An
Implied Consent for Driver Intoxication Tests, Initiative 242 ballot proposition was on the
November 5, 1968 statewide ballot in the
State of Washington as an
Initiative to the People, where it was
approved. Initiative 242 became Chapter 1, Laws of 1969.
Election results
| Initiative 242 |
|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 792,242 | 66.7% |
| No | 394,644 | 23.3% |
Path to the ballot
Initiative 242 was filed on February 8, 1968 by Dr. Charles P. Larson, Vice-President of the Washington State Medical Association, on behalf of the Washington State Medical Association. 123,589 signatures were filed on July 3, 1968, qualifying I-242 for the ballot.
Text on the Ballot
An Act providing that any person operating a motor vehicle on the public highways shall be deemed to have consented to a breath test (if unconscious a blood test) to determine intoxication, when arrested for any offense, provided the arresting officer has reasonable grounds to believe such operator was driving or in control of a vehicle with intoxicate; directing a six-month revocation of driving privileges for a person refusing such test after having been advised of his rights and consequences of refusal; providing hearing and appeal procedures; and reducing the blood alcohol percentage necessary to raise a presumption of intoxication.
Alcohol on the Washington ballot
- Washington Beer and Wine Only Sold in State Liquor Stores, Initiative 13 (1948)
- Washington Beverage Container Deposit, Initiative 414 (1982)
- Washington Bone Dry Act, Referendum 10 (1918)
- Washington Brewer's Bill, Initiative 24 (1916)
- Washington Brewers' Hotel Bill, Initiative 1A (1916)
- Washington Intoxicating Liquor Act, Initiative 61 (1932)
- Washington Liquor State Licensing, Initiative 1183 (2011)
- Washington Liquor by the Drink With Restrictions, Initiative 171 (1948)
- Washington Minimum Drinking Age Act, Referendum 36 (1973)
- Washington Privatization of Liquor Sales, Initiative 261 (1972)
- Washington Privatize Liquor Distribution, Initiative 1100 (2010)
- Washington Repeal of Sunday Blue Laws, Initiative 229 (1966)
- Washington Restriction of Television Advertising for Alcohol, Initiative 194 (1954)
- Washington Revise State Liquor Laws, Initiative 1105 (2010)
- Washington Spirituous Liquor Licenses for Taverns, Initiative 205 (1960)
- Washington Statewide Prohibition Act, Initiative 3 (1914)
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