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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.61.582 (2025)

Free parking for persons with disabilities—Exceptions

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(1) Any person who meets the criteria for special parking privileges under RCW 46.19.010 must be allowed free of charge to park a vehicle being used to transport the holder of such special parking privileges for unlimited periods of time in parking zones or areas, including zones or areas with parking meters that are otherwise restricted as to the length of time parking is permitted, except zones in which parking is limited pursuant to RCW 46.19.050(5). The person must obtain and display a parking placard or special license plate under RCW 46.19.010 and 46.19.030 to be eligible for the privileges under this section.
(2) This section does not apply to those zones or areas in which the stopping, parking, or standing of all vehicles is prohibited or that are reserved for special types of vehicles.
[ 2014 c 124 s 7; 2011 c 171 s 80; 2010 c 161 s 1124; 1991 c 339 s 25; 1984 c 154 s 5.]

Notes:

Finding—Intent—Effective date—2014 c 124: See notes following RCW 46.19.010.
Intent—Effective date—2011 c 171: See notes following RCW 4.24.210.
Effective date—Intent—Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session—2010 c 161: See notes following RCW 46.04.013.
Intent—Application—Severability—1984 c 154: See notes following RCW 46.55.113.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2010–2010 · leading case: State v. Johnson, 156 Wash. App. 82 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010).
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State v. Johnson, 156 Wash. App. 82 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “RCW 46.61.582. At his suppression hearing, Johnson testified that Williams had parked his patrol car in a manner that blocked the parking lot entrance.”
State v. Johnson, 231 P.3d 225 (Wash. Ct. App. 2010). “[3] RCW 46.61.582. [4] At his suppression hearing, Johnson testified that Williams had parked his patrol car in a manner that blocked the parking lot entrance.”
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