CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1379

Chapter 193, Laws of 2003

58th Legislature
2003 Regular Session



TRAFFIC CONTROL--PRIVATE ROADS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/03

Passed by the House April 21, 2003
  Yeas 89   Nays 8

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 16, 2003
  Yeas 45   Nays 4


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1379 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


CYNTHIA ZEHNDER
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Chief Clerk
Approved May 9, 2003.








GARY LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 9, 2003 - 4:09 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1379
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2003 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2003 Regular Session

By Representatives Ericksen, Bush and Anderson

Read first time 01/24/2003.   Referred to Committee on Transportation.



     AN ACT Relating to agreements with cities, towns, and counties for traffic control on private roads by local law enforcement personnel; and adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 46.61 RCW to read as follows:
     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 64.38 RCW if:
     (1) A majority of the homeowner's 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 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 has provided written notice to all of the homeowners 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.


         Passed by the House April 21, 2003.
         Passed by the Senate April 16, 2003.
         Approved by the Governor May 9, 2003.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 9, 2003.