Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
ORV/ WATV questions still remain
Lincoln County Commissioner
After seven months of waiting for an attorney general opinion, we finally have answers to our questions.
All of the questions we asked revolve around RCW 46.09.360 which states that counties have the authority to open roads to “off-road vehicles.” Counties do have the authority to designate roads with a speed limit exceeding 35 mph for ORV use, but the statute specifically excludes “wheeled all-terrain vehicles.”
So, the crazy part is that a four-wheeler, motorcycle, dune buggy, ATV, UTV and WATV all fit the definition of an ORV – and the county has the authority to...
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