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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 347

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Vekich, J. Williams, Tanner, Belcher, Nutley and Fuhrman

Read first time 1/30/85 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to motor vehicles; adding a new section to chapter 46.64 RCW; and repealing RCW 46.64.060 and 46.64.070.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 46.64 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) No law enforcement agency may establish or conduct a roadblock, temporary checkpoint, or other procedure or device for stopping motor vehicles without an individualized determination of probable cause to ascertain whether the drivers of those vehicles are violating a provision of Title 46 RCW or similar local ordinance.

          (2) "Law enforcement agency" as used in this section means the Washington state patrol or the law enforcement agency of a county, city, or town.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

                   (1) Section 1, chapter 144, Laws of 1967 and RCW 46.64.060; and

          (2) Section 2, chapter 144, Laws of 1967, section 1, chapter 22, Laws of 1973 2nd ex. sess. and RCW 46.64.070.