BILL REQ. #:  S-0922.2 

Read first time 02/10/2003.   Referred to Committee on Highways & Transportation.

     AN ACT Relating to equipment placed in vehicle interiors; and adding a new section to chapter 46.37 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 46.37 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Objects that are not original vehicle equipment and are installed in the passenger compartment of a vehicle must be securely fastened in place.
     (2) When there are one or more passengers in the backseat of a vehicle, an object weighing more than one pound may not be placed on the back shelf behind the passenger seats unless the object is securely fastened in place.
     (3) Enforcement of this section by law enforcement officers may be accomplished only as a secondary action when a driver of a motor vehicle has been detained for a suspected violation of this title or an equivalent local ordinance or some other offense.