AN ACT Relating to drivers' licenses; amending RCW 46.04.580, 46.20.308, 46.20.311, 46.20.380, 46.20.391, 46.61.515, and 46.68.060; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 46.20.599; prescribing penalties; making an appropriation; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The purpose of this act is:

(1) To provide safety for all persons using the highways of this state by quickly suspending or revoking the driving privilege of those persons who have shown themselves to be safety hazards by driving with an excessive concentration of alcohol in their bodies; and

(2) To guard against the potential for any erroneous deprivation of the driving privilege by providing an opportunity for administrative review prior to the effective date of the suspension or revocation.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 46.04 RCW to read as follows:

"Alcohol concentration" means (1) the grams of alcohol per two hundred ten liters of a person's breath, or (2) the percent by weight of alcohol in a person's blood.

Sec. 3. Section 46.04.580, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 and RCW 46.04.580 are each amended to read as follows:

"Suspend," in all its forms, means invalidation for any period less than one calendar year and thereafter until reinstatement. However, under RCW 46.61.515 and section 5 of this act the invalidation may last for more than one calendar year.

Sec. 4. Section 1, chapter 22, Laws of 1987 as amended by section 8, chapter 337, Laws of 1989 and RCW 46.20.308 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Any person who operates a motor vehicle within this state is deemed to have given consent, subject to the provisions of RCW 46.61.506, to a test or tests of his or her breath or blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content of his or her breath or blood if arrested for any offense where, at the time of the arrest, the arresting officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor.

(2) The test or tests of breath shall be administered at the direction of a law enforcement officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person to have been driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. However, in those instances where: ((~~(a)~~)) The person is incapable due to physical injury, physical incapacity, or other physical limitation, of providing a breath sample; or ((~~(b) as a result of a traffic accident~~)) the person is being treated for a medical condition in a hospital, clinic, doctor's office, or other similar facility in which a breath testing instrument is not present, a blood test shall be administered by a qualified person as provided in RCW 46.61.506(4). The officer shall inform the person of his or her right to refuse the breath or blood test, and of his or her right to have additional tests administered by any qualified person of his or her choosing as provided in RCW 46.61.506. The officer shall warn the driver that (a) his or her privilege to drive will be revoked or denied if he or she refuses to submit to the test, ((~~and~~)) (b) that his or her privilege to drive will be suspended, revoked, or denied if the test is administered and the test indicates the alcohol concentration of the person's breath or blood is 0.10 or more, and (c) that his or her refusal to take the test may be used in a criminal trial.

(3) Except as provided in this section, the test administered shall be of the breath only. If an individual is unconscious or is under arrest for the crime of vehicular homicide as provided in RCW 46.61.520 or vehicular assault as provided in RCW 46.61.522, or if an individual is under arrest for the crime of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs as provided in RCW 46.61.502, which arrest results from an accident in which another person has been injured and there is a reasonable likelihood that such other person may die as a result of injuries sustained in the accident, a breath or blood test may be administered without the consent of the individual so arrested.

(4) Any person who is dead, unconscious, or who is otherwise in a condition rendering him or her incapable of refusal, shall be deemed not to have withdrawn the consent provided by subsection (1) of this section and the test or tests may be administered, subject to the provisions of RCW 46.61.506, and the person shall be deemed to have received the warnings required under subsection (2) of this section.

(5) If, following his or her arrest and receipt of warnings under subsection (2) of this section, the person arrested refuses upon the request of a law enforcement officer to submit to a test or tests of his or her breath or blood, no test shall be given except as authorized under subsection (3) or (4) of this section.

(6) If, after arrest and after the other applicable conditions and requirements of this section have been satisfied, a person submits to a test or tests of his or her blood or breath, or such a test has been administered without that person's express consent as permitted by subsection (3) or (4) of this section, and the test results indicate that the alcohol concentration of the person's breath or blood is 0.10 or more, or the person refuses to submit to a test, the arresting officer or other law enforcement officer at whose direction any test has been given, or the department if the arrest is the result of a blood test, shall:

(a) Serve notice in writing on the person on behalf of the department of its intention to suspend, revoke, or deny the person's license, permit, or privilege to drive as required by subsection (7) of this section;

(b) Serve notice in writing on the person on behalf of the department of his or her right to a hearing, specifying the steps he or she must take to obtain a hearing. Within five days after the notice has been given, the person may, in writing, request a formal hearing as provided by subsection (8) of this section. If such request is made by mail it must be postmarked within five days after the notice have been given;

(d) Issue a temporary license to be effective twelve hours after the time of arrest and valid for thirty days from the date of arrest or until the suspension, revocation, or denial of the person's license, permit, or privilege to drive is sustained at a hearing pursuant to subsection (8) of this section, whichever occurs first. No temporary license is valid to any greater degree than the license or permit that it replaces;

(e) Immediately notify the department of licensing of the arrest and transmit to the department of licensing any confiscated license or permit and a sworn report that states:

(i) That the officer had reasonable grounds to believe the arrested person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, or both; and

(ii) That after receipt of the warnings required by subsection (2) of this section the person refused to submit, or submitted to a test or tests, or that a test was administered without the person's express consent as permitted under subsection (3) or (4) of this section; and

(iii) That the results of any test administered indicated that the alcohol concentration of the person's breath or blood was 0.10 or more; and

(iv) Any other information that the director may require by rule or regulation.

(7) The department of licensing, upon the receipt of a sworn report of the law enforcement officer that the officer had reasonable grounds to believe the arrested person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and that (a) the person had refused to submit to the test or tests upon the request of the law enforcement officer after being informed that refusal would result in the revocation of the person's privilege to drive, or (b) the person submitted to a test or tests and the results indicated that the alcohol concentration of the person's breath or blood was 0.10 or more, shall suspend, revoke, or deny the person's license or permit to drive or any nonresident operating privilege, such suspension, revocation, or denial to be effective thirty days from the date of arrest or when sustained at a hearing pursuant to subsection (8) of this section, whichever occurs first.

(((7) Upon revoking the license or permit to drive or the nonresident operating privilege of any person, the department shall immediately notify the person involved in writing by personal service or by certified mail of its decision and the grounds therefor, and of the person's right to a hearing, specifying the steps he or she must take to obtain a hearing. Within fifteen days after the notice has been given, the person may, in writing, request a formal hearing.))

(8) Upon timely receipt of ((~~such~~)) a request for a formal hearing, the department shall afford the person an opportunity for a hearing as provided in RCW 46.20.329 and 46.20.332. The hearing shall be conducted in the county of the arrest, except that all or part of the hearing may, at the discretion of the department, be conducted by telephone or other electronic means. For the purposes of this section, the scope of ((~~such~~)) the hearing shall cover the issues of whether a law enforcement officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, whether the person was placed under arrest, and whether (a) the person refused to submit to the test or tests upon request of the officer after having been informed that such refusal would result in the revocation of the person's privilege to drive or, (b) if a test was administered, whether the applicable requirements of this section were satisfied before the administration of the test or tests, whether the person submitted to the test or tests, or whether a test was administered without express consent as permitted under this section, and whether the test or tests indicated that the alcohol concentration of the person's breath or blood was 0.10 or more. The sworn report submitted by a law enforcement officer constitutes a presumption that the officer had reasonable grounds to believe the person had been driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, that the officer complied with the requirements of this section, and that the testing instrument was in proper working condition. ((The department shall order that the revocation either be rescinded or sustained. Any decision by the department revoking a person's driving privilege shall be stayed and shall not take effect while a formal hearing is pending as provided in this section or during the pendency of a subsequent appeal to superior court so long as there is no conviction for a moving violation or no finding that the person has committed a traffic infraction that is a moving violation during pendency of the hearing and appeal.

~~(8)~~)) (9) If the suspension, revocation, or denial is sustained after such a hearing, the person whose license, privilege, or permit is suspended, revoked, or denied has the right to file a petition in the superior court of the county of arrest to review the final order of suspension, revocation, or denial by the department in the manner provided in RCW 46.20.334. The filing of the appeal does not stay the effective date of the suspension, revocation, or denial.

((~~(9)~~)) (10) When it has been finally determined under the procedures of this section that a nonresident's privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended, revoked, or denied the department shall give information in writing of the action taken to the motor vehicle administrator of the state of the person's residence and of any state in which he or she has a license.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Pursuant to RCW 46.20.308, the department shall suspend, revoke, or deny the arrested person's license or permit to drive or any nonresident privilege as follows:

(a) In the case of a person who has refused a test or tests:

(i) For a first refusal within five years from the date of refusal, revocation, or denial for one year;

(ii) For a second or subsequent refusal within five years of the date of refusal, revocation, or denial for two years.

(b) In the case of an incident where a person has submitted to or been administered a test or tests indicating that the alcohol concentration of the person's breath or blood was 0.10 or more:

(i) For a first incident within five years, where there has been no previous conviction of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 within the five-year period preceding the current incident, suspension, or denial until the person reaches age nineteen or for ninety days, whichever is longer;

(ii) For a second incident within five years, revocation or denial for one year. A previous conviction under RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 within the five-year period preceding the current incident, that did not result in a suspension or denial under this subsection, shall be considered a previous incident for purposes of this subsection;

(iii) For a third or subsequent incident within five years, revocation or denial for two years. Previous convictions under RCW 46.61.502, 46.61.504, 46.61.520, or 46.61.522 within the five-year period preceding the current incident, that did not result in a suspension, revocation, or denial under this subsection, shall be considered previous incidents for purposes of this subsection.

(2) The department shall not grant or reinstate a person's privilege to drive that has been suspended, revoked, or denied under subsection (1) of this section until it has determined the person is eligible for reinstatement under RCW 46.20.031 and is otherwise qualified.

Sec. 6. Section 9, chapter 148, Laws of 1988 and RCW 46.20.311 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department shall not suspend a driver's license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways for a fixed period of more than one year, except as permitted under RCW 46.20.342 or 46.61.515. Whenever the license or driving privilege of any person is suspended by reason of a conviction, a finding that a traffic infraction has been committed, pursuant to chapter 46.29 RCW, or pursuant to RCW 46.20.291 or 46.20.308, the suspension shall remain in effect and the department shall not issue to the person any new, duplicate, or renewal license until the person pays a reinstatement fee of twenty dollars and gives and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility for the future as provided in chapter 46.29 RCW. If the suspension is the result of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, the reinstatement fee shall be ((~~fifty~~)) one hundred dollars.

(2) Any person whose license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways has been revoked, unless the revocation was for a cause which has been removed, is not entitled to have the license or privilege renewed or restored until: (a) After the expiration of one year from the date ((~~on which the revoked license was surrendered to and received by the department~~)) the license or privilege to drive was revoked; (b) after the expiration of the applicable revocation period provided by RCW 46.61.515(3) (b) or (c); (c) after the expiration of two years for persons convicted of vehicular homicide; (d) after the expiration of one year in cases of revocation for the first refusal within five years to submit to a chemical test under RCW 46.20.308; (e) after the expiration of two years in cases of revocation for the second refusal within five years to submit to a chemical test under RCW 46.20.308; or (f) after the expiration of the applicable revocation period provided by RCW 46.20.265. After the expiration of the appropriate period, the person may make application for a new license as provided by law together with a reinstatement fee in the amount of twenty dollars, but if the revocation is the result of a violation of RCW 46.20.308, 46.61.502, or 46.61.504, the reinstatement fee shall be ((~~fifty~~)) one hundred dollars. Except for a revocation under RCW 46.20.265, the department shall not then issue a new license unless it is satisfied after investigation of the driving ability of the person that it will be safe to grant the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways, and until the person gives and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility for the future as provided in chapter 46.29 RCW. For a revocation under RCW 46.20.265, the department shall not issue a new license unless it is satisfied after investigation of the driving ability of the person that it will be safe to grant that person the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways. ((A resident without a license or permit whose license or permit was revoked under RCW 46.20.308(6) shall give and thereafter maintain proof of financial responsibility for the future as provided in chapter 46.29 RCW.))

(3) Whenever the driver's license of any person is suspended pursuant to Article IV of the nonresident violators compact or RCW 46.23.020, the suspension shall remain in effect and the department shall not issue to the person any new or renewal license until the person pays a reinstatement fee of twenty dollars. If the suspension is the result of a violation of the laws of another state, province, or other jurisdiction involving (a) the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle upon the public highways while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, or (b) the refusal to submit to a ((~~chemical~~)) test or tests of the driver's breath or blood alcohol content, the reinstatement fee shall be ((~~fifty~~)) one hundred dollars.

Sec. 7. Section 9, chapter 148, Laws of 1988 as amended by section 6 of this act and RCW 46.20.311 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department shall not suspend a driver's license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways for a fixed period of more than one year, except as permitted under RCW 46.20.342, 46.61.515, or section 5 of this act. Whenever the license or driving privilege of any person is suspended by reason of a conviction, a finding that a traffic infraction has been committed, pursuant to chapter 46.29 RCW, or pursuant to RCW 46.20.291 or 46.20.308, the suspension shall remain in effect and the department shall not issue to the person any new, duplicate, or renewal license until the person pays a reinstatement fee of twenty dollars and gives and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility for the future as provided in chapter 46.29 RCW. If the suspension is the result of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 or was imposed under RCW 46.20.308, the reinstatement fee shall be one hundred dollars.

(2) Any person whose license or privilege to drive a motor vehicle on the public highways has been revoked, unless the revocation was for a cause which has been removed, is not entitled to have the license or privilege renewed or restored until: (a) After the expiration of one year from the date the license or privilege to drive was revoked; (b) after the expiration of the applicable revocation period provided by RCW 46.61.515(3) (b) or (c); (c) after the expiration of two years for persons convicted of vehicular homicide; (d) after the expiration of ((one year in cases of revocation for the first refusal within five years to submit to a chemical test under RCW 46.20.308; (e) after the expiration of two years in cases of revocation for the second refusal within five years to submit to a chemical test under RCW 46.20.308; or (f))) the applicable revocation period provided by section 5 of this act; or (e) after the expiration of the applicable revocation period provided by RCW 46.20.265. After the expiration of the appropriate period, the person may make application for a new license as provided by law together with a reinstatement fee in the amount of twenty dollars, but if the revocation is the result of a violation of RCW 46.20.308, 46.61.502, or 46.61.504 or was imposed under RCW 46.20.308, the reinstatement fee shall be one hundred dollars. Except for a revocation under RCW 46.20.265, the department shall not then issue a new license unless it is satisfied after investigation of the driving ability of the person that it will be safe to grant the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways, and until the person gives and thereafter maintains proof of financial responsibility for the future as provided in chapter 46.29 RCW. For a revocation under RCW 46.20.265, the department shall not issue a new license unless it is satisfied after investigation of the driving ability of the person that it will be safe to grant that person the privilege of driving a motor vehicle on the public highways.

(3) Whenever the driver's license of any person is suspended pursuant to Article IV of the nonresident violators compact or RCW 46.23.020, the suspension shall remain in effect and the department shall not issue to the person any new or renewal license until the person pays a reinstatement fee of twenty dollars. If the suspension is the result of a violation of the laws of another state, province, or other jurisdiction involving (a) the operation or physical control of a motor vehicle upon the public highways while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, or (b) the refusal to submit to a test or tests of the driver's breath or blood alcohol content, the reinstatement fee shall be one hundred dollars.

Sec. 8. Section 46.20.380, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 6, chapter 1, Laws of 1985 ex. sess. and RCW 46.20.380 are each amended to read as follows:

No person may file an application for an occupational driver's license as provided in RCW 46.20.391 unless he or she first pays to the director or other person authorized to accept applications and fees for driver's licenses a fee of ((~~twenty-five~~)) fifty dollars. The applicant shall receive upon payment an official receipt for the payment of such fee. All such fees shall be forwarded to the director who shall transmit such fees to the state treasurer in the same manner as other driver's license fees.

Sec. 9. Section 1, chapter 5, Laws of 1973 as last amended by section 5, chapter 407, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.20.391 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Any person licensed under this chapter whose driving privilege has been suspended under section 5 (1)(b)(i) of this act or who is convicted of an offense relating to motor vehicles for which suspension or revocation of the driver's license is mandatory, other than vehicular homicide or vehicular assault, may submit to the department an application for an occupational driver's license. The department, upon receipt of the prescribed fee and upon determining that the petitioner is engaged in an occupation or trade that makes it essential that the petitioner operate a motor vehicle, may issue an occupational driver's license and may set definite restrictions as provided in RCW 46.20.394. No person may petition for, and the department shall not issue, an occupational driver's license that is effective during the first thirty days of any suspension or revocation imposed under RCW 46.61.515 or section 5 (1)(b)(i) of this act. A person aggrieved by the decision of the department on the application for an occupational driver's license may request a hearing as provided by rule of the department.

(2) An applicant for an occupational driver's license is eligible to receive such license only if:

(a) Within one year immediately preceding the present conviction or administrative action, the applicant has not been convicted of any offense relating to motor vehicles for which suspension or revocation of a driver's license is mandatory; and

(b) Within five years immediately preceding the present conviction or administrative action, the applicant has not been convicted of driving or being in actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor under RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, of vehicular homicide under RCW 46.61.520, or of vehicular assault under RCW 46.61.522, or had a license administratively suspended or revoked under section 5 (1)(b)(i) of this act; and

(c) The applicant is engaged in an occupation or trade that makes it essential that he or she operate a motor vehicle; and

(d) The applicant files satisfactory proof of financial responsibility pursuant to chapter 46.29 RCW.

(3) The director shall cancel an occupational driver's license upon receipt of notice that the holder thereof has had a driver's license administratively suspended or revoked under RCW 46.20.308 or has been convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of its restrictions, or of an offense that pursuant to chapter 46.20 RCW would warrant suspension or revocation of a regular driver's license. The cancellation is effective as of the date of the conviction, and continues with the same force and effect as any suspension or revocation under this title.

Sec. 10. Section 62, chapter 155, Laws of 1965 ex. sess. as last amended by section 1, chapter 352, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.61.515 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Every person who is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than twenty-four consecutive hours nor more than one year, and by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars and not more than one thousand dollars. Unless the judge finds the person to be indigent, two hundred fifty dollars of the fine shall not be suspended or deferred. Twenty-four consecutive hours of the jail sentence shall not be suspended or deferred unless the judge finds that the imposition of the jail sentence will pose a risk to the defendant's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory jail sentence is suspended or deferred, the judge must state, in writing, the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based. The court may impose conditions of probation that may include nonrepetition, alcohol or drug treatment, supervised probation, or other conditions that may be appropriate. The convicted person shall, in addition, be required to complete a course in an alcohol information school approved by the department of social and health services or more intensive treatment in a program approved by the department of social and health services, as determined by the court. A diagnostic evaluation and treatment recommendation shall be prepared under the direction of the court by an alcoholism agency approved by the department of social and health services or a qualified probation department approved by the department of social and health services. A copy of the report shall be forwarded to the department of licensing. Based on the diagnostic evaluation, the court shall determine whether the convicted person shall be required to complete a course in an alcohol information school approved by the department of social and health services or more intensive treatment in a program approved by the department of social and health services. Standards for approval for alcohol treatment programs shall be prescribed by rule under the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. The courts shall periodically review the costs of alcohol information schools and treatment programs within their jurisdictions.

(2) On a second or subsequent conviction for driving or being in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs within a five-year period a person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than seven days nor more than one year and by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars and not more than two thousand dollars. District courts and courts organized under chapter 35.20 RCW are authorized to impose such fine. Unless the judge finds the person to be indigent, five hundred dollars of the fine shall not be suspended or deferred. The jail sentence shall not be suspended or deferred unless the judge finds that the imposition of the jail sentence will pose a risk to the defendant's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory jail sentence is suspended or deferred, the judge must state, in writing, the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based. If, at the time of a second or subsequent conviction, the driver is without a license or permit because of a previous suspension or revocation, the minimum mandatory sentence shall be ninety days in jail and a two hundred dollar fine. The penalty so imposed shall not be suspended or deferred. The person shall, in addition, be required to complete a diagnostic evaluation by an alcoholism agency approved by the department of social and health services or a qualified probation department approved by the department of social and health services. The report shall be forwarded to the department of licensing. If the person is found to have an alcohol or drug problem requiring treatment, the person shall complete treatment at an approved alcoholism treatment facility or approved drug treatment center.

In addition to any nonsuspendable and nondeferrable jail sentence required by this subsection, the court shall sentence a person to a term of imprisonment not exceeding one hundred eighty days and shall suspend but shall not defer the sentence for a period not exceeding two years. The suspension of the sentence may be conditioned upon nonrepetition, alcohol or drug treatment, supervised probation, or other conditions that may be appropriate. The sentence may be imposed in whole or in part upon violation of a condition of suspension during the suspension period.

(3) The license or permit to drive or any nonresident privilege of any person convicted of driving or being in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs shall:

(a) On the first conviction under either offense, where there has been no previous suspension or denial imposed under section 5(1)(b) of this act for the incident upon which the conviction is based, or where there has been no previous incident resulting in a suspension, revocation, or denial under section 5(1)(b) of this act within the five-year period preceding the current conviction, be suspended by the department until the person reaches age nineteen or for ninety days, whichever is longer. The department of licensing shall determine the person's eligibility for licensing based upon the reports provided by the designated alcoholism agency, drug treatment center, or probation department and shall deny reinstatement until enrollment and participation in an approved program has been established and the person is otherwise qualified;

(b) On a second conviction under either offense within a five-year period, where there has been no previous revocation or denial imposed under section 5(1)(b) of this act for the incident upon which the conviction is based, be revoked by the department for one year. A previous incident resulting in a suspension, revocation, or denial under section 5(1)(b) of this act within the five-year period preceding the current conviction shall be considered a previous conviction for purposes of this subsection. The department of licensing shall determine the person's eligibility for licensing based upon the reports provided by the designated alcoholism agency, drug treatment center, or probation department and shall deny reinstatement until satisfactory progress in an approved program has been established and the person is otherwise qualified;

(c) On a third or subsequent conviction of driving or being in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, vehicular homicide, or vehicular assault, or any combination thereof within a five-year period, where there has been no previous revocation or denial imposed under section 5(1)(b) of this act for the incident upon which the conviction is based, be revoked by the department for two years. Previous incidents resulting in suspension, revocation, or denial under section 5(1)(b) of this act within the five-year period preceding the current conviction shall be considered previous convictions for purposes of this subsection.

(4) In any case provided for in this section, where a driver's license is to be revoked or suspended, the revocation or suspension shall be stayed and shall not take effect until after the determination of any appeal from the conviction which may lawfully be taken, but in case the conviction is sustained on appeal the revocation or suspension takes effect as of the date that the conviction becomes effective for other purposes.

Sec. 11. Section 46.68.060, chapter 12, Laws of 1961 as last amended by section 11, chapter 99, Laws of 1969 and RCW 46.68.060 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the highway safety fund to the credit of which shall be deposited all moneys directed by law to be deposited therein. This fund shall be used for carrying out the provisions of law relating to driver licensing, driver improvement, financial responsibility, cost of furnishing abstracts of driving records ((~~and~~)), maintaining ((~~such~~)) the case records((~~, and~~)) necessary to carry out the purposes set forth in RCW 43.59.010, and as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) The sum of ten dollars shall be paid from the highway safety fund to law enforcement agencies for each reinstatement fee collected under RCW 46.20.311 due to a suspension or revocation arising from an arrest under RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 as reimbursement for the required administrative procedures.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. The traffic safety commission shall undertake a study of the effectiveness of this act and shall report its finding to the governor and the appropriate legislative committees within thirty months of the effective date of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. The traffic safety commission shall undertake a study of the effectiveness of the existing deferred prosecution program, chapter 10.05 RCW, as it relates to alcoholism and shall report its findings to the governor and the appropriate legislative committees within twelve months of the effective date of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. Section 2, chapter 219, Laws of 1984, section 2, chapter 352, Laws of 1985 and RCW 46.20.599 are each repealed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. The sum of .......... dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated to the department of licensing from the highway safety fund for the biennium ending June 30, 1991, to carry out this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. The department may adopt rules necessary to carry out this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. Sections 6, 13, and 15 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately. The remainder of this act shall take effect on July 1, 1991. The director of licensing may immediately take such steps as are necessary to insure that all sections of this act are implemented on their respective effective dates.