RCW 46.25.005

Purpose—Construction.

Known as the Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act

The act spans §§ 46–46 (29 sections).

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Amunrud v. Board of Appeals (2006)

Most recently applied in Jose Antonio Alvarado v. State of Washington, Dept. of Licensing (April 2016)

1989 c 178 s 2.

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(1) The purpose of this chapter is to implement the federal Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA), Title XII, P.L. 99-570, and reduce or prevent commercial motor vehicle accidents, fatalities, and injuries by:

(a) Permitting commercial drivers to hold only one license;

(b) Disqualifying commercial drivers who have committed certain serious traffic violations, or other specified offenses;

(2) This chapter is a remedial law and shall be liberally construed to promote the public health, safety, and welfare. To the extent that this chapter conflicts with general driver licensing provisions, this chapter prevails. Where this chapter is silent, the general driver licensing provisions apply.

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