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46.63.110 – Monetary penalties.

RCW 46.63.110 Monetary penalties. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) A person found to have committed a traffic infraction shall be assessed a monetary penalty. No penalty may exceed two hundred and fifty dollars for each offense unless authorized by this chapter or title. (2) The monetary penalty for a violation of (a) RCW 46.55.105(2) […]

46.63.130 – Issue of process by court of limited jurisdiction.

RCW 46.63.130 Issue of process by court of limited jurisdiction. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law governing service of process in civil cases, a court of limited jurisdiction having jurisdiction over an alleged traffic infraction may issue process anywhere within the state. [ 1980 c 128 § 5.] NOTES: Effective date—Severability—1980 c 128: See notes […]

46.63.010 – Legislative intent.

RCW 46.63.010 Legislative intent. It is the legislative intent in the adoption of this chapter in decriminalizing certain traffic offenses to promote the public safety and welfare on public highways and to facilitate the implementation of a uniform and expeditious system for the disposition of traffic infractions. [ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 1.] NOTES: […]

46.63.020 – Violations as traffic infractions—Exceptions.

RCW 46.63.020 Violations as traffic infractions—Exceptions. Failure to perform any act required or the performance of any act prohibited by this title or an equivalent administrative regulation or local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution relating to traffic including parking, standing, stopping, and pedestrian offenses, is designated as a traffic infraction and may not be classified […]

46.63.030 – Notice of traffic infraction—Issuance—Abandoned vehicles.

RCW 46.63.030 Notice of traffic infraction—Issuance—Abandoned vehicles. (1) A law enforcement officer has the authority to issue a notice of traffic infraction: (a) When the infraction is committed in the officer’s presence, except as provided in RCW 46.09.485; (b) When the officer is acting upon the request of a law enforcement officer in whose presence […]

46.63.040 – Jurisdiction of courts—Jurisdiction of college and university governing bodies.

RCW 46.63.040 Jurisdiction of courts—Jurisdiction of college and university governing bodies. (1) All violations of state law, local law, ordinance, regulation, or resolution designated as traffic infractions in RCW 46.63.020 may be heard and determined by a district court, except as otherwise provided in this section. (2) Any municipal court has the authority to hear […]

46.63.050 – Training of judicial officers.

RCW 46.63.050 Training of judicial officers. All judges and court commissioners adjudicating traffic infractions shall complete such training requirements as are promulgated by the supreme court. [ 1979 ex.s. c 136 § 7.] NOTES: Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.

46.63.060 – Notice of traffic infraction—Determination final unless contested—Form.

RCW 46.63.060 Notice of traffic infraction—Determination final unless contested—Form. (Effective until January 1, 2023.) (1) A notice of traffic infraction represents a determination that an infraction has been committed. The determination will be final unless contested as provided in this chapter. (2) The form for the notice of traffic infraction shall be prescribed by rule […]