City of Redmond v. Moore

(dissenting) — The majority seizes upon the scant record in these cases to answer a question that has not been raised by any party and in so doing stretches the requirements of due process beyond precedent and common sense—establishing no clear benefit to licensees and burdening an administrative system designed by the legislature to provide swift determination for the protection of the motoring public.

There are three potential categories of license holders affected by license suspensions under RCW 46.20.289: (1) those whose licenses are lawfully suspended because they have failed to respond…