BILL REQ. #:  H-4633.1 

Read first time 02/05/08.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to drivers' licenses, indenticards, and liquor purchases for people who have two or more convictions involving driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs; adding a new section to chapter 46.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 66.44 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

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) The department shall develop an alternative driver's license and an alternative identicard that shall be issued to applicants for drivers' licenses and identicards who have, in the ten years preceding their application, two or more convictions of any offense involving driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
     (2) The alternative drivers' licenses and identicards developed by the department under subsection (1) of this section must:
     (a) Be distinctly designed so that the alternative driver's license and identicard will not be confused with any other types of drivers' licenses and identicards issued by the department; and
     (b) Include a clear statement that the alternative driver's license and identicard may not be used as acceptable forms of identification for the purchase of liquor, as defined in RCW 66.04.010.
     (3) The department may adopt rules to implement and administer this section.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 66.44 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Any person issued an alternative driver's license or identicard under section 1 of this act must show that license or identicard when purchasing or attempting to purchase any liquor.
     (2) It is unlawful for any person issued an alternative driver's license or identicard under section 1 of this act to purchase or attempt to purchase liquor.
     (3) It is unlawful for any person to sell, give, or otherwise provide liquor to any person issued an alternative driver's license or identicard under section 1 of this act.
     (4) A violation of subsection (2) or (3) of this section is a gross misdemeanor punishable as provided in chapter 9A.20 RCW.