(Effective January 1, 2024)

PDFWAC 16-662-215

Electric vehicle supply equipment language requirements.

(1) The electric vehicle supply equipment must provide means for conducting a charging session in at least one language other than English. The electric vehicle service provider shall consider the demographics of the area in which the unit will be installed, and the language(s) most commonly spoken in that location, when determining the alternative language(s) provided. At a minimum, electric vehicle service providers shall consult data published from the American Community Survey (ACS).
(2) The requirements of this section shall not apply to electric vehicle supply equipment exempted under RCW 19.94.555.
[Statutory Authority: 2021 c 238, RCW 19.94.010, 19.94.190, 19.94.555, 19.94.565, 19.94.570, and 19.94.575. WSR 23-01-091, § 16-662-215, filed 12/16/22, effective 1/1/24.]