{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-46.20.710","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 46.20.710","heading":"Legislative finding.","body":"The legislature finds and declares:\n(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;\n(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;\n(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;\n(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;\n(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.","path":["Title 46","Chapter 46.20"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=46.20.710","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:04:12Z","sha256":"27a1e3c329af8bfe56647930e60d9759919f2d10040991b3267c0e37271379c3","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-46.20.520","next":"us-wa/rcw-46.20.720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}