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Washington's DUI and Physical Control laws are tough.  If you are convicted, you are facing mandatory jail and a lengthy license suspension.  You will be required to obtain an alcohol evaluation and follow any treatment recommendations.  You will also be required to attend a Victim Impact Panel and have an Ignition Interlock Device ("Blow and Go" device) put into your car for a period of one year from the date that your license is eligible for reinstatement.  In addition to steep fines, costs, and assessments if you are convicted, you are also looking at a dramatic increase in your insurance premiums.

All Everett and Snohomish County DUI and Physical Control cases are governed by state statute, as codified in the Revised Code of Washington (R.C.W. 46.61.502).  In addition to state statute, all Snohomish County DUI and Physical Control cases are also governed by the procedural and the technical requirements of the relevant portions of the Washington Administrative Code (W.A.C.). 

The primary DUI and Physical Control statutes at issue in the vast majority of Snohomish County DUI cases are detailed below.  You will also find a separate page on this website, entitled "Washington DUI Penalties", which summarizes Washington State's DUI and Physical Control criminal penalties. 

Please also keep in mind that if you have been arrested for DUI in Snohomish County, and you either submitted to a breath test or a blood test that yielded a result of .08 or higher, or if you refused a breath or blood test after being lawfully requested to submit to one, you are still subject to a mandatory license suspension through the Washington State Department of Licensing under Washington "Implied Consent" law.  Washington State's "Implied Consent" law is discussed and detailed on the page entitled "Your Driving Privileges".