Title 46 — Title 46 MOTOR VEHICLES
54 chapters · 1,673 sections in this title.
RCW 46.64.010 Traffic citations—Record of—Cancellation prohibited—Penalty—Citation audit.
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(1) Every traffic enforcement agency in this state shall provide in appropriate form traffic citations containing notices to appear which shall be issued in books with citations in quadruplicate and meeting the requirements of this section, or issued by an electronic device capab…
RCW 46.64.015 Citation and notice to appear in court—Issuance—Contents—Arrest—Detention.
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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 c…
RCW 46.64.025 Failure to respond, appear, or comply—Notice to department.
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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 o…
RCW 46.64.030 Procedure governing arrest and prosecution.
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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 commi…
RCW 46.64.035 Posting of security or bail by nonresident—Penalty.
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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 …
RCW 46.64.040 Nonresident's use of highways—Resident leaving state—Secretary of state as attorney-in-fact.
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(1)(a) A nonresident accepts the rights and privileges conferred by law in the use of the public highways of this state, as evidenced by:(i) Operation of a vehicle thereon; or(ii) The operation thereon of the nonresident's vehicle with the nonresident's consent, express or implie…
RCW 46.64.048 Attempting, aiding, abetting, coercing, committing violations, punishable.
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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…
RCW 46.64.050 General penalty.
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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 conv…
RCW 46.64.055 Additional monetary penalty.
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(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…
RCW 46.64.060 Stopping motor vehicles for driver's license check, vehicle inspection and test—Purpose.
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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…
RCW 46.64.070 Stopping motor vehicles for driver's license check, vehicle inspection and test—Authorized—Powers additional.
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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 …