RCW 46.20.001
License required—Rights and restriction.
(1) No person may drive a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state without first obtaining a valid driver's license issued to Washington residents under this chapter. The only exceptions to this requirement are those expressly allowed by RCW 46.20.025.
(2) A person licensed as a driver under this chapter:
(a) May exercise the privilege upon all highways in this state;
(b) May not be required by a political subdivision to obtain any other license to exercise the privilege; and
(c) May not have more than one valid driver's license at any time.
[ 1999 c 6 § 3.]
NOTES:
Intent—1999 c 6: See note following RCW 46.04.168.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 46.20 - Drivers' Licenses—Identicards.
46.20.001 - License required—Rights and restriction.
46.20.005 - Driving without a license—Misdemeanor, when.
46.20.015 - Driving without a license—Traffic infraction, when.
46.20.017 - Immediate possession and displayed on demand.
46.20.022 - Unlicensed drivers—Subject to Title 46 RCW.
46.20.024 - Unlawful to allow unauthorized minors to drive.
46.20.027 - Armed forces, dependents.
46.20.035 - Proof of identity.
46.20.037 - Facial recognition matching system.
46.20.041 - Persons with physical or mental disabilities or diseases.
46.20.045 - School bus, for hire drivers—Age.
46.20.049 - Commercial driver's license—Additional fee, disposition.
46.20.055 - Instruction permit.
46.20.070 - Juvenile agricultural driving permit.
46.20.075 - Intermediate license.
46.20.091 - Application—Penalty for false statement—Driving records from and to other jurisdictions.
46.20.0921 - Violations—Penalty.
46.20.095 - Instructional publication information.
46.20.100 - Persons under eighteen.
46.20.105 - Identifying types of licenses and permits.
46.20.109 - Wheelchair conveyances.
46.20.113 - Anatomical gift statement.
46.20.1131 - Information for organ donor registry.
46.20.114 - Preventing alteration or reproduction.
46.20.120 - Examinations—Waiver—Fees—Renewals—Administration.
46.20.125 - Waiver—Agreement with other jurisdictions.
46.20.130 - Content and conduct of examinations.
46.20.153 - Voter registration—Posting signs.
46.20.155 - Voter registration, update—Services.
46.20.156 - Voter registration—Automatic—Enhanced driver's licenses and identicards.
46.20.157 - Data to consolidated technology services agency—Confidentiality.
46.20.181 - Expiration date—Renewal—Fees—Penalty.
46.20.185 - Photograph during renewal.
46.20.187 - Registration of sex offenders.
46.20.191 - Compliance with federal REAL ID Act of 2005 requirements—Department safeguards.
46.20.1921 - Compliance with federal REAL ID Act of 2005 requirements—Design feature restrictions.
46.20.195 - Identicard program for homeless individuals.
46.20.200 - Lost, destroyed, or corrected licenses, identicards, or permits.
46.20.2021 - Statewide education campaign for border-crossing initiative.
46.20.205 - Change of address or name.
46.20.215 - Nonresidents—Suspension or revocation—Reporting offenders.
46.20.220 - Vehicle rentals—Records.
46.20.265 - Juvenile driving privileges—Revocation for alcohol or drug violations.
46.20.267 - Intermediate licensees.
46.20.270 - Driving offenses—Procedures—Definitions.
46.20.285 - Offenses requiring revocation.
46.20.286 - Adoption of procedures.
46.20.289 - Suspension for failure to respond, appear, etc.
46.20.2891 - Moving violation, definition by rule—Notice.
46.20.2892 - Traffic infractions for moving violations—Suspension—Probation—Notice.
46.20.291 - Authority to suspend—Grounds.
46.20.292 - Finding of juvenile court officer.
46.20.293 - Minor's record to juvenile court, parents, or guardians.
46.20.300 - Extraterritorial convictions.
46.20.308 - Implied consent—Test refusal—Procedures.
46.20.3101 - Implied consent—License sanctions, length of.
46.20.311 - Duration of license sanctions—Reissuance or renewal.
46.20.315 - Surrender of license.
46.20.317 - Unlicensed drivers.
46.20.320 - Suspension, etc., effective although certificate not delivered.
46.20.322 - Interview before suspension, etc.—Exceptions—Appearance of minor's parent or guardian.
46.20.323 - Notice of interview—Contents.
46.20.324 - Persons not entitled to interview or hearing.
46.20.325 - Suspension or probation before interview—Alternative procedure.
46.20.326 - Failure to appear or request interview constitutes waiver—Procedure.
46.20.327 - Conduct of interview—Referee—Evidence—Not deemed hearing.
46.20.328 - Findings and notification after interview—Request for formal hearing.
46.20.329 - Formal hearing—Procedures, notice, stay.
46.20.331 - Hearing and decision by director's designee.
46.20.332 - Formal hearing—Evidence—Subpoenas—Reexamination—Findings and recommendations.
46.20.333 - Decision after formal hearing.
46.20.334 - Appeal to superior court.
46.20.335 - Probation in lieu of suspension or revocation.
46.20.338 - Display or possession of invalidated license or identicard.
46.20.342 - Driving while license invalidated—Penalties—Extension of invalidation.
46.20.345 - Operation under other license or permit while license suspended or revoked—Penalty.
46.20.349 - Stopping vehicle of suspended or revoked driver.
46.20.355 - Alcohol violator—Probationary license.
46.20.385 - Ignition interlock driver's license—Application—Eligibility—Cancellation—Costs—Rules.
46.20.394 - Detailed restrictions—Violation.
46.20.400 - Obtaining new driver's license—Surrender of order and current license.
46.20.410 - Penalty—Violation.
46.20.500 - Special endorsement—Penalties—Exceptions.
46.20.505 - Special endorsement fees.
46.20.510 - Instruction permit—Fee—Examinations—Director may adopt and enforce rules.
46.20.515 - Examination—Emphasis—Administration—Waiver.
46.20.520 - Training and education program—Advisory board.
46.20.710 - Legislative finding.
46.20.740 - Notation on driving record—Verification of interlock—Penalty, exception.
46.20.745 - Ignition interlock device revolving account program—Pilot program.
46.20.750 - Circumventing ignition interlock—Penalty—Notice.
46.20.755 - Local verification of ignition interlock device installation—Immunity.