WSR 23-20-052
PERMANENT RULES
WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
[Filed September 28, 2023, 1:36 p.m., effective October 29, 2023]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: WAC 204-21-120 Cornering lamps, to be amended to allow the original equipment manufacturer the ability to offer a cornering lamp function within a headlamp or at the same height as a headlamp on higher vehicles that is complaint [compliant] with federal rules and allowable in all other states.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 204-21-120.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 23-17-110 on August 17, 2023.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: September 28, 2023.
John R. Batiste
Chief
OTS-4632.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 08-19-104, filed 9/17/08, effective 10/18/08)
WAC 204-21-120Cornering lamps.
Cornering lamps:
(1) Must meet SAE Standard ((J852a))J852.
(2) Must be on the front of the vehicle near the side or the side near the front.
(3) ((Must be mounted no lower than twelve inches nor higher than thirty inches.
(4))) Must, if they have means to adjust and aim the lamp, be mounted so the center of the high intensity portion of the beam is within ((forty to fifty))40 to 50 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the vertical toward the front. The vertical aim must be within the center of the high intensity zone, ((ten to fourteen))10 to 14 inches below the level of the lamp center.
(((5)))(4) Must, if they don't have aiming mechanisms, be mounted in a fixed position on the vehicle in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.