SB 5301-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Specifies conditions for requiring examination of a driver.

     Provides that the director has good cause to believe that a driver is incompetent or unqualified to retain his or her license on the basis of a report by:  (1) A law enforcement officer;

     (2) A physician;

     (3) A physical therapist;

     (4) An occupational therapist;

     (5) A registered nurse;

     (6) A psychiatrist;

     (7) A psychologist;

     (8) An officer of the court; or

     (9) A member of the driver's immediate family, who has reached the age of eighteen years, except that no person may report the same family member under this act more than once during a three-month period.

     Provides that a report filed with the department of licensing under RCW 46.20.305 that causes the director to commence an inquiry into a person's driving ability is exempt from the disclosure requirements of chapter 42.17 RCW.