§ 46.37.005 State patrol — Additional powers and duties
§ 46.37.010 Scope and effect of regulations — General penalty
§ 46.37.020 When lighted lamps and signaling devices are required
§ 46.37.030 Visibility distance and mounted height of lamps
§ 46.37.040 Head lamps on motor vehicles
§ 46.37.050 Tail lamps
§ 46.37.060 Reflectors
§ 46.37.070 Stop lamps and electric turn signals required
§ 46.37.080 Application of succeeding sections
§ 46.37.090 Additional equipment required on certain vehicles
§ 46.37.100 Color of clearance lamps, side marker lamps, backup lamps, and reflectors
§ 46.37.110 Mounting of reflectors, clearance lamps, identification lamps, and side marker lamps
§ 46.37.120 Visibility of reflectors, clearance lamps, identification lamps, and side marker lamps
§ 46.37.130 Obstructed lights not required
§ 46.37.140 Lamps, reflectors, and flags on projecting load
§ 46.37.150 Lamps on vehicles — Parked or stopped vehicles, lighting requirements
§ 46.37.160 Hazard warning lights and reflectors on farm equipment — Slow-moving vehicle emblem
§ 46.37.170 Lamps and reflectors on other vehicles and equipment — Slow-moving vehicle emblem on animal-drawn vehicles
§ 46.37.180 Spot lamps and auxiliary lamps
§ 46.37.184 Red flashing lights on fire department vehicles — Rear-facing blue lights — Combination
§ 46.37.185 Green light on firefighters’ private cars
§ 46.37.186 Fire department sign or plate on private car
§ 46.37.187 Green light, sign or plate — Identification card required
§ 46.37.188 Penalty for violation of RCW 46.37.184 through 46.37.188
§ 46.37.190 Warning devices on vehicles — Other drivers yield and stop
§ 46.37.191 Implementing rules
§ 46.37.193 Signs on buses
§ 46.37.194 Authorized emergency vehicles — State patrol authority, maintenance, and applicant and driver screening
§ 46.37.195 Sale of emergency vehicle lighting equipment restricted — Removal of emergency vehicle equipment, when required — Exception
§ 46.37.196 Red lights on emergency tow trucks — Rear facing blue lights
§ 46.37.200 Stop lamps and electric turn signals displayed
§ 46.37.210 Additional lighting equipment
§ 46.37.215 Hazard warning lamps
§ 46.37.220 Multiple-beam road-lighting equipment
§ 46.37.230 Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment
§ 46.37.240 Single-beam road-lighting equipment
§ 46.37.260 Alternate road lighting equipment
§ 46.37.270 Number of lamps required — Number of additional lamps permitted
§ 46.37.280 Special restrictions on lamps
§ 46.37.290 Special lighting equipment on school buses and private carrier buses
§ 46.37.300 Standards for lights on snow-removal or highway maintenance and service equipment
§ 46.37.310 Selling or using lamps or equipment
§ 46.37.320 Authority of state patrol regarding lighting devices or other safety equipment
§ 46.37.330 Revocation of certificate of approval on devices — Reapproval, conditions
§ 46.37.340 Braking equipment required
§ 46.37.351 Performance ability of brakes
§ 46.37.360 Maintenance of brakes — Brake system failure indicator
§ 46.37.365 Hydraulic brake fluid — Defined — Standards and specifications
§ 46.37.369 Wheels and front suspension
§ 46.37.375 Steering and suspension systems
§ 46.37.380 Horns, warning devices, and theft alarms
§ 46.37.390 Mufflers required — Smoke and air contaminant standards — Definitions — Penalty, exception
§ 46.37.395 Compression brakes (Jake brakes)
§ 46.37.400 Mirrors, backup devices
§ 46.37.410 Windshields required, exception — Must be unobstructed and equipped with wipers
§ 46.37.420 Tires — Restrictions
§ 46.37.4215 Lightweight and retractable studs — Certification by sellers
§ 46.37.4216 Lightweight and retractable studs — Sale of tires containing
§ 46.37.423 Pneumatic passenger car tires — Standards — Exception for off-highway use — Penalty
§ 46.37.424 Regrooved tires — Standards — Exception for off-highway use — Penalty
§ 46.37.425 Tires — Unsafe — State patrol’s authority — Penalty
§ 46.37.427 Studded tire fee
§ 46.37.430 Safety glazing — Sunscreening or coloring
§ 46.37.435 Unlawful installation of safety glazing or film sunscreening material, penalty — Unlawful purchase or sale of safety glazing or film sunscreening material installation services, penalty
§ 46.37.440 Flares or other warning devices required on certain vehicles
§ 46.37.450 Disabled vehicle — Display of warning devices
§ 46.37.465 Fuel system
§ 46.37.467 Alternative fuel source — Placard required
§ 46.37.470 Air conditioning equipment
§ 46.37.480 Headsets, earphones
§ 46.37.490 Safety load chains and devices required
§ 46.37.495 Safety chains for towing
§ 46.37.500 Fenders or splash aprons
§ 46.37.505 Child passenger restraint systems
§ 46.37.510 Seat belts and shoulder harnesses
§ 46.37.513 Bumpers
§ 46.37.517 Body and body hardware
§ 46.37.518 Street rod, custom, and kit vehicles — Optional and required equipment
§ 46.37.5185 Street rod and custom vehicles — Blue dot taillights
§ 46.37.519 Kit vehicles
§ 46.37.520 Beach vehicles with soft tires — “Dune buggies” — Inspection and approval required — Fee
§ 46.37.522 Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles — When head lamps and tail lamps to be lighted
§ 46.37.523 Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles — Head lamps
§ 46.37.524 Motor-driven cycles — Head lamps
§ 46.37.525 Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles — Tail lamps, reflectors, and stop lamps
§ 46.37.527 Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles — Brake requirements
§ 46.37.528 Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles — Performance ability of brakes
§ 46.37.529 Motor-driven cycles — Braking system inspection
§ 46.37.530 Motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, mopeds, electric-assisted bicycles — Helmets, other equipment — Children — Rules
§ 46.37.535 Motorcycles, motor-driven cycles, or mopeds — Helmet requirements when rented
§ 46.37.537 Motorcycles — Exhaust system
§ 46.37.539 Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles — Additional requirements and limitations
§ 46.37.540 Odometers — Disconnecting, resetting, or turning back prohibited
§ 46.37.550 Odometers — Selling motor vehicle knowing odometer turned back unlawful
§ 46.37.560 Odometers — Selling motor vehicle knowing odometer replaced unlawful
§ 46.37.570 Odometers — Selling, advertising, using, or installing device registering false mileage
§ 46.37.590 Odometers — Purchaser plaintiff to recover costs and attorney’s fee, when
§ 46.37.600 Liability of operator, owner, lessee for violations
§ 46.37.610 Wheelchair conveyance standards
§ 46.37.620 School buses — Crossing arms
§ 46.37.630 Private school buses
§ 46.37.640 Air bags — Definitions
§ 46.37.650 Air bags — Manufacture, importation, sale, or installation of counterfeit, nonfunctional, damaged, or previously deployed — Penalties
§ 46.37.660 Air bags — Replacement requirements, diagnostic system — Penalties
§ 46.37.670 Signal preemption devices — Prohibited — Exceptions
§ 46.37.671 Signal preemption device — Possession — Penalty
§ 46.37.672 Signal preemption device — Use, sale, purchase — Penalty
§ 46.37.673 Signal preemption device — Accident — Property damage or less than substantial bodily harm — Penalty
§ 46.37.674 Signal preemption device — Accident — Substantial bodily harm — Penalty
§ 46.37.675 Signal preemption device — Accident — Death — Penalty
§ 46.37.680 Sound system attachment
§ 46.37.685 License plate flipping device — Unlawful use, display, sale — Penalty
§ 46.37.690 Electric-assisted bicycles — Label — Compliance with equipment and manufacturing requirements — No tampering unless label is replaced — Bicycle and bicycle rider provisions apply
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 46.37 - Vehicle lighting and other equipment

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  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lightweight stud: means a stud intended for installation and use in a vehicle tire. See Washington Code 46.04.272
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