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You can lose your license for the following violations of Washington traffic laws: 

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1. Driving or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs,

2. Refusing to be tested for alcohol or drugs if you are asked to do so by a police officer,

3. Leaving the scene of a collision in which you are involved, without identifying yourself,

4. Giving false information when you apply for a license,

5. Being involved in a collision if you are uninsured. An uninsured driver involved in a collision can have their license suspended for up to three years. In addition, failing to settle a civil court judgment resulting from the collision can result in a suspension for 13 or more years if the driver fails to make restitution,

6. Failing to appear for a reexamination when requested to do so by the Department of Licensing,

7. Using a motor vehicle to commit a felony or causing the death of someone in a motor vehicle collision,

8. Having too many moving traffic violations on your driving record (Habitual Traffic Offender),

9. Reckless driving or reckless endangerment of a roadway worker,

10. Racing, vehicular assault, or vehicular homicide,

11. Eluding a police vehicle,

12. Leaving a gas station without paying for your fuel,

13. Failing to appear or respond to a traffic citation or Notice of Infraction,

14. Driving while your license is suspended, revoked, cancelled, or denied,

15. Carrying a license that has a fictitious name, incorrect information, or fraudulent alterations,

16. Lending a license to another person or using another person's license, or

17. Using a driver license issued by another state while your Washington license is suspended.

18. Two or more traffic offenses if driving on an intermediate license,

19. Manufacturing, selling, or delivering a forged, fictitious, counterfeit, altered, blank, or unlawfully issued driver license or identification card.

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