(1) If the department is completing an investigation and determination of facts concerning an applicant’s right to receive a driver’s license, it may issue a temporary driver’s permit to the applicant.

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(2) A temporary driver’s permit authorizes the permittee to drive a motor vehicle for up to sixty days. The permittee must have immediate possession of the permit while driving a motor vehicle.
(3) A temporary driver’s permit is invalid if the department has issued a license to the permittee or refused to issue a license to the permittee for good cause.

NOTES:

Intent1999 c 6: See note following RCW 46.04.168.