CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5262

Chapter 366, Laws of 2009

61st Legislature
2009 Regular Session



DRIVER'S LICENSE PHOTOGRAPHS--LAW ENFORCEMENT ACCESS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/26/09

Passed by the Senate April 19, 2009
  YEAS 45   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 13, 2009
  YEAS 97   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5262 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved May 6, 2009, 2:08 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 8, 2009







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5262
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2009 Regular Session
State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By Senate Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Brandland, and Shin)

READ FIRST TIME 02/18/09.   



     AN ACT Relating to law enforcement and court access to driver's license photographs for the purposes of identity verification; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.20.118.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 46.20.118 and 2005 c 274 s 307 and 2005 c 246 s 23 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department shall maintain a negative file. It shall contain negatives of all pictures taken by the department of licensing as authorized by ((RCW 46.20.070 through 46.20.119)) this chapter. Negatives in the file shall not be available for public inspection and copying under chapter 42.56 RCW.
     (2) The department may make the file available to official governmental enforcement agencies to assist in the investigation by the agencies of suspected criminal activity or for the purposes of verifying identity when a law enforcement officer is authorized by law to request identification from an individual.
     (3) The department shall make the file available to the office of the secretary of state, at the expense of the secretary of state, to assist in maintenance of the statewide voter registration database.
     (4) The department may also provide a print to the driver's next of kin in the event the driver is deceased.


         Passed by the Senate April 19, 2009.
         Passed by the House April 13, 2009.
         Approved by the Governor May 6, 2009.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 8, 2009.