Section 79A.60.090. Eluding a law enforcement vessel.

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Any operator of a vessel who willfully fails or refuses to immediately bring the vessel to a stop and who operates the vessel in a manner indicating a wanton or willful disregard for the lives or property of others while attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vessel, after being given a visual or audible signal to bring the vessel to a stop, shall be guilty of a class C felony punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW. The signal given by the law enforcement officer may be by hand, voice, emergency light, or siren. The officer giving such a signal shall be in uniform and his or her vessel shall be appropriately marked showing it to be an official law enforcement vessel.

[ 1990 c 235 § 2. Formerly RCW 88.12.045, 88.12.120, and 88.08.080.]

1990 c 235 § 2. Formerly RCW 88.12.045, 88.12.120, and 88.08.080.

                    
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