DEFINITIONS

RCW 46.04
in effect

Contents

section46.04.010. Scope and construction of terms.section46.04.011. 4-H license plates.section46.04.013. Affidavit of loss.section46.04.014. Agent.section46.04.015. Alcohol concentration.section46.04.020. Alley.section46.04.022. Amateur radio operator license plates.section46.04.028. Armed forces license plate collection.section46.04.030. Arterial highway.section46.04.040. Authorized emergency vehicle.section46.04.050. Auto stage.section46.04.060. Axle.section46.04.071. Bicycle.section46.04.077. Breast cancer awareness license plates.section46.04.079. Business day.section46.04.080. Business district.section46.04.083. Cab and chassis.section46.04.085. Camper.section46.04.090. Cancel.section46.04.092. Cannabis.section46.04.094. Cargo extension.section46.04.100. Center line.section46.04.110. Center of intersection.section46.04.115. Chauffeur.section46.04.118. Circular intersection.section46.04.120. City street.section46.04.123. Collectible vehicle.section46.04.125. Collector.section46.04.126. Collector vehicle.section46.04.127. Collegiate license plates.section46.04.130. Combination of vehicles.section46.04.136. Commercial trailer.section46.04.140. Commercial vehicle.section46.04.142. Confidential license plates.section46.04.143. Converter gear.section46.04.150. County road.section46.04.160. Crosswalk.section46.04.161. Custom vehicle.section46.04.162. Department.section46.04.163. Director.section46.04.164. Disabled American veteran license plates.section46.04.165. Driveaway-towaway operation.section46.04.167. Driver education.section46.04.168. Driving privilege withheld.section46.04.169. Electric-assisted bicycle — Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle — Class 2 electric-assisted bicycle — Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle.section46.04.170. Explosives.section46.04.174. Facial recognition matching system.section46.04.180. Farm tractor.section46.04.181. Farm vehicle.section46.04.182. Farmer.section46.04.183. Farming.section46.04.184. Firefighter memorial license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.186. Fixed load vehicle.section46.04.187. Flammable liquid.section46.04.190. For hire vehicle.section46.04.192. Former prisoner of war license plates.section46.04.193. Fred Hutch license plates.section46.04.194. Garbage truck.section46.04.196. Helping Kids Speak license plates.section46.04.197. Highway.section46.04.199. Horseless carriage license plate. (Effective until January 15, 2026.)section46.04.199. Horseless carriage license plate. (Effective January 15, 2026.)section46.04.200. Hours of darkness.section46.04.204. Hybrid motor vehicle.section46.04.209. Identity information.section46.04.215. Ignition interlock device.section46.04.217. Ignition interlock driver's license.section46.04.218. Intelligent speed assistance device. (Effective January 1, 2029.)section46.04.220. Intersection area.section46.04.240. Intersection control area.section46.04.249. Keep Kids Safe license plates.section46.04.251. Kit vehicle.section46.04.260. Laned highway.section46.04.265. Law enforcement memorial license plates.section46.04.270. Legal owner.section46.04.271. Light truck.section46.04.272. Lightweight stud.section46.04.274. Limousine.section46.04.276. Limousine carrier.section46.04.280. Local authorities.section46.04.290. Marked crosswalk.section46.04.292. Market value threshold amount.section46.04.294. Medal of Honor.section46.04.295. Medium-speed electric vehicle.section46.04.300. Metal tire.section46.04.301. Military affiliate radio system license plates.section46.04.302. Mobile home, manufactured home.section46.04.303. Modular home.section46.04.304. Moped.section46.04.305. Motor homes.section46.04.310. Motor truck.section46.04.320. Motor vehicle.section46.04.330. Motorcycle.section46.04.332. Motor-driven cycle.section46.04.336. Motorized foot scooter.section46.04.338. Mount St. Helens license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.340. Muffler.section46.04.350. Multiple lane highway.section46.04.355. Municipal transit vehicle.section46.04.356. Natural person.section46.04.357. Neighborhood electric vehicle.section46.04.358. New motor vehicle.section46.04.360. Nonresident.section46.04.363. Off-road motorcycle.section46.04.365. Off-road vehicle.section46.04.367. Off-street facility.section46.04.370. Operator or driver.section46.04.371. Organ transport vehicle.section46.04.372. ORV registration.section46.04.380. Owner.section46.04.381. Park or parking.section46.04.382. Passenger car.section46.04.383. Patches pal license plates.section46.04.385. Personalized license plates.section46.04.400. Pedestrian.section46.04.405. Person.section46.04.408. Photograph, picture, negative.section46.04.410. Pneumatic tires.section46.04.414. Pole trailer.section46.04.415. Power wheelchair.section46.04.416. Private carrier bus.section46.04.420. Private road or driveway.section46.04.422. Private use single-axle trailer.section46.04.429. Professional firefighters and paramedics license plates.section46.04.435. Public scale.section46.04.437. Purple heart license plates.section46.04.440. Railroad.section46.04.450. Railroad sign or signal.section46.04.455. Reasonable grounds.section46.04.460. Registered owner.section46.04.462. Registration.section46.04.464. Renewal notice.section46.04.465. Rental car.section46.04.466. Rental car business.section46.04.467. Rental trailer.section46.04.468. Report of sale.section46.04.470. Residence district.section46.04.480. Revoke. (Effective until October 1, 2025.)section46.04.480. Revoke. (Effective October 1, 2025.)section46.04.485. Ride share license plates.section46.04.490. Road tractor.section46.04.500. Roadway.section46.04.510. Safety zone.section46.04.514. Salvage vehicle.section46.04.516. San Juan Islands license plates.section46.04.518. Scale weight.section46.04.521. School bus.section46.04.522. Seattle Mariners license plates.section46.04.523. Seattle Seahawks license plates.section46.04.524. Seattle Sounders FC license plates.section46.04.525. Seattle University license plates.section46.04.526. Secured party.section46.04.527. Security interest.section46.04.530. Semitrailer.section46.04.535. Share the road license plates.section46.04.540. Sidewalk.section46.04.542. Ski & ride Washington license plates.section46.04.544. Smokey Bear license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.545. Snow bike.section46.04.546. Snowmobile.section46.04.550. Solid tire.section46.04.551. Special highway construction equipment.section46.04.552. Special mobile equipment.section46.04.553. Sport utility vehicle.section46.04.554. Square dancer license plates.section46.04.555. Stand or standing.section46.04.556. Standard issue license plates.section46.04.559. State flower license plates.section46.04.560. State highway.section46.04.563. State sport license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.565. Stop.section46.04.566. Stop or stopping.section46.04.570. Streetcar.section46.04.572. Street rod vehicle.section46.04.574. Subagency.section46.04.575. Subagent.section46.04.580. Suspend. (Effective until October 1, 2025.)section46.04.580. Suspend. (Effective October 1, 2025.)section46.04.581. Tab.section46.04.582. Tandem axle.section46.04.585. Temporarily sojourning.section46.04.586. THC concentration.section46.04.587. Total loss vehicle.section46.04.588. Tow dolly.section46.04.589. Tracked all-terrain vehicle.section46.04.590. Traffic.section46.04.600. Traffic control signal.section46.04.611. Traffic-control devices.section46.04.620. Trailer.section46.04.621. Transit permit.section46.04.622. Park trailer.section46.04.623. Travel trailer.section46.04.630. Train.section46.04.640. Trolley vehicle.section46.04.650. Tractor.section46.04.652. Transportation network company.section46.04.653. Truck.section46.04.655. Truck tractor.section46.04.657. United States Naval Academy license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.660. Used vehicle.section46.04.670. Vehicle.section46.04.671. Vehicle license fee.section46.04.672. Vehicle or pedestrian right-of-way.section46.04.681. Vintage snowmobile.section46.04.683. Washington apples license plate.section46.04.685. Washington farmers and ranchers license plates.section46.04.686. Washington honey bees and pollinators license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.691. Washington Lighthouses license plates.section46.04.692. Washington's National Park Fund license plates.section46.04.693. Washington's wildlife license plate collection.section46.04.705. We love our pets license plates.section46.04.710. Wheelchair conveyance.section46.04.714. Wild on Washington license plates.section46.04.725. Working forests license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.900. Construction — Title applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.section46.04.1261. Collector vehicle license plate.section46.04.1615. Data services.section46.04.1640. Donate life license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.1641. Drifting.section46.04.1695. Electric personal assistive mobility device (EPAMD).section46.04.1697. Electronic commerce.section46.04.1698. Empty scale weight.section46.04.1699. Endangered wildlife license plates.section46.04.1945. Golf cart.section46.04.1951. Gonzaga University alumni association license plates.section46.04.1953. Gross vehicle weight rating.section46.04.1971. Historical throwback license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.2491. Keep Washington evergreen license plate. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.2700. LeMay-America's car museum license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.2701. License plate.section46.04.3551. Music Matters license plates.section46.04.3561. Nautical Northwest license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.3802. Ownership in doubt.section46.04.3815. Parts car.section46.04.4141. Police officer.section46.04.5221. Seattle NHL hockey special license plates.section46.04.5222. Seattle Reign FC license plates. (Effective November 1, 2025.)section46.04.5851. Temporary license plate.section46.04.5852. Temporary operating authority.section46.04.6910. Washington state aviation license plates.section46.04.6911. Washington state parks license plates.section46.04.6912. Washington state wrestling license plates.section46.04.6913. Washington tennis license plates.section46.04.6914. Washington wine license plates.section46.04.6915. Washington's fish license plate collection.section46.04.16991. Excessive speeding. (Effective January 1, 2029.)section46.04.62240. Share the Road license plates.section46.04.62250. Signal preemption device.section46.04.62260. Ski & Ride Washington license plates.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=46.04&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026

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