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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1365

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives May, Miller, J. Williams, Leonard, Patrick, Jacobsen, Van Luven, Rust, Betrozoff, Belcher, Long, K. Wilson, Brough, Nutley, L. Smith, Scott, Walker, S. Wilson, Schoon, Isaacson, Wineberry, P. King and Winsley

Prefiled with Chief Clerk 1/9/86.  Read first time 1/13/86 and referred to Committee on Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to rules of the road; and amending RCW 46.61.655.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 46.56.135, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 22, chapter 307, Laws of 1971 ex. sess. and RCW 46.61.655 are each amended to read as follows:

          No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any public highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking or otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled on a roadway in the cleaning or maintaining of such roadway by public authority having jurisdiction.  Such vehicles shall be equipped with covering screens or other devices which will ensure that no fragments of the load can escape from the truck bed in a loaded or unloaded condition.  Any person operating a vehicle from which any glass or objects have fallen or escaped, which would constitute an obstruction or injure a vehicle or otherwise endanger travel upon such public highway shall immediately cause the public highway to be cleaned of all such glass or objects and shall pay any costs therefor.