Passed by the Senate February 9, 2011 YEAS 46 NAYS 0 ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 4, 2011 YEAS 94 NAYS 0 ________________________________________ 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 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5195 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary
Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED Secretary of State State of Washington

AN ACT Relating to requiring information to be filed by the prosecuting attorney for certain violations under driving while license is suspended or revoked provisions; and amending RCW 10.37.015.

Sec. 1   RCW 10.37.015 and 1987 c 202 s 167 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) No person shall be held to answer in any court for an alleged crime or offense, unless upon an information filed by the prosecuting attorney, or upon an indictment by a grand jury, except in cases of misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor before a district or municipal judge, or before a court martial, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section.
     (2) Violations of RCW 46.20.342(1)(c)(iv) may be required by the prosecuting attorney to be referred to his or her office for consideration of filing an information or for entry into a precharge diversion program.