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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.20.328 (2026)

Findings and notification after interview—Request for formal hearing

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Upon the conclusion of a driver improvement interview, the department's referee shall make findings on the matter under consideration and shall notify the person involved in writing by personal service of the findings. The referee's findings shall be final unless the person involved is notified to the contrary by personal service or by certified mail within fifteen days. The decision is effective upon notice. The person upon receiving such notice may, in writing and within ten days, request a formal hearing.
[ 1979 c 61 s 11; 1965 ex.s. c 121 s 35.]

Notes:

Persons not entitled to formal hearing: RCW 46.20.324.
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RCW 46.20.328

Findings and notification after interview—Request for formal hearing. (Effective October 1, 2025.)

Upon the conclusion of a driver improvement interview, the department's referee shall make findings on the matter under consideration and shall notify the person involved in writing. Such findings may be served on a party via electronic distribution, with a party's agreement. The referee's findings shall be final unless the person involved is notified to the contrary within 15 days. The decision is effective upon notice. The person upon receiving such notice may, in writing and within ten days, request a formal hearing.
[ 2025 c 23 s 8; 1979 c 61 s 11; 1965 ex.s. c 121 s 35.]

Notes:

Effective date—2025 c 23 ss 1-4 and 6-14: See note following RCW 46.04.480.
Persons not entitled to formal hearing: RCW 46.20.324.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1982–2015 · leading case: Prostov v. Dep't of Licensing, 349 P.3d 874 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015).
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Prostov v. Dep't of Licensing, 349 P.3d 874 (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “RCW 46.20.328. At the hearing, the driver may introduce evidence, subpoena witnesses, and present argument on the record.”
Mentor v. Nelson, 644 P.2d 685 (Wash. Ct. App. 1982). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to RCW 46.20.328 the department conducted a formal hearing.”
State v. Baker, 745 P.2d 1335 (Wash. Ct. App. 1987). “RCW 46.20.328 requires personal service of the findings made pursuant to the driver improvement interview on the person involved, who then has 10 days to request a formal hearing.”
Yuri Prostov, App. v. Wa State Dep't Of Licensing, Res. (Wash. Ct. App. 2015). “RCW 46.20.328. At the hearing, the driver may introduce evidence, subpoena witnesses, and present argument on the record.”
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