Photo Enforcement Citations

• Foster High School – S 144^th St @ 46^th Ave S
• Showalter Middle School – S 144^th St @ 46^th Ave S
• Codiga Park – 12500 block, 50^th Pl S

SCHOOL ZONES

“The speed cameras operate by using multi-tracking radar to measure each vehicle multiple times as it passes through the school speed zone. Images and video capture vehicles violating the school zone speed limit of 20 MPH and a Tukwila Police Officer reviews every infraction.  The cameras enforce school zone speeds when the school zone beacons are flashing.  If the beacons are not flashing, then drivers will not be issued an infraction.”  Scott, please do bold the latter.

PARK ZONES

“The speed cameras operate by using multi-tracking radar to measure each vehicle multiple times as it passes through the [park] speed zone. Images and video capture vehicles violating the [park] zone speed limit and a Tukwila Police Officer reviews every infraction.”  Please note that there are NO flashing lights in park zone area.  The speed limit is 25 MPH at all times as is posted. 

Please see the below video (Sworn Officer Statement – Codiga Park Speed Camera Signage) to view the Codiga Park speed camera zone.

Go to https://zerofatality.com, select View Violation, USA, enter your license plate number and the pin number (password) found on the top-right of your infraction (see example image).  The QR code on your infraction will also take you to the same website.

No.  Photo enforcement infractions are treated as parking tickets and are not reported to the Department of Licensing, nor do they affect your driver’s license or insurance.  The infraction is attached to the registered owner of the vehicle.  If the owner does not respond to the infraction in a timely manner, it may prevent the owner from obtaining valid vehicle registration and tabs.

1) PAYMENT IN FULL

You may admit fault and pay in full to close the case.  Please see “How do I pay my fine?” below.

2) REQUEST A PAYMENT PLAN

Payment plans must be requested in writing.  The bottom portion of your ticket may be completed and submitted to the court by mail/in person, or you may submit your request online by selecting the CONTACT THE COURT icon at the bottom of this page.  The court commonly provides customers with 90 days to pay the fine in full.

For a payment plan beyond 90 days, please contact the court’s collections agency below for a pre-collections payment plan.  There is a one-time setup fee of $10 and the plan costs $7 per month.

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
https://washingtoncourtsptp.lgbs.com

3) MITIGATION HEARING

The issuance of your Notice of Infraction is a determination that you committed the infraction. You request a mitigation hearing to explain the circumstances surrounding the commission of this infraction. You may not argue that you did not commit the infraction.

A mitigation hearing is an informal proceeding. There will be no jury present. You may bring a lawyer at your own expense.

You may ask witnesses to attend the mitigation hearing, but they cannot be subpoenaed and required to appear.

You can be required to pay a monetary penalty. Suspension, revocation, or denial of your driver’s license may also result from your having committed this infraction. You may not appeal the court’s determination or order.

In a traffic infraction case, a record of the court’s determination and order shall be furnished to the Department of Licensing.

Failure to respond, failure to appear at any hearing, or failure to pay will automatically increase the monetary penalty, and, in a traffic infraction case, your driving privilege will be suspended until you have paid all the penalties required by law. Failure to appear at any hearing may be a crime for which you may be arrested.

Hearing Date – IRLJ 2.6 (d): “A defendant who objects to the hearing date set by the court upon the ground that it is not within the time limits prescribed by this rule shall file with the court and serve upon the prosecuting authority a written motion for a speedy hearing date within 10 days after the notice of hearing is mailed or otherwise given to the defendant. Failure of a party, for any reason, to make such a motion shall be a waiver of the objection that a hearing commenced on such a date is not within the time limits prescribed by this rule.” The court must schedule your mitigation hearing within the time frame established in the Infraction Rules For Limited Jurisdiction Courts (IRLJ)

4) CONTESTED HEARING

The issuance of your Notice of infraction is a determination that you committed the infraction. You request a contested hearing because you do not believe you committed the infraction.

Rights of Defendants: As a defendant, you are entitled to the following:

• The right to bring a lawyer, at your expense.
• The right to present evidence and examine witnesses in court.
• The right to request from the prosecutor a witness list and a copy of the citing officer’s sworn statement if it will be offered into evidence at the hearing. You must make the request in writing at least 14 days before the hearing, and the witness list and citing officer’s sworn statement should be given to you at least 7 days before the hearing.
• The right to subpoena witnesses, including the officer who issued the Notice. If you wish to subpoena a witness, you must apply to the court in person at least 14 days prior to the hearing. Witnesses should be served at least 7 days before the hearing.

Hearing Procedure:

• The contested hearing will be heard before the court without a jury. The state must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that you did commit the infraction. After consideration of the evidence, the court will determine whether you did commit the infraction. If the court determines that you did commit the infraction, you may be required to pay a monetary penalty. You may also be required to pay court costs in addition to the monetary penalty.
• In a traffic infraction case, a record of the court’s determination and order shall be furnished to the Department of Licensing.
• You may appeal the court’s decision that you committed the infraction.

Failure to Respond / Failure to Appear / Failure to Pay: Failure to respond, failure to appear at any hearing, or failure to pay will automatically increase the monetary penalty, and, in a traffic infraction case, your driving privilege will be suspended until you have paid all the penalties required by law.

Hearing Date – IRLJ 2.6(d): “A defendant who objects to the hearing date set by the court upon the ground that it is not within the time limits prescribed by this rule shall file with the court and serve upon the prosecuting authority a written motion for speedy hearing date within 10 days after the notice of hearing is mailed or otherwise given to the defendant. Failure of a party, for any reason, to make such a motion shall be a waiver of the objection that a hearing commenced on such a date is not within the time limits prescribed by this rule.” The court must schedule your contested hearing within the time frame established in the Infraction Rules For Limited Jurisdiction Courts (IRLJ).

1) Online

Please find instructions for submitting your hearing request online at the below Schedule Infraction Hearing icon.

Schedule Infraction Hearing

Please select the below icon to view radar/lidar certificates.

Radar/Lidar Certificate

Paying the fine is an admission of fault; however, photo enforcement infractions will not affect your driver’s license or insurance.  For instructions to pay in full to close the case, please select the below icon.

Pay My Fines

You may file a Declaration of Non-responsibility and schedule an administrative hearing (that you do not need to attend) by selecting the Schedule Infraction Hearing icon below and following the instructions under Submit a Hearing Request & Declaration of Non-responsibility.

Schedule Infraction Hearing

The Declaration of Non-responsibility can also be found by selecting the Court Forms icon below; however, the most efficient way to file this document with the court is by visiting our Schedule Infraction Hearing page above.

Court Forms

Please be advised that this declaration may not be used by employers/principals to transfer responsibility to their employees/agents.  As a matter of law, a vehicle registered to an employer/principal that is driven by an employee remains in the “care, custody, and control” of the employer/agent and thus, the employer/principal is responsible for the payment of the penalty.

Please contact our collections agency below or select the Contact the Court icon to request a hearing.

Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson
844-576-4766
www.lgbswebpayments.com