RCW 46.20.342Not TBWD eligibleCriminal
Driving on suspended license
Driving while license is suspended or revoked. Criminal.
RCW Title 46 46.20.342 — statutory text
Official source ↗(1)(a) It is unlawful for any person to drive a motor vehicle in this state while that person is in a suspended or revoked status or when his or her privilege to do so is suspended or revoked in this or any other state. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of driving while license suspended or revoked in the first, second, or third degree as provided in (b), (c), or (d) of this subsection.
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Base fine
Varies
Set at sentencing.
DMV points
0
No DMV points.
Filing window
N/A
TBWD not available.
Not eligible for TBWD
This specific offense isn't contestable through a written declaration in Washington. You may still appear in court in person or consult a licensed attorney. We won’t charge you for an ineligible filing.
Defenses our AI considers (14)
- Equipment fixed — correctable violationhistorical success ~80%Equipment violations (window tint, exhaust, lights, plates, wipers, etc.) are correctable in every supported state. Proof of repair signed by a qualified inspector resolves the citation administratively.
- Documentary cure — proof on date of citationhistorical success ~75%Many "failure to produce" charges (insurance, registration, license) are dismissed on proof the document existed and was valid on the date of citation. This is codified in most state fix-it / correctable-violation statutes.
- Sign obscured, missing, or recently changedhistorical success ~50%A driver cannot be held to a regulation that was not reasonably communicated. An obscured, damaged, missing, or recently-changed sign at the cited location is both a mistake-of-fact defense and a due-process notice defect.
- Statute of limitations / speedy-trial violationhistorical success ~45%Every state imposes statutory deadlines between citation, arraignment, and trial. When the state misses a jurisdictional deadline — including officer-declaration deadlines in TBWD proceedings — dismissal is mandatory, not discretionary.
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