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Enter search keywords: Click to submit search: Section Menu Expand All \| Collapse All Driver Safety & Education Driver and Vehicle Fuel Tax Evasion Interlock Devices - DUI Load Loss & Securement Motorcycle Helmets POPS Overview & Contacts Programs and Partnerships Road Rage & Reporting Aggressive Drivers Rules of the Road Target Zero - SHSP Winter Driving Resources Traffic Enforcement Field Operations Overview District 1 - Tacoma District 2 - Bellevue District 3 - Yakima District 4 - Spokane District 5 - Vancouver District 6 - Wenatchee District 7 - Marysville District 8 - Bremerton Speed Measuring Devices WSP Aerial Enforcement Vehicles & Equipment Commercial Vehicles Defective Equipment Motor Carrier Education Passenger Vehicles Scale Certifications Traction Devices VIN Inspections	Driver Safety · Rules of the Road Below is a directory of selected RCW and WAC links for operating motor vehicles. If you do not see a specific topic that you are looking for, please refer to Chapter 46.61 RCW. Alcoholic beverages: RCW 46.61.519 Cell phones – Hands Free Law: RCW 46.61.667 Child passenger restraints and penalties: RCW 46.61.687 Children unattended in vehicle when running: RCW 46.61.685 Dropping load and other materials – Covering: RCW 46.61.655 DUI – Impaired Driving: RCW 46.61.502 HOV Lanes (high-occupancy vehicle): RCW 46.61.165 Minimum speed – Passing slow vehicles: RCW 46.61.425 Mopeds, EPAMDs, and motorized scooters: RCW 46.61.710 Motorcycles – Operating on roadways: RCW 46.61.608 Motorcycles – Riding on motorcycles: RCW 46.61.610 Racing vehicles and reckless driving: RCW 46.61.530 Refusal to cooperate with officers – Penalty: RCW 46.61.020 Roadway construction zones: RCW 46.61.527 Seat belt requirements and penalties: RCW 46.61.688 Speed traps defined – Certain types permitted: RCW 46.61.470 Speeding and maximum speed limits: RCW 46.61.400 Texting while driving – RCW 46.61.668 Trailers - Riding in trailers or towed vehicles: RCW 46.61.625 Unattended motor vehicle – Removal: RCW 46.61.590 Addiitonal Regulations & Law Resources: Auto Insurance: Mandatory Auto Insurance Law Child Restraint Law: The Anton Skeen Act Concealed Weapons: Firearms and Dangerous Weapons Emergency Zone Law Brochure Emergency Zone Law Comparison: 46.61.212 RCW Emissions inspection - Motor vehicles: Chapter 173-422 WAC Lemon Law – Motor Vehicles: www.atg.wa.gov/LemonLaw Motor vehicle excise tax: Chapter 308-57 WAC Operation of vehicles on approach of emergency vehicles: 46.61.210 RCW Off-road and non-highway vehicles: Chapter 46.09 RCW Towing and impoundment: Chapter 46.55 RCW Vehicle ownership and registration: Chapter 46.12 RCW Vehicle licenses: Chapter 46.16 RCW Vehicle lighting and other equipment: Chapter 46.37 RCW Vehicle size, weight and load: Chapter 46.44 RCW Please note that some of the documents provided on this page are available in Adobe® PDF format only and will require the Adobe® Reader in order to view or print them from your Web browser. Back to Top	Quick Links Additional Regulations & Law Links Traffic Laws - WTSC Traffic Safety Links

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