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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4577

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senators Halsan, Talmadge and Warnke

Read first time 1/16/86 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to the prevention of driving while intoxicated; adding a new section to chapter 10.05 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 10.05 RCW to read as follows:

          As a condition of granting deferred prosecution, the court may order the petitioner to drive only a motor vehicle equipped with an approved alcohol-sensing ignition interlock device.  "Approved alcohol-sensing ignition interlock device" means equipment, approved by the commission on equipment, designed to prevent a motor vehicle from being operated by a person who has consumed an alcoholic beverage.

          The court may establish a specific setting at which the alcohol-sensing ignition interlock device will prevent the motor vehicle from being started.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:

          The department shall attach or imprint a notation on the driver's license of any person restricted under section 1 of this act stating that the person may operate only a motor vehicle equipped with an alcohol-sensing ignition interlock device.