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The Supreme Court of the State of Washington ruled on 6/28/04 in the case City of Redmond vs. Dean A. Moore and City of Redmond vs. Jason D. Wilson; docket # 72614-1, that license suspensions on the grounds that a person failed to respond to a notice of traffic violation, failed to appear at a requested hearing, violated a written notice to appear in court, or has failed to comply with the terms of a notice of traffic violation as (State of Washington codes) RCW 46.20.289 and RCW 46.20.324 permits, and the corresponding California Vehicle Code section 13365 also permits, are contrary to the guaranty of due process because they do not provide adequate procedural safeguards to ensure against the erroneous deprivation of a driver’s interest in the continued use and possession of his or her drivers license. “As such, because a driver cannot be convicted of the offense of driving while license suspended where the suspension violated due process.” State vs. Dolson , 138 Wn.2d at 773, 783, 982 P.2d. 100 (1999).
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