RCW 46.44.036
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Except as provided in RCW 46.44.037 , it is unlawful for any person to operate upon the public highways of this state any combination of vehicles consisting of more than two vehicles. For the purposes of this section a truck tractor-semitrailer or pole trailer combination will be considered as two vehicles but the addition of another axle to the tractor of a truck tractor-semitrailer or pole trailer combination in such a way that it supports a proportional share of the load of the semitrailer or pole trailer shall not be deemed a separate vehicle but shall be considered a part of the truck tractor.
For the purposes of this section a converter gear used in converting a semitrailer to a full trailer shall not be deemed a separate vehicle but shall be considered a part of the trailer.
[1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 64 s 8; 1961 c 12 s 46.44.036 . Prior: 1955 c 384 s 2 ; 1951 c 269 s 23 ; prior: 1949 c 221 s 1, part; 1947 c 200 s 5, part; 1941 c 116 s 1, part; 1937 c 189 s 49, part; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 6360-49, part.]
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Rules of court: Monetary penalty schedule — IRLJ 6.2.
Effective dates — Severability — 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 64: See notes following RCW 46.16A.455 .