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Vehicle.
(1) "Vehicle" 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.
(2) "Vehicle" excludes:
(a) A power wheelchair or device other than a bicycle moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks;
(b) A moped, for the purposes of chapter
46.70 RCW;
(c) A bicycle or a motorized foot scooter, 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 or a motorized foot scooter, for the purposes of chapter
46.12, 46.16A, 46.29, 46.37, or
46.70 RCW;
(e) A golf cart, 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:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW
10.99.030.
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.