# RCW 46.25.057: RCW 46.25.057: Medical certificate—Failure to carry—Penalty

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S057

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 46.25.057
- **Heading:** RCW 46.25.057: Medical certificate—Failure to carry—Penalty
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 46 / Chapter 25 / Section 057

## Text

(1) It is a traffic infraction for a licensee under this chapter to drive a commercial vehicle while downgraded for not maintaining a current medical certificate with the department. (2) A person who violates this section is subject to a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars. If the person appears in person before the court or submits by mail written proof that he or she had, at the time the infraction took place, the medical examiner's certificate, the court shall reduce the penalty to fifty dollars.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 46.25.001 RCW 46.25.001: Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S001.md)
- [RCW 46.25.005 RCW 46.25.005: Purpose—Construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S005.md)
- [RCW 46.25.010 RCW 46.25.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S010.md)
- [RCW 46.25.052 RCW 46.25.052: Commercial learner's permit—Qualifications, authorized use, endorsements, restrictions, fee distribution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S052.md)
- [RCW 46.25.054 RCW 46.25.054: Nondomiciled commercial driver's license and commercial learner's permit—Issuance, requirements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S054.md)
- [RCW 46.25.055 RCW 46.25.055: Medical examination and certification—Required—Exception.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S055.md)
- [RCW 46.25.057 RCW 46.25.057: Medical certificate—Failure to carry—Penalty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S057.md)
- [RCW 46.25.060 RCW 46.25.060: Knowledge and skills examination, exemptions, fee distribution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S060.md)
- [RCW 46.25.070 RCW 46.25.070: Application—Change of address, name—Residency—Hazardous materials endorsement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S070.md)
- [RCW 46.25.075 RCW 46.25.075: Certification—Recordkeeping and administration—Downgrade.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S075.md)
- [RCW 46.25.082 RCW 46.25.082: Driving record information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S082.md)
- [RCW 46.25.085 RCW 46.25.085: Hazardous materials endorsement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S085.md)
- [RCW 46.25.088 RCW 46.25.088: Expiration—Renewal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S088.md)
- [RCW 46.25.090 RCW 46.25.090: Disqualification—Grounds for, period of—Records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T46_C25_S090.md)

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