FINAL BILL REPORT
ESSB 5262
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C 366 L 09
Synopsis as Enacted
Brief Description: Allowing law enforcement access to driver's license photographs for the purposes of identity verification.
Sponsors: Senate Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Brandland and Shin).
Senate Committee on Judiciary
House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness
House Committee on General Government Appropriations
Background: The Department of Licensing (DOL) maintains a negative database that contains the negatives of all pictures taken by DOL. The negatives are not available for public inspection.
Currently, DOL is only authorized to make the negatives available to:
the Secretary of State for purposes of maintaining the state voter registration database;
government enforcement agencies to assist in the investigation of criminal activity; and
a driver's next of kin in the event that the driver is deceased.
Summary: DOL may make negative files of pictures available to official governmental enforcement agencies for the purpose of verifying identity when the officer is authorized by law to request identification from an individual.
Votes on Final Passage:
Senate | 44 | 0 | |
House | 97 | 0 | (House amended) |
Senate | 45 | 0 | (Senate concurred) |
Effective: | July 26, 2009 |