Washington legal term
Vehicle in Washington Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Washington legislative session
In Washington criminal law, “Vehicle” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Washington criminal code.
What does “Vehicle” mean in Washington criminal law?
"Vehicle" means a "motor vehicle" as defined in the vehicle and traffic laws, any aircraft, or any vessel equipped for propulsion by mechanical means or by sail; (30) Words in the present tense shall include the future tense; and in the masculine shall include the feminine and neuter genders; and in the singular shall include the plural; and in the plural shall include the singular. (RCW 9A.04.110)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abstract of driving record
- Arson in the second degree
- Burglary in the second degree
- Carrying firearms
- Catalytic converters
- Catalytic converters
- Catalytic converters
- Commercial bribery
- Drive-by shooting
- Driver under twenty-one consuming alcohol or cannabis
- Driving without a license
- Dropping load, other materials
Related terms in the same statutes
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