2259 AAS 4/16/99 S2787

2259 AAS 4/16/99 S2787.1

HB 2259 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Transportation

ADOPTED 4/16/99

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Sec. 1. RCW 46.20.161 and 1999 c 6 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:

The department, upon receipt of a fee of ((~~fourteen~~)) twenty dollars, which includes the fee for the required photograph, shall issue to every qualifying applicant a driver's license. The license must include a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, the name of record, date of birth, Washington residence address, photograph, 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 or her 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.

Sec. 2. RCW 46.20.181 and 1999 c 6 s 23 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Every driver's license expires on the fourth anniversary of the licensee's birthdate following the issuance of the license.

(2) A person may renew his or her license on or before the expiration date by submitting an application as prescribed by the department and paying a fee of ((~~fourteen~~)) twenty dollars. This fee includes the fee for the required photograph.

(3) A person renewing his or her driver's license more than sixty days after the license has expired shall pay a penalty fee of ten dollars in addition to the renewal fee, unless his or her license expired when:

(a) The person was outside the state and he or she renews the license within sixty days after returning to this state; or

(b) The person was incapacitated and he or she renews the license within sixty days after the termination of the incapacity.

Sec. 3. RCW 46.20.470 and 1989 c 178 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:

There shall be an additional fee for issuing any class of commercial driver's license in addition to the prescribed fee required for the issuance of the original driver's license. The additional fee for each class shall not exceed ((~~twelve~~)) sixteen dollars for the original commercial driver's license or subsequent renewals. The fee shall be deposited in the highway safety fund.

Sec. 4. RCW 46.20.505 and 1993 c 115 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

Every person applying for a special endorsement or a new category of endorsement of a driver's license authorizing such person to drive a motorcycle or a motor-driven cycle shall pay an examination fee of two dollars which is not refundable. In addition, the endorsement fee for the initial or new category motorcycle endorsement shall be ((~~six~~)) eight dollars, and the subsequent renewal endorsement fee shall be ((~~fourteen~~)) twenty dollars. The initial or new category and renewal endorsement fees shall be deposited in the motorcycle safety education account of the highway safety fund."

HB 2259 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Transportation

ADOPTED 4/16/99

On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "licenses;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 46.20.161, 46.20.181, 46.20.470, and 46.20.505."