{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-46.10.480","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 46.10.480","heading":"Restrictions on age of operators—Qualifications.","body":"No person under twelve years of age shall operate a snowmobile on or across a public roadway or highway in this state, and no person between the ages of twelve and sixteen years of age shall operate a snowmobile on or across a public road or highway in this state unless he or she has taken a snowmobile safety education course and been certified as qualified to operate a snowmobile by an instructor designated by the commission as qualified to conduct such a course and issue such a certificate, and he or she has on his or her person at the time he or she is operating a snowmobile evidence of such certification: PROVIDED, That persons under sixteen years of age who have not been certified as qualified snowmobile operators may operate a snowmobile under the direct supervision of a qualified snowmobile operator.","path":["Title 46","Chapter 46.10"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.10.480","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:03:39Z","sha256":"0db53d9a1e7b3f98045530b524d5187cae0354065d8c271a4f028af2458d4d36","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-46.10.470","next":"us-wa/rcw-46.10.485"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}