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                                           ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2636

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives Zellinsky, D. Sommers, Day, Baugher, Van Luven, Kremen, Beck, R. Meyers, Betrozoff, R. Fisher, Prince, Jacobsen, Nealey and Cooper

Read first time 1/17/90 and referred to Committee on Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to weight, height, and length exemptions for tow trucks operated by registered tow truck operators; and adding a new section to chapter 46.44 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 46.44 RCW to read as follows:

          The operator of a tow truck performing an initial emergency tow to remove a disabled vehicle from a public roadway may tow the vehicle to a place of safety without first having obtained the proper overweight or over dimensional permits from the department of transportation.  A tow truck operator performing a subsequent tow in which the load is in excess of thirty-four thousand pounds on the rear tandem axle shall obtain a permit from the department authorizing the movement for weights up to fifty thousand pounds on the rear axle.  The department may restrict the routing or deny a permit as may be necessary for the preservation of the road and bridge system.