Many Cities and Counties have decided not to assign prosecutors to traffic court. We have seen this trend increase over the last several years as prosecutors’ offices have sufferred severe cutbacks. It simply isn’t cost effective to have a full time prosecutor assigned to traffic court and the limited resources are needed to prosecute more [...]
If you were in an accident, and Washington State Patrol (WSP) or another law enforcement agency responded, you likely were issued a traffic ticket. The responding trooper is required to determine who was possibly an “at-fault” driver and issue an infraction to this person. In one car accidents this simply means an automatic ticket for [...]
I Received a Speeding-Traffic Ticket.Now, What Are My Options? There are a number of possible ways to resolve a traffic ticket in Washington State. The simplest way, of course, is to pay the ticket. If it were just about the fine, and nothing more, many of us would probably do this and move on. Your [...]
