SB 6413 -
By Committee on Public Safety
ADOPTED AS AMENDED 03/07/2014
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 RCW 46.61.5055 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 35 s 13 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1) No prior offenses in seven years. Except as provided in RCW
46.61.502(6) or 46.61.504(6), a person who is convicted of a violation
of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 and who has no prior offense within seven
years shall be punished as follows:
(a) Penalty for alcohol concentration less than 0.15. In the case
of a person whose alcohol concentration was less than 0.15, or for whom
for reasons other than the person's refusal to take a test offered
pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the
person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than one day nor more than three
hundred sixty-four days. Twenty-four consecutive hours of the
imprisonment may not be suspended unless the court finds that the
imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a
substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being.
Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended, the court shall
state in writing the reason for granting the suspension and the facts
upon which the suspension is based. In lieu of the mandatory minimum
term of imprisonment required under this subsection (1)(a)(i), the
court may order not less than fifteen days of electronic home
monitoring. The offender shall pay the cost of electronic home
monitoring. The county or municipality in which the penalty is being
imposed shall determine the cost. The court may also require the
offender's electronic home monitoring device or other separate alcohol
monitoring device to include an alcohol detection breathalyzer, and the
court may restrict the amount of alcohol the offender may consume
during the time the offender is on electronic home monitoring; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than three hundred fifty dollars nor
more than five thousand dollars. Three hundred fifty dollars of the
fine may not be suspended unless the court finds the offender to be
indigent; or
(b) Penalty for alcohol concentration at least 0.15. In the case
of a person whose alcohol concentration was at least 0.15, or for whom
by reason of the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to
RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol
concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than two days nor more than three
hundred sixty-four days. Forty-eight consecutive hours of the
imprisonment may not be suspended unless the court finds that the
imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a
substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being.
Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended, the court shall
state in writing the reason for granting the suspension and the facts
upon which the suspension is based. In lieu of the mandatory minimum
term of imprisonment required under this subsection (1)(b)(i), the
court may order not less than thirty days of electronic home
monitoring. The offender shall pay the cost of electronic home
monitoring. The county or municipality in which the penalty is being
imposed shall determine the cost. The court may also require the
offender's electronic home monitoring device to include an alcohol
detection breathalyzer or other separate alcohol monitoring device, and
the court may restrict the amount of alcohol the offender may consume
during the time the offender is on electronic home monitoring; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than
five thousand dollars. Five hundred dollars of the fine may not be
suspended unless the court finds the offender to be indigent.
(2) One prior offense in seven years. Except as provided in RCW
46.61.502(6) or 46.61.504(6), a person who is convicted of a violation
of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 and who has one prior offense within
seven years shall be punished as follows:
(a) Penalty for alcohol concentration less than 0.15. In the case
of a person whose alcohol concentration was less than 0.15, or for whom
for reasons other than the person's refusal to take a test offered
pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the
person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than
three hundred sixty-four days and sixty days of electronic home
monitoring. In lieu of the mandatory minimum term of sixty days
electronic home monitoring, the court may order at least an additional
four days in jail or, if available in that county or city, a six-month
period of 24/7 sobriety program monitoring pursuant to RCW 36.28A.300
through 36.28A.390, and the court shall order an expanded alcohol
assessment and treatment, if deemed appropriate by the assessment. The
offender shall pay for the cost of the electronic monitoring. The
county or municipality where the penalty is being imposed shall
determine the cost. The court may also require the offender's
electronic home monitoring device include an alcohol detection
breathalyzer or other separate alcohol monitoring device, and may
restrict the amount of alcohol the offender may consume during the time
the offender is on electronic home monitoring. Thirty days of
imprisonment and sixty days of electronic home monitoring may not be
suspended unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory
minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's
physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence
is suspended, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting
the suspension and the facts upon which the suspension is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than
five thousand dollars. Five hundred dollars of the fine may not be
suspended unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; or
(b) Penalty for alcohol concentration at least 0.15. In the case
of a person whose alcohol concentration was at least 0.15, or for whom
by reason of the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to
RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol
concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than forty-five days nor more than
three hundred sixty-four days and ninety days of electronic home
monitoring. In lieu of the mandatory minimum term of ninety days
electronic home monitoring, the court may order at least an additional
six days in jail or, if available in that county or city, a six-month
period of 24/7 sobriety program monitoring pursuant to RCW 36.28A.300
through 36.28A.390, and the court shall order an expanded alcohol
assessment and treatment, if deemed appropriate by the assessment. The
offender shall pay for the cost of the electronic monitoring. The
county or municipality where the penalty is being imposed shall
determine the cost. The court may also require the offender's
electronic home monitoring device include an alcohol detection
breathalyzer or other separate alcohol monitoring device, and may
restrict the amount of alcohol the offender may consume during the time
the offender is on electronic home monitoring. Forty-five days of
imprisonment and ninety days of electronic home monitoring may not be
suspended unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory
minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's
physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence
is suspended, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting
the suspension and the facts upon which the suspension is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars nor
more than five thousand dollars. Seven hundred fifty dollars of the
fine may not be suspended unless the court finds the offender to be
indigent.
(3) Two or three prior offenses in seven years. Except as provided
in RCW 46.61.502(6) or 46.61.504(6), a person who is convicted of a
violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 and who has two or three prior
offenses within seven years shall be punished as follows:
(a) Penalty for alcohol concentration less than 0.15. In the case
of a person whose alcohol concentration was less than 0.15, or for whom
for reasons other than the person's refusal to take a test offered
pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the
person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than ninety days nor more than
three hundred sixty-four days, if available in that county or city, a
six-month period of 24/7 sobriety program monitoring pursuant to RCW
36.28A.300 through 36.28A.390, and one hundred twenty days of
electronic home monitoring. In lieu of the mandatory minimum term of
one hundred twenty days of electronic home monitoring, the court may
order at least an additional eight days in jail. The court shall order
an expanded alcohol assessment and treatment, if deemed appropriate by
the assessment. The offender shall pay for the cost of the electronic
monitoring. The county or municipality where the penalty is being
imposed shall determine the cost. The court may also require the
offender's electronic home monitoring device include an alcohol
detection breathalyzer or other separate alcohol monitoring device, and
may restrict the amount of alcohol the offender may consume during the
time the offender is on electronic home monitoring. Ninety days of
imprisonment and one hundred twenty days of electronic home monitoring
may not be suspended unless the court finds that the imposition of this
mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the
offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory
minimum sentence is suspended, the court shall state in writing the
reason for granting the suspension and the facts upon which the
suspension is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than
five thousand dollars. One thousand dollars of the fine may not be
suspended unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; or
(b) Penalty for alcohol concentration at least 0.15. In the case
of a person whose alcohol concentration was at least 0.15, or for whom
by reason of the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to
RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol
concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than one hundred twenty days nor
more than three hundred sixty-four days, if available in that county or
city, a six-month period of 24/7 sobriety program monitoring pursuant
to RCW 36.28A.300 through 36.28A.390, and one hundred fifty days of
electronic home monitoring. In lieu of the mandatory minimum term of
one hundred fifty days of electronic home monitoring, the court may
order at least an additional ten days in jail. The offender shall pay
for the cost of the electronic monitoring. The court shall order an
expanded alcohol assessment and treatment, if deemed appropriate by the
assessment. The county or municipality where the penalty is being
imposed shall determine the cost. The court may also require the
offender's electronic home monitoring device include an alcohol
detection breathalyzer or other separate alcohol monitoring device, and
may restrict the amount of alcohol the offender may consume during the
time the offender is on electronic home monitoring. One hundred twenty
days of imprisonment and one hundred fifty days of electronic home
monitoring may not be suspended unless the court finds that the
imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a
substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being.
Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended, the court shall
state in writing the reason for granting the suspension and the facts
upon which the suspension is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than one thousand five hundred dollars
nor more than five thousand dollars. One thousand five hundred dollars
of the fine may not be suspended unless the court finds the offender to
be indigent.
(4) Four or more prior offenses in ten years. A person who is
convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 shall be
punished under chapter 9.94A RCW if:
(a) The person has four or more prior offenses within ten years; or
(b) The person has ever previously been convicted of:
(i) A violation of RCW 46.61.520 committed while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug;
(ii) A violation of RCW 46.61.522 committed while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug;
(iii) An out-of-state offense comparable to the offense specified
in (b)(i) or (ii) of this subsection; or
(iv) A violation of RCW 46.61.502(6) or 46.61.504(6).
(5) Monitoring.
(a) Ignition interlock device. The court shall require any person
convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 or an equivalent
local ordinance, if the offense involved intoxicating liquor, to comply
with the rules and requirements of the department regarding the
installation and use of a functioning ignition interlock device
installed on all motor vehicles operated by the person.
(b) Monitoring devices. If the court orders that a person refrain
from consuming any alcohol, the court may order the person to submit to
alcohol monitoring through an alcohol detection breathalyzer device,
transdermal sensor device, or other technology designed to detect
alcohol in a person's system. The person shall pay for the cost of the
monitoring, unless the court specifies that the cost of monitoring will
be paid with funds that are available from an alternative source
identified by the court. The county or municipality where the penalty
is being imposed shall determine the cost.
(c) Ignition interlock device substituted for 24/7 sobriety program
monitoring. In any county or city where a 24/7 sobriety program is
available and verified by the Washington association of sheriffs and
police chiefs, the court shall:
(i) Order the person, if the offense involved intoxicating liquor,
to install and use a functioning ignition interlock or other device in
lieu of such period of 24/7 sobriety program monitoring;
(ii) Order the person to a period of 24/7 sobriety program
monitoring pursuant to subsections (1) through (3) of this section; or
(iii) Order the person, if the offense involved intoxicating
liquor, to install and use a functioning ignition interlock or other
device in addition to a period of 24/7 sobriety program monitoring
pursuant to subsections (1) through (3) of this section.
(6) Penalty for having a minor passenger in vehicle. If a person
who is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 committed
the offense while a passenger under the age of sixteen was in the
vehicle, the court shall:
(a) Order the use of an ignition interlock or other device for an
additional six months if the offense involved intoxicating liquor;
(b) In any case in which the person has no prior offenses within
seven years, and except as provided in RCW 46.61.502(6) or
46.61.504(6), order an additional twenty-four hours of imprisonment and
a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than five
thousand dollars. One thousand dollars of the fine may not be
suspended unless the court finds the offender to be indigent;
(c) In any case in which the person has one prior offense within
seven years, and except as provided in RCW 46.61.502(6) or
46.61.504(6), order an additional five days of imprisonment and a fine
of not less than two thousand dollars and not more than five thousand
dollars. One thousand dollars of the fine may not be suspended unless
the court finds the offender to be indigent;
(d) In any case in which the person has two or three prior offenses
within seven years, and except as provided in RCW 46.61.502(6) or
46.61.504(6), order an additional ten days of imprisonment and a fine
of not less than three thousand dollars and not more than ten thousand
dollars. One thousand dollars of the fine may not be suspended unless
the court finds the offender to be indigent.
(7) Other items courts must consider while setting penalties. In
exercising its discretion in setting penalties within the limits
allowed by this section, the court shall particularly consider the
following:
(a) Whether the person's driving at the time of the offense was
responsible for injury or damage to another or another's property;
(b) Whether at the time of the offense the person was driving or in
physical control of a vehicle with one or more passengers;
(c) Whether the driver was driving in the opposite direction of the
normal flow of traffic on a multiple lane highway, as defined by RCW
46.04.350, with a posted speed limit of forty-five miles per hour or
greater; and
(d) Whether a child passenger under the age of sixteen was an
occupant in the driver's vehicle.
(8) Treatment and information school. An offender punishable under
this section is subject to the alcohol assessment and treatment
provisions of RCW 46.61.5056.
(9) Driver's license privileges of the defendant. The license,
permit, or nonresident privilege of a person convicted of driving or
being in physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence
of intoxicating liquor or drugs must:
(a) Penalty for alcohol concentration less than 0.15. If the
person's alcohol concentration was less than 0.15, or if for reasons
other than the person's refusal to take a test offered under RCW
46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol
concentration:
(i) Where there has been no prior offense within seven years, be
suspended or denied by the department for ninety days;
(ii) Where there has been one prior offense within seven years, be
revoked or denied by the department for two years; or
(iii) Where there have been two or more prior offenses within seven
years, be revoked or denied by the department for three years;
(b) Penalty for alcohol concentration at least 0.15. If the
person's alcohol concentration was at least 0.15:
(i) Where there has been no prior offense within seven years, be
revoked or denied by the department for one year;
(ii) Where there has been one prior offense within seven years, be
revoked or denied by the department for nine hundred days; or
(iii) Where there have been two or more prior offenses within seven
years, be revoked or denied by the department for four years; or
(c) Penalty for refusing to take test. If by reason of the
person's refusal to take a test offered under RCW 46.20.308, there is
no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) Where there have been no prior offenses within seven years, be
revoked or denied by the department for two years;
(ii) Where there has been one prior offense within seven years, be
revoked or denied by the department for three years; or
(iii) Where there have been two or more previous offenses within
seven years, be revoked or denied by the department for four years.
The department shall grant credit on a day-for-day basis for any
portion of a suspension, revocation, or denial already served under
this subsection for a suspension, revocation, or denial imposed under
RCW 46.20.3101 arising out of the same incident.
Upon its own motion or upon motion by a person, a court may find,
on the record, that notice to the department under RCW 46.20.270 has
been delayed for three years or more as a result of a clerical or court
error. If so, the court may order that the person's license, permit,
or nonresident privilege shall not be revoked, suspended, or denied for
that offense. The court shall send notice of the finding and order to
the department and to the person. Upon receipt of the notice from the
court, the department shall not revoke, suspend, or deny the license,
permit, or nonresident privilege of the person for that offense.
For purposes of this subsection (9), the department shall refer to
the driver's record maintained under RCW 46.52.120 when determining the
existence of prior offenses.
(10) Probation of driving privilege. After expiration of any
period of suspension, revocation, or denial of the offender's license,
permit, or privilege to drive required by this section, the department
shall place the offender's driving privilege in probationary status
pursuant to RCW 46.20.355.
(11) Conditions of probation. (a) In addition to any
nonsuspendable and nondeferrable jail sentence required by this
section, whenever the court imposes up to three hundred sixty-four days
in jail, the court shall also suspend but shall not defer a period of
confinement for a period not exceeding five years. The court shall
impose conditions of probation that include: (i) Not driving a motor
vehicle within this state without a valid license to drive and proof of
liability insurance or other financial responsibility for the future
pursuant to RCW 46.30.020; (ii) not driving or being in physical
control of a motor vehicle within this state while having an alcohol
concentration of 0.08 or more or a THC concentration of 5.00 nanograms
per milliliter of whole blood or higher, within two hours after
driving; and (iii) not refusing to submit to a test of his or her
breath or blood to determine alcohol or drug concentration upon request
of a law enforcement officer who has reasonable grounds to believe the
person was driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle
within this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or
drug. The court may impose conditions of probation that include
nonrepetition, installation of an ignition interlock device on the
probationer's motor vehicle (if the offense involved intoxicating
liquor), 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 probation during the
suspension period.
(b) For each violation of mandatory conditions of probation under
(a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this subsection, the court shall order the
convicted person to be confined for thirty days, which shall not be
suspended or deferred.
(c) For each incident involving a violation of a mandatory
condition of probation imposed under this subsection, the license,
permit, or privilege to drive of the person shall be suspended by the
court for thirty days or, if such license, permit, or privilege to
drive already is suspended, revoked, or denied at the time the finding
of probation violation is made, the suspension, revocation, or denial
then in effect shall be extended by thirty days. The court shall
notify the department of any suspension, revocation, or denial or any
extension of a suspension, revocation, or denial imposed under this
subsection.
(12) Waiver of electronic home monitoring. A court may waive the
electronic home monitoring requirements of this chapter when:
(a) The offender does not have a dwelling, telephone service, or
any other necessity to operate an electronic home monitoring system.
However, if a court determines that an alcohol monitoring device
utilizing wireless reporting technology is reasonably available, the
court may require the person to obtain such a device during the period
of required electronic home monitoring;
(b) The offender does not reside in the state of Washington; or
(c) The court determines that there is reason to believe that the
offender would violate the conditions of the electronic home monitoring
penalty.
Whenever the mandatory minimum term of electronic home monitoring
is waived, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the
waiver and the facts upon which the waiver is based, and shall impose
an alternative sentence with similar punitive consequences. The
alternative sentence may include, but is not limited to, use of an
ignition interlock device (if the offense involved intoxicating
liquor), the 24/7 sobriety program monitoring, additional jail time,
work crew, or work camp.
Whenever the combination of jail time and electronic home
monitoring or alternative sentence would exceed three hundred sixty-four days, the offender shall serve the jail portion of the sentence
first, and the electronic home monitoring or alternative portion of the
sentence shall be reduced so that the combination does not exceed three
hundred sixty-four days.
(13) Extraordinary medical placement. An offender serving a
sentence under this section, whether or not a mandatory minimum term
has expired, may be granted an extraordinary medical placement by the
jail administrator subject to the standards and limitations set forth
in RCW 9.94A.728(3).
(14) Definitions. For purposes of this section and RCW 46.61.502
and 46.61.504:
(a) A "prior offense" means any of the following:
(i) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or an equivalent
local ordinance;
(ii) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.504 or an equivalent
local ordinance;
(iii) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.25.110 or an
equivalent local ordinance;
(iv) A conviction for a violation of RCW 79A.60.040 or an
equivalent local ordinance;
(v) A conviction for a violation of RCW 47.68.220 or an equivalent
local ordinance;
(vi) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.09.470(2) or an
equivalent local ordinance;
(vii) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.10.490(2) or an
equivalent local ordinance;
(viii) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.520 committed
while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or a
conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.520 committed in a reckless
manner or with the disregard for the safety of others if the conviction
is the result of a charge that was originally filed as a violation of
RCW 46.61.520 committed while under the influence of intoxicating
liquor or any drug;
(((iv))) (ix) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.522
committed while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug,
or a conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.522 committed in a
reckless manner or with the disregard for the safety of others if the
conviction is the result of a charge that was originally filed as a
violation of RCW 46.61.522 committed while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or any drug;
(((v))) (x) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.5249,
46.61.500, or 9A.36.050 or an equivalent local ordinance, if the
conviction is the result of a charge that was originally filed as a
violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or an equivalent local
ordinance, or of RCW 46.61.520 or 46.61.522;
(((vi))) (xi) An out-of-state conviction for a violation that would
have been a violation of (a)(i), (ii), (((iii))) (viii), (((iv))) (ix),
or (((v))) (x) of this subsection if committed in this state;
(((vii))) (xii) A deferred prosecution under chapter 10.05 RCW
granted in a prosecution for a violation of RCW 46.61.502, 46.61.504,
or an equivalent local ordinance;
(((viii))) (xiii) A deferred prosecution under chapter 10.05 RCW
granted in a prosecution for a violation of RCW 46.61.5249, or an
equivalent local ordinance, if the charge under which the deferred
prosecution was granted was originally filed as a violation of RCW
46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or an equivalent local ordinance, or of RCW
46.61.520 or 46.61.522;
(((ix))) (xiv) A deferred prosecution granted in another state for
a violation of driving or having physical control of a vehicle while
under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug if the out-of-state deferred prosecution is equivalent to the deferred prosecution
under chapter 10.05 RCW, including a requirement that the defendant
participate in a chemical dependency treatment program; or
(((x))) (xv) A deferred sentence imposed in a prosecution for a
violation of RCW 46.61.5249, 46.61.500, or 9A.36.050, or an equivalent
local ordinance, if the charge under which the deferred sentence was
imposed was originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or
46.61.504, or an equivalent local ordinance, or a violation of RCW
46.61.520 or 46.61.522;
If a deferred prosecution is revoked based on a subsequent
conviction for an offense listed in this subsection (14)(a), the
subsequent conviction shall not be treated as a prior offense of the
revoked deferred prosecution for the purposes of sentencing;
(b) "Treatment" means alcohol or drug treatment approved by the
department of social and health services;
(c) "Within seven years" means that the arrest for a prior offense
occurred within seven years before or after the arrest for the current
offense; and
(d) "Within ten years" means that the arrest for a prior offense
occurred within ten years before or after the arrest for the current
offense.
Sec. 2 RCW 10.31.100 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 35 s 22 are each
amended to read as follows:
A police officer having probable cause to believe that a person has
committed or is committing a felony shall have the authority to arrest
the person without a warrant. A police officer may arrest a person
without a warrant for committing a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor
only when the offense is committed in the presence of the officer,
except as provided in subsections (1) through (11) of this section.
(1) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a
person has committed or is committing a misdemeanor or gross
misdemeanor, involving physical harm or threats of harm to any person
or property or the unlawful taking of property or involving the use or
possession of cannabis, or involving the acquisition, possession, or
consumption of alcohol by a person under the age of twenty-one years
under RCW 66.44.270, or involving criminal trespass under RCW 9A.52.070
or 9A.52.080, shall have the authority to arrest the person.
(2) A police officer shall arrest and take into custody, pending
release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person
without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that:
(a) An order has been issued of which the person has knowledge
under RCW 26.44.063, or chapter 7.92, 7.90, 9A.46, 10.99, 26.09, 26.10,
26.26, 26.50, or 74.34 RCW restraining the person and the person has
violated the terms of the order restraining the person from acts or
threats of violence, or restraining the person from going onto the
grounds of or entering a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or
prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly
remaining within, a specified distance of a location or, in the case of
an order issued under RCW 26.44.063, imposing any other restrictions or
conditions upon the person; or
(b) A foreign protection order, as defined in RCW 26.52.010, has
been issued of which the person under restraint has knowledge and the
person under restraint has violated a provision of the foreign
protection order prohibiting the person under restraint from contacting
or communicating with another person, or excluding the person under
restraint from a residence, workplace, school, or day care, or
prohibiting the person from knowingly coming within, or knowingly
remaining within, a specified distance of a location, or a violation of
any provision for which the foreign protection order specifically
indicates that a violation will be a crime; or
(c) The person is sixteen years or older and within the preceding
four hours has assaulted a family or household member as defined in RCW
10.99.020 and the officer believes: (i) A felonious assault has
occurred; (ii) an assault has occurred which has resulted in bodily
injury to the victim, whether the injury is observable by the
responding officer or not; or (iii) that any physical action has
occurred which was intended to cause another person reasonably to fear
imminent serious bodily injury or death. Bodily injury means physical
pain, illness, or an impairment of physical condition. When the
officer has probable cause to believe that family or household members
have assaulted each other, the officer is not required to arrest both
persons. The officer shall arrest the person whom the officer believes
to be the primary physical aggressor. In making this determination,
the officer shall make every reasonable effort to consider: (i) The
intent to protect victims of domestic violence under RCW 10.99.010;
(ii) the comparative extent of injuries inflicted or serious threats
creating fear of physical injury; and (iii) the history of domestic
violence of each person involved, including whether the conduct was
part of an ongoing pattern of abuse((; or)).
(d) The person has violated RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 or an
equivalent local ordinance and the police officer has knowledge that
the person has a prior offense as defined in RCW 46.61.5055 within ten
years
(3) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a
person has committed or is committing a violation of any of the
following traffic laws shall have the authority to arrest the person:
(a) RCW 46.52.010, relating to duty on striking an unattended car
or other property;
(b) RCW 46.52.020, relating to duty in case of injury to or death
of a person or damage to an attended vehicle;
(c) RCW 46.61.500 or 46.61.530, relating to reckless driving or
racing of vehicles;
(d) RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, relating to persons under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs;
(e) RCW 46.61.503 or 46.25.110, relating to persons having alcohol
or THC in their system;
(f) RCW 46.20.342, relating to driving a motor vehicle while
operator's license is suspended or revoked;
(g) RCW 46.61.5249, relating to operating a motor vehicle in a
negligent manner.
(4) A law enforcement officer investigating at the scene of a motor
vehicle accident may arrest the driver of a motor vehicle involved in
the accident if the officer has probable cause to believe that the
driver has committed in connection with the accident a violation of any
traffic law or regulation.
(5)(a) A law enforcement officer investigating at the scene of a
motor vessel accident may arrest the operator of a motor vessel
involved in the accident if the officer has probable cause to believe
that the operator has committed, in connection with the accident, a
criminal violation of chapter 79A.60 RCW.
(b) A law enforcement officer investigating at the scene of a motor
vessel accident may issue a citation for an infraction to the operator
of a motor vessel involved in the accident if the officer has probable
cause to believe that the operator has committed, in connection with
the accident, a violation of any boating safety law of chapter 79A.60
RCW.
(6) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a
person has committed or is committing a violation of RCW 79A.60.040
shall have the authority to arrest the person.
(7) An officer may act upon the request of a law enforcement
officer in whose presence a traffic infraction was committed, to stop,
detain, arrest, or issue a notice of traffic infraction to the driver
who is believed to have committed the infraction. The request by the
witnessing officer shall give an officer the authority to take
appropriate action under the laws of the state of Washington.
(8) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a
person has committed or is committing any act of indecent exposure, as
defined in RCW 9A.88.010, may arrest the person.
(9) A police officer may arrest and take into custody, pending
release on bail, personal recognizance, or court order, a person
without a warrant when the officer has probable cause to believe that
an order has been issued of which the person has knowledge under
chapter 10.14 RCW and the person has violated the terms of that order.
(10) Any police officer having probable cause to believe that a
person has, within twenty-four hours of the alleged violation,
committed a violation of RCW 9A.50.020 may arrest such person.
(11) A police officer having probable cause to believe that a
person illegally possesses or illegally has possessed a firearm or
other dangerous weapon on private or public elementary or secondary
school premises shall have the authority to arrest the person.
For purposes of this subsection, the term "firearm" has the meaning
defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the term "dangerous weapon" has the meaning
defined in RCW 9.41.250 and 9.41.280(1) (c) through (e).
(12) Except as specifically provided in subsections (2), (3), (4),
and (7) of this section, nothing in this section extends or otherwise
affects the powers of arrest prescribed in Title 46 RCW.
(13) No police officer may be held criminally or civilly liable for
making an arrest pursuant to subsection (2) or (9) of this section if
the police officer acts in good faith and without malice.
(14) A police officer shall arrest and keep in custody, until
release by a judicial officer on bail, personal recognizance, or court
order, a person without a warrant when the officer has probable cause
to believe that the person has violated RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 or
an equivalent local ordinance and the police officer has knowledge that
the person has a prior offense as defined in RCW 46.61.5055 within ten
years.
Sec. 3 RCW 46.61.500 and 2012 c 183 s 11 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) Any person who drives any vehicle in willful or wanton
disregard for the safety of persons or property is guilty of reckless
driving. Violation of the provisions of this section is a gross
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to three hundred sixty-four days and by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars.
(2)(a) Subject to (b) of this subsection, the license or permit to
drive or any nonresident privilege of any person convicted of reckless
driving shall be suspended by the department for not less than thirty
days.
(b) When a reckless driving conviction is a result of a charge that
was originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or
an equivalent local ordinance, the department shall grant credit on a
day-for-day basis for any portion of a suspension, revocation, or
denial already served under an administrative action arising out of the
same incident. During any period of suspension, revocation, or denial
due to a conviction for reckless driving as the result of a charge
originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, any
person who has obtained an ignition interlock driver's license under
RCW 46.20.385 may continue to drive a motor vehicle pursuant to the
provision of the ignition interlock driver's license without obtaining
a separate temporary restricted driver's license under RCW 46.20.391.
(3)(a) Except as provided under (b) of this subsection, a person
convicted of reckless driving who has one or more prior offenses as
defined in RCW 46.61.5055(14) within seven years shall be required,
under RCW 46.20.720, to install an ignition interlock device on all
vehicles operated by the person if the conviction is the result of a
charge that was originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.502,
46.61.504, or an equivalent local ordinance, where the offense involved
intoxicating liquor.
(b) If the offense involved intoxicating liquor, a person convicted
of reckless driving shall be required, under RCW 46.20.720, to install
an ignition interlock device on all vehicles operated by the person if
the conviction is the result of a charge that was originally filed as
a violation of RCW 46.61.520 committed while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or any drug or RCW 46.61.522 committed while under
the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.
Sec. 4 RCW 46.61.5249 and 2013 2nd sp.s. c 35 s 16 are each
amended to read as follows:
(1)(a) A person is guilty of negligent driving in the first degree
if he or she operates a motor vehicle in a manner that is both
negligent and endangers or is likely to endanger any person or
property, and exhibits the effects of having consumed liquor or
marijuana or any drug or exhibits the effects of having inhaled or
ingested any chemical, whether or not a legal substance, for its
intoxicating or hallucinatory effects.
(b) It is an affirmative defense to negligent driving in the first
degree by means of exhibiting the effects of having consumed any drug
that must be proved by the defendant by a preponderance of the
evidence, that the driver has a valid prescription for the drug
consumed, and has been consuming it according to the prescription
directions and warnings.
(c) Negligent driving in the first degree is a misdemeanor.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Negligent" means the failure to exercise ordinary care, and is
the doing of some act that a reasonably careful person would not do
under the same or similar circumstances or the failure to do something
that a reasonably careful person would do under the same or similar
circumstances.
(b) "Exhibiting the effects of having consumed liquor, marijuana,
or any drug" means that a person has the odor of liquor, marijuana, or
any drug on his or her breath, or that by speech, manner, appearance,
behavior, lack of coordination, or otherwise exhibits that he or she
has consumed liquor, marijuana, or any drug, and either:
(i) Is in possession of or in close proximity to a container that
has or recently had liquor, marijuana, or any drug in it; or
(ii) Is shown by other evidence to have recently consumed liquor,
marijuana, or any drug.
(c) "Exhibiting the effects of having inhaled or ingested any
chemical, whether or not a legal substance, for its intoxicating or
hallucinatory effects" means that a person by speech, manner,
appearance, behavior, or lack of coordination or otherwise exhibits
that he or she has inhaled or ingested a chemical and either:
(i) Is in possession of the canister or container from which the
chemical came; or
(ii) Is shown by other evidence to have recently inhaled or
ingested a chemical for its intoxicating or hallucinatory effects.
(3) Any act prohibited by this section that also constitutes a
crime under any other law of this state may be the basis of prosecution
under such other law notwithstanding that it may also be the basis for
prosecution under this section.
(4) A person convicted of negligent driving in the first degree who
has one or more prior offenses as defined in RCW 46.61.5055(14) within
seven years shall be required, under RCW 46.20.720, to install an
ignition interlock device on all vehicles operated by the person, if
the offense involved intoxicating liquor."
Correct the title.
EFFECT: The amendment:
(1) Adds a provision to clarify that when a person is arrested and
taken into custody for a DUI offense and the officer has knowledge that
the person has had prior DUI convictions, that the person can only be
released from custody by a judge.
(2) In localities where 24/7 monitoring is available and verified
by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs, requires
courts to sentence a person to: (i) The use of an IID as a substitution
to participating in 24/7 monitoring; (ii) 24/7 monitoring as mandated
in current statute; or (iii) both IID requirements and 24/7 monitoring.
(3) Clarifies that only those offenders convicted of a DUI-related
offense, where the offense involved intoxicating liquor, are required
to use an IID. As a result, an offender convicted of a DUI-related
offense involving drugs would not be subject to IID requirements.
(4) Makes other technical amendments, clarifications, and adds
subtitles to the impaired driving statute for clarity and easier
reading.