Passed by the House March 6, 2010 Yeas 95   FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 1, 2010 Yeas 46   BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2466 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
Approved March 31, 2010, 4:08 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 1, 2010 Secretary of State State of Washington |
State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2010 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/25/10.
AN ACT Relating to the regulation of ignition interlock devices; amending RCW 46.04.215; and adding new sections to chapter 43.43 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 46.04.215 and 2005 c 200 s 1 are each amended to read
as follows:
"Ignition interlock device" means breath alcohol analyzing ignition
equipment or other biological or technical device certified in
conformance with section 2 of this act and rules adopted by the state
patrol and designed to prevent a motor vehicle from being operated by
a person who has consumed an alcoholic beverage. ((The state patrol
shall by rule provide standards for the certification, installation,
repair, and removal of the devices.))
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) The state patrol shall by rule provide standards for the
certification, installation, repair, maintenance, monitoring,
inspection, and removal of ignition interlock devices, as defined under
RCW 46.04.215, and equipment as outlined under this section, and may
inspect the records and equipment of manufacturers and vendors during
regular business hours for compliance with statutes and rules and may
suspend or revoke certification for any noncompliance. The state
patrol may only inspect ignition interlock devices in the vehicles of
customers for proper installation and functioning when installation is
being done at the vendors' place of business.
(2)(a) When a certified service provider or individual installer of
ignition interlock devices is found to be out of compliance, the
installation privileges of that certified service provider or
individual installer may be suspended or revoked until the certified
service provider or individual installer comes into compliance. During
any suspension or revocation period, the certified service provider or
individual installer is responsible for notifying affected customers of
any changes in their service agreement.
(b) A certified service provider or individual installer whose
certification is suspended or revoked for noncompliance has a right to
an administrative hearing under chapter 34.05 RCW to contest the
suspension or revocation, or both. For the administrative hearing, the
procedure and rules of evidence are as specified in chapter 34.05 RCW,
except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Any request for an
administrative hearing must be made in writing and must be received by
the state patrol within twenty days after the receipt of the notice of
suspension or revocation.
(3)(a) An ignition interlock device must employ fuel cell
technology. For the purposes of this subsection, "fuel cell
technology" consists of the following electrochemical method: An
electrolyte designed to oxidize the alcohol and release electrons to be
collected by an active electrode; a current flow is generated within
the electrode proportional to the amount of alcohol oxidized on the
fuel cell surface; and the electrical current is measured and reported
as breath alcohol concentration. Fuel cell technology is highly
specific for alcohols.
(b) To be certified, an ignition interlock device must:
(i) Meet or exceed the minimum test standards according to rules
adopted by the state patrol. Only a notarized statement from a
laboratory that is certified by the international organization of
standardization and is capable of performing the tests specified will
be accepted as proof of meeting or exceeding the standards. The
notarized statement must include the name and signature of the person
in charge of the tests under the following statement:
"Two samples of (model name) , manufactured by (manufacturer)
were tested by (laboratory) certified by the Internal Organization of
Standardization. They do meet or exceed all specifications listed in
the Federal Register, Volume 71, Number 31 (57 FR 11772), Breath
Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIID), NHTSA 2005-23470."; and
(ii) Be maintained in accordance with the rules and standards
adopted by the state patrol.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3 A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW
to read as follows:
For the purposes of section 2 of this act, companies not using
ignition interlock devices that employ fuel cell technology as of the
effective date of this act shall have five years from the effective
date of this act to begin using ignition interlock devices that employ
fuel cell technology.