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Felony DUI

Third offense

DUID Zero Tolerance and Per Se Laws

Impairment-based statute only

Cannabis Drug-Impaired Driving Laws

No cannabis-specific drugged driving law

DUI Child Endangerment Laws

Statute without enhanced penalties

Enhanced Penalties for High-BAC

0.15

DUI Look-back Periods

Fifteen years

Open Container - Alcohol

Does not meet Federal requirements

Good Samaritan

Good Samaritan law enacted

Test Refusal

Administrative and criminal penalties

24/7 Programs

Statewide Program

Administrative License Suspension/Revocation

ALS/ALR law enacted

Sobriety Checkpoints

No Statutory Authority

Habitual Offender Designation

Habitual Offender Law enacted

Drug Evaluation and Classification Program

16-50 DREs

DUI Courts - Standalone

1-5 DUI Courts

DUI Courts - Hybrid

1-5 Hybrid Courts

Open Container - Cannabis

No cannabis open container law

Cannabis Laws (2023)

Recreational & Medical Cannabis

DUID: Implied Consent Testing Methods

Does not extend to drugs

DUID Affirmative Defense

Affirmative defense

Anti-Plea Bargaining Statutes

No Data Available

eWarrant Case Study Sites

Not authorized to use e-warrants

Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) Laws

No Data Available

Lower BAC legislation

No legislation introduced

Low BAC

No low BAC provisions

CARS Implementation

none

Ignition Interlocks

Mandatory all offender

Electronic Warrants (E-warrants) Authorization

Legislation

Top Detected Drug Category by State (2021)

Cannabis

False Identification - Sanctions

Administrative license suspension

False Identification - Point-of-Sale Policies

Distinctive License & No Seizure Law

No Refusal Programs

Has legal authority to implement No Refusal program

Oral Fluid Testing

voluntary laws

Implied Consent Laws

Drugs

28.35.031(a) - Learn More
28.35.031(g) - Learn More
"alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance…"

Blood

28.35.031(a) - Learn More
"alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance…"

Urine

28.35.031(g) - Learn More
"alcoholic beverage, inhalant, or controlled substance…"

Oral Fluids

No Data Available

Other

No Data Available

DUI Statutes

Drugs

28.35.030(a)(1) - Learn More
"alcoholic beverage, intoxicating liquor, inhalant, or any controlled substance, singly or in combination…"

Combined/Multiple Substance

28.35.030(a)(1) - Learn More
"alcoholic beverage, intoxicating liquor, inhalant, or any controlled substance, singly or in combination…"

Refusal Law to Chemical Testing (Not Alcohol)

Penalties

28.35.032(a) - Learn More
Revocation of license

Can Refusal Be Used as Evidence?

Admin Hearing or Civil Trial

28.35.032(e) - Learn More
Yes

Criminal Trial

28.35.032(e) - Learn More
Yes

ALR Laws

Cannabis

28.35.032(g)(1) - Learn More
 Cannabis is considered a controlled substance

Length/Time of Restriction

28.35.032(g)(1) - Learn More
Varies based on offense

Hardship License Available

28.15.201(a) - Learn More
Limited scope and availability

Random Drug Testing or Ignition Interlock Requirements

Cannabis

28.15.201(d)(3) - Learn More
The statute is written with a heavy focus on alcohol, although the DUI statute covers controlled substances.

Other Drugs

28.15.201(d)(3) - Learn More

Zero Tolerance Level for People Under 21 Who Are Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis or Other Drugs

28.15.185(a)(1) - Learn More
 The department shall revoke the driver's license or permit, privilege to drive, or privilege to obtain a license of a person not yet 18 years of age for 90 days when notified of an informal adjustment.

Cannabis Per Se Statute

No Data Available

Threshold

No Data Available

Nanogram Limit

No Data Available

DUI Standards

No Data Available

Provisions for Screening Cannabis/Assessment/Education/Treatment

No Data Available

Additional Penalties

No Data Available

Cannabis Impaired Driving Penalties

28.35.030(a)(1) Learn More
"alcoholic beverage, intoxicating liquor, inhalant, or any controlled substance, singly or in combination…"

Are the Impaired Driving Penalties the Same for Alcohol?

Yes

Are Combined Substances Mentioned in DUI Statute?

28.35.030(a)(1) Learn More
"alcoholic beverage, intoxicating liquor, inhalant, or any controlled substance, singly or in combination…"

Penalties for Multiple Substance/Multiple Substance Impaired Driving

28.35.030(b)(1) - Learn More

Child Endangerment or Enhanced Penalties for Driving Impaired by Cannabis/Drugs with Child in Car

11.51.100(b) - Learn More
Yes, if in violation of provisions of 28.35.030(a)(1) - Learn More

Statutes with THC Listed as Delta 8, 9, 10, or 11

No Data Available

Electronic Warrant Program

Statewide

No Data Available

By Locality

No Data Available

Law Enforcement Phlebotomy Program

No Data Available

Oral Fluid

For Drug Detection

No Data Available

Roadside - Not Evidential

No Data Available

Evidential

No Data Available

Roadside and Evidential

No Data Available

Minimum Legal Age for Cannabis Consumption

21

Underage Cannabis Laws and Penalties

Underage Possession

17.38.050 - Learn More
Not allowed

Underage Consumption

17.38.010 - Learn More
Not allowed

Underage Purchase

17.38.050 - Learn More
Not allowed

Underage Attempt to Purchase

17.38.050 - Learn More
Not allowed

Underage Exemptions to Illegality of Cannabis

Medical Marijuana

 17.37.010 - Learn More
None apparently allowed

Other

No Data Available

Underage Cannabis Provisions for Screening/Assessment/Education/Treatment/Medication Assisted Treatment

No Data Available

Social Host Laws

Cannabis

No Data Available

Drugs

No Data Available

Penalties for Retailers Who Knowingly Sell to People Under 21

11.71.010 - Learn More
Sale to an individual under 19 and who is 3 or more years younger than seller will result in a prison sentence of up to 10 years and a fine of up to $100,000.

Other

Retail sales of cannabis by state-licensed entities to those over the age of 21 are regulated in this state. Marijuana sales by unlicensed entities remain subject to criminal penalties.
It is a class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year imprisonment and/or a fine up to $10,000 to deliver with compensation less than 1 ounce of marijuana. Delivery with compensation of an ounce or more of marijuana is a class C felony punishable by up to 5 years imprisonment and/or a fine up to $50,000.

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