Sections
| 46.55.010 | Definitions. | |
TOW TRUCK OPERATORS—REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS | ||
| 46.55.020 | Registration required—Penalty. | |
| 46.55.025 | Registration or insurance required—Penalty. | |
| 46.55.030 | Application—Contents, bond, insurance, fee, certificate. | |
| 46.55.035 | Prohibited acts—Penalty. | |
| 46.55.037 | Compensation for private impounds. | |
| 46.55.040 | Permit required—Inspections of equipment and facilities. | |
| 46.55.050 | Classification of trucks—Marking requirements—Time and place of inspection—Penalty. | |
| 46.55.060 | Business location—Requirements. | |
| 46.55.063 | Fees, schedules, contracts, invoices. | |
| 46.55.065 | License plate indicator tabs—Transporter business—Hulk hauler, scrap processor business—Wrecker business—Fees—Tab requirements. | |
IMPOUNDING UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLES | ||
| 46.55.070 | Posting requirements—Exception. | |
| 46.55.075 | Law enforcement impound—Required form, procedures. | |
| 46.55.080 | Law enforcement, authorized regional transit authority representative, other public official impound, private impound—Master log—Certain associations restricted. | |
| 46.55.085 | Law enforcement impound—Unauthorized vehicle in right-of-way. | |
| 46.55.090 | Storage, return requirements—Vehicles, personal belongings—Combination endorsement for tow truck drivers—Viewing impounded vehicle. | |
| 46.55.100 | Impound notice—Abandoned vehicle report—Owner information, liability—Disposition report. | |
| 46.55.105 | Responsibility of registered owner—Buyer and seller remedies. | |
| 46.55.110 | Notice to legal and registered owners. | |
| 46.55.113 | Removal by police officer—Definition. | |
| 46.55.115 | State patrol—Appointment of towing operators—Lien for costs—Appeal. | |
| 46.55.117 | Impounds under RCW 64.44.050. | |
| 46.55.118 | Rate, fee limitations for certain private impounds. | |
REDEMPTION RIGHTS AND HEARING PROCEDURES | ||
| 46.55.120 | Redemption of vehicles—Sale of unredeemed property—Improper impoundment. | |
| 46.55.125 | Redemption of motorcycle or moped as bailment while owner hospitalized due to accident—Requirements—Declaration form. | |
| 46.55.130 | Notice requirements—Public auction—Accumulation of storage charges. | |
| 46.55.140 | Operator's lien, deficiency claim, liability. | |
RECORDS, INSPECTIONS, AND ENFORCEMENT | ||
| 46.55.150 | Vehicle transaction file. | |
| 46.55.160 | Availability of records, equipment, and facilities for audit and inspection. | |
| 46.55.170 | Complaints, where forwarded. | |
| 46.55.180 | Presiding officer at licensing hearing. | |
| 46.55.190 | Rules. | |
| 46.55.200 | Penalties for certain acts or omissions. | |
| 46.55.210 | Cease and desist order. | |
| 46.55.220 | Refusal to issue license, grounds for. | |
JUNK VEHICLE DISPOSITION | ||
| 46.55.230 | Junk vehicles—Removal, disposal, sale—Penalties—Cleanup restitution payment. | |
LOCAL REGULATION | ||
| 46.55.240 | Local ordinances—Requirements. | |
VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION | ||
| 46.55.300 | Vehicle immobilization. | |
IMPOUNDMENT AFTER ARREST FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE | ||
| 46.55.360 | Impoundment, when required—Law enforcement powers, duties, and liability immunity—Redemption, when, by whom—Operator liability immunity—Definition. | |
| 46.55.370 | Law enforcement liability immunity—Reasonable suspicion. | |
ABANDONED RECREATIONAL VEHICLES | ||
| 46.55.400 | Transporting abandoned recreational vehicles—Record of delivery—Report—Liability. | |
MISCELLANEOUS | ||
| 46.55.700 | Program to compensate registered tow truck operators—Private property impounds, impounds performed under law enforcement direction—Form—Disbursement of excess funds—Annual report—Lien, deficiency claim—Notice. | |
| 46.55.901 | Headings not part of law—1985 c 377. | |
| 46.55.902 | Effective date—1985 c 377. | |
| 46.55.910 | Chapter not applicable to certain activities of department of transportation. | |
Notes:
Removal of unattended vehicle from highway: RCW 46.61.590.
Riding in towed vehicles: RCW 46.61.625.
Safety chains for towing: RCW 46.37.495.