In 1998, the Washington State Legislature passed ESHB 1221 to allow for the impoundment and forfeiture of vehicles being operated by persons who have a suspended and/or revoked driver's license. The board of county commissioners hereby adopts the legislative findings of Washington Laws of 1998, Chapter 203, Section 1, and intends this ordinance to be a civil in rem action against the vehicle in order to remove it from the public highways and reduce the risk posed to traffic safety by a vehicle accessible to a driver who is reasonably believed to have violated the traffic laws. (Ord. 1999-08)