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Washington Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 23, 2016) |
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Title 308. Licensing, Department of (See also Titles 36, 98 and 196) |
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Chapter 308-100. Drivers' licenses—Special provisions. |
Section 308-100-005. Definitions.
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- The definitions of this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) "Agribusiness" means a private carrier who in the normal course of business primarily transports:(a) Farm machinery, farm equipment, implements of husbandry, farm supplies and materials used in farming;(b) Agricultural inputs, such as seed, feed, fertilizer and crop protection products;(c) Unprocessed agricultural commodities as defined in RCW 17.21.020, where such commodities are produced by farmers, ranchers, vineyardists, or orchardists; or(d) Any combination of (a) through (c).(2) "Classroom instruction" means training provided through lectures, demonstrations, audiovisual presentations, computer-based instruction, driving simulation devices, or similar means. Instruction occurring outside a classroom is included if it does not involve actual operation of a commercial motor vehicle and its components by the student.(3) "Employee" means any operator of a commercial motor vehicle, including full time, regularly employed drivers; casual, intermittent or occasional drivers; leased drivers and independent, owner operator contractors, while in the course of operating a commercial motor vehicle, who are either directly employed by or under lease to an employer.(4) "Employer" means a person or entity that hires one or more individuals to operate a commercial motor vehicle on a regular basis during their normal course of employment and whose primary purpose is not to train operators of commercial motor vehicles.(5) "Hour," as used in connection with training requirements, means no less than fifty minutes of training or instruction.(6) "Lab" means a teaching environment involving a nonmoving vehicle for hands on instruction supported by classroom material.(7) "Observation" means the careful watching, as a passenger in a commercial motor vehicle, of street driving during the hours of course instruction, recording lessons learned and applying classroom material.(8) "Proficiency development" means driving exercises that will allow more time to develop the skills needed to demonstrate proficiency, competence, and confidence in the street driving and backing maneuvers portions of a course.(9) "Range" means an area closed from the public where driving activities are practiced.(10) "Street driving" means driving a commercial motor vehicle on a public road, where the traffic laws are enforced, consisting of city street, country road, and freeway driving.(11) "Training institute" means:(a) An institution of higher learning accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges or by an accrediting association recognized by the higher education board;(b) A licensed private vocational school as that term is defined by RCW 28C.10.020(7); or(c) An entity in another state that the department has determined provides training or instruction equivalent to that required under WAC 308-100-033.
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