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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1843

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives K. Wilson, Patrick, Nelson, Hargrove, Chandler, Vekich, Prentice and Leonard

Read first time 2/8/89 and referred to Committee on Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to barriers in roadways; adding a new section to chapter 9.91 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 9.91 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) It is unlawful to place, maintain, or allow to remain across a roadway, a cable, chain, wire, or rope that is suspended less than eight feet above the roadway unless the barrier is marked with flags, banners, ribbons, or signs so as to be readily visible from a distance of five hundred feet in the daytime.

          (2) As used in this section, "roadway" includes every road, street, highway, driveway, path, or trail capable of carrying vehicular traffic, motorized or nonmotorized, whether on public or private property.

          (3) A person convicted of violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.