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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1077

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By House Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Representatives Sterk, D. Sommers, Boldt and Sheahan)

Read first time 01/30/97.

Specifying the official forms of establishing proof of identity.

    AN ACT Relating to identification; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  (1) Any person or entity, other than those listed in subsection (2) of this section, issuing an identification card that purports to identify the holder as a resident of this or any other state and that contains at least a name, photograph, and date of birth, must label the card "not official proof of identification" in flourescent yellow ink, on the face of the card, and in not less than fourteen-point font.  The background color of the card must be a color other than the color used for official Washington state driver's licenses and identicards. 

    (2) This section does not apply to the following persons and entities:

    (a) Department of licensing;

    (b) Any federal, state, or local government agency;

    (c) The Washington state liquor control board;

    (d) Private employers issuing cards identifying employees;

    (e) Banks and credit card companies issuing credit, debit, or bank cards containing a person's photograph; and

    (f) Retail or wholesale stores issuing membership cards containing a person's photograph.

    (3) Failure to comply with this section is a class 1 civil infraction.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  Section 1 of this act constitutes a new chapter in Title 19 RCW.

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