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                            SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2675

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1992 Regular Session

By House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Jones, Mitchell, Wineberry, Wood, Prentice, Brough, Brekke, R. Fisher, Nelson, Winsley, Lisk, Horn, Jacobsen, Franklin and G. Cole)

Read first time 02/07/92.  Authorizing court-ordered attendance at a DUII victims' panel.

     AN ACT Relating to penalties for driving or being in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 46.61 RCW to read as follows:

     In addition to penalties that may be imposed under RCW 46.61.515, the court may require a person who is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 or who enters a deferred prosecution program under RCW 10.05.020 based on a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, to attend a drunk driving victims' panel.  The court may provide for, or may contract with private or public entities for, the operation of drunk driving victims' panels.