Title 46 — Title 46 MOTOR VEHICLES
54 chapters · 1,673 sections in this title.
RCW 46.37.630 Private school buses.
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A private school bus is subject to the requirements set forth in the National Standards for School Buses established by the national safety council in effect at the time of the bus manufacture, as adopted by rule by reference by the chief of the Washington state patrol. A private…
RCW 46.37.640 Air bags—Definitions.
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(1) "Air bag" means an inflatable restraint system or portion of an inflatable restraint system including, but not limited to, the cushion material, cover, sensors, controllers, inflators, and wiring that (a) operates in the event of a crash and (b) is designed in accordance with…
RCW 46.37.650 Air bags—Manufacture, importation, sale, or installation of counterfeit, nonfunctional, damaged, or previously deployed—Penalties.
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(1)(a) It is unlawful for a person, with criminal negligence, to manufacture or import a motor vehicle air bag, that: (i) Is a counterfeit air bag, (ii) is a nonfunctional air bag, (iii) is a previously deployed or damaged air bag that is part of an inflatable restraint system, o…
RCW 46.37.660 Air bags—Replacement requirements, diagnostic system—Penalties.
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(1)(a) Whenever an air bag that is part of a previously deployed inflatable restraint system is replaced by either a new air bag that is part of an inflatable restraint system or a nondeployed salvage air bag that is part of an inflatable restraint system, the air bag must confor…
RCW 46.37.670 Signal preemption devices—Prohibited—Exceptions.
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(1) Signal preemption devices shall not be installed or used on or with any vehicle other than an emergency vehicle authorized by the state patrol, an organ transport vehicle, a publicly owned law enforcement or emergency vehicle, a department of transportation, city, or county m…
RCW 46.37.671 Signal preemption device—Possession—Penalty.
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(1) It is unlawful to possess a signal preemption device except as authorized in RCW 46.37.670.(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 2005 c 183 s 3.]
RCW 46.37.672 Signal preemption device—Use, sale, purchase—Penalty.
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(1) It is unlawful to:(a) Use a signal preemption device except as authorized in RCW 46.37.670;(b) Sell a signal preemption device to a person other than a person described in RCW 46.37.670; or(c) Purchase a signal preemption device for use other than a duty as described in RCW 4…
RCW 46.37.673 Signal preemption device—Accident—Property damage or less than substantial bodily harm—Penalty.
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(1) When an accident that results only in injury to property or injury to a person that does not arise to substantial bodily harm as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 occurs as a proximate result of the operation of a signal preemption device which was not authorized in RCW 46.37.670, the…
RCW 46.37.674 Signal preemption device—Accident—Substantial bodily harm—Penalty.
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(1) When an accident that results in injury to a person that arises to substantial bodily harm as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 occurs as a proximate result of the operation of a signal preemption device which was not authorized in RCW 46.37.670, the driver is guilty of negligently ca…
RCW 46.37.675 Signal preemption device—Accident—Death—Penalty.
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(1) When an accident that results in death to a person occurs as a proximate result of the operation of a signal preemption device which was not authorized in RCW 46.37.670, the driver is guilty of negligently causing death by use of a signal preemption device.(2) Negligently cau…
RCW 46.37.680 Sound system attachment.
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(1) All vehicle sound system components, including any supplemental speaker systems or components, must be securely attached to the vehicle regardless of where the components are located, so that the components cannot become dislodged or loose during operation of the vehicle.(2) …
RCW 46.37.685 License plate flipping device—Unlawful use, display, sale—Penalty.
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(1)(a) It is unlawful for a person to display a license plate on a vehicle that does not match or correspond with the registration of the vehicle unless the vehicle is inventory for a properly licensed vehicle dealer.(b) It is unlawful for a person to have an installed license pl…
RCW 46.37.690 Electric-assisted bicycles—Label—Compliance with equipment and manufacturing requirements—No tampering unless label is replaced—Bicycle and bicycle rider provisions apply.
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(1) A manufacturer or distributor of new electric-assisted bicycles, where electric-assisted bicycles are defined in RCW 46.04.169, offered for sale or distribution in Washington state must:(a) Beginning July 1, 2018, permanently affix, in a prominent location, a label printed in…