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Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 46.61.310 (2026)

Signals by hand and arm or signal lamps

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(1) Any stop or turn signal when required herein shall be given either by means of the hand and arm or by signal lamps, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) hereof.
(2) Any motor vehicle in use on a highway shall be equipped with, and required signal shall be given by, signal lamps when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the left outside limit of the body, cab or load of such motor vehicle exceeds twenty-four inches, or when the distance from the center of the top of the steering post to the rear limit of the body or load thereof exceeds fourteen feet. The latter measurements shall apply to any single vehicle, also to any combination of vehicles.
[ 1965 ex.s. c 155 s 44.]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1974–1996 · leading case: W. Packing Co. v. Visser, 521 P.2d 939 (Wash. Ct. App. 1974).
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W. Packing Co. v. Visser, 521 P.2d 939 (Wash. Ct. App. 1974). · cites it 8× “Under this definition, the defendant’s tractor was clearly a motor vehicle. The provisions of RCW 46.”
State v. Henry, 910 P.2d 1290 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). “050(1), and failure to signal, RCW 46.61.310, both of which are traffic infractions subject to $35 fines.”
State v. Henry, 910 P.2d 1290 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). “050(1), and failure to signal, RCW 46.61.310, both of which are traffic infractions subject to $35 fines.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 46.61.310(2) — 1 case
W. Packing Co. v. Visser, 521 P.2d 939 (Wash. Ct. App. 1974). “Under this definition, the defendant’s tractor was clearly a motor vehicle. The provisions of RCW 46.”
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