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SUBSTITUTE
HOUSE BILL 1077
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Passed
Legislature - 1998 Regular Session
State
of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
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.
Passed the House January 12, 1998.
Passed the Senate February 23, 1998.
Approved by the Governor
March 12, 1998.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State March 12, 1998.
