(1) If the patrol
approves the initial application, the
applicant will be issued a temporary
permit for the vehicle(s) which will be valid for thirty days, during which
time the emergency equipment may be installed for the purpose of inspection.
After installation of the emergency equipment, the
applicant must bring the
vehicle to a district or detachment office of the patrol to be examined by any
patrol officer to verify the location, make, model, and color (if applicable)
of the emergency equipment. A patrol officer will certify the results of this
examination on a form prescribed and provided by the patrol and the
applicant
must file the form with the patrol. Original forms may be mailed to the patrol
at the Equipment and Standards Unit, General Administration Building, P.O. Box
42600, Olympia, WA 98504-2600 or the
electronic record of the form may be
e-mailed to equip-ment@wsp.wa.gov. Upon the patrol's receipt of such
certification, the patrol will review the documentation and may issue a vehicle
permit, which must be carried in the vehicle at all times, and expires when:
(a) The vehicle is removed from the permit;
or
(b) The authorized emergency
vehicle permit is terminated by the applicant or by the patrol; or
(c) The authorized emergency vehicle permit
expires, which will be one year from the date of issuance thereof.
(2) A request to add a new vehicle
may be made at any time in writing to the patrol and must include the vehicle
year, make, model, VIN, license number, and registered owner. The requests will
be processed as outlined in subsection (1) of this section. A vehicle will not
be allowed to operate under a permit until the vehicle has been authorized by
the patrol and issued a vehicle permit under the applicant's authorized
emergency vehicle permit.
(3) A
request to add new equipment to a vehicle with a current permit may be made at
any time in writing to the patrol. If additional equipment other than that
approved under the vehicle permit must be installed:
(a) A new certificate of equipment must be
filled out for the vehicle and the patrol must inspect and approve such
equipment issuing a new vehicle permit prior to use of the vehicle under the
authorized emergency vehicle permit.
(b) The applicant may be required to obtain
authorization from each primary jurisdiction of the geographic areas listed in
the authorized emergency vehicle permit if the additional equipment was not
previously authorized under the current permit.
(4) A copy of the vehicle permit and current
authorized emergency vehicle permit(s) the vehicle is authorized under must be
carried in the vehicle at all times and presented to law enforcement upon
request.
