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RCW 46.20.015

Driving without a license—Traffic infraction, when.

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 9 Am. Tribal Law 129 - Socula v. Colville Confederated Tribes (2010)

Most recently applied in State Of Washington, V April Jeanell Hancock (October 2015)

1999 c 6 s 4; 1997 c 66 s 2.

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(1) Except as expressly exempted by this chapter, it is a traffic infraction and not a misdemeanor under RCW 46.20.005 if a person:

(a) Drives any motor vehicle upon a highway in this state without a valid driver's license issued to Washington residents under this chapter in his or her possession;

(b) Provides the citing officer with an expired driver's license or other valid identifying documentation under RCW 46.20.035 at the time of the stop; and

(c) Is not driving while suspended or revoked in violation of RCW 46.20.342(1) or * 46.20.420.

(2) A person who violates this section is subject to a penalty of two hundred fifty dollars. If the person appears in person before the court or submits by mail written proof that he or she obtained a valid license after being cited, the court shall reduce the penalty to fifty dollars.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.