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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 663

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Dellwo and Armstrong

Read first time 2/6/87 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to breath alcohol testing; and amending RCW 46.61.517.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 27, chapter 165, Laws of 1983 as last amended by section 2, chapter 64, Laws of 1986 and RCW 46.61.517 are each amended to read as follows:

          The refusal of a person to submit to a test of the alcoholic content of his ((blood)) breath under RCW 46.20.308 is admissible into evidence at a subsequent criminal trial.