If a person issued an intermediate license is convicted of or found to have committed a traffic offense described in chapter 46.61 RCW or violated restrictions placed on an intermediate license under RCW 46.20.075:

     (1) On the first such conviction or finding the department shall mail the parent or guardian of the person a letter warning the person of the provisions of this section;

     (2) On the second such conviction or finding, the department shall suspend the person's intermediate driver's license for a period of six months or until the person reaches eighteen years of age, whichever occurs first, and mail the parent or guardian of the person a notification of the suspension;

     (3) On the third such conviction or finding, the department shall suspend the person's intermediate driver's license until the person reaches eighteen years of age, and mail the parent or guardian of the person a notification of the suspension.

     For the purposes of this section, a single ticket for one or more traffic offenses constitutes a single traffic offense.

[2000 c 115 § 3.]

NOTES:

     Finding -- 2000 c 115: See note following RCW 46.20.075.

     Effective date -- 2000 c 115 §§ 1-10: See note following RCW 46.20.075.