hearing officer discretionUnited States · Washington (Statewide)Difficulty: Easy
Deferred Finding / Community Restitution in Lieu of Fine (RCW 46.63.110(8))
Under RCW 46.63.110(8) a court may, on a finding of committed, allow community restitution / community service in lieu of all or part of the monetary penalty. Many WA courts (Seattle, King County District, Spokane Municipal) routinely permit a deferred finding for first-offense parking infractions: pay nothing, perform 4-8 hours of service or simply maintain a clean record for 6-12 months, and the citation is dismissed and not reported.
Legal basis
RCW 46.63.110(8); RCW 46.63.090; SMC 5.55
Sample appeal wording
Mitigation Hearing Statement Notice [#] I respectfully request a deferred finding under RCW 46.63.110(8). I have no parking infractions in the past [#] years. I propose [HOURS] community service in lieu of fine, or a 12-month deferred-finding period. [NAME] / [DATE]
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- RCW 46.63.110(8)
- Seattle Municipal Court Local Rules