Ignition interlock assist.

AN ACT Relating to limiting the monetary assistance an indigent 1
person may receive from the ignition interlock device revolving 2
account program; amending RCW 46.20.385 and 46.20.385; providing an 3
effective date; and providing an expiration date. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:5
Sec. 1. RCW 46.20.385 and 2020 c 330 s 9 are each amended to 6
read as follows: 7
(1)(a) Any person licensed under this chapter or who has a valid 8
driver's license from another state, who is convicted of: (i) A 9
violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 or an equivalent local or 10
out-of-state statute or ordinance, or (ii) a violation of RCW 11
46.61.520(1)(a) or an equivalent local or out-of-state statute or 12
ordinance, or (iii) a conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.520(1) 13
(b) or (c) if the conviction is the result of a charge that was 14
originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.520(1)(a), or (iv) RCW 15
46.61.522(1)(b) or an equivalent local or out-of-state statute or 16
ordinance, or (v) RCW 46.61.522(1) (a) or (c) if the conviction is 17
the result of a charge that was originally filed as a violation of 18
RCW 46.61.522(1)(b) committed while under the influence of 19
intoxicating liquor or any drug, or (vi) who has had or will have his 20
or her license suspended, revoked, or denied under RCW 46.20.3101, or 21
S-0411.1
SENATE BILL 5287
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators Christian and Torres
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who is otherwise permitted under subsection (8) of this section, may 1
submit to the department an application for an ignition interlock 2
driver's license. The department, upon receipt of the prescribed fee 3
and upon determining that the petitioner is eligible to receive the 4
license, may issue an ignition interlock driver's license.5
(b) A person may apply for an ignition interlock driver's license 6
anytime, including immediately after receiving the notices under RCW 7
46.20.308 or after his or her license is suspended, revoked, or 8
denied. 9
(c) An applicant under this subsection shall provide proof to the 10
satisfaction of the department that a functioning ignition interlock 11
device has been installed on all vehicles operated by the person.12
(i) The department shall require the person to maintain the 13
device on all vehicles operated by the person and shall restrict the 14
person to operating only vehicles equipped with the device, for the 15
remainder of the period of suspension, revocation, or denial, unless 16
otherwise permitted under RCW 46.20.720(6). 17
(ii) Subject to any periodic renewal requirements established by 18
the department under this section and subject to any applicable 19
compliance requirements under this chapter or other law, an ignition 20
interlock driver's license granted upon a suspension or revocation 21
under RCW 46.61.5055 or 46.20.3101 extends through the remaining 22
portion of any concurrent or consecutive suspension or revocation 23
that may be imposed as the result of administrative action and 24
criminal conviction arising out of the same incident.25
(2) An applicant for an ignition interlock driver's license who 26
qualifies under subsection (1) of this section is eligible to receive 27
a license only if the applicant files satisfactory proof of financial 28
responsibility under chapter 46.29 RCW. 29
(3) Upon receipt of evidence that a holder of an ignition 30
interlock driver's license granted under this subsection no longer 31
has a functioning ignition interlock device installed on all vehicles 32
operated by the driver, the director shall give written notice by 33
first-class mail to the driver that the ignition interlock driver's 34
license shall be canceled. If at any time before the cancellation 35
goes into effect the driver submits evidence that a functioning 36
ignition interlock device has been installed on all vehicles operated 37
by the driver, the cancellation shall be stayed. If the cancellation 38
becomes effective, the driver may obtain, at no additional charge, a 39
new ignition interlock driver's license upon submittal of evidence 40
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that a functioning ignition interlock device has been installed on 1
all vehicles operated by the driver. 2
(4) A person aggrieved by the decision of the department on the 3
application for an ignition interlock driver's license may request a 4
hearing as provided by rule of the department. 5
(5) The director shall cancel an ignition interlock driver's 6
license after receiving notice that the holder thereof has been 7
convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of its 8
restrictions, no longer meets the eligibility requirements, or has 9
been convicted of or found to have committed a separate offense or 10
any other act or omission that under this chapter would warrant 11
suspension or revocation of a regular driver's license. The 12
department must give notice of the cancellation as provided under RCW 13
46.20.245. A person whose ignition interlock driver's license has 14
been canceled under this section may reapply for a new ignition 15
interlock driver's license if he or she is otherwise qualified under 16
this section and pays the fee required under RCW 46.20.380.17
(6)(a) Unless costs are waived by the ignition interlock company 18
or the person is indigent under RCW 10.101.010, the applicant shall 19
pay the cost of installing, removing, and leasing the ignition 20
interlock device and shall pay an additional fee of ((twenty-one 21
dollars)) $21 per month. Payments shall be made directly to the 22
ignition interlock company. The company shall remit the additional 23
fee to the department, except that the company may retain ((twenty-24
five)) 25 cents per month of the additional fee to cover the expenses 25
associated with administering the fee. 26
(b) The department shall deposit the proceeds of the ((twenty-one 27
dollar)) $21 fee into the ignition interlock device revolving 28
account. Expenditures from the account may be used only to administer 29
and operate the ignition interlock device revolving account program. 30
The department shall adopt rules to provide monetary assistance 31
according to greatest need and when funds are available.32
(c) The department shall adopt rules to limit the monetary 33
assistance an indigent person may receive from the ignition interlock 34
device revolving account program to assistance with the monetary 35
costs of installing, removing, and leasing an ignition interlock 36
device in no more than two vehicles per person or, if more 37
practicable, two vehicles per household, and applicable licensing.38
(7) The department shall adopt rules to implement ignition 39
interlock licensing. The department shall consult with the 40
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administrative office of the courts, the state patrol, the Washington 1
association of sheriffs and police chiefs, ignition interlock 2
companies, and any other organization or entity the department deems 3
appropriate. 4
(8)(a) Any person licensed under this chapter who is convicted of 5
a violation of RCW 46.61.500 when the charge was originally filed as 6
a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or an equivalent local 7
ordinance, may submit to the department an application for an 8
ignition interlock driver's license under this section.9
(b) A person who does not have any driver's license under this 10
chapter, but who would otherwise be eligible under this section to 11
apply for an ignition interlock license, may submit to the department 12
an application for an ignition interlock license. The department may 13
require the person to take any driver's licensing examination under 14
this chapter and may require the person to also apply and qualify for 15
a temporary restricted driver's license under RCW 46.20.391.16
Sec. 2. RCW 46.20.385 and 2024 c 306 s 27 are each amended to 17
read as follows: 18
(1)(a) Any person licensed under this chapter or who has a valid 19
driver's license from another state, who is convicted of: (i) A 20
violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 or an equivalent local or 21
out-of-state statute or ordinance, or (ii) a violation of RCW 22
46.61.520(1)(a) or an equivalent local or out-of-state statute or 23
ordinance, or (iii) a conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.520(1) 24
(b) or (c) if the conviction is the result of a charge that was 25
originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.520(1)(a), or (iv) RCW 26
46.61.522(1)(b) or an equivalent local or out-of-state statute or 27
ordinance, or (v) RCW 46.61.522(1) (a) or (c) if the conviction is 28
the result of a charge that was originally filed as a violation of 29
RCW 46.61.522(1)(b) committed while under the influence of 30
intoxicating liquor or any drug, or (vi) who has had or will have his 31
or her license suspended, revoked, or denied under RCW 46.20.3101, or 32
has had his or her license suspended, revoked, or denied under RCW 33
46.61.5055(11)(c)(i), or who is otherwise permitted under subsection 34
(8) of this section, may submit to the department an application for 35
an ignition interlock driver's license. The department, upon receipt 36
of the prescribed fee and upon determining that the petitioner is 37
eligible to receive the license, may issue an ignition interlock 38
driver's license. 39
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(b) A person may apply for an ignition interlock driver's license 1
anytime, including immediately after receiving the notices under RCW 2
46.20.308 or after his or her license is suspended, revoked, or 3
denied. 4
(c) An applicant under this subsection shall provide proof to the 5
satisfaction of the department that a functioning ignition interlock 6
device has been installed on all vehicles operated by the person.7
(i) The department shall require the person to maintain the 8
device on all vehicles operated by the person and shall restrict the 9
person to operating only vehicles equipped with the device, for the 10
remainder of the period of suspension, revocation, or denial, unless 11
otherwise permitted under RCW 46.20.720(6). 12
(ii) Subject to any periodic renewal requirements established by 13
the department under this section and subject to any applicable 14
compliance requirements under this chapter or other law, an ignition 15
interlock driver's license granted upon a suspension or revocation 16
under RCW 46.61.5055 or 46.20.3101 extends through the remaining 17
portion of any concurrent or consecutive suspension or revocation 18
that may be imposed as the result of administrative action and 19
criminal conviction arising out of the same incident.20
(2) An applicant for an ignition interlock driver's license who 21
qualifies under subsection (1) of this section is eligible to receive 22
a license only if the applicant files satisfactory proof of financial 23
responsibility under chapter 46.29 RCW. 24
(3) Upon receipt of evidence that a holder of an ignition 25
interlock driver's license granted under this subsection no longer 26
has a functioning ignition interlock device installed on all vehicles 27
operated by the driver, the director shall give written notice by 28
first-class mail to the driver that the ignition interlock driver's 29
license shall be canceled. If at any time before the cancellation 30
goes into effect the driver submits evidence that a functioning 31
ignition interlock device has been installed on all vehicles operated 32
by the driver, the cancellation shall be stayed. If the cancellation 33
becomes effective, the driver may obtain, at no additional charge, a 34
new ignition interlock driver's license upon submittal of evidence 35
that a functioning ignition interlock device has been installed on 36
all vehicles operated by the driver. 37
(4) A person aggrieved by the decision of the department on the 38
application for an ignition interlock driver's license may request a 39
hearing as provided by rule of the department. 40
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(5) The director shall cancel an ignition interlock driver's 1
license after receiving notice that the holder thereof has been 2
convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of its 3
restrictions, no longer meets the eligibility requirements, or has 4
been convicted of or found to have committed a separate offense or 5
any other act or omission that under this chapter would warrant 6
suspension or revocation of a regular driver's license. The 7
department must give notice of the cancellation as provided under RCW 8
46.20.245. A person whose ignition interlock driver's license has 9
been canceled under this section may reapply for a new ignition 10
interlock driver's license if he or she is otherwise qualified under 11
this section and pays the fee required under RCW 46.20.380.12
(6)(a) Unless costs are waived by the ignition interlock company 13
or the person is indigent under RCW 10.101.010, the applicant shall 14
pay the cost of installing, removing, and leasing the ignition 15
interlock device and shall pay an additional fee of ((twenty-one 16
dollars)) $21 per month. Payments shall be made directly to the 17
ignition interlock company. The company shall remit the additional 18
fee to the department, except that the company may retain 25 cents 19
per month of the additional fee to cover the expenses associated with 20
administering the fee. 21
(b) The department shall deposit the proceeds of the ((twenty-one 22
dollar)) $21 fee into the ignition interlock device revolving 23
account. Expenditures from the account may be used only to administer 24
and operate the ignition interlock device revolving account program. 25
The department shall adopt rules to provide monetary assistance 26
according to greatest need and when funds are available.27
(c) The department shall adopt rules to limit the monetary 28
assistance an indigent person may receive from the ignition interlock 29
device revolving account program to assistance with the monetary 30
costs of installing, removing, and leasing an ignition interlock 31
device in no more than two vehicles per person or, if more 32
practicable, two vehicles per household, and applicable licensing.33
(7) The department shall adopt rules to implement ignition 34
interlock licensing. The department shall consult with the 35
administrative office of the courts, the state patrol, the Washington 36
association of sheriffs and police chiefs, ignition interlock 37
companies, and any other organization or entity the department deems 38
appropriate. 39
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(8)(a) Any person licensed under this chapter who is convicted of 1
a violation of RCW 46.61.500 when the charge was originally filed as 2
a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or an equivalent local 3
ordinance, may submit to the department an application for an 4
ignition interlock driver's license under this section.5
(b) A person who does not have any driver's license under this 6
chapter, but who would otherwise be eligible under this section to 7
apply for an ignition interlock license, may submit to the department 8
an application for an ignition interlock license. The department may 9
require the person to take any driver's licensing examination under 10
this chapter and may require the person to also apply and qualify for 11
a temporary restricted driver's license under RCW 46.20.391.12
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Section 1 of this act expires January 1, 13
2026.14
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Section 2 of this act takes effect January 15
1, 2026.16
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