RCW 46.61.419
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State, local, or county law enforcement personnel may enforce speeding violations under RCW 46.61.400 on private roads within a community organized under chapter 64.34 , 64.32, or 64.38 RCW if:
(1)A majority of the homeowner's association's, association of apartment owners', or condominium association's board of directors votes to authorize the issuance of speeding infractions on its private roads, and declares a speed limit not lower than twenty miles per hour;
(2)A written agreement regarding the speeding enforcement is signed by the homeowner's association, association of apartment owners, or condominium association president and the chief law enforcement official of the city or county within whose jurisdiction the private road is located;
(3)The homeowner's association, association of apartment owners, or condominium association has provided written notice to all of the homeowners, apartment owners, or unit owners describing the new authority to issue speeding infractions; and
(4)Signs have been posted declaring the speed limit at all vehicle entrances to the community.
[ 2013 c 269 s 1 ; 2003 c 193 s 1 .]
RCW 46.61.419
Private roads — Speed enforcement. (Effective January 1, 2028.)
State, local, or county law enforcement personnel may enforce speeding violations under RCW 46.61.400 on private roads within a community organized under chapter 64.90 RCW if:
(1)A majority of the unit owners association's board of directors votes to authorize the issuance of speeding infractions on its private roads, and declares a speed limit not lower than twenty miles per hour;
(2)A written agreement regarding the speeding enforcement is signed by the unit owners association president and the chief law enforcement official of the city or county within whose jurisdiction the private road is located;
(3)The unit owners association has provided written notice to all of the unit owners describing the new authority to issue speeding infractions; and
(4)Signs have been posted declaring the speed limit at all vehicle entrances to the common interest community.
[ 2024 c 321 s 406 ; 2013 c 269 s 1 ; 2003 c 193 s 1 .]
Notes:
Effective dates — 2024 c 321 ss 319 and 401-432: See note following RCW 64.90.485 .