Washington Administrative Code

The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) pertaining to speed restrictions as now or hereafter amended are hereby adopted by reference as a part of this chapter in all respects as though such sections were set forth herein in full: RCW 46.61.400, 46.61.415, 4…

The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) pertaining to reckless driving, negligent driving, driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, vehicular homicide and assault as now or hereafter amended are hereby adopted by reference as a …

Upon those highways which have been signed or marked for angle-parking, no person shall park or stand a vehicle other than at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-430, filed …

(1) No person shall park a vehicle upon a highway in such a manner or under such conditions as to leave available less than ten feet of the width of the roadway for free movement of vehicular traffic.(2) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle within an alley in such posit…

(1) No person shall park any vehicle upon any highway for the principle purpose of:(a) Displaying advertising;(b) Displaying such vehicle for sale;(c) Selling merchandise from such vehicle, except when authorized.(2) No person shall park any vehicle upon any roadway for the princ…

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to the loading zone are effective, and t…

(1) No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pickup and loading of property in any place marked as a loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zone are in effec…

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle in a place marked as a tow-away zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zone are in effect.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-445, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

It shall be unlawful for any permittee or other person to violate any of the special terms or conditions of any permit issued by the traffic engineer for the backing of a vehicle to the curb for the purpose of loading or unloading property.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR…

In the event a highway includes two or more separate roadways, no person shall stand or park a vehicle upon the left-hand side of such one-way roadway unless signs are erected to permit such standing or parking.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-451, fi…

(1) The operator of a bus shall not stop, stand, or park such vehicle upon any highway at any place other than a designated bus stop. This provision shall not prevent the operator of a bus from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping, standing, or parking regulatio…

No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop, or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand when any such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop there for t…

The driver of any vehicle who first begins driving or maneuvering his/her vehicle into a vacant parking space shall have a prior right of way to park in such place, and it shall be unlawful for another driver to attempt to deprive him/her thereof by blocking his/her access or oth…

The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) pertaining to vehicle stopping, standing, and parking as now or hereafter amended are hereby adopted by reference as a part of this chapter in all respects as though such sections were set forth herein in full: RCW 46…

The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) pertaining to the operation of vehicles and the restriction of certain acts and practices of vehicle operators and passengers as now or hereafter amended are hereby adopted by reference as a part of this chapter in al…

(1) A funeral procession shall proceed to the place of interment by the most direct route which is both legal and practicable.(2) A funeral procession shall be accompanied by adequate escort vehicles for traffic control purposes as determined by the chief of police.(3) All motor …

With the exception of funeral processions and parades of the armed forces of the United States, the military forces of this state, and the forces of the police and fire departments, no processions or parades shall be conducted on the highways within the jurisdiction of the local …

(1) No person shall unreasonably interfere with a procession.(2) No person shall operate a vehicle that is not part of a procession between the vehicles of the procession. This provision shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic control devices unles…

No person shall board or alight from any vehicle while such vehicle is in motion.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-475, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

No person shall ride upon any portion of a vehicle not designed or intended for the use of passengers. This provision shall not apply to an employee engaged in the necessary discharge of a duty, or to persons riding within truck bodies in space intended for merchandise.[Statutory…

The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) pertaining to the operation of nonmotorized vehicles as now or hereafter amended are hereby adopted by reference as a part of this chapter in all respects as though such sections were set forth herein in full: RCW 46.…

No person who resides within the jurisdiction of the local authority shall ride or propel a bicycle on any highway or upon any public path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles unless such bicycle has been licensed and a license plate or decal is attached thereto as provide…

Application for a bicycle license and license plate or decal shall be made upon a form provided by and to the chief of police. An annual license fee as prescribed by the local authority shall be paid to the local authority before each license or renewal thereof is granted. Duplic…

(1) The chief of police upon receiving proper application therefor is authorized to issue a bicycle license which shall be effective for one calendar year.(2) The chief of police shall not issue a license for any bicycle when he/she knows or has reasonable grounds to believe that…

(1) The chief of police, upon issuing a bicycle license, shall also issue a license plate or decal bearing the license number assigned to the bicycle, and the name of the local authority.(2) Such license plate or decal shall be firmly attached to the rear mudguard or frame of the…

The chief of police, or an officer assigned such responsibility, may inspect each bicycle before licensing the same and may refuse a license for any bicycle which he/she determines is in unsafe mechanical condition.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-520…

Upon the expiration of any bicycle license, the same may be renewed upon application and payment of the same fee as upon an original application.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-525, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

Upon the sale or other transfer of a licensed bicycle, the licensee shall remove the license plate or decal and shall either surrender the same to the chief of police or may upon proper application, but without payment of additional fee, have such plate or decal assigned to anoth…

A rental agency shall not rent or offer any bicycle for rent unless the bicycle is licensed and a license plate or decal is attached thereto as provided herein and such bicycle is equipped with the equipment required by RCW 46.61.780.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01…

Every person engaged in the business of buying or selling new or second-hand bicycles shall make a report to the chief of police of every bicycle purchased or sold by such dealer, giving the name and address of the person from whom purchased or to whom sold, a description of such…

(1) Any person operating a bicycle shall obey the instructions of official traffic control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.(2) Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no person op…

No person shall park a bicycle upon a highway other than:(1) Off the roadway except in designated areas;(2) Upon the sidewalk in a rack to support the bicycle;(3) Against a building; or(4) In such manner as to afford the least obstruction to pedestrian traffic.[Statutory Authorit…

(1) No person shall ride a bicycle upon a sidewalk in a business district.(2) A person may ride a bicycle on any other sidewalk or any roadway unless restricted or prohibited by traffic control devices.(3) Whenever any person is riding a bicycle upon a sidewalk, such person shall…

Violation of any provision of WAC 308-330-500 through 308-330-540 is a traffic infraction.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-560, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

All unclaimed bicycles in the custody of the police department shall be disposed of as provided in chapter 63.32 RCW.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-565, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

No person shall park a vehicle in any designated parking meter space during the restricted or regulated time applicable to the parking meter zone in which such meter is located so that any part of such vehicle occupies more than one such space or protrudes beyond the markings des…

(1) No person shall park a vehicle in any parking meter space alongside of and next to which a parking meter has been installed during the restricted and regulated time applicable to the parking meter zone in which such meter is located unless a United States coin or coins of the…

No person shall deposit or attempt to deposit in any parking meter any bent coin, slug, button, or any other device or substance as substitutes for United States coins.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-620, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

No person shall deface, injure, tamper with, open, or wilfully break, destroy, or impair the usefulness of any parking meter.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94-01-082, § 308-330-630, filed 12/13/93, effective 7/1/94.]

The parking or standing of any motor vehicle in a parking space, at which space the parking meter displays the sign or signal indicating illegal parking, shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the vehicle has been parked or allowed to stand in such space for a period lon…

(1) The coins required to be deposited in parking meters are levied and assessed as fees to cover the regulation and control of parking upon highways, the costs of parking meters, their installation, inspection, supervision, operation, repair, and maintenance, control and use of …

The chief of police is authorized to issue a permit for service parking upon payment of the fee prescribed by the local authority and upon the following conditions:(1) Application shall be made to the chief of police on such forms as the chief of police shall prescribe. The appli…

The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) pertaining to the disposition of traffic infractions as now or hereafter amended are hereby adopted by such reference as a part of this chapter in all respects as though such sections were set forth herein in full: RC…

The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) pertaining to traffic enforcement agencies as now or hereafter amended are hereby adopted by reference as a part of this chapter in all respects as though such sections were set forth herein in full: RCW 46.64.010, 46…

Unless another penalty is expressly provided by law, any person found to have committed an act designated a traffic infraction under the provisions of these rules shall be punished by a penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars.[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.90.010. WSR 94…

Whenever any motor vehicle without driver is found parked, standing, or stopped in violation of this chapter, the officer finding such vehicle shall take its registration number and may take any other information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user, and shall con…

If a violator of any provision of this chapter on stopping, standing, or parking does not appear in response to a traffic citation affixed to such motor vehicle within a period of five days, the clerk of the traffic court shall send to the owner of the motor vehicle to which the …

(1) In any prosecution charging a violation of any law or regulation governing the stopping, standing, or parking of a vehicle, proof that the particular vehicle described in the complaint was stopping, standing, or parking in violation of any such law or regulation, together wit…

The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) pertaining to traffic control devices as now or hereafter amended are hereby adopted by reference as a part of this chapter in all respects as though such sections were set forth herein in full: RCW 47.36.005, 47.36.0…

The following sections of the Revised Code of Washington (RCW) pertaining to limited access facilities as now or hereafter amended are hereby adopted by reference as a part of this chapter in all respects as though such sections were set forth herein in full: RCW 47.52.010, 47.52…