| Passed by the Senate February 9, 2011 YEAS 46 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 4, 2011 YEAS 94 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | 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. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved April 13, 2011, 2:13 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 13, 2011 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 01/27/11.
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.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
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.