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DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING v. LAX

No. 61808-9.

125 Wn.2d 818 (1995)

888 P.2d 1190

THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING, Petitioner, v. RALPH W. LAX, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 16, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, and John S. Barnes, Assistant, for petitioner.

D. Geral Barnhart, for respondent.

JOHNSON, J.

This case requires us to decide whether a person suspected of driving while intoxicated who initially refuses a breath or blood test can later withdraw or negate the refusal, thereby avoiding administrative revocation of the driving privilege. Ralph Lax's driver's license was revoked by the Department of Licensing (Department) for refusing to submit to a blood test following his arrest for driving while under the influence of intoxicants (DWI), despite...

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