New law raises plate fees starting July 1, 2022
Each year, we work with the Governor, Legislature and stakeholder groups to identify and accomplish legislative actions that are needed to drive toward our responsibilities of great service, public safety and consumer protection. During odd-numbered years, the regular legislative session is 105 days in length and during even-numbered years, the regular session runs 60 days.
Description: This bill allows a person to indicate his or her status as a veteran of the United States military on his or her driver's license or identicards.
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Description: This bill creates the Washington Aviation special license plate with the purpose of honoring and supporting the aviation community in the state. Proceeds from the sale of the special license plates will be provided to the Washington State Department of Transportation to support infrastructure improvements at public use airports in Washington.
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Description: This bill creates the Fred Hutch special license plate with the purpose of supporting the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The proceeds from the sale of the special license plates will be provided to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to support cancer research.
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Description: This bill provides a medical waiver for individuals who are unable to operate an ignition interlock device (IID) due to a disability. It also requires that individuals that have an IID requirement must now have no IID violations for the last 180 days of their requirement period. It also allows an individual's refusal to take an intoxication test be admissible in court under certain circumstances. The bill also increases the severity of the alternative sentence options for individuals with one prior impaired driving offense.
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Description: This bill requires landowners of abandoned cemeteries to allow burials under rules adopted by the Funeral and Cemetery Board. It also requires documents associated with an abandoned cemetery to be transferred to the State Archives and requires endowment care funds associated with an abandoned cemetery to be transferred to the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation.
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Description: This bill requires DOL to mark the standard driver's licenses and identicards as required by federal law beginning July 1, 2018. A driver's license or identicards that is marked pursuant to the REAL ID Act requirements may not be an acceptable stand-alone document that can be used to enter federal facilities or for other federal purposes. The marking on a driver's license or identicards may not be used as a basis for criminal investigation, arrest, or detention, if a person with a license that did not have a marking would not be investigated, arrested, or detained under similar circumstances. The new fee for an EDL and identicards is $4 per year.
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Description: This bill updates current laws that prohibit the use of a hand-held cellular phone and texting while driving. The updated laws prohibits a driver from holding or using a personal electronic device with his or her hands while driving. It also permits the minimal use of a finger to activate, deactivate, or initiate a function of a personal electronic device while driving. It establishes dangerously distracted driving as a secondary traffic infraction, limiting enforcement to when a driver of a motor vehicle has been detained for a suspected violation of a separate traffic infraction.
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