(1) The department is authorized to charge persons opting to submit a biometric identifier under RCW 46.20.037 an additional fee of no more than two dollars at the time of application for an original, renewal, or duplicate driver's license or identicard issued by the department. This fee shall be used exclusively to defray the cost of implementation and ongoing operation of a biometric security system.

     (2) The biometric security account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from subsection (1) of this section shall be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account must be used only for the purpose of defraying the cost of implementation and ongoing operation of a biometric security system.

[2004 c 273 § 4.]

NOTES:

     Finding -- Purpose -- Effective date -- 2004 c 273: See notes following RCW 9.35.020.