STATUTES
RCW 46.20.720 Driver Convicted of Alcohol Offenses
(1) The court may order that after a period of suspension,
revocation, or denial of driving privileges, and for up to as long as
the court has jurisdiction, any person convicted of any offense
involving the use, consumption, or possession of alcohol while operating
a motor vehicle may drive only a motor vehicle equipped with a
functioning ignition interlock. The court shall establish a specific
calibration setting at which the interlock will prevent the vehicle from
being started. The court shall also establish the period of time for
which interlock use will be required.
(2) The department shall require that, after any applicable period of
suspension, revocation, or denial of driving privileges, a person may
drive only a motor vehicle equipped with a functioning ignition
interlock device if the person is convicted of an alcohol-related
violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 or an equivalent local
ordinance.
The department may waive the requirement for the use of such a device
if it concludes that such devices are not reasonably available in the
local area. The device is not necessary on vehicles owned by a person's
employer and driven as a requirement of employment during working hours.
The ignition interlock device shall be calibrated to prevent the
motor vehicle from being started when the breath sample provided has an
alcohol concentration of 0.025 or more. The period of time of the
restriction will be as follows:
(a) For a person who has not previously been restricted under
this section, a period of one year;
(b) For a person who has previously been restricted under (a) of
this subsection, a period of five years;
(c) For a person who has previously been restricted under (b) of
this subsection, a period of ten years.
[2004 c 95 § 11; 2003 c 366 § 1; 2001 c 247 § 1; 1999 c 331 § 3; 1998
c 210 § 2; 1997 c 229 § 8; 1994 c 275 § 22; 1987 c 247 § 2.]
NOTES:
Effective date -- 1999 c 331: See note following RCW 9.94A.525.
Short title -- 1998 c 210: "This act may be known and cited as the
Mary Johnsen Act." [1998 c 210 § 1.]
Finding -- Intent -- 1998 c 210: "The legislature finds that driving
is a privilege and that the state may restrict that privilege in the
interests of public safety. One such reasonable restriction is requiring
certain individuals, if they choose to drive, to drive only vehicles
equipped with ignition interlock devices. The legislature further finds
that the costs of these devices are minimal and are affordable. It is
the intent of the legislature that these devices be paid for by the
drivers using them and that neither the state nor entities of local
government provide any public funding for this purpose." [1998 c 210 §
7.]
Effective date -- 1998 c 210: "This act takes effect January 1,
1999." [1998 c 210 § 9.]
Effective date -- 1997 c 229: See note following RCW 10.05.090.
Short title -- Effective date -- 1994 c 275: See notes following RCW
46.04.015.
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