46.04.330 - Motorcycle.
Motorcycle.
"Motorcycle" means a motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, on which the driver:
(1) Rides on a seat or saddle and the motor vehicle is designed to be steered with a handlebar; or
(2) Rides on a seat in a partially or completely enclosed seating area that is equipped with safety belts and the motor vehicle is designed to be steered with a steering wheel.
"Motorcycle" excludes a farm tractor, a power wheelchair, an electric personal assistive mobility device, a motorized foot scooter, an electric-assisted bicycle, and a moped.
[2009 c 275 ยง 2; 2003 c 141 ยง 3; 2002 c 247 ยง 3; 1990 c 250 ยง 20; 1979 ex.s. c 213 ยง 2; 1961 c 12 ยง 46.04.330. Prior: 1959 c 49 ยง 34; prior: (i) 1943 c 153 ยง 1, part; 1937 c 188 ยง 1, part; Rem. Supp. 1943 ยง 6312-1, part; 1923 c 181 ยง 1, part; 1921 c 96 ยง 2, part; 1919 c 59 ยง 1, part; 1917 c 155 ยง 1, part; 1915 c 142 ยง 2, part; RRS ยง 6313, part. (ii) 1937 c 189 ยง 1, part; RRS ยง 6360-1, part; 1929 c 180 ยง 1, part; 1927 c 309 ยง 2, part; RRS ยง 6362-2, part.]
Notes: Legislative review -- 2002 c 247: See note following RCW 46.04.1695.
Severability -- 1990 c 250: See note following RCW 46.18.215.