CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the City's traffic code; conforming the Seattle Municipal Code with changes in state law and making technical corrections; and amending Sections 11.22.080, 11.31.050, and 11.58.005 of the Seattle Municipal Code.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF SEATTLE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 11.22.080 of the Seattle Municipal Code, last amended by Ordinance 124686, is amended as follows:
11.22.080 Vehicle license plates displayed
A. Display requirements. No person shall operate any vehicle on any street or alley unless a valid license plate or plates are attached thereon as required by RCW 46.16A.200. The vehicle license plates shall be attached conspicuously at the front and rear of each vehicle for which the same are issued but if only one (((1))) license plate is legally issued for any vehicle such plate shall be conspicuously attached to the rear of such vehicle. Each vehicle license plate shall be placed or hung in a horizontal position at a distance of not more than four (((4))) feet from the ground and shall be kept clean and uncovered so as to be plainly seen and read at all times; this requirement shall not apply in cases where the Washington ((state patrol)) State Patrol has granted permission to deviate therefrom, as provided in RCW 46.16A.200.
B. Unlawful acts. No person shall:
1. ((display)) Display a license plate or plates on the front or rear of any vehicle that were not issued by Washington Department of Licensing for the vehicle;
2. ((display)) Display a license plate or plates on any vehicle that have been changed, altered, or disfigured, or have become illegible;
3. ((use)) Use license plate holders, frames, covers, or other materials that conceal, obstruct, distort, change, alter, or make a license plate or plates illegible. License plate frames may be used on license plates only if t...
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