Vehicle (as amended by 2019 c 170).
"Vehicle" includes every device capable of being moved upon a public highway and in, upon, or by which any persons or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway, including bicycles. "Vehicle" does not include power wheelchairs or devices other than bicycles moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks. Mopeds are not considered vehicles or motor vehicles for the purposes of chapter
46.70 RCW. Bicycles
and motorized foot scooters are not considered vehicles for the purposes of chapter
46.12, 46.16A, or
46.70 RCW or RCW
82.12.045. Electric personal assistive mobility devices
and motorized foot scooters are not considered vehicles or motor vehicles for the purposes of chapter
46.12, 46.16A, 46.29, 46.37, or
46.70 RCW. A golf cart is not considered a vehicle, except for the purposes of chapter
46.61 RCW.
Vehicle (as amended by 2019 c 214).
(1) "Vehicle" ((includes every))means a device capable of being moved upon a public highway and in, upon, or by which any persons or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public highway((, including bicycles)).
(2) "Vehicle" ((does not include))excludes:
(a) A power wheelchair((s)) or device((s)) other than a bicycle((s)) moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks((. Mopeds are not considered vehicles or motor vehicles));
(b) A moped, for the purposes of chapter
46.70 RCW((
. Bicycles are not considered vehicles))
; (c) A bicycle, for the purposes of chapter
46.12, 46.16A, or
46.70 RCW
, or
for RCW
82.12.045((
.))
; (d) An electric personal assistive mobility device((
s are not considered vehicles or motor vehicles))
, for the purposes of chapter
46.12, 46.16A, 46.29, 46.37, or
46.70 RCW((
.))
; (e) A golf cart ((
is not considered a vehicle)), except for the purposes of chapter
46.61 RCW
; and (f) A personal delivery device as defined in RCW 46.75.010, except for the purposes of chapter 46.61 RCW.
NOTES:
Reviser's note: RCW
46.04.670 was amended twice during the 2019 legislative session, each without reference to the other. For rule of construction concerning sections amended more than once during the same legislative session, see RCW
1.12.025.
Effective date—2019 c 214: See note following RCW
46.75.010.
Intent—Effective date—2011 c 171: See notes following RCW
4.24.210.
Effective date—Intent—Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session—2010 c 161: See notes following RCW
46.04.013.
Legislative review—2002 c 247: See note following RCW
46.04.1695.
Mopeds
motorcycle endorsement, exemption: RCW
46.20.500.