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This bill makes several changes to laws regarding driver's license suspensions and revocations in Washington state. The key provisions are: 1. It clarifies the conditions under which the Department of Licensing must suspend a person's driving privileges, such as failure to respond to a notice of traffic infraction or failure to appear in court. 2. It allows a person whose license is suspended solely for failure to respond to a traffic infraction, failure to appear in court, or failure to comply with the terms of a traffic infraction to get the suspension dismissed by providing proof of payment of the underlying citation and paying a $43 administrative fee. 3. It directs the courts to notify the Department of Licensing when a person has failed to comply with a payment plan for a traffic infraction, at which point the Department must suspend the person's license. 4. It imposes an additional $2 fee on each traffic infraction, with the revenue going to a new "driver licensing technology support account" to fund information technology systems used by the Department of Licensing. 5. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2020. Overall, the bill aims to reform the driver's license suspension process in Washington to make it more equitable and provide opportunities for people to reinstate their licenses.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5328&Year=2019&Initiative=false