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(1) Any person who operates or rides as a passenger in a wheeled all-terrain vehicle must wear a securely fastened motorcycle helmet while the WATV is in motion, unless the WATV is equipped with roll bars or an enclosed passenger compartment;

(2) Any person who operates or rides as a passenger in a wheeled all-terrain vehicle must wear a securely fastened seat belt as required in RCW 46.61.688(3). Passengers less than 16 years of age are required to be restrained as defined in RCW 46.61.687;

(3) No passengers under the age of five years of age may be transported in a wheeled all-terrain vehicle;

(4) A person may not operate a wheeled all-terrain vehicle upon a City street with a speed limit in excess of 35 miles per hour; however, a person may cross a City street with a speed limit in excess of 35 miles per hour at a controlled intersection if the crossing begins and ends on a City street with a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less and occurs at an intersection of approximately 90 degrees;

(5) A person may operate a wheeled all-terrain vehicle upon any City street while being used under the authority or direction of an appropriate agency that engages in emergency management, as defined in RCW 46.09.310, or search and rescue, as defined in RCW 38.52.010, or a law enforcement agency, as defined in RCW 16.52.011, within the scope of the agency’s official duties;

(6) Wheeled all-terrain vehicles are subject to Chapter 46.55 RCW; and

(7) No person may operate a wheeled all-terrain vehicle upon a City street without having proof of current liability insurance with liability limits of at least the amounts provided in and in compliance with the requirements as set forth in RCW 46.29.090, as now enacted or hereafter amended. Written proof of such financial responsibility must be provided on the request of a law enforcement officer. [Ord. 4549 § 1, 2021.]