RCW 46.09.460
Operation by persons under sixteen.
(1) Except as specified in subsection (2) of this section, no person under sixteen years of age may operate an off-road vehicle on or across a highway or nonhighway road in this state without direct supervision of a person eighteen years of age or older possessing a valid license to operate a motor vehicle under chapter 46.20 RCW. This prohibition does not apply when a person under sixteen years of age is acting in accordance with RCW 46.09.420 (5) and (7).
(2) Persons under sixteen years of age may operate an off-road vehicle across a highway, if at that crossing signs indicate that wheeled all-terrain vehicles or off-road vehicles may be crossing, or on a nonhighway road designated for off-road vehicle use, under the direct supervision of a person eighteen years of age or older possessing a valid license to operate a motor vehicle under chapter 46.20 RCW.
(3) This section does not apply to vehicles used in the production of agricultural or timber products on and across lands owned, leased, or managed by the owner or operator of a wheeled all-terrain vehicle or the operator's employer.
[ 2013 2nd sp.s. c 23 § 16; 2005 c 213 § 5. Formerly RCW 46.09.117.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2013 2nd sp.s. c 23: See note following RCW 46.09.442.
Effective date—2013 2nd sp.s. c 23: See note following RCW 46.09.310.
Findings—Construction—Effective date—2005 c 213: See notes following RCW 46.09.300.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 46.09 - Off-Road, Nonhighway, and Wheeled All-Terrain Vehicles.
46.09.300 - Application of chapter—Permission necessary to enter upon private lands.
46.09.320 - Certificates of title.
46.09.340 - Nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities advisory committee.
46.09.360 - Regulation by local political subdivisions or state agencies.
46.09.385 - Separate registration category for wheeled all-terrain vehicles.
46.09.400 - Issuance—Decals—Fees.
46.09.420 - Registrations and decals—Exemptions.
46.09.430 - Use permits—Application requirements.
46.09.440 - Prerequisite to operation.
46.09.442 - Wheeled all-terrain vehicles—Metal tags—Off-road, on-road registration, tabs—Exemption.
46.09.444 - Wheeled all-terrain vehicles—Driver's license requirement—Penalty—Training course.
46.09.450 - Authorized and prohibited uses for off-road vehicles.
46.09.455 - Authorized and prohibited uses for wheeled all-terrain vehicles.
46.09.457 - Equipment and declaration requirements for wheeled all-terrain vehicles—Exception.
46.09.460 - Operation by persons under sixteen.
46.09.470 - Operating violations—Exceptions.
46.09.480 - Additional violations—Penalty.
46.09.490 - General penalty—Civil liability.
46.09.495 - Failure to title or register an off-road vehicle—Penalty, circumstances when.
46.09.500 - Motor vehicle fuel excise taxes on fuel for nonhighway vehicles not refundable.
46.09.510 - Nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities program account.
46.09.520 - Refunds from motor vehicle fund—Distribution—Use.
46.09.530 - Administration and distribution of off-road vehicle moneys.