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                          HOUSE BILL 1699

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Alexander, Hunt, DeBolt and Romero

 

Read first time 02/01/2001.  Referred to Committee on Juvenile Justice.

Suspending the driving privileges of juveniles who have committed the offense of threatening to bomb a school building.


    AN ACT Relating to suspending the driving privileges of juveniles who have committed the offense of threatening to bomb a school building; and amending RCW 13.40.265.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 13.40.265 and 1997 c 338 s 37 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1)(a) If a juvenile thirteen years of age or older is found by juvenile court to have committed an offense while armed with a firearm or an offense that is a violation of RCW 9.41.040(1)(b)(iii), RCW 9.61.160 with respect to a school building, or chapter 66.44, 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 RCW, the court shall notify the department of licensing within twenty-four hours after entry of the judgment.

    (b) Except as otherwise provided in (c) of this subsection, upon petition of a juvenile who has been found by the court to have committed an offense that is a violation of RCW 9.61.160 or chapter 66.44, 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 RCW, the court may at any time the court deems appropriate notify the department of licensing that the juvenile's driving privileges should be reinstated.

    (c) If the offense is the juvenile's first violation of RCW 9.61.160 or chapter 66.44, 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 RCW, the juvenile may not petition the court for reinstatement of the juvenile's privilege to drive revoked pursuant to RCW 46.20.265 until ninety days after the date the juvenile turns sixteen or ninety days after the judgment was entered, whichever is later.  If the offense is the juvenile's second or subsequent violation of RCW 9.61.160 or chapter 66.44, 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 RCW, the juvenile may not petition the court for reinstatement of the juvenile's privilege to drive revoked pursuant to RCW 46.20.265 until the date the juvenile turns seventeen or one year after the date judgment was entered, whichever is later.

    (2)(a) If a juvenile enters into a diversion agreement with a diversion unit pursuant to RCW 13.40.080 concerning an offense that is a violation of chapter 66.44, 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 RCW, the diversion unit shall notify the department of licensing within twenty-four hours after the diversion agreement is signed.

    (b) If a diversion unit has notified the department pursuant to (a) of this subsection, the diversion unit shall notify the department of licensing when the juvenile has completed the agreement.

 


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