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Within a golf cart zone established pursuant to VMC 9.41.010:

1. Golf carts may be operated by individuals who are at least 16 years of age who have a valid driver’s license from a U.S. state or territory. A person who has a revoked license pursuant to RCW 46.20.285 may not operate a golf cart under this chapter.

2. Golf cart operators are granted all rights and subject to all duties of Chapter 46.61 RCW.

3. No golf cart shall be operated faster than is reasonable and proper and every golf cart shall be operated with reasonable regard for the safety of the operator, passengers, and other persons or property. No operator shall transport more passengers than the manufacturer’s designed seating capacity. All passengers must be seated during operations. The use of seatbelts by golf cart operators and passengers is mandatory.

4. Between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., the operation of golf carts is prohibited.

5. Golf carts may travel on all portions of the public streets and rights-of-way that have a speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less located within the golf cart zone. Golf carts may not travel within city sidewalks, designated bicycle lanes, or pedestrian crosswalks, and operators are required to yield to occupants thereof in accordance with RCW 46.61.235 and 46.61.261. This provision shall not be construed to limit lateral passage across sidewalks and bicycle lanes by golf carts otherwise operated in compliance with this chapter.

6. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, golf carts may cross all public highways and roadways at locations that have traffic control devices.