Washington Administrative Code › Title 204 - State Patrol (Equipment) (See also Titles 212, 446 and 448) › Chapter 204-10 - Equipment standards › Section 204-10-014 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) "Eye glasses"
			 means any spectacles, sunglasses, or goggles having two separately mounted
			 lenses, excluding contact lenses.
(2) "Goggles" means an optical device worn
			 over the eyes, the predominant function of which is to protect the eyes without
			 obstructing peripheral vision. They provide protection from the front and sides
			 and may or may not form a complete seal with the face.
(3) "Face shield" means an eye protector
			 attached to a helmet or headband(s) and which covers the wearer's eyes and face
			 at least to a point approximately to the tip of the nose and whose predominant
			 function is protection of the eyes.
(4) "FMVSS" means Federal Motor Vehicle
			 Safety Standard, Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Part
			 571.
(5) "Headband" means the part
			 of an eye protection device consisting of a supporting band or other structure
			 that either encircles the head or protective helmet, or can be attached
			 thereto.
(6) "Motor vehicle" means
			 passenger vehicles, multipurpose passenger vehicles, motorcycles, trucks, and
			 buses which are intended for use on public highways, excluding commercial
			 vehicles as defined under
			 RCW
			    46.04.140.
(7) "Recognized manufacturer" means a person,
			 firm, copartnership, association, or corporation who is or has engaged in the
			 business of manufacturing motor vehicles intended for use on the public
			 highways and offered for sale in interstate commerce.
(8) "Reflectorized warning device" means any
			 device listed in
			 RCW
			    46.37.450 or any device composed of a
			 reflective sheeting material which consists of spherical lens elements embedded
			 with a transparent plastic having a smooth, flat outer surface. The sheeting
			 must be weather resistant and have a protected, low tac, precoated adhesive
			 backing.
(9) "Reflex reflector"
			 means a device that is used on vehicles to give an indication of presence to an
			 approaching driver by reflecting light from the headlamps of the approaching
			 vehicle.
(10) "SAE" means the
			 Society of Automotive Engineers. Copies of the SAE Standards are available for
			 review at the Washington State Patrol, 210 11th Avenue, Olympia, WA 98504, and
			 may also be ordered from the Society of Automotive Engineers International, 400
			 Commonwealth Drive, Warrendale, PA 15086-7511.
(11) "Wheelchair conveyance" means any
			 vehicle specially manufactured or designed for transportation of a physically
			 or medically impaired person who is either wheelchair-bound or otherwise
			 walking impaired. The vehicle may be a separate vehicle used in lieu of a
			 wheelchair or a vehicle used for transporting the impaired person who is
			 simultaneously occupying a wheelchair.
Statutory Authority:
				  RCW
				     46.37.005 and
				  46.37.320. 09-22-078, §
				  204-10-014, filed 11/3/09, effective 12/4/09; 08-19-079, § 204-10-014,
				  filed 9/16/08, effective 10/17/08.