Washington § 46.20.765 - Intelligent speed assistance device — Installation, repair, maintain, monitor, or remove — Application — Criminal background check results — Department may issue rules. (Effective January 1, 2029.)

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§ 46.20.765. Intelligent speed assistance device — Installation, repair, maintain, monitor, or remove — Application — Criminal background check results — Department may issue rules. (Effective January 1, 2029.)

(1) To be eligible to install, repair, maintain, monitor, or remove an intelligent speed assistance device, a person must apply to the department and meet the requirements as provided in this section.
(2) An applicant seeking approval to install the device must submit a declaration to the department that the device is an intelligent speed assistance device as defined in RCW 46.04.218 and, when installed in a vehicle, is configured and programmed as provided in subsection (3) of this section.
(3)(a) An intelligent speed assistance device must employ a technology using a global positioning system and must be programmed to limit the velocity of a moving vehicle to the posted speed limit, except as provided in (b) of this subsection.
(b) The intelligent speed assistance device must include an override function to allow the vehicle to exceed the speed limit on no more than three occasions in each calendar month. The use of the override function under this subsection is subject to the requirements and limitations of RCW 46.61.425.
(c) All data collected under chapter 228, Laws of 2025 must be securely maintained by an intelligent speed assistance device company and may not be shared with any third parties, except for data pertaining to installation and removal of the device, without a court order.
(4) To maintain eligibility under this section, a person must submit the results of a criminal background check to the department annually for any individual that is hired to install, repair, maintain, monitor, or remove the device.
(5) The department may issue rules regarding the application process and eligibility under this section.
[ 2025 c 228 s 5.]

Notes

Intent—Finding—Short title—Effective date—2025 c 228: See notes following RCW 46.20.760.

Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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