Washington § 46.44.180 - Operation of mobile home pilot vehicle without insurance unlawful — Amounts — Exception — Penalty.

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§ 46.44.180. Operation of mobile home pilot vehicle without insurance unlawful — Amounts — Exception — Penalty.

(1) It is unlawful for a person, other than an employee of a dealer or other principal licensed to transport mobile homes within this state acting within the course of employment with the principal, to operate a pilot vehicle accompanying a mobile home, as defined in RCW 46.04.302, being transported on the public highways of this state, without maintaining insurance for the pilot vehicle in the minimum amounts of:
(a) One hundred thousand dollars for bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident;
(b) Three hundred thousand dollars for bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident; and
(c) Fifty thousand dollars for damage to or destruction of property of others in any one accident.
(2) Satisfactory evidence of the insurance shall be carried at all times by the operator of the pilot vehicle, which evidence shall be displayed upon demand by a police officer.
(3) Failure to maintain the insurance as required by this section is a gross misdemeanor.
(4) Failure to carry or disclose the evidence of the insurance as required by this section is a misdemeanor.
[ 2003 c 53 s 240; 1980 c 153 s 3.]

Notes

Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.

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

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