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                                                      HOUSE BILL 1220

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State of Washington                              53rd Legislature                             1993 Regular Session

By Representatives Chappell, Brumsickle, Campbell, Mastin, Ludwig, H. Myers, Johanson, Riley, Romero, Karahalios, Jones, Padden, Roland, Long, L. Johnson and Flemming

Read first time 01/20/93.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Revoking drivers' licenses for certain felonies.

          AN ACT Relating to revoking drivers' licenses; and amending RCW 46.20.285.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  RCW 46.20.285 and 1990 c 250 s 43 are each amended to read as follows:

          The department shall forthwith revoke the license of any driver for the period of one calendar year unless otherwise provided in this section, upon receiving a record of the driver's conviction of any of the following offenses, when the conviction has become final:

          (1) For vehicular homicide the period of revocation shall be two years;

          (2) Vehicular assault;

          (3) Driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a narcotic drug, or under the influence of any other drug to a degree which renders the driver incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle, upon a showing by the department's records that the conviction is the second such conviction for the driver within a period of five years.  Upon a showing that the conviction is the third such conviction for the driver within a period of five years, the period of revocation shall be two years;

          (4) Any felony in the commission of which a motor vehicle ((is used)) serves an integral function;

          (5) Failure to stop and give information or render aid as required under the laws of this state in the event of a motor vehicle accident resulting in the death or personal injury of another or resulting in damage to a vehicle that is driven or attended by another;

          (6) Perjury or the making of a false affidavit or statement under oath to the department under Title 46 RCW or under any other law relating to the ownership or operation of motor vehicles;

          (7) Reckless driving upon a showing by the department's records that the conviction is the third such conviction for the driver within a period of two years.

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