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                                                     SENATE BILL 5694

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

 

By Senators Snyder, Sutherland and Vognild

 

Read first time 02/09/93.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

 

Lowering the age for use of an out-of-state license or learner's permit.


          AN ACT Relating to driving with an instruction permit; and amending RCW 46.20.025.

 

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

 

        Sec. 1.  RCW 46.20.025 and 1979 c 75 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

          The following persons are exempt from license hereunder:

          (1) Any person in the service of the army, navy, air force, marine corps, or coast guard of the United States, or in the service of the national guard of this state or any other state, when furnished with a driver's license by such service when operating an official motor vehicle in such service;

          (2) A nonresident who is at least ((sixteen)) fifteen years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid driver's license or instruction permit issued to him or her in his or her home state;

          (3) A nonresident who is at least sixteen years of age and who has in his or her immediate possession a valid driver's license issued to him or her in his or her home country may operate a motor vehicle in this state for a period not to exceed one year;

          (4) Any person operating special highway construction equipment as defined in RCW 46.16.010;

          (5) Any person while driving or operating any farm tractor or implement of husbandry which is only incidentally operated or moved over a highway;

          (6) Any person while operating a locomotive upon rails, including operation on a railroad crossing over a public highway; and such person is not required to display a driver's license to any law enforcement officer in connection with the operation of a locomotive or train within this state.

 


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