CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5195

Chapter 46, Laws of 2011

62nd Legislature
2011 Regular Session



PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DISCRETION--DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED OR REVOKED



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/11

Passed by the Senate February 9, 2011
  YEAS 46   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 4, 2011
  YEAS 94   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5195 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved April 13, 2011, 2:13 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 13, 2011







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5195
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Passed Legislature - 2011 Regular Session
State of Washington62nd Legislature2011 Regular Session

By Senate Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Regala, and Hargrove)

READ FIRST TIME 01/27/11.   



     AN ACT Relating to requiring information to be filed by the prosecuting attorney for certain violations under driving while license is suspended or revoked provisions; and amending RCW 10.37.015.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 10.37.015 and 1987 c 202 s 167 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) No person shall be held to answer in any court for an alleged crime or offense, unless upon an information filed by the prosecuting attorney, or upon an indictment by a grand jury, except in cases of misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor before a district or municipal judge, or before a court martial, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
     (2) Violations of RCW 46.20.342(1)(c)(iv) may be required by the prosecuting attorney to be referred to his or her office for consideration of filing an information or for entry into a precharge diversion program.


         Passed by the Senate February 9, 2011.
         Passed by the House April 4, 2011.
         Approved by the Governor April 13, 2011.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 13, 2011.