Washington Code 46.61.730 – Wheelchair conveyances
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(1) No person may operate a wheelchair conveyance on any public roadway with a posted speed limit in excess of thirty-five miles per hour.
Terms Used In Washington Code 46.61.730
- person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
(2) No person other than a wheelchair-bound person may operate a wheelchair conveyance on a public roadway.
(3) Every wheelchair-bound person operating a wheelchair conveyance upon a roadway is granted all the rights and is subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle by this chapter, except those provisions that by their nature can have no application.
(4) A violation of this section is a traffic infraction.
[ 1983 c 200 § 5.]
NOTES:
Severability—1983 c 200: See note following RCW 46.04.710.
Wheelchair conveyances
definitions: RCW 46.04.710.
operator’s license: RCW 46.20.109.
registration: RCW 46.16A.405(3).
safety standards: RCW 46.37.610.