CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 3902

                    Chapter 1, Laws of 1997

                        55th Legislature

                   1997 First Special Session

WARRANT CHECKS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  9/17/97

Passed by the House September 17, 1997   Yeas 93   Nays 1              CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the       House of Representatives Passed by the Senate September 17, 1997   Yeas 42   Nays 2

CERTIFICATE I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 3902  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

BRAD OWEN President of the Senate

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk

Approved September 17, 1997 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                   September 17, 1997 - 5:37 p.m.

GARY LOCKE Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 3902

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              Passed Legislature - 1997 First Special

State of Washington      55th Legislature  1997 1^st Special Session

By Representatives Lisk, Appelwick, Delvin, Hatfield, Robertson, Chopp, Sheahan, Dickerson, Lambert, O'Brien, Huff, Kastama, Mitchell, Dunn, Kessler, Ogden, Hickel, Grant, McDonald, Morris, Mulliken, Doumit, Ballasiotes, Carrell, H. Sommers, Dunshee, Pennington, Linville, Honeyford, Anderson, Thompson, Lantz, Benson, Blalock, Zellinsky, Conway, Reams, Wood, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Wensman, Regala, Van Luven, Constantine, Hankins, Keiser, L. Thomas, Talcott, Skinner, Parlette, DeBolt, Chandler, D. Sommers, Sterk and Scott;

By Senators McDonald, Snyder, Deccio, Long, Wood, Prince, Horn, Winsley, Sellar, McCaslin, Hale, Newhouse, Anderson, Swecker and Johnson; by request of Governor Locke

Read first time 9/17/97.  (Introduced with Senate sponsors.)

Restoring the authority of law enforcement officers to check for outstanding warrants when making traffic infraction stops (Introduced with Senate sponsors).    

    AN ACT Relating to warrant checks; amending RCW 46.61.021; and declaring an emergency.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 46.61.021 and 1989 c 353 s 7 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 for outstanding warrants, 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 or herself, give his or her current address, and sign an acknowledgement of receipt of the notice of infraction.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

    Passed the House September 17, 1997.

    Passed the Senate September 17, 1997.

Approved by the Governor September 17, 1997.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State September 17, 1997.