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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

HB 2680: Civil traffic infractions

Reforming Washington's approach to certain nonsafety civil traffic infractions by authorizing a civil collection process for unpaid traffic fines and removing the requirement for law enforcement intervention for the failure to appear and pay a traffic ticket.

Summary

  • Removes the authority of the Department of Licensing to suspend the the license of a person for failure to respond to a notice of traffic infraction, failure to appear at a hearing, or failure to comply with the terms of an infraction or payment plan.
  • Allows monetary obligations imposed by a court for traffic infractions to be enforced as civil judgments.

From the House Bill Analysis 2012 (HB 2680), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 24, 2012
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Mary Helen Roberts (D-21)
Introduced
January 24, 2012 in the House
Last action
April 11, 2012
Companion bill
SB 6284
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to reforming Washington's approach to certain nonsafety civil traffic infractions by authorizing a civil collection process for unpaid traffic fines and removing the requirement for law enforcement intervention for the failure to appear and pay a traffic ticket;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Mary Helen Roberts (D-21)

8 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Luis Moscoso D-1Gerry Pollet D-46Roger Goodman D-45Christopher Hurst D-31Bob Hasegawa D-11Eric Pettigrew D-37Tami Green D-28Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. First reading, referred to Transportation.

HB 2680 in other sessions

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