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State, local, or county law enforcement personnel may enforce speeding violations under RCW 46.61.400 on private roads within a community organized under chapter 64.38 RCW if:

     (1) A majority of the homeowner's association's board of directors votes to authorize the issuance of speeding infractions on its private roads, and declares a speed limit not lower than twenty miles per hour;

     (2) A written agreement regarding the speeding enforcement is signed by the homeowner's association president and the chief law enforcement official of the city or county within whose jurisdiction the private road is located;

     (3) The homeowner's association has provided written notice to all of the homeowners describing the new authority to issue speeding infractions; and

     (4) Signs have been posted declaring the speed limit at all vehicle entrances to the community.

[2003 c 193 § 1.]