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Code · Washington · Title 77 — Fish and Wildlife · Chapter 77.15

RCW 77.15.460

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(1)A person is guilty of unlawful possession of a loaded rifle or shotgun in a motor vehicle, as defined in RCW 46.04.320 , or upon an off-road vehicle, as defined in RCW 46.04.365 , if:
(a)The person carries, transports, conveys, possesses, or controls a rifle or shotgun in a motor vehicle, or upon an off-road vehicle, except as allowed by department rule; and
(b)The rifle or shotgun contains a shell or cartridge in the chamber, or is a muzzle-loading firearm that is loaded and capped or primed.
(2)A person is guilty of unlawful use of a loaded firearm if:
(a)The person negligently discharges a firearm from, across, or along the maintained portion of a public highway; or
(b)The person discharges a firearm from within a moving motor vehicle or from upon a moving off-road vehicle.
(3)Unlawful possession of a loaded rifle or shotgun in a motor vehicle or upon an off-road vehicle, and unlawful use of a loaded firearm are misdemeanors.
(4)This section does not apply if the person:
(a)Is a law enforcement officer who is authorized to carry a firearm and is on duty within the officer's respective jurisdiction;
(b)Has been granted a disability designation as provided by RCW 77.32.237 and complies with all rules of the department concerning hunting by persons with disabilities; or
(c)Discharges the rifle or shotgun from upon a nonmoving motor vehicle, as long as the engine is turned off and the motor vehicle is not parked on or beside the maintained portion of a public road, except as authorized by the commission by rule. This subsection (4)(c) does not apply to off-road vehicles, which are unlawful to use for hunting under RCW 46.09.480 , unless the person has a department permit issued under RCW 77.32.237 .
(5)For purposes of subsection
(1)of this section, a rifle or shotgun shall not be considered loaded if the detachable clip or magazine is not inserted in or attached to the rifle or shotgun.
[ 2025 c 76 s 6 ; 2018 c 168 s 1 ; 2014 c 48 s 18 ; 2012 c 176 s 28 ; 1999 c 258 s 7 ; 1998 c 190 s 28 .]
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