26.60.090 Financial responsibility – Liability insurance requirement.
(1)
(a) (No person may operate a motor vehicle on roads within the Cowlitz Reservation unless the person is insured under a motor vehicle liability policy, or equivalent coverage by bond or self- insurance, with liability limits of not less than $25,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident and, subject to said limit for one person, to a limit of not less than $50,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident, and if the accident has resulted in injury to, or destruction of, property to a limit of not less than $10,000 because of injury to or destruction of property of others in any one accident. Written proof of financial responsibility for motor vehicle operation must be provided on the request of a law enforcement officer.
(b) When asked to do so by a law enforcement officer, failure to display an insurance identification card creates a presumption that the person does not have motor vehicle insurance.
(c) Failure to provide proof of motor vehicle insurance is a traffic infraction and is subject to penalties as set forth in this title.
(2) If a person cited for a violation of subsection (1) of this section appears in person before the Court and provides written evidence that at the time the person was cited, he or she was in compliance with the liability insurance requirements of subsection (1) of this section, the citation shall be dismissed. In lieu of personal appearance, a person cited for a violation of subsection (1) of this section may, before the date scheduled for the person’s appearance before the Court, submit by mail to the Court written evidence that at the time the person was cited, he or she was in compliance with the financial responsibility requirements of subsection (1) of this section, in which case the citation shall be dismissed without cost, except that the Court may assess Court administrative costs of $25.00 at the time of dismissal.