Legal Opinion
City of Spokane v. Port
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 27, 1986No. 6927-3-IIIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMcInturff, J.
We are asked to determine whether RCW 46.20.021 and Spokane Municipal Code 16.20.021, requiring a motor vehicle operator to be licensed, unconstitutionally restrict one's right to travel.
On July 7, 1984, Spokane police officer Michael Heinen observed a motor vehicle, operated by Julie Anne Port, proceed through a steady red traffic control light in downtown Spokane. The officer stopped the vehicle and asked Ms. Port for her driver's license no less than six times. After she refused to respond to these requests, Ms. Port was arrested and cited for refusal to give information or cooperate with…
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