WHEELER v. STATE, DEPT. OF LICENSING

No. 14978-1-III.

936 P.2d 17 (1997)

86 Wash.App. 83

Delbert L. WHEELER, Appellant, v. STATE of Washington, DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Four.

April 29, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David P. Hazel, Hazel & Hazel, Yakima, Robert S. Young, III, Dobbs & Young Law Office, Yakima, for Appellant.

James T. Schmid, Assistant Attorney General, Seattle, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, Chief Judge.

In this habitual traffic offender proceeding, we are asked to decide whether traffic convictions by a tribal court should be included in the 20 convictions required before the State can suspend a driver's license under the habitual traffic offender statute. See RCW 46.65.020(2). We conclude that they can and affirm the trial court.

A habitual traffic offender is anyone who has been convicted of 20 or more traffic infractions "that...

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