FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 5610

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

Senate Committee on Transportation

House Committee on Judiciary

House Committee on Transportation

Background: The Department of Licensing (DOL) maintains a case record on every person licensed to operate a motor vehicle in Washington. These case records, or abstracts, contain information relating to a person's driving record. Current law restricts the distribution of abstracts to certain persons and uses.

Summary: The list of those who may receive abstracts is expanded to include an employer or prospective employer or volunteer organization, or an agent acting on their behalf, for employment and risk management purposes in those instances where driving is a condition of the employment of the individual named in the abstract or will be engaged in by the named individual at the direction of the employer or organization.

Courts are allowed to provide a copy of a person's abstract to them if the person has a pending case before the court for a suspended license violation or an open infraction or criminal case that has resulted in the suspension of a person's driver's license.

DOL is required to permanently retain records of convictions for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate	33	15
House	97	0	(House amended)
Senate	42	3	(Senate concurred)