5442 AMS FRAN S2175.1

SB 5442 - S AMD - 000039

By Senator Franklin

                                                    ADOPTED 3/5/93

    On page 1, after line 3, insert the following:

    "Sec. 1.  RCW 46.55.085 and 1987 c 311 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) A law enforcement officer discovering an ((apparently abandoned)) unauthorized vehicle left within a highway right of way shall attach to the vehicle a readily visible notification sticker.  The sticker shall contain the following information:

    (a) The date and time the sticker was attached;

    (b) The identity of the officer;

    (c) A statement that if the vehicle is not removed within twenty-four hours from the time the sticker is attached, the vehicle may be taken into custody and stored at the owner's expense; and

    (d) The address and telephone number where additional information may be obtained.

    (2) If the vehicle has current Washington registration plates, the officer shall check the records to learn the identity of the last owner of record.  The officer or his department shall make a reasonable effort to contact the owner by telephone in order to give the owner the information on the notification sticker.

    (3) If the vehicle is not removed within twenty-four hours from the time the notification sticker is attached, the law enforcement officer may take custody of the vehicle and provide for the vehicle's removal to a place of safety.  A vehicle that does not pose a safety hazard may remain on the roadside for more than twenty-four hours if the owner or operator is unable to remove it from the place where it is located and so notifies law enforcement officials and requests assistance.

    (4) For the purposes of this section a place of safety includes the business location of a registered tow truck operator."

    Renumber the sections following consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

SB 5442 - S AMD

By Senator Franklin

    On page 6, after line 16, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  RCW 46.90.103 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 54 s 4 are each repealed."

SB 5442 - S AMD

By Senator Franklin

    In line 1 of the title, after "trucks;" strike "and"

    In line 1 of the title, after "RCW" insert "46.55.085,"

    In line 2 of the title, after "81.80.040" insert "; and repealing RCW 46.90.103"

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