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SENATE BILL 5955

 

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

 

By Senators Constantine, McCaslin, T. Sheldon, Horn, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Johnson, Carlson, Shin, Deccio and Prentice

 

Read first time 02/09/2001.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

_1      AN ACT Relating to theft of motor vehicle fuel; amending RCW

_2  46.20.311, 46.20.342, and 46.63.020; adding a new section to

_3  chapter 46.61 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

     

_4  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     

_5      NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 46.61

_6  RCW under the subchapter heading "miscellaneous rules" to read as

_7  follows:

_8      (1) Any person who refuses to pay or evades payment for motor

_9  vehicle fuel that is pumped into a motor vehicle is guilty of

10  theft of motor vehicle fuel.  A violation of this subsection is a

11  gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.

12      (2) The license, permit, or nonresident driving privilege of

13  any person convicted of theft of motor vehicle fuel must be

14  suspended by the department for six months.

     

15      Sec. 2.  RCW 46.20.311 and 2000 c 115 s 7 are each amended to read

16  as follows:

17      (1)(a) The department shall not suspend a driver's license or

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_1  privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways for a

_2  fixed period of more than one year, except as specifically

_3  permitted under RCW 46.20.267, 46.20.342, or other provision of

_4  law.  Except for a suspension under RCW 46.20.267, 46.20.289,

_5  46.20.291(5), 46.61.--- (section 1 of this act), or 74.20A.320,

_6  whenever the license or driving privilege of any person is

_7  suspended by reason of a conviction, a finding that a traffic

_8  infraction has been committed, pursuant to chapter 46.29 RCW, or

_9  pursuant to RCW 46.20.291 or 46.20.308, the suspension shall

10  remain in effect until the person gives and thereafter maintains

11  proof of financial responsibility for the future as provided in

12  chapter 46.29 RCW.  If the suspension is the result of a violation

13  of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, the department shall determine the

14  person's eligibility for licensing based upon the reports provided

15  by the alcoholism agency or probation department designated under

16  RCW 46.61.5056 and shall deny reinstatement until enrollment and

17  participation in an approved program has been established and the

18  person is otherwise qualified.  Whenever the license or driving

19  privilege of any person is suspended as a result of certification

20  of noncompliance with a child support order under chapter 74.20A

21  RCW or a residential or visitation order, the suspension shall

22  remain in effect until the person provides a release issued by the

23  department of social and health services stating that the person

24  is in compliance with the order.

25      (b)(i) The department shall not issue to the person a new,

26  duplicate, or renewal license until the person pays a reissue fee

27  of twenty dollars.

28      (ii) If the suspension is the result of a violation of RCW

29  46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or is the result of administrative action

30  under RCW 46.20.308, the reissue fee shall be one hundred fifty

31  dollars.

32      (2)(a) Any person whose license or privilege to drive a motor

33  vehicle on the public highways has been revoked, unless the

34  revocation was for a cause which has been removed, is not entitled

35  to have the license or privilege renewed or restored until:  (i)

36  After the expiration of one year from the date the license or

37  privilege to drive was revoked; (ii) after the expiration of the

38  applicable revocation period provided by RCW 46.20.3101 or

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_1  46.61.5055; (iii) after the expiration of two years for persons

_2  convicted of vehicular homicide; or (iv) after the expiration of

_3  the applicable revocation period provided by RCW 46.20.265.

_4      (b)(i) After the expiration of the appropriate period, the

_5  person may make application for a new license as provided by law

_6  together with a reissue fee in the amount of twenty dollars.

_7      (ii) If the revocation is the result of a violation of RCW

_8  46.20.308, 46.61.502, or 46.61.504, the reissue fee shall be one

_9  hundred fifty dollars.  If the revocation is the result of a

10  violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, the department shall

11  determine the person's eligibility for licensing based upon the

12  reports provided by the alcoholism agency or probation department

13  designated under RCW 46.61.5056 and shall deny reissuance of a

14  license, permit, or privilege to drive until enrollment and

15  participation in an approved program has been established and the

16  person is otherwise qualified.

17      (c) Except for a revocation under RCW 46.20.265, the department

18  shall not then issue a new license unless it is satisfied after

19  investigation of the driving ability of the person that it will be

20  safe to grant the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the

21  public highways, and until the person gives and thereafter

22  maintains proof of financial responsibility for the future as

23  provided in chapter 46.29 RCW.  For a revocation under RCW

24  46.20.265, the department shall not issue a new license unless it

25  is satisfied after investigation of the driving ability of the

26  person that it will be safe to grant that person the privilege of

27  driving a motor vehicle on the public highways.

28      (3)(a) Whenever the driver's license of any person is suspended

29  pursuant to Article IV of the nonresident violators compact or RCW

30  46.23.020 or 46.20.289 or 46.20.291(5), the department shall not

31  issue to the person any new or renewal license until the person

32  pays a reissue fee of twenty dollars.

33      (b) If the suspension is the result of a violation of the laws

34  of this or any other state, province, or other jurisdiction

35  involving (i) the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle

36  upon the public highways while under the influence of intoxicating

37  liquor or drugs, or (ii) the refusal to submit to a chemical test

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_1  of the driver's blood alcohol content, the reissue fee shall be

_2  one hundred fifty dollars.

     

_3      Sec. 3.  RCW 46.20.342 and 2000 c 115 s 8 are each amended to read

_4  as follows:

_5      (1) It is unlawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle in

_6  this state while that person is in a suspended or revoked status

_7  or when his or her privilege to drive is suspended or revoked in

_8  this or any other state.  Any person who has a valid Washington

_9  driver's license is not guilty of a violation of this section.

10      (a) A person found to be an habitual offender under chapter

11  46.65 RCW, who violates this section while an order of revocation

12  issued under chapter 46.65 RCW prohibiting such operation is in

13  effect, is guilty of driving while license suspended or revoked in

14  the first degree, a gross misdemeanor.  Upon the first such

15  conviction, the person shall be punished by imprisonment for not

16  less than ten days.  Upon the second conviction, the person shall be

17  punished by imprisonment for not less than ninety days.  Upon the

18  third or subsequent conviction, the person shall be punished by

19  imprisonment for not less than one hundred eighty days.  If the

20  person is also convicted of the offense defined in RCW 46.61.502

21  or 46.61.504, when both convictions arise from the same event, the

22  minimum sentence of confinement shall be not less than ninety

23  days.  The minimum sentence of confinement required shall not be

24  suspended or deferred.  A conviction under this subsection does not

25  prevent a person from petitioning for reinstatement as provided by

26  RCW 46.65.080.

27      (b) A person who violates this section while an order of

28  suspension or revocation prohibiting such operation is in effect

29  and while the person is not eligible to reinstate his or her

30  driver's license or driving privilege, other than for a suspension

31  for the reasons described in (c) of this subsection, is guilty of

32  driving while license suspended or revoked in the second degree, a

33  gross misdemeanor.  This subsection applies when a person's driver's

34  license or driving privilege has been suspended or revoked by

35  reason of:

36      (i) A conviction of a felony in the commission of which a motor

37  vehicle was used;

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_1      (ii) A previous conviction under this section;

_2      (iii) A notice received by the department from a court or

_3  diversion unit as provided by RCW 46.20.265, relating to a minor

_4  who has committed, or who has entered a diversion unit concerning

_5  an offense relating to alcohol, legend drugs, controlled

_6  substances, or imitation controlled substances;

_7      (iv) A conviction of RCW 46.20.410, relating to the violation

_8  of restrictions of an occupational driver's license;

_9      (v) A conviction of RCW 46.20.345, relating to the operation of

10  a motor vehicle with a suspended or revoked license;

11      (vi) A conviction of RCW 46.52.020, relating to duty in case of

12  injury to or death of a person or damage to an attended vehicle;

13      (vii) A conviction of RCW 46.61.024, relating to attempting to

14  elude pursuing police vehicles;

15      (viii) A conviction of RCW 46.61.500, relating to reckless

16  driving;

17      (ix) A conviction of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, relating to a

18  person under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs;

19      (x) A conviction of RCW 46.61.520, relating to vehicular

20  homicide;

21      (xi) A conviction of RCW 46.61.522, relating to vehicular

22  assault;

23      (xii) A conviction of RCW 46.61.527(4), relating to reckless

24  endangerment of roadway workers;

25      (xiii) A conviction of RCW 46.61.530, relating to racing of

26  vehicles on highways;

27      (xiv) A conviction of RCW 46.61.685, relating to leaving

28  children in an unattended vehicle with motor running;

29      (xv) A conviction of RCW 46.61.--- (section 1 of this act),

30  relating to theft of motor vehicle fuel;

31      (xvi) A conviction of RCW 46.64.048, relating to attempting,

32  aiding, abetting, coercing, and committing crimes;

33      (((xvi))) (xvii) An administrative action taken by the

34  department under chapter 46.20 RCW; or

35      (((xvii))) (xviii) A conviction of a local law, ordinance,

36  regulation, or resolution of a political subdivision of this

37  state, the federal government, or any other state, of an offense

38  substantially similar to a violation included in this subsection.

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_1      (c) A person who violates this section when his or her driver's

_2  license or driving privilege is, at the time of the violation,

_3  suspended or revoked solely because (i) the person must furnish

_4  proof of satisfactory progress in a required alcoholism or drug

_5  treatment program, (ii) the person must furnish proof of financial

_6  responsibility for the future as provided by chapter 46.29 RCW,

_7  (iii) the person has failed to comply with the provisions of

_8  chapter 46.29 RCW relating to uninsured accidents, (iv) the person

_9  has failed to respond to a notice of traffic infraction, failed to

10  appear at a requested hearing, violated a written promise to

11  appear in court, or has failed to comply with the terms of a

12  notice of traffic infraction or citation, as provided in RCW

13  46.20.289, (v) the person has committed an offense in another

14  state that, if committed in this state, would not be grounds for

15  the suspension or revocation of the person's driver's license,

16  (vi) the person has been suspended or revoked by reason of one or

17  more of the items listed in (b) of this subsection, but was

18  eligible to reinstate his or her driver's license or driving

19  privilege at the time of the violation, or (vii) the person has

20  received traffic citations or notices of traffic infraction that

21  have resulted in a suspension under RCW 46.20.267 relating to

22  intermediate drivers' licenses, or any combination of (i) through

23  (vii), is guilty of driving while license suspended or revoked in

24  the third degree, a misdemeanor.

25      (2) Upon receiving a record of conviction of any person or upon

26  receiving an order by any juvenile court or any duly authorized

27  court officer of the conviction of any juvenile under this

28  section, the department shall:

29      (a) For a conviction of driving while suspended or revoked in

30  the first degree, as provided by subsection (1)(a) of this

31  section, extend the period of administrative revocation imposed

32  under chapter 46.65 RCW for an additional period of one year from

33  and after the date the person would otherwise have been entitled

34  to apply for a new license or have his or her driving privilege

35  restored; or

36      (b) For a conviction of driving while suspended or revoked in

37  the second degree, as provided by subsection (1)(b) of this

38  section, not issue a new license or restore the driving privilege

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_1  for an additional period of one year from and after the date the

_2  person would otherwise have been entitled to apply for a new

_3  license or have his or her driving privilege restored; or

_4      (c) Not extend the period of suspension or revocation if the

_5  conviction was under subsection (1)(c) of this section.  If the

_6  conviction was under subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section and

_7  the court recommends against the extension and the convicted

_8  person has obtained a valid driver's license, the period of

_9  suspension or revocation shall not be extended.

     

10      Sec. 4.  RCW 46.63.020 and 1999 c 86 s 6 are each amended to read

11  as follows:

12      Failure to perform any act required or the performance of any

13  act prohibited by this title or an equivalent administrative

14  regulation or local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution

15  relating to traffic including parking, standing, stopping, and

16  pedestrian offenses, is designated as a traffic infraction and may

17  not be classified as a criminal offense, except for an offense

18  contained in the following provisions of this title or a violation

19  of an equivalent administrative regulation or local law,

20  ordinance, regulation, or resolution:

21      (1) RCW 46.09.120(2) relating to the operation of a nonhighway

22  vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a

23  controlled substance;

24      (2) RCW 46.09.130 relating to operation of nonhighway vehicles;

25      (3) RCW 46.10.090(2) relating to the operation of a snowmobile

26  while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotics or

27  habit‑forming drugs or in a manner endangering the person of

28  another;

29      (4) RCW 46.10.130 relating to the operation of snowmobiles;

30      (5) Chapter 46.12 RCW relating to certificates of ownership and

31  registration and markings indicating that a vehicle has been

32  destroyed or declared a total loss;

33      (6) RCW 46.16.010 relating to initial registration of motor

34  vehicles;

35      (7) RCW 46.16.011 relating to permitting unauthorized persons

36  to drive;

37      (8) RCW 46.16.160 relating to vehicle trip permits;

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_1      (9) RCW 46.16.381(2) relating to knowingly providing false

_2  information in conjunction with an application for a special

_3  placard or license plate for disabled persons' parking;

_4      (10) RCW 46.20.005 relating to driving without a valid driver's

_5  license;

_6      (11) RCW 46.20.091 relating to false statements regarding a

_7  driver's license or instruction permit;

_8      (12) RCW ((46.20.336)) 46.20.0921 relating to the unlawful

_9  possession and use of a driver's license;

10      (13) RCW 46.20.342 relating to driving with a suspended or

11  revoked license or status;

12      (14) RCW 46.20.345 relating to the operation of a motor vehicle

13  with a suspended or revoked license;

14      (15) RCW 46.20.410 relating to the violation of restrictions of

15  an occupational driver's license;

16      (((15) RCW 46.20.420 relating to the operation of a motor

17  vehicle with a suspended or revoked license;))

18      (16) RCW 46.20.740 relating to operation of a motor vehicle

19  without an ignition interlock device in violation of a license

20  notation that the device is required;

21      (17) RCW 46.20.750 relating to assisting another person to

22  start a vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device;

23      (18) RCW 46.25.170 relating to commercial driver's licenses;

24      (19) Chapter 46.29 RCW relating to financial responsibility;

25      (20) RCW 46.30.040 relating to providing false evidence of

26  financial responsibility;

27      (21) RCW 46.37.435 relating to wrongful installation of

28  sunscreening material;

29      (22) RCW 46.44.180 relating to operation of mobile home pilot

30  vehicles;

31      (23) RCW 46.48.175 relating to the transportation of dangerous

32  articles;

33      (24) RCW 46.52.010 relating to duty on striking an unattended

34  car or other property;

35      (25) RCW 46.52.020 relating to duty in case of injury to or

36  death of a person or damage to an attended vehicle;

37      (26) RCW 46.52.090 relating to reports by repairmen,

38  storagemen, and appraisers;

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_1      (27) RCW 46.52.130 relating to confidentiality of the driving

_2  record to be furnished to an insurance company, an employer, and

_3  an alcohol/drug assessment or treatment agency;

_4      (28) RCW 46.55.020 relating to engaging in the activities of a

_5  registered tow truck operator without a registration certificate;

_6      (29) RCW 46.55.035 relating to prohibited practices by tow

_7  truck operators;

_8      (30) RCW 46.61.015 relating to obedience to police officers,

_9  ((flagmen)) flaggers, or fire fighters;

10      (31) RCW 46.61.020 relating to refusal to give information to

11  or cooperate with an officer;

12      (32) RCW 46.61.022 relating to failure to stop and give

13  identification to an officer;

14      (33) RCW 46.61.024 relating to attempting to elude pursuing

15  police vehicles;

16      (34) RCW 46.61.500 relating to reckless driving;

17      (35) RCW 46.61.502 and 46.61.504 relating to persons under the

18  influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs;

19      (36) RCW 46.61.503 relating to a person under age twenty-one

20  driving a motor vehicle after consuming alcohol;

21      (37) RCW 46.61.520 relating to vehicular homicide by motor

22  vehicle;

23      (38) RCW 46.61.522 relating to vehicular assault;

24      (39) RCW 46.61.5249 relating to first degree negligent driving;

25      (40) RCW 46.61.527(4) relating to reckless endangerment of

26  roadway workers;

27      (41) RCW 46.61.530 relating to racing of vehicles on highways;

28      (42) RCW 46.61.685 relating to leaving children in an

29  unattended vehicle with the motor running;

30      (43) RCW 46.61.--- (section 1 of this act) relating to theft of

31  motor vehicle fuel;

32      (44) RCW 46.64.010 relating to unlawful cancellation of or

33  attempt to cancel a traffic citation;

34      (((44))) (45) RCW 46.64.048 relating to attempting, aiding,

35  abetting, coercing, and committing crimes;

36      (((45))) (46) Chapter 46.65 RCW relating to habitual traffic

37  offenders;

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_1      (((46))) (47) RCW 46.68.010 relating to false statements made

_2  to obtain a refund;

_3      (((47))) (48) Chapter 46.70 RCW relating to unfair motor

_4  vehicle business practices, except where that chapter provides for

_5  the assessment of monetary penalties of a civil nature;

_6      (((48))) (49) Chapter 46.72 RCW relating to the transportation

_7  of passengers in for hire vehicles;

_8      (((49))) (50) RCW 46.72A.060 relating to limousine carrier

_9  insurance;

10      (((50))) (51) RCW 46.72A.070 relating to operation of a

11  limousine without a vehicle certificate;

12      (((51))) (52) RCW 46.72A.080 relating to false advertising by a

13  limousine carrier;

14      (((52))) (53) Chapter 46.80 RCW relating to motor vehicle

15  wreckers;

16      (((53))) (54) Chapter 46.82 RCW relating to driver's training

17  schools;

18      (((54))) (55) RCW 46.87.260 relating to alteration or forgery

19  of a cab card, letter of authority, or other temporary authority

20  issued under chapter 46.87 RCW;

21      (((55))) (56) RCW 46.87.290 relating to operation of an

22  unregistered or unlicensed vehicle under chapter 46.87 RCW.

 

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