Our SJIPC Chair and San Juan County Probation Officer, Brad Fincher, shares “Essentially the new infractions for distracted driving become more broadly defined to make it easier for law enforcement to write tickets and keep people safer out on our roads. The old laws were repealed to pave the way for new.”
Attached are the AOC law table updates related to the 2017 Legislative Session.
Of interest may be the new traffic infractions created in SSB 5289 DISTRACTED DRIVING–ELECTRONIC DEVICES–DANGEROUSLY DISTRACTED DRIVING. Until the State Code Reviser had codified the new laws, the session law number will be used in the law table:
|
Effective Date |
Session Law Number |
Title |
Type |
Total Penalty Amount |
|
July 23, 2017 |
17C334S1.1 |
Per Electronic Device While Driving |
Traffic Infraction |
$136 |
|
July 23, 2017 |
17S334S1.4 |
Per Electronic Dev Drive 2nd/Subseq |
Traffic Infraction |
$234 |
|
July 23, 2017 |
17C334S3 |
Drive Dangerously Distracted |
Traffic Infraction |
$99 |
Once the above laws are codified, this message will be updated with the RCW number information.
| The RCWs below were repealed in SSB 5289 and will be end dated July 22, 2017: | |||
| 46.61.667(1)(a) | Cell Phone Use While Driving | Repealed | |
| 46.61.667(1)(b) | CMV Cell Phone Use While Driving | Repealed | |
| 46.61.668(1)(a) | Text Messaging While Driving | Repealed | |
| 46.61.668(1)(b) | CMV Text Messaging While Driving | Repealed | |