Mukilteo Everett Lynnwood Snohomish County DUI Attorney: Special License Plates or Plate Markings

Mukilteo Everett Lynnwood Snohomish County DUI Attorney:  Special License Plates or Plate Markings

This week it has been released that legislation introduced by Rep. Norma Smith of Clinton, Washington State, would require that drivers pay an additional $100 for the Z-plate, which would be good for three years. The drivers would be allowed to drive only a vehicle with a Z-designated plate.

The following is information from the award winning book, DUI/DWI: The History of Driving Under the Influence" that directly addresses this very issue.  It is not so novel after all.

For several years, a Minnesota law permitted judges to confiscate the license plates of repeat offenders, specifically violators with three DUI violations in five years or four or more DUI violations in ten years. However, like in Ohio, very few judges actually used this method for controlling the driving of these offenders. Ross, H.L., Simon, S, Cleary, J. License plate confiscation for persistent alcohol impaired drivers. Accident; analysis and prevention (1996). As a result discretion was removed and in 1991 the law was changed to provide for administrative confiscation of the license plates at the time of arrest. Rodgers, A. Effect of Minnesota's license plate impoundment law on recidivism of multiple DWI violators. Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving. Vol. 10. Pages 127-134 (1994) According to NHTSA the study found a 50-percent decrease in recidivism over a two‑year period (when compared with DUI violators who did not experience impoundment). NHTSA. Traffic Safety Facts Laws – Vehicle and License Plate Sanctions. DOT HS 810 880 (January 2008) 215 )

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