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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2559

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives Bowman, R. Meyers, McLean, Padden and Brumsickle

Read first time 1/15/90 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to providing identification to police officers; and amending RCW 46.61.020 and 46.61.021.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 46.56.190, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 6, chapter 353, Laws of 1989 and RCW 46.61.020 are each amended to read as follows:

          It is unlawful for any person while operating ((or)), in charge of, or, when lawfully required to identify himself or herself, a passenger in any vehicle to refuse when requested by a police officer to give his or her correct name, correct date of birth, and current address and the name and address of the owner of such vehicle, or for such person to give a false name and address, and it is likewise unlawful for any such person to refuse or neglect to stop when signaled to stop by any police officer or to refuse upon demand of such police officer to produce his or her certificate of license registration of such vehicle, his or her insurance identification card, or his or her vehicle driver's license or to refuse to permit such officer to take any such license, card, or certificate for the purpose of examination thereof or to refuse to permit the examination of any equipment of such vehicle or the weighing of such vehicle or to refuse or neglect to produce the certificate of license registration of such vehicle, insurance card, or his or her vehicle driver's license when requested by any court.  Any police officer shall on request produce evidence of his or her authorization as such.

        Sec. 2.  Section 4, chapter 136, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. as amended by section 7, chapter 353, Laws of 1989 and RCW 46.61.021 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Any person requested or signaled to stop by a law enforcement officer for a traffic infraction has a duty to stop.

          (2) Whenever any person is stopped for a traffic infraction, the officer may detain that person for a reasonable period of time necessary to identify the person, check the status of the person's license, insurance identification card, and the vehicle's registration, and complete and issue a notice of traffic infraction.

          (3) Any person requested to identify himself or herself to a law enforcement officer pursuant to an investigation of a traffic infraction ((has a duty to identify himself,)) shall give his or her correct name, correct date of birth, physical description in the absence of a valid driver's license or identicard, and current address, and sign an acknowledgement of receipt of the notice of infraction.