RCW 46.20.710
Legislative
finding.
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The legislature finds
and declares:
(1) There is a need to reduce the
incidence of drivers on the highways and
roads of this state who, because of
their use, consumption, or possession of
alcohol, pose a danger to the health and
safety of other drivers;
(2) One method of dealing with the
problem of drinking drivers is to
discourage the use of motor vehicles by
persons who possess or have consumed
alcoholic beverages;
(3) The installation of an ignition
interlock breath alcohol device or other
biological or technical device will
provide a means of deterring the use of
motor vehicles by persons who have
consumed alcoholic beverages;
(4) Ignition interlock and other
biological and technical devices are
designed to supplement other methods of
punishment that prevent drivers from
using a motor vehicle after using,
possessing, or consuming alcohol;
(5) It is economically and
technically feasible to have an ignition
interlock or other biological or
technical device installed in a motor
vehicle in such a manner that the
vehicle will not start if the operator
has recently consumed alcohol. |