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SENATE BILL 6263
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State of Washington 56th Legislature 2000 Regular Session
By Senators Zarelli, Brown, Haugen, Swecker and Johnson
Read first time 01/12/2000. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to drivers' licenses; and amending RCW 46.20.100.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 46.20.100 and 1999 c 274 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Application. The application of a person under the age of eighteen years for a driver's license or a motorcycle endorsement must be signed by a parent or guardian with custody of the minor. The department of licensing must furnish a form that allows an adult to affirm in writing that he or she is the minor's parent or guardian with custody. No other documentation or proof of the adult's status as the minor's parent or guardian is required. If the person under the age of eighteen has no father, mother, or guardian, then the application must be signed by the minor's employer.
(2) Traffic safety education requirement. For a person under the age of eighteen years to obtain a driver's license he or she must meet the traffic safety education requirements of this subsection.
(a) To meet the traffic safety education requirement for a driver's license the applicant must satisfactorily complete a traffic safety education course as defined in RCW 28A.220.020. The course must meet the standards established by the office of the state superintendent of public instruction. The traffic safety education course may be provided by:
(i) A recognized secondary school; or
(ii) A commercial driving enterprise that is annually approved by the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
(b) To meet the traffic safety education requirement for a motorcycle endorsement, the applicant must successfully complete a motorcycle safety education course that meets the standards established by the department of licensing.
(c) The department may waive the traffic safety education requirement for a driver's license if the applicant demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that:
(i) He or she was unable to take or complete a traffic safety education course;
(ii) A need exists for the applicant to operate a motor vehicle; and
(iii) He or she has the ability to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner as not to jeopardize the safety of persons or property.
The department may adopt rules to implement this subsection (2)(c) in concert with the supervisor of the traffic safety education section of the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
(d) The department may waive the traffic safety education requirement if the applicant was licensed to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle outside this state and provides proof that he or she has had education equivalent to that required under this subsection.
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