WSR 14-03-017 PERMANENT RULES WASHINGTON STATE PATROL [Filed January 7, 2014, 2:53 p.m., effective February 7, 2014] Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Washington state patrol is in need of updating the regulations in order to align state rules with state and federal regulations. The proposed changes include but may not be limited to amending the definition for a private carrier bus to coincide with the federal definition under 49 C.F.R. 390.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 204-32-010.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.37.005 and 46.37.290.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-21-103 on October 21, 2013.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 20, 2013.
John R. Batiste
Chief
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 08-19-078, filed 9/16/08, effective 10/17/08)
WAC 204-32-010 Definitions.
(1) "Chief" means the chief of the Washington state patrol or their designee. (2) "Private carrier bus" means every motor vehicle designed for the purpose of carrying passengers (((having a seating capacity for eleven or more persons))) used regularly to transport persons in furtherance of any organized agricultural, religious, or charitable purpose, and having a seating capacity for: (a) Eight passengers if the transportation is provided for compensation; or (b) Fifteen passengers if the transportation is provided not for compensation. Such term does not include buses operated by common carriers under a franchise granted by any city or town or the Washington public utilities commission. (3) "Stop signal" means a sign bearing the word "STOP" which is actuated by the driver of the bus. (4) "Signal lamps" means red lamps mounted on the vehicle to be used in conjunction with the "stop signal" when the bus is loading or unloading passengers under certain conditions. (5) "Warning sign" means a sign to be attached to the rear of the bus to inform following motorists of their duty to stop when the "signal lamps" are activated.
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