S-0602.1/91 _______________________________________________
SENATE BILL 5053
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Senators Nelson, Rasmussen and Roach.
Read first time January 17, 1991. Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.
AN ACT Relating to juvenile driving privileges; and amending RCW 46.20.265.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 46.20.265 and 1989 c 271 s 117 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) In
addition to any other authority to revoke driving privileges under this
chapter, the department shall revoke all driving privileges of a juvenile when
the department receives notice from a court pursuant to RCW 13.40.265,
66.44.365, 69.41.065, 69.50.420, ((or)) 69.52.070, or a substantially
similar municipal ordinance adopted by a local legislative authority, or
from a diversion unit pursuant to RCW 13.40.265. The revocation shall be
imposed without hearing.
(2) The driving privileges of the juvenile revoked under subsection (1) of this section shall be revoked in the following manner:
(a) Upon receipt of the first notice, the department shall impose a revocation for one year, or until the juvenile reaches seventeen years of age, whichever is longer.
(b) Upon receipt of a second or subsequent notice, the department shall impose a revocation for two years or until the juvenile reaches eighteen years of age, whichever is longer.
(3) If the department receives notice from a court that the juvenile's privilege to drive should be reinstated, the department shall immediately reinstate any driving privileges that have been revoked under this section.
(4)(a) If the department receives notice pursuant to RCW 13.40.265(2)(b) from a diversion unit that a juvenile has completed a diversion agreement for which the juvenile's driving privileges were revoked, the department shall reinstate any driving privileges revoked under this section as provided in (b) of this subsection.
(b) If the diversion agreement was for the juvenile's first violation of chapter 66.44, 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 RCW, the department shall not reinstate the juvenile's privilege to drive until the later of ninety days after the date the juvenile turns sixteen or ninety days after the juvenile entered into a diversion agreement for the offense. If the diversion agreement was for the juvenile's second or subsequent violation of chapter 66.44, 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 RCW, the department shall not reinstate the juvenile's privilege to drive until the later of the date the juvenile turns seventeen or one year after the juvenile entered into the second or subsequent diversion agreement.