WSR 21-01-054
PERMANENT RULES
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
[Filed December 9, 2020, 7:44 a.m., effective January 9, 2021]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: The proposed rule changes would remove the reference of the C.F.R. on motorized foot scooters and add a new section that addresses the reflector requirements on motorized foot scooters.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 204-10-060.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.37.005, 46.37.320, and 46.20.500.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 20-20-099 on October 5, 2020.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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 9, 2020.
John R. Batiste
Chief
OTS-2483.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-19-079, filed 9/16/08, effective 10/17/08)
WAC 204-10-060Reflectors.
(1) On motor vehicles, reflex reflectors must be securely mounted on a rigid part of the vehicle with the plane of the lens perpendicular to the roadway and parallel to the rear axle. Side reflex reflectors must be mounted with the lens face perpendicular to the roadway and parallel to the rear wheels.
(2) On bicycles ((and motorized foot scooters)), the reflectors must be securely mounted and of a type conforming to 16 C.F.R. Part 1512.
(3) On motorized foot scooters, a red reflector on the rear that is visible from a distance of five hundred feet when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlamps on a motor vehicle. It shall also be equipped with reflective material and of sufficient size and reflectivity to be visible from both sides at a distance of five hundred feet.