monetary penalty, at the rate of the then state minimum wage per hour.
[ 2002 c 175 § 37; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 14.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2002 c 175: See note following RCW 7.80.130.
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 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.130 - Issue of process by court of limited jurisdiction.

RCW 46.63.130
Issue of process by court of limited jurisdiction.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law governing service of process in civil cases, a court of limited jurisdiction having jurisdiction over an alleged traffic infraction may issue process anywhere within the state.
[ 1980 c 128 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1980 c 128: See notes following RCW 46.63.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.140 - Presumption regarding stopped, standing, or parked vehicles.

RCW 46.63.140
Presumption regarding stopped, standing, or parked vehicles.
(1) In any traffic infraction case involving a violation of this title or equivalent administrative regulation or local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution relating to the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the notice of traffic infraction was stopping, standing, or parking in violation of any such provision of this title or an equivalent administrative regulation or local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution, together with proof that the person named in the notice of traffic infraction was at the time of the violation the registered owner of the vehicle, shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the registered owner of the vehicle was the person who parked or placed the vehicle at the point where, and for the time during which, the violation occurred.
(2) The foregoing stated presumption shall apply only when the procedure prescribed in RCW 46.63.030(3) has been followed.
[ 1980 c 128 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1980 c 128: See notes following RCW 46.63.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.63 - Disposition of Traffic Infractions. › 46.63.151 - Costs and attorney fees.

RCW 46.63.151
Costs and attorney fees.
Each party to a traffic infraction case is responsible for costs incurred by that party. No costs or attorney fees may be awarded to either party in a traffic infraction case, except as provided for in RCW 46.30.020(2).
[ 1991 sp.s. c 25 § 3; 1981 c 19 § 4.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 19: See note following RCW 46.63.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.64 - Enforcement. › 46.64.015 - Citation and notice to appear in court—Issuance—Contents—Arrest—Detention.

RCW 46.64.015
Citation and notice to appear in court—Issuance—Contents—Arrest—Detention.
Whenever any person is arrested for any violation of the traffic laws or regulations which is punishable as a misdemeanor or by imposition of a fine, the arresting officer may serve upon him or her a traffic citation and notice to appear in court. Such citation and notice shall conform to the requirements of RCW 46.64.010, and in addition, shall include spaces for the name and address of the person arrested, the license number of the vehicle involved, the driver's license number of such person, if any, the offense or violation charged, and the time and place where such person shall appear in court. Such spaces shall be filled with the appropriate information by the arresting officer. An officer may not serve or issue any traffic citation or notice for any offense or violation except either when the offense or violation is committed in his or her presence or when a person may be arrested pursuant to RCW 10.31.100, as now or hereafter amended. The detention arising from an arrest under this section may not be for a period of time longer than is reasonably necessary to issue and serve a citation and notice, except that the time limitation does not apply under any of the following circumstances:
(1) Where the arresting officer has probable cause to believe that the arrested person has committed any of the offenses enumerated in RCW 10.31.100(3);
(2) When the arrested person is a nonresident and is being detained for a hearing under RCW 46.64.035.
[ 2006 c 270 § 3; 2004 c 43 § 5; 1987 c 345 § 2; 1985 c 303 § 11; 1979 ex.s. c 28 § 2; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 95 § 2; 1975 c 56 § 1; 1967 c 32 § 70; 1961 c 12 § 46.64.015. Prior: 1951 c 175 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2004 c 43: See note following RCW 7.80.150.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.64 - Enforcement. › 46.64.025 - Failure to respond, appear, or comply—Notice to department.

RCW 46.64.025
Failure to respond, appear, or comply—Notice to department.
Whenever any person fails to respond to a notice of traffic infraction for a moving violation, fails to appear at a hearing for a moving violation, or fails to comply with the terms of a criminal complaint or criminal citation for a moving violation, the court with jurisdiction over the traffic infraction, or traffic-related criminal complaint or criminal citation[,] shall promptly give notice of such fact to the department of licensing. Whenever thereafter the case in which the defendant failed to appear or comply is adjudicated, the court hearing the case shall promptly file with the department a certificate showing that the case has been adjudicated.
For the purposes of this section, "moving violation" is defined by rule pursuant to RCW 46.20.2891.
[ 2021 c 240 § 12; 2017 c 336 § 11; 2016 c 203 § 4; 2012 c 82 § 5; 2006 c 270 § 4; 1999 c 86 § 7; 1979 c 158 § 175; 1967 c 32 § 71; 1965 ex.s. c 121 § 23.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2021 c 240: See note following RCW 46.63.060.
Finding—2017 c 336: See note following RCW 9.96.060.
Effective date—Contingency—2012 c 82: See note following RCW 46.63.110.
Purpose—Construction—1965 ex.s. c 121: See note following RCW 46.20.021.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.64 - Enforcement. › 46.64.030 - Procedure governing arrest and prosecution.

RCW 46.64.030
Procedure governing arrest and prosecution.
The provisions of this title with regard to the apprehension and arrest of persons violating this title shall govern all police officers in making arrests without a warrant for violations of this title for offenses either committed in their presence or believed to have been committed based on probable cause pursuant to RCW 10.31.100, but the procedure prescribed herein shall not otherwise be exclusive of any other method prescribed by law for the arrest and prosecution of a person for other like offenses.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 28 § 3; 1975 c 56 § 2; 1967 c 32 § 72; 1961 c 12 § 46.64.030. Prior: 1937 c 189 § 147; RRS § 6360-147.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.64 - Enforcement. › 46.64.035 - Posting of security or bail by nonresident—Penalty.

RCW 46.64.035
Posting of security or bail by nonresident—Penalty.
Any nonresident of the state of Washington who is issued a notice of infraction or a citation for a traffic offense may be required to post either a bond or cash security in the amount of the infraction penalty or to post bail. The court shall by January 1, 1990, accept, in lieu of bond or cash security, valid major credit cards issued by a bank or other financial institution or automobile club card guaranteed by an insurance company licensed to conduct business in the state. If payment is made by credit card the court is authorized to impose, in addition to any penalty or fine, an amount equal to the charge to the court for accepting such cards. If the person cannot post the bond, cash security, or bail, he or she shall be taken to a magistrate or judge for a hearing at the first possible working time of the court. If the person refuses to comply with this section, he or she shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not apply to residents of states that have entered into a reciprocal agreement as outlined in RCW 46.23.020.
[ 1987 c 345 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.64 - Enforcement. › 46.64.048 - Attempting, aiding, abetting, coercing, committing violations, punishable.

RCW 46.64.048
Attempting, aiding, abetting, coercing, committing violations, punishable.
Every person who commits, attempts to commit, conspires to commit, or aids or abets in the commission of any act declared by this title to be a traffic infraction or a crime, whether individually or in connection with one or more other persons or as principal, agent, or accessory, shall be guilty of such offense, and every person who falsely, fraudulently, forcefully, or willfully induces, causes, coerces, requires, permits or directs others to violate any provisions of this title is likewise guilty of such offense.
[ 1990 c 250 § 60; 1961 c 12 § 46.56.210. Prior: 1937 c 189 § 149; RRS § 6360-149. Formerly RCW 46.61.695.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.64 - Enforcement. › 46.64.050 - General penalty.

RCW 46.64.050
General penalty.
It is a traffic infraction for any person to violate any of the provisions of this title unless violation is by this title or other law of this state declared to be a felony, a gross misdemeanor, or a misdemeanor.
Unless another penalty is in this title provided, every person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of any provisions of this title shall be punished accordingly.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 93; 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 95 § 3; 1961 c 12 § 46.64.050. Prior: (i) 1937 c 189 § 150; RRS § 6360-150; 1927 c 309 § 53; RRS § 6362-53. (ii) 1937 c 188 § 82; RRS § 6312-82; 1921 c 108 § 16; RRS § 6378.]
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 46.64 - Enforcement. › 46.64.055 - Additional monetary penalty.

RCW 46.64.055
Additional monetary penalty.
(1) In addition to any other penalties imposed for conviction of a violation of this title that is a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony, the court shall impose an additional penalty of fifty dollars. The court may not reduce, waive, or suspend the additional penalty unless the court finds the offender to be indigent. If a community restitution program for offenders is available in the jurisdiction, the court shall allow offenders to offset all or a part of the penalty due under this section by participation in the community restitution program.
(2) Revenue from the additional penalty must be remitted under chapters 2.08, 3.46, 3.50, 3.62, 10.82, and 35.20 RCW. Money remitted under this section to the state treasurer must be deposited in the state general fund. The balance of the revenue received by the county or city treasurer under this section must be deposited into the county or city current expense fund. Moneys retained by the city or county under this subsection shall constitute reimbursement for any liabilities under RCW 43.135.060.
[ 2009 c 479 § 40; 2002 c 175 § 38; 2001 c 289 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2009 c 479: See note following RCW 2.56.030.
Effective date—2002 c 175: See note following RCW 7.80.130.
Additional statutory assessments: RCW 3.62.090.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.64 - Enforcement. › 46.64.060 - Stopping motor vehicles for driver's license check, vehicle inspection and test—Purpose.

RCW 46.64.060
Stopping motor vehicles for driver's license check, vehicle inspection and test—Purpose.
The purpose of RCW 46.64.060 and 46.64.070 is to provide for the exercise of the police power of this state to protect the health and safety of its citizens by assuring that only qualified drivers and vehicles which meet minimum equipment standards shall operate upon the highways of this state.
[ 1967 c 144 § 1.]
NOTES:
Severability—1967 c 144: "If any provision, clause or word of this act or application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision of application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable." [ 1967 c 144 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.64 - Enforcement. › 46.64.070 - Stopping motor vehicles for driver's license check, vehicle inspection and test—Authorized—Powers additional.

RCW 46.64.070
Stopping motor vehicles for driver's license check, vehicle inspection and test—Authorized—Powers additional.
To carry out the purpose of RCW 46.64.060 and 46.64.070, officers of the Washington state patrol are hereby empowered during daylight hours and while using plainly marked state patrol vehicles to require the driver of any motor vehicle being operated on any highway of this state to stop and display his or her driver's license and/or to submit the motor vehicle being driven by such person to an inspection and test to ascertain whether such vehicle complies with the minimum equipment requirements prescribed by chapter 46.37 RCW, as now or hereafter amended. No criminal citation shall be issued for a period of ten days after giving a warning ticket pointing out the defect.
The powers conferred by RCW 46.64.060 and 46.64.070 are in addition to all other powers conferred by law upon such officers, including but not limited to powers conferred upon them as police officers pursuant to RCW 46.20.349 and powers conferred by chapter 46.32 RCW.
[ 1999 c 6 § 26; 1973 2nd ex.s. c 22 § 1; 1967 c 144 § 2.]
NOTES:
Intent—1999 c 6: See note following RCW 46.04.168.
Severability—1967 c 144: See note following RCW 46.64.060.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.65 - Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. › 46.65.010 - State policy enunciated.

RCW 46.65.010
State policy enunciated.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state of Washington:
(1) To provide maximum safety for all persons who travel or otherwise use the public highways of this state; and
(2) To deny the privilege of operating motor vehicles on such highways to persons who by their conduct and record have demonstrated their indifference for the safety and welfare of others and their disrespect for the laws of the state, the orders of her courts and the statutorily required acts of her administrative agencies; and
(3) To discourage repetition of criminal acts by individuals against the peace and dignity of the state and her political subdivisions and to impose increased and added deprivation of the privilege to operate motor vehicles upon habitual offenders who have been convicted repeatedly of violations of traffic laws.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 284 § 3.]
NOTES:
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 284: "If any provision of this 1971 amendatory 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." [ 1971 ex.s. c 284 § 17.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.65 - Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. › 46.65.030 - Transcript or abstract of conviction record certified—As prima facie evidence.

RCW 46.65.030
Transcript or abstract of conviction record certified—As prima facie evidence.
The director of the department of licensing shall certify a transcript or abstract of the record of convictions and findings of traffic infractions as maintained by the department of licensing of any person whose record brings him or her within the definition of an habitual offender, as defined in RCW 46.65.020, to the hearing officer appointed in the event a hearing is requested. Such transcript or abstract may be admitted as evidence in any hearing or court proceeding and shall be prima facie evidence that the person named therein was duly convicted by the court wherein such conviction or holding was made of each offense shown by such transcript or abstract; and if such person denies any of the facts as stated therein, he or she shall have the burden of proving that such fact is untrue.
[ 1983 c 209 § 1; 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 95; 1979 c 62 § 2; 1971 ex.s. c 284 § 5.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
Severability—1979 c 62: See note following RCW 46.65.020.
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 284: See note following RCW 46.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.65 - Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. › 46.65.060 - Department findings—Revocation of license—Stay by department.

RCW 46.65.060
Department findings—Revocation of license—Stay by department.
If the department finds that such person is not an habitual offender under this chapter, the proceeding shall be dismissed, but if the department finds that such person is an habitual offender, the department shall revoke the operator's license for a period of seven years: PROVIDED, That the department may stay the date of the revocation if it finds that the traffic offenses upon which it is based were caused by or are the result of alcoholism and/or drug addiction as evaluated by a program approved by the department of social and health services, and that since his or her last offense he or she has undertaken and followed a course of treatment for alcoholism and/or drug treatment in a program approved by the department of social and health services; such stay shall be subject to terms and conditions as are deemed reasonable by the department. Said stay shall continue as long as there is no further conviction for any of the offenses listed in RCW 46.65.020(1). Upon a subsequent conviction for any offense listed in RCW 46.65.020(1) or violation of any of the terms or conditions of the original stay order, the stay shall be removed and the department shall revoke the operator's license for a period of seven years.
[ 1999 c 274 § 7; 1985 c 101 § 2; 1981 c 188 § 2; 1979 c 62 § 3; 1973 1st ex.s. c 83 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 284 § 8.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 c 62: See note following RCW 46.65.020.
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 284: See note following RCW 46.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.65 - Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. › 46.65.065 - Revocation of habitual offender's license—Request for hearing, scope—Right to appeal.

RCW 46.65.065
Revocation of habitual offender's license—Request for hearing, scope—Right to appeal.
(1) Whenever a person's driving record, as maintained by the department, brings him or her within the definition of an habitual traffic offender, as defined in RCW 46.65.020, the department shall forthwith notify the person of the revocation in writing by certified mail at his or her address of record as maintained by the department. If the person is a nonresident of this state, notice shall be sent to the person's last known address. Notices of revocation shall inform the recipient thereof of his or her right to a formal hearing and specify the steps which must be taken in order to obtain a hearing. Within fifteen days after the notice has been given, the person may, in writing, request a formal hearing. If such a request is not made within the prescribed time the right to a hearing is waived. A request for a hearing stays the effectiveness of the revocation.
(2) Upon receipt of a request for a hearing, the department shall schedule a hearing in the county in which the person making the request resides, and if [the] person is a nonresident of this state, the hearing shall be held in Thurston county. The department shall give at least ten days notice of the hearing to the person.
(3) The scope of the hearings provided by this section is limited to the issues of whether the certified transcripts or abstracts of the convictions, as maintained by the department, show that the requisite number of violations have been accumulated within the prescribed period of time as set forth in RCW 46.65.020 and whether the terms and conditions for granting stays, as provided in RCW 46.65.060, have been met.
(4) Upon receipt of the hearing officer's decision, an aggrieved party may appeal to the superior court of the county in which he or she resides, or, in the case of a nonresident of this state, in the superior court of Thurston county, for review of the revocation. Notice of appeal must be filed within thirty days after receipt of the hearing officer's decision or the right to appeal is waived. Review by the court shall be de novo and without a jury.
(5) The filing of a notice of appeal does not stay the effective date of the revocation.
[ 1989 c 337 § 10; 1979 c 62 § 5.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 c 62: See note following RCW 46.65.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.65 - Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. › 46.65.070 - Period during which habitual offender not to be issued license.

RCW 46.65.070
Period during which habitual offender not to be issued license.
No license to operate motor vehicles in Washington shall be issued to an habitual offender (1) for a period of seven years from the date of the license revocation except as provided in RCW 46.65.080, and (2) until the privilege of such person to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been restored by the department of licensing as provided in this chapter.
[ 1998 c 214 § 2; 1990 c 250 § 62; 1979 c 62 § 4; 1971 ex.s. c 284 § 9.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1998 c 214: See note following RCW 46.61.5055.
Severability—1979 c 62: See note following RCW 46.65.020.
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 284: See note following RCW 46.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.65 - Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. › 46.65.080 - Four-year petition for license restoration—Reinstatement of driving privilege.

RCW 46.65.080
Four-year petition for license restoration—Reinstatement of driving privilege.
At the end of four years, the habitual offender may petition the department of licensing for the return of his or her operator's license and upon good and sufficient showing, the department of licensing may, wholly or conditionally, reinstate the privilege of such person to operate a motor vehicle in this state.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9079; 1998 c 214 § 3; 1979 c 158 § 181; 1971 ex.s. c 284 § 10.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1998 c 214: See note following RCW 46.61.5055.
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 284: See note following RCW 46.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.65 - Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. › 46.65.100 - Seven-year petition for license restoration—Reinstatement of driving privilege.

RCW 46.65.100
Seven-year petition for license restoration—Reinstatement of driving privilege.
At the expiration of seven years from the date of any final order finding a person to be an habitual offender and directing him or her not to operate a motor vehicle in this state, such person may petition the department of licensing for restoration of his or her privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state. Upon receipt of such petition, and for good cause shown, the department of licensing shall restore to such person the privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state upon such terms and conditions as the department of licensing may prescribe, subject to the provisions of chapter 46.29 RCW and such other provisions of law relating to the issuance or revocation of operators' licenses.
[ 2010 c 8 § 9080; 1998 c 214 § 4; 1979 c 158 § 182; 1971 ex.s. c 284 § 12.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1998 c 214: See note following RCW 46.61.5055.
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 284: See note following RCW 46.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.65 - Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. › 46.65.900 - Construction—Chapter supplemental.

RCW 46.65.900
Construction—Chapter supplemental.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as amending, modifying, or repealing any existing law of Washington or any existing ordinance of any political subdivision relating to the operation or licensing of motor vehicles, the licensing of persons to operate motor vehicles or providing penalties for the violation thereof or shall be construed so as to preclude the exercise of regulatory powers of any division, agency, department, or political subdivision of the state having the statutory power to regulate such operation and licensing.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 284 § 14.]
NOTES:
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 284: See note following RCW 46.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.65 - Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act. › 46.65.910 - Short title.

RCW 46.65.910
Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act."
[ 1971 ex.s. c 284 § 18.]
NOTES:
Severability—1971 ex.s. c 284: See note following RCW 46.65.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.66 - Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority. › 46.66.010 - Authority established—Members.

RCW 46.66.010
Authority established—Members.
(1) The Washington auto theft prevention authority is established. The authority shall consist of the following members, appointed by the governor:
(a) The executive director of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, or the executive director's designee;
(b) The chief of the Washington state patrol, or the chief's designee;
(c) Two police chiefs;
(d) Two sheriffs;
(e) One prosecuting attorney;
(f) A representative from the insurance industry who is responsible for writing property and casualty liability insurance in the state of Washington;
(g) A representative from the automobile industry; and
(h) One member of the general public.
(2) In addition, the authority may, where feasible, consult with other governmental entities or individuals from the public and private sector in carrying out its duties under this section.
[ 2007 c 199 § 20.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.66 - Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority. › 46.66.020 - Meetings—Officers—Terms.

RCW 46.66.020
Meetings—Officers—Terms.
(1) The Washington auto theft prevention authority shall initially convene at the call of the executive director of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, or the executive director's designee, no later than the third Monday in January 2008. Subsequent meetings of the authority shall be at the call of the chair or seven members.
(2) The authority shall annually elect a chairperson and other such officers as it deems appropriate from its membership.
(3) Members of the authority shall serve terms of four years each on a staggered schedule to be established by the first authority. For purposes of initiating a staggered schedule of terms, some members of the first authority may initially serve two years and some members may initially serve four years.
[ 2007 c 199 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.66 - Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority. › 46.66.030 - Powers, duties.

RCW 46.66.030
Powers, duties.
(1) The Washington auto theft prevention authority may obtain or contract for staff services, including an executive director, and any facilities and equipment as the authority requires to carry out its duties.
(2) The director may enter into contracts with any public or private organization to carry out the purposes of this section and RCW 46.66.010, 46.66.020, and 46.66.040 through 46.66.080.
(3) The authority shall review and make recommendations to the legislature and the governor regarding motor vehicle theft in Washington state. In preparing the recommendations, the authority shall, at a minimum, review the following issues:
(a) Determine the scope of the problem of motor vehicle theft, including:
(i) Particular areas of the state where the problem is the greatest;
(ii) Annual data reported by local law enforcement regarding the number of reported thefts, investigations, recovered vehicles, arrests, and convictions; and
(iii) An assessment of estimated funds needed to hire sufficient investigators to respond to all reported thefts.
(b) Analyze the various methods of combating the problem of motor vehicle theft;
(c) Develop and implement a plan of operation; and
(d) Develop and implement a financial plan.
(4) The authority is not a law enforcement agency and may not gather, collect, or disseminate intelligence information for the purpose of investigating specific crimes or pursuing or capturing specific perpetrators. Members of the authority may not exercise general authority peace officer powers while acting in their capacity as members of the authority, unless the exercise of peace officer powers is necessary to prevent an imminent threat to persons or property.
(5) The authority shall annually report its activities, findings, and recommendations during the preceding year to the legislature by December 31st.
[ 2007 c 199 § 22.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.66 - Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority. › 46.66.040 - Gifts, grants, conveyances.

RCW 46.66.040
Gifts, grants, conveyances.
The Washington auto theft prevention authority may solicit and accept gifts, grants, bequests, devises, or other funds from public and private sources to support its activities.
[ 2007 c 199 § 23.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.66 - Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority. › 46.66.050 - Removal of member—Grounds—Replacement.

RCW 46.66.050
Removal of member—Grounds—Replacement.
The governor may remove any member of the Washington auto theft prevention authority for cause including but not limited to neglect of duty, misconduct, malfeasance or misfeasance in office, or upon written request of two-thirds of the members of the authority under this chapter. Upon the death, resignation, or removal of a member, the governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the remainder of the unexpired term.
[ 2007 c 199 § 24.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.66 - Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority. › 46.66.060 - Members—Compensation and travel expenses.

RCW 46.66.060
Members—Compensation and travel expenses.
Members of the Washington auto theft prevention authority who are not public employees shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250 and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the authority in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
[ 2007 c 199 § 25.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.66 - Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority. › 46.66.070 - Members—Immunity.

RCW 46.66.070
Members—Immunity.
Any member serving in their official capacity on the Washington auto theft prevention authority, or either their employer or employers, or other entity that selected the members to serve, are immune from a civil action based upon an act performed in good faith.
[ 2007 c 199 § 26.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 46 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 46.66 - Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority. › 46.66.080 - Washington auto theft prevention authority account.

RCW 46.66.080
Washington auto theft prevention authority account.
(1) The Washington auto theft prevention authority account is created in the state treasury, subject to appropriation. Revenues consist of deposits to the account under RCW 48.14.020(1)(b) and all receipts from gifts, grants, bequests, devises, or other funds from public and private sources to support the activities of the auto theft prevention authority must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for activities relating to motor vehicle theft, including education, prevention, law enforcement, investigation, prosecution, and confinement.
(2) The authority shall allocate moneys appropriated from the account to public agencies for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and supporting programs that are designed to prevent motor vehicle theft, including:
(a) Financial support to prosecution agencies to increase the effectiveness of motor vehicle theft prosecution;
(b) Financial support to a unit of local government or a team consisting of units of local governments to increase the effectiveness of motor vehicle theft enforcement;
(c) Financial support for the procurement of equipment and technologies for use by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of enforcing motor vehicle theft laws; and
(d) Financial support for programs that are designed to educate and assist the public in the prevention of motor vehicle theft.
(3) The costs of administration shall not exceed 10 percent of the moneys in the account in any one year so that the greatest possible portion of the moneys available to the authority is expended on combating motor vehicle theft.
(4) Prior to awarding any moneys from the Washington auto theft prevention authority account for motor vehicle theft enforcement, the auto theft prevention authority must verify that the financial award includes sufficient funding to cover proposed activities.
(5) Moneys expended from the Washington auto theft prevention authority account under subsection (2) of this section shall be used to supplement, not supplant, other moneys that are available for motor vehicle theft prevention.
(6) Grants provided under subsection (2) of this section constitute reimbursement for purposes of RCW 43.135.060(1).
[ 2023 c 388 § 3; 2015 3rd sp.s. c 4 § 964; 2013 2nd sp.s. c 4 § 985; 2011 1st sp.s. c 50 § 958; 2011 c 5 § 915; 2009 c 564 § 945; 2007 c 199 § 27.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2023 c 388: See notes following RCW 46.63.110.
Effective dates—2015 3rd sp.s. c 4: See note following RCW 28B.15.069.
Effective dates—2013 2nd sp.s. c 4: See note following RCW 2.68.020.
Effective dates—2011 1st sp.s. c 50: See note following RCW 15.76.115.
Effective date—2011 c 5: See note following RCW 43.79.487.
Effective date—2009 c 564: See note following RCW 2.68.020.