Revised Code of Washington
Title 46 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 46.55 - Towing and Impoundment.

46.55.010 - Definitions. - RCW 46.55.010 Definitions. The definitions set forth in this section...

46.55.020 - Registration required—Penalty. - RCW 46.55.020 Registration required—Penalty. (1) A person shall not engage...

46.55.025 - Registration or insurance required—Penalty. - RCW 46.55.025 Registration or insurance required—Penalty. A vehicle engaging in...

46.55.030 - Application—Contents, bond, insurance, fee, certificate. - RCW 46.55.030 Application—Contents, bond, insurance, fee, certificate. (1) Application for...

46.55.035 - Prohibited acts—Penalty. - RCW 46.55.035 Prohibited acts—Penalty. (1) No registered tow truck operator...

46.55.037 - Compensation for private impounds. - RCW 46.55.037 Compensation for private impounds. A registered tow truck...

46.55.040 - Permit required—Inspections of equipment and facilities. - RCW 46.55.040 Permit required—Inspections of equipment and facilities. (1) A...

46.55.050 - Classification of trucks—Marking requirements—Time and place of inspection—Penalty. - RCW 46.55.050 Classification of trucks—Marking requirements—Time and place of inspection—Penalty....

46.55.060 - Business location—Requirements. - RCW 46.55.060 Business location—Requirements. (1) The address that the tow...

46.55.063 - Fees, schedules, contracts, invoices. - RCW 46.55.063 Fees, schedules, contracts, invoices. (1) An operator shall...

46.55.065 - License plate indicator tabs—Transporter business—Hulk hauler, scrap processor business—Wrecker business—Fees—Tab requirements. - RCW 46.55.065 License plate indicator tabs—Transporter business—Hulk hauler, scrap processor...

46.55.070 - Posting requirements—Exception. - RCW 46.55.070 Posting requirements—Exception. (1) No person may impound, tow,...

46.55.075 - Law enforcement impound—Required form, procedures. - RCW 46.55.075 Law enforcement impound—Required form, procedures. (1) The Washington...

46.55.080 - Law enforcement, authorized regional transit authority representative, other public official impound, private impound—Master log—Certain associations restricted. - RCW 46.55.080 Law enforcement, authorized regional transit authority representative, other...

46.55.085 - Law enforcement impound—Unauthorized vehicle in right-of-way. - RCW 46.55.085 Law enforcement impound—Unauthorized vehicle in right-of-way. (1) A...

46.55.090 - Storage, return requirements—Vehicles, personal belongings—Combination endorsement for tow truck drivers—Viewing impounded vehicle. - RCW 46.55.090 Storage, return requirements—Vehicles, personal belongings—Combination endorsement for tow...

46.55.100 - Impound notice—Abandoned vehicle report—Owner information, liability—Disposition report. - RCW 46.55.100 Impound notice—Abandoned vehicle report—Owner information, liability—Disposition report. (1)...

46.55.105 - Responsibility of registered owner—Buyer and seller remedies. - RCW 46.55.105 Responsibility of registered owner—Buyer and seller remedies. (1)...

46.55.110 - Notice to legal and registered owners. - RCW 46.55.110 Notice to legal and registered owners. (1)(a) When...

46.55.113 - Removal by police officer—Definition. - RCW 46.55.113 Removal by police officer—Definition. (1) Whenever the driver...

46.55.115 - State patrol—Appointment of towing operators—Lien for costs—Appeal. - RCW 46.55.115 State patrol—Appointment of towing operators—Lien for costs—Appeal. The...

46.55.117 - Impounds under RCW 64.44.050. - RCW 46.55.117 Impounds under RCW 64.44.050. An impound under RCW...

46.55.118 - Rate, fee limitations for certain private impounds. - RCW 46.55.118 Rate, fee limitations for certain private impounds. (1)...

46.55.120 - Redemption of vehicles—Sale of unredeemed property—Improper impoundment. - RCW 46.55.120 Redemption of vehicles—Sale of unredeemed property—Improper impoundment. (1)(a)...

46.55.125 - Redemption of motorcycle or moped as bailment while owner hospitalized due to accident—Requirements—Declaration form. - RCW 46.55.125 Redemption of motorcycle or moped as bailment while...

46.55.130 - Notice requirements—Public auction—Accumulation of storage charges. - RCW 46.55.130 Notice requirements—Public auction—Accumulation of storage charges. (1) If,...

46.55.140 - Operator's lien, deficiency claim, liability. - RCW 46.55.140 Operator's lien, deficiency claim, liability. (1) A registered...

46.55.150 - Vehicle transaction file. - RCW 46.55.150 Vehicle transaction file. (1) The registered tow truck...

46.55.160 - Availability of records, equipment, and facilities for audit and inspection. - RCW 46.55.160 Availability of records, equipment, and facilities for audit...

46.55.170 - Complaints, where forwarded. - RCW 46.55.170 Complaints, where forwarded. (1) All law enforcement agencies...

46.55.180 - Presiding officer at licensing hearing. - RCW 46.55.180 Presiding officer at licensing hearing. The director or...

46.55.190 - Rules. - RCW 46.55.190 Rules. The director, in cooperation with the chief...

46.55.200 - Penalties for certain acts or omissions. - RCW 46.55.200 Penalties for certain acts or omissions. A registered...

46.55.210 - Cease and desist order. - RCW 46.55.210 Cease and desist order. Whenever it appears to...

46.55.220 - Refusal to issue license, grounds for. - RCW 46.55.220 Refusal to issue license, grounds for. If an...

46.55.230 - Junk vehicles—Removal, disposal, sale—Penalties—Cleanup restitution payment. - RCW 46.55.230 Junk vehicles—Removal, disposal, sale—Penalties—Cleanup restitution payment. (1)(a) Notwithstanding...

46.55.240 - Local ordinances—Requirements. - RCW 46.55.240 Local ordinances—Requirements. (1) A city, town, or county...

46.55.300 - Vehicle immobilization. - RCW 46.55.300 Vehicle immobilization. (1) A property owner shall not...

46.55.360 - Impoundment, when required—Law enforcement powers, duties, and liability immunity—Redemption, when, by whom—Operator liability immunity—Definition. - RCW 46.55.360 Impoundment, when required—Law enforcement powers, duties, and liability...

46.55.370 - Law enforcement liability immunity—Reasonable suspicion. - RCW 46.55.370 Law enforcement liability immunity—Reasonable suspicion. If an impoundment...

46.55.400 - Transporting abandoned recreational vehicles—Record of delivery—Report—Liability. - RCW 46.55.400 Transporting abandoned recreational vehicles—Record of delivery—Report—Liability. (1) A...

46.55.901 - Headings not part of law—1985 c 377. - RCW 46.55.901 Headings not part of law—1985 c 377. Headings...

46.55.902 - Effective date—1985 c 377. - RCW 46.55.902 Effective date—1985 c 377. This act shall take...

46.55.910 - Chapter not applicable to certain activities of department of transportation. - RCW 46.55.910 Chapter not applicable to certain activities of department...