{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-46.61.024","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 46.61.024","heading":"Attempting to elude police vehicle—Defense—License revocation.","body":"(1) Any driver of a motor vehicle who willfully fails or refuses to immediately bring his or her vehicle to a stop and who drives his or her vehicle in a reckless manner while attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle, after being given a visual or audible signal to bring the vehicle to a stop, shall be guilty of a class C felony. The signal given by the police officer may be by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren. The officer giving such a signal shall be in uniform and the vehicle shall be equipped with lights and sirens.\n(2) It is an affirmative defense to this section which must be established by a preponderance of the evidence that: (a) A reasonable person would not believe that the signal to stop was given by a police officer; and (b) driving after the signal to stop was reasonable under the circumstances.\n(3) The license or permit to drive or any nonresident driving privilege of a person convicted of a violation of this section shall be revoked by the department of licensing.","path":["Title 46","Chapter 46.61"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.61.024","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T02:20:50Z","sha256":"3b36e8fd574b26ab64bda2c944a59aad88a04d1c876d75a9c71ba92efb9c501e","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-46.61.022","next":"us-wa/rcw-46.61.025"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}