The purpose of RCW 46.64.060 and 46.64.070 is to provide for the exercise of the police power of this state to protect the health and safety of its citizens by assuring that only qualified drivers and vehicles which meet minimum equipment standards shall operate upon the highways of this state.
RCW 46.64.060
Stopping motor vehicles for driver's license check, vehicle inspection and test—Purpose.
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 103 Wash. 2d 144 - Guffey v. State (1984)
Most recently applied in State v. Harlow (April 1997)
1967 c 144 s 1.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.