| Passed by the House April 13, 2011 Yeas 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 4, 2011 Yeas 41 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 HOUSE BILL 1473 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved April 29, 2011, 3:38 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 29, 2011 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
Read first time 01/24/11. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to the use of existing fees collected for the cost of traffic schools; and adding new sections to chapter 46.83 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 46.83 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) A traffic school established by a city, town, or county under
this chapter that collects fees for the cost of attending the traffic
school may use any fees collected that are in excess of the costs of
the traffic school for the following activities:
(a) Safe driver education materials and programs;
(b) Safe driver education promotions and advertising; or
(c) Costs associated with the training of law enforcement officers.
(2) This section does not authorize a city, town, or county to
increase or impose new fees for traffic schools solely for the uses
authorized in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) This section is not intended, and may not be construed, to
reduce, increase, or otherwise impact funding for judicial programs,
functions, or services.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is
added to chapter 46.83 RCW
to read as follows:
A traffic school established by a city, town, or county under this
chapter that collects fees for the cost of attending the traffic school
may not charge a fee in excess of the penalty for an unscheduled
traffic infraction established by the supreme court pursuant to RCW
46.63.110. For the purposes of this section, the penalty includes the
base penalty and all assessments and other costs that are required by
statute or rule to be added to the base penalty.