Wash. Admin. Code § 308-102-255

Current through Register Vol. 24-12, June 15, 2024
Section 308-102-255 - Determination of possibility of judgment

For the purposes of WAC 308-102-250(1)(c), the department may presume that there is a reasonable possibility of a judgment being entered against a person if:

(1) The person was convicted of a traffic violation arising out of the accident; or
(2) A law enforcement officer investigating the accident completed a report which specified that a violation of a rule of the road contributed to the accident regardless of whether a citation was issued; or
(3) The person was negligent, having committed an act which a reasonably careful and prudent person would not have done under the same or similar circumstances, or failed to act in a way which a reasonably careful and prudent person would have acted under the same or similar circumstances, and such act or omission was a proximate cause of the accident.

Wash. Admin. Code § 308-102-255

Amended by WSR 23-07-073, Filed 3/13/2023, effective 4/13/2023

Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110. 92-08-045, § 308-102-255, filed 3/25/92, effective 4/25/92.