| Passed by the Senate March 13, 2013 YEAS 43 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 12, 2013 YEAS 84 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5849 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. HUNTER G. GOODMAN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved April 23, 2013, 4:48 p.m. JAY INSLEE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 24, 2013 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2013 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/28/13.
AN ACT Relating to electric vehicle charging stations; adding a new section to chapter 46.08 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 46.08 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) An electric vehicle charging station must be indicated by
vertical signage identifying the station as an electric vehicle
charging station and indicating that it is only for electric vehicle
charging. The signage must be consistent with the manual on uniform
traffic control devices, as adopted by the department of transportation
under RCW 47.36.030. Additionally, the electric vehicle charging
station must be indicated by green pavement markings. Supplementary
signage may be posted to provide additional information including, but
not limited to, the amount of the monetary penalty under subsection (2)
of this section for parking in the station while not connected to the
charging equipment.
(2) It is a parking infraction, with a monetary penalty of one
hundred twenty-four dollars, for any person to park a vehicle in an
electric vehicle charging station provided on public or private
property
if the vehicle is not connected to the charging equipment.
The parking infraction must be processed as prescribed under RCW
3.50.100, 35.20.220, 46.16A.120, and 46.20.270(3).
(3) For purposes of this section, "electric vehicle charging
station" means a public or private parking space that is served by
charging equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of
electric energy to a battery or other energy storage device in an
electric vehicle.