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For the purposes of this chapter, the following words shall have the following meaning:

A. “Highway” means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.

B. “Registered tow truck operator” or “operator” means any person who engages in the impounding, transporting, or storage of unauthorized vehicles or the disposal of abandoned vehicles. (RCW 46.55.010(6))

C. “Unauthorized vehicle” means a vehicle that is subject to impoundment after being left unattended in one of the following public locations for the indicated period of time: (RCW 46.55.010(12))

1. Public locations:

a. Constituting an accident or a traffic hazard as defined in RCW 46.55.113: Immediately.

b. On a highway and tagged as described in RCW 46.55.085: 24 hours.

c. In a publicly owned or controlled parking facility, properly posted under RCW 46.55.070: Immediately. (Ord. 5207 § 2, 1999.)