9.72.010 Carrying pistol without permit.
A. 1. Except in the person’s place of abode or fixed place of business, a person shall not carry a pistol concealed on his or her person without a license to carry a concealed pistol.
2. Every licensee shall have his or her concealed pistol license in his or her immediate possession at all times that he or she is required by this section to have a concealed pistol license and shall display the same upon demand to any police officer or to any other person when and if required by law to do so. Any violation of this subsection (A)(2) shall be a class 1 civil infraction under RCW Chapter 7.80 and shall be punished accordingly pursuant to RCW Chapter 7.90 and the infraction rules for courts of limited jurisdiction.
B. A person shall not carry or place a loaded pistol in any vehicle unless the person has a license to carry a concealed pistol and:
1. The pistol in on the licensee’s person;
2. The licensee is within the vehicle at all times that the pistol is there; or
3. The licensee is away from the vehicle and the pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle.
C. A person at least eighteen years of age who is in possession of an unloaded pistol shall not leave the unloaded pistol in a vehicle unless the unloaded pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle.
D. Violation of any of the prohibitions of subsections (B) and (C) of this chapter is a misdemeanor.
E. Any person convicted of violating provisions of subsections (B) and (C) of this chapter shall be fined in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars, or may be imprisoned for a term not to exceed ninety days, or both.
F. Nothing in this section permits the possession of firearms illegal to possess under state or federal law.