Washington § 46.61.730 Wheelchair conveyances.

Washington Statutes

§ 46.61.730 — Wheelchair conveyances.

Washington § 46.61.730

Title 46MOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 46.61RULES OF THE ROAD

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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.61.730 (2026).

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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.

(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. Severability — 1983 c 200: See note following RCW 46.04.710 .

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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.

(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.

Severability — 1983 c 200: See note following RCW 46.04.710 .