RCW 46.20.024: Unlawful to allow unauthorized minors to drive.

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Washington Code › Title 46 › Chapter 20 › Section 024

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No person shall cause or knowingly permit his or her child or ward under the age of eighteen years to drive a motor vehicle upon any highway when such minor is not authorized hereunder or in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.

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