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                          HOUSE BILL 1947

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Benton, Pennington, Kremen and Boldt

Read first time 02/15/95.  Referred to Committee on Transportation.

Marking the licenses of drunk drivers.

    AN ACT Relating to marking the drivers' licenses of drunk drivers; amending RCW 46.20.161; adding a new section to chapter 66.44 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 46.20.161 and 1990 c 250 s 40 are each amended to read as follows:

    The department, upon receipt of a fee of fourteen dollars, which includes the fee for the required photograph, shall issue to every applicant qualifying therefor a driver's license, which license shall bear thereon a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, the full name, date of birth, Washington residence address, and a brief description of the licensee, and either a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a space upon which the licensee shall write his usual signature with pen and ink immediately upon receipt of the license.  No license is valid until it has been so signed by the licensee.

The department shall prominently and permanently mark with the letters "DUI" the front of a license issued to a person convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504.  The department shall continue the marking on each renewal license issued to the person.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 66.44 RCW to read as follows:

    It is unlawful for a retail licensee to knowingly sell liquor to a person whose driver's license has been marked "DUI" under RCW 46.20.161.

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