Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 46 Motor Vehicles - Chapter 46.09 Off-Road And Nonhighway Vehicles

46.09.010 Application of chapter -- Permission necessary to enter upon private lands
The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all lands in this state. Nothing in this chapter, RCW 79A.35.040, 79A.35.070, 79A.35.090, 79A.35.110, and 79A.35.120 shall ...

46.09.020 Definitions
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Advisory committee" means the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities ...

46.09.030 Use permits -- Issuance -- Fees
The department shall provide for the issuance of use permits for off-road vehicles and may appoint agents for collecting fees and issuing permits. The department ...

46.09.040 Use permit prerequisite to operation
Except as provided in this chapter, no person shall operate any off-road vehicle within this state after January 1, 1978, unless the off-road vehicle has ...

46.09.050 Vehicles exempted from ORV use permits and tags
ORV use permits and ORV tags shall be required under the provisions of this chapter except for the following: (1) Off-road vehicles owned and operated ...

46.09.070 Application for ORV use permit
(1) Application for annual or temporary ORV use permits shall be made to the department or its authorized agent in such manner and upon such ...

46.09.080 ORV dealers -- Permits -- Fees -- Number plates -- Title application -- Violations
(1) Each dealer of off-road vehicles in this state who does not have a current "dealer's plate" for vehicle use pursuant to chapter 46.70 RCW ...

46.09.085 Selling ORV without use permit
Except as provided in RCW 46.09.050, it is unlawful for any dealer to sell at retail an off-road vehicle without an ORV use permit required ...

46.09.110 Disposition of ORV moneys
The moneys collected by the department under this chapter shall be distributed from time to time but at least once a year in the following ...

46.09.115 Authorized and prohibited uses
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, it is lawful to operate an off-road vehicle upon: (a) A nonhighway road and in parking areas ...

46.09.117 Operation by persons under thirteen
(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, no person under thirteen years of age may operate an off-road vehicle on or across ...

46.09.120 Operating violations -- Exceptions
(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, it is a traffic infraction for any person to operate any nonhighway vehicle: (a) In ...

46.09.130 Additional violations -- Penalty
(1) No person may operate a nonhighway vehicle in such a way as to endanger human life. (2) No person shall operate a nonhighway vehicle ...

46.09.140 Accident reports
The operator of any nonhighway vehicle involved in any accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or property damage to another to ...

46.09.150 Motor vehicle fuel excise taxes on fuel for nonhighway vehicles not refundable
Motor vehicle fuel excise taxes paid on fuel used and purchased for providing the motive power for nonhighway vehicles shall not be refundable in accordance ...

46.09.165 Nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities program account
The nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities program account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in this account are subject to legislative appropriation. The recreation ...

46.09.170 Refunds from motor vehicle fund -- Distribution -- Use (as amended by 2007 c 241)
(1) From time to time, but at least once each year, the state treasurer shall refund from the motor vehicle fund one percent of the ...

46.09.170 Refunds from motor vehicle fund -- Distribution -- Use (as amended by 2007 c 522)
(1) From time to time, but at least once each year, the state treasurer shall refund from the motor vehicle fund one percent of the ...

46.09.180 Regulation by local political subdivisions or state agencies
Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this chapter, any city, county, or other political subdivision of this state, or any state agency, may regulate the ...

46.09.190 General penalty -- Civil liability
(1) Except as provided in RCW 46.09.120(2) and 46.09.130 as now or hereafter amended, violation of the provisions of this chapter is a traffic infraction ...

46.09.200 Enforcement
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by all persons having the authority to enforce any of the laws of this state, including, without ...

46.09.240 Administration and distribution of ORV moneys
(1) After deducting administrative expenses and the expense of any programs conducted under this chapter, the board shall, at least once each year, distribute the ...

46.09.250 Statewide plan
The board shall maintain a statewide plan which shall be updated at least once every third biennium and shall be used by all participating agencies ...

46.09.280 Nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities advisory committee
(1) The board shall establish the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities advisory committee to provide advice regarding the administration of this chapter. The committee consists ...

46.09.900 Severability -- 1971 ex.s. c 47
If any provision of this 1971 amendatory act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this 1971 amendatory ...