BILL REQ. #:  H-0144.1 

Prefiled 1/3/2003. Read first time 01/13/2003.   Referred to Committee on Juvenile Justice & Family Law.

     AN ACT Relating to the revocation of juvenile driving privileges; amending RCW 9A.56.030, 9A.56.040, and 9A.56.070; and adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to any other authority to revoke driving privileges under this chapter, the department shall revoke the driving privileges of a juvenile in accordance with this section.
     (2)(a) The department shall revoke the driving privileges of a juvenile until the juvenile is eighteen years of age, or for one year, whichever is longer, when the department receives notice that the juvenile has been convicted of motor vehicle theft in the first degree under RCW 9A.56.030 and it is the juvenile's first conviction of motor vehicle theft under RCW 9A.56.030.
     (b) The department shall revoke the driving privileges of a juvenile until the juvenile is twenty-one years of age, or for three years, whichever is longer, when the department receives notice that the juvenile has been convicted of motor vehicle theft in the first degree under RCW 9A.56.030 and it is the juvenile's second or subsequent conviction of motor vehicle theft under RCW 9A.56.030.
     (3)(a) The department shall revoke the driving privileges of a juvenile until the juvenile is eighteen years of age, or for one year, whichever is longer, when the department receives notice that the juvenile has been convicted of motor vehicle theft in the second degree under RCW 9A.56.040 and it is the juvenile's first conviction of motor vehicle theft under RCW 9A.56.040.
     (b) The department shall revoke the driving privileges of a juvenile until the juvenile is twenty-one years of age, or for three years, whichever is longer, when the department receives notice that the juvenile has been convicted of motor vehicle theft in the second degree under RCW 9A.56.040 and it is the juvenile's second or subsequent conviction of motor vehicle theft under RCW 9A.56.040.
     (4)(a) The department shall revoke the driving privileges of a juvenile until the juvenile is eighteen years of age, or for one year, whichever is longer, when the department receives notice that the juvenile has been convicted of taking a motor vehicle without permission under RCW 9A.56.070 and it is the juvenile's first conviction under RCW 9A.56.070.
     (b) The department shall revoke the driving privileges of a juvenile until the juvenile is twenty-one years of age, or for three years, whichever is longer, when the department receives notice that the juvenile has been convicted of taking a motor vehicle without permission under RCW 9A.56.070 and it is the juvenile's second or subsequent conviction under RCW 9A.56.070.
     (5) The department shall immediately reinstate driving privileges that have been revoked under this section when the revocation period ends.

Sec. 2   RCW 9A.56.030 and 1995 c 129 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person is guilty of theft in the first degree if he or she commits theft of:
     (a) Property or services which exceed(s) one thousand five hundred dollars in value other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010; or
     (b) Property of any value other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 taken from the person of another.
     (2) Theft in the first degree is a class B felony.
     (3) A juvenile convicted of motor vehicle theft in the first degree under this section shall also have driving privileges revoked in accordance with section 1 of this act. Upon conviction, the court shall immediately transmit conviction data to the department of licensing necessary for the administration of section 1 of this act.

Sec. 3   RCW 9A.56.040 and 1995 c 129 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person is guilty of theft in the second degree if he or she commits theft of:
     (a) Property or services which exceed(s) two hundred and fifty dollars in value other than a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010, but does not exceed one thousand five hundred dollars in value; or
     (b) A public record, writing, or instrument kept, filed, or deposited according to law with or in the keeping of any public office or public servant; or
     (c) An access device; or
     (d) A motor vehicle, of a value less than one thousand five hundred dollars.
     (2) Theft in the second degree is a class C felony.
     (3) A juvenile convicted of motor vehicle theft in the second degree under this section shall also have driving privileges revoked in accordance with section 1 of this act. Upon conviction, the court shall immediately transmit conviction data to the department of licensing necessary for the administration of section 1 of this act.

Sec. 4   RCW 9A.56.070 and 2002 c 324 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) A person is guilty of taking a motor vehicle without permission in the first degree if he or she, without the permission of the owner or person entitled to possession, intentionally takes or drives away an automobile or motor vehicle, whether propelled by steam, electricity, or internal combustion engine, that is the property of another, and he or she:
     (i) Alters the motor vehicle for the purpose of changing its appearance or primary identification, including obscuring, removing, or changing the manufacturer's serial number or the vehicle identification number plates;
     (ii) Removes, or participates in the removal of, parts from the motor vehicle with the intent to sell the parts;
     (iii) Exports, or attempts to export, the motor vehicle across state lines or out of the United States for profit;
     (iv) Intends to sell the motor vehicle; or
     (v) Is engaged in a conspiracy and the central object of the conspiratorial agreement is the theft of motor vehicles for sale to others for profit.
     (b) Taking a motor vehicle without permission in the first degree is a class B felony.
     (2)(a) A person is guilty of taking a motor vehicle without permission in the second degree if he or she, without the permission of the owner or person entitled to possession, intentionally takes or drives away any automobile or motor vehicle, whether propelled by steam, electricity, or internal combustion engine, that is the property of another, or he or she voluntarily rides in or upon the automobile or motor vehicle with knowledge of the fact that the automobile or motor vehicle was unlawfully taken.
     (b) Taking a motor vehicle without permission in the second degree is a class C felony.
     (3) A juvenile convicted of taking a motor vehicle without permission in the first or second degree under this section shall also have driving privileges revoked in accordance with section 1 of this act. Upon conviction, the court shall immediately transmit conviction data to the department of licensing necessary for the administration of section 1 of this act.