Failure to perform any act required or the performance of any act prohibited by this title or an equivalent administrative regulation or local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution relating to traffic including parking, standing, stopping, and pedestrian offenses, is designated as a traffic infraction and may not be classified as a criminal offense, except for an offense contained in the following provisions of this title or a violation of an equivalent administrative regulation or local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution:
RCW 46.63.020
Effective date- 2023 c 471: See note following RCW 46.61.5259.
Finding-Application of consumer protection act- 2016 c 213: See note following RCW 46.37.640.
Finding-Intent-Effective date- 2014 c 124: See notes following RCW 46.19.010.
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.
Effective date- 2010 c 252: See note following RCW 46.61.212.
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.
Effective date- 2010 c 8 s 9077: "Section 9077 of this act takes effect July 1, 2010." [2010 c 8 s 20001.]
Effective date- 2009 c 485: See note following RCW 46.35.010.
Effective date-2008 c 282: See note following RCW 46.20.308.
Declaration and intent-Effective date-Application-2005 c 323: See notes following RCW 46.16A.030.
Effective date-1997 c 229: See note following RCW 10.05.090.
Effective date-1995 1st sp.s. c 16: "This act shall take effect September 1, 1995." [ 1995 1st sp.s. c 16 s 2.]
Severability-Effective dates-1995 c 332: See notes following RCW 46.20.308.
Short title-Effective date-1994 c 275: See notes following RCW 46.04.015.
Effective date-1994 c 141: See note following RCW 46.61.527.
Effective date-1989 c 353: See RCW 46.30.901.
Effective dates-1989 c 178: See RCW 46.25.901.
Severability-1987 c 388: See note following RCW 46.20.342.
Effective dates-1987 c 244: See note following RCW 46.87.010.
Effective date-1985 c 377: See RCW 46.55.902.
Severability-1982 c 10: See note following RCW 6.13.080.
Severability-1981 c 19: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1981 c 19 s 7.]
Effective date-1980 c 148: See note following RCW 46.10.490.
Effective date-Severability-1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.