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Code · Washington · Title 46 — Motor Vehicles · Chapter 46.04

RCW 46.04.330

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"Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels, not including any stabilizing conversion kits, on which the driver:
(1)Rides on a seat or saddle and the motor vehicle is designed to be steered with a handlebar; or
(2)Rides on a seat in a partially or completely enclosed seating area that is equipped with safety belts and the motor vehicle is designed to be steered with a steering wheel.
"Motorcycle" excludes a farm tractor, a power wheelchair, an electric personal assistive mobility device, a motorized foot scooter, an electric-assisted bicycle, and a moped.
[ 2013 c 174 s 1 ; 2009 c 275 s 2 ; 2003 c 141 s 3 ; 2002 c 247 s 3 ; 1990 c 250 s 20 ; 1979 ex.s. c 213 s 2 ; 1961 c 12 s 46.04.330 . Prior: 1959 c 49 s 34 ; prior:
(i)1943 c 153 s 1, part; 1937 c 188 s 1, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 6312-1, part; 1923 c 181 s 1, part; 1921 c 96 s 2, part; 1919 c 59 s 1, part; 1917 c 155 s 1, part; 1915 c 142 s 2, part; RRS s 6313, part.
(ii)1937 c 189 s 1, part; RRS s 6360-1, part; 1929 c 180 s 1, part; 1927 c 309 s 2, part; RRS s 6362-2, part.]
Notes:
Legislative review — 2002 c 247: See note following RCW 46.04.1695 .
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