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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 793

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Prince, Sanders, Jacobsen, Lundquist, Sutherland, Hankins, Schmidt, Betrozoff, Thomas, C. Smith, Taylor, Day, Ebersole, J. Williams, Bond, Ballard,  Van Luven and May

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to drivers' records; and amending RCW 46.20.171.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 19, chapter 121, Laws of 1965 ex. sess. as amended by section 55, chapter 136, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 46.20.171 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) The department shall file every application for a license received by it and shall maintain suitable indexes containing the following:

          (a) All applications denied and on each thereof note the reasons for such denial;

          (b) All applications granted; and

          (c) The name of every licensee whose license has been suspended or revoked by the department and after each such name shall note the reasons for such action.

          (2) The department shall also maintain a record for every licensed driver which shall include all ((accident)) reports of accidents in which the driver was found to be at fault and abstracts of court records of convictions and findings that a traffic infraction has been committed received by it under the laws of this state and in connection therewith maintain convenient records in order that an individual record of each licensee showing the licensee's convictions, the findings that he has committed a traffic infraction, the traffic accidents in which he has been ((involved)) found to be at fault by a civil proceeding, a criminal conviction, or a finding that he has committed a traffic infraction, and any prior actions taken by the department in connection with his driving record shall be readily ascertainable for the consideration of the department.