Washington § 46.37.300 - Standards for lights on snow-removal or highway maintenance and service equipment.

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§ 46.37.300. Standards for lights on snow-removal or highway maintenance and service equipment.

(1) The state patrol shall adopt standards and specifications applicable to head lamps, clearance lamps, identification and other lamps on snow-removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment when operated on the highways of this state in lieu of the lamps otherwise required on motor vehicles by this chapter. Such standards and specifications may permit the use of flashing lights for purposes of identification on snow-removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment when in service upon the highways. The standards and specifications for lamps referred to in this section shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform with those approved by the American association of state highway officials.
(2) It shall be unlawful to operate any snow-removal and other highway maintenance and service equipment on any highway unless the lamps thereon comply with and are lighted when and as required by the standards and specifications adopted as provided in this section.
[ 1987 c 330 s 715; 1963 c 154 s 20; 1961 c 12 s 46.37.300. Prior: 1955 c 269 s 30.]

Notes

Construction—Application of rules—Severability—1987 c 330: See notes following RCW 28B.12.050.
Effective date—1963 c 154: See note following RCW 46.37.010.

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

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