{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-46.37.480","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 46.37.480","heading":"Headsets, earphones.","body":"(1) No person shall operate any motor vehicle on a public highway while wearing any headset or earphones connected to any electronic device capable of receiving a radio broadcast or playing a sound recording for the purpose of transmitting a sound to the human auditory senses and which headset or earphones muffle or exclude other sounds. This subsection does not apply to students and instructors participating in a Washington state motorcycle safety program.\n(2) This section does not apply to authorized emergency vehicles, motorcyclists wearing a helmet with built-in headsets or earphones as approved by the Washington state patrol, or motorists using hands-free, wireless communications systems, as approved by the equipment section of the Washington state patrol.","path":["Title 46","Chapter 46.37"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.37.480","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:04:57Z","sha256":"8a5176c1101c9c2156c5d1cdec2bb93096d1d9261894f08f9b44ab0d4584e286","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-46.37.470","next":"us-wa/rcw-46.37.490"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}