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The court clerk conducted roll call, asked remote participants to identify themselves and to rename Zoom entries for clarity. Participants were repeatedly asked to mute microphones and turn off cameras until their cases were called.

Judge Grant set out how evidence should be submitted when participants join by phone: she posted the court email in the Zoom chat and instructed defendants to email photos of insurance cards or other proof to lfpcourt@cityoflsp.gov. When a defendant sent proof during the calendar, Grant reviewed the Progressive insurance card and entered a dismissal upon payment of court costs.

The judge also explained payment options and time-payment minimums. In one mitigation the court offered a reduced total fine and said a defendant could pay in installments; the judge noted a $25 monthly minimum payment for payment plans when discussing a reduction and explained that payments generally would be invoiced and mailed within about a week. For deferred findings, the judge explained a typical structure: a six-month continuance, a $175 fee and the requirement of no new moving violations for dismissal at the end of the period.

Clerk and court staff assisted with renaming Zoom participants to show full names and with phone users who needed to unmute by pressing star-6; staff also advised participants without in-Zoom chat access how to hand-write the court email address.

Ending: The remote calendar concluded after the court completed its afternoon docket; the court noted mailed invoices and emailed evidence would be processed by court staff and that administrative follow-up would occur as needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lake Forest Park Court's Personal Meeting Room","oneSentenceSummary","During the Jan. 30 remote infraction calendar, the judge and clerk guided participants through roll call, renaming, how to submit electronic proof, payment plans and time-payment minimums, and the court reiterated how deferred findings work.","taxTitle","Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington","taxId",71686,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6182136,"Proofs of insurance and registration lead to dismissals or reduced penalties at Lake Forest Park court",762,3226000,3988000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5109589-8b8f281a16e7b4c803a451155f43a4bc&start=3226&end=3988","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5109589-8b8f281a16e7b4c803a451155f43a4bc/thumbnail_3226000.jpg","/articles/6182136/Lake-Forest-Park/King-County/Washington/Proofs-of-insurance-and-registration-lead-to-dismissals-or-reduced-penalties-at-Lake-Forest-Park-court","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6182136-6d331ae562cbfc3592deda4a5de95217/orig.mp4?Expires=1771212192&Signature=hULk~dMfSeH8Gvumn8r~AmWq9N9kNlXWDZwe3S8mQggC5sd9Vy3phboas~mzBRt8Kx1bVR~rjb35YRS3VW4wjA04wnDEzYAY1m8kp02HsFYI8BGLPTe4IbtqtwzDJBUQN~f2FDjjXhmBSAX3EGwXO~LDK~Zq7USZTaS7~8HoQUlSHDrua5Fxktj3h8WcV~7wHwtTThiTBRBj5WjRZdvC-rPES1NhlaJOolRh1PPEXgWtMivc-qszVsVo0YEbZW6CXjw4h4UkpB1n5NJtgBGmY8X2G3jhfxc3-wCSfR3ICnsx7EnlYNFFnsAPGU3QlX1oOG1eQAQ0V2cA22kxG8UdoQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judge Jennifer Grant told several defendants that showing proof of insurance or timely registration would resolve or reduce charges during the Lake Forest Park Municipal Court's Jan. 30 infraction calendar.

The court dismissed or reduced cases where defendants produced acceptable proof or where the court accepted documentary evidence submitted during the hearing.

For example, Christian Acevedo Olivares was cited for driving without proof of insurance; the judge told him to email a photo of his insurance card to lfpcourt@cityoflsp.gov and paused his case to await the evidence. Later in the calendar, after the court received the Progressive insurance card, Grant dismissed Acevedo's violation upon payment of $25 in court costs.

Ruth Westfall's case involving proof of insurance was dismissed upon payment of $25 in costs after she proved she had been insured. The judge explained that the requirement is to have proof while driving and that compliance with proof could lead to dismissal of the insurance charge while other moving violations might remain eligible for deferred findings.

Several other defendants who presented evidence of timely registration or insurance received reduced penalties or were advised how to obtain the mailed invoice and remit payment. The court also explained that some nonmoving violations do not appear on driving records, while moving violations may unless addressed through a deferred finding.

Ending: The judge instructed defendants that proof should be emailed to lfpcourt@cityoflsp.gov if they were participating by phone and that mailed invoices would arrive within about a week. Defendants were told to follow the mailed instructions or appear at the courthouse window to pay in person.","During the Jan. 30 infraction calendar, defendants who provided or later emailed proof of insurance or registration saw charges dismissed or reduced; the judge instructed how to submit evidence and confirmed certain dismissals were entered upon receipt.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6182141,"Lake Forest Park judge reduces dozens of photo-enforcement and school-zone fines, offers deferred findings",2574,1892000,4466000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5109589-8b8f281a16e7b4c803a451155f43a4bc&start=1892&end=4466","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5109589-8b8f281a16e7b4c803a451155f43a4bc/thumbnail_1892000.jpg","/articles/6182141/Lake-Forest-Park/King-County/Washington/Lake-Forest-Park-judge-reduces-dozens-of-photo-enforcement-and-school-zone-fines-offers-deferred-findings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6182141-f3d78238523fd4b42566fad0caa995d1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771212192&Signature=f5Ik6d2arKHQPuPkt7DUk9UxiJpPxUuiWHnXNX9-FHk-OihSmCOrPy51BxIUGpwjfukn38gf6ZRVvNBdbltDkJj6aTmh6kDniSelP-c6EuRNEyev60iK5mwYobEmaIAXHWXnXtm3nFhL3yinUISQssWU-enNjMRmW0jJc59pPv2guHndSK6vz8AKN8ANTUhYOUEOk067y7SVZJ2g96wJ8T4MYP1N3n6TOe~x39sIWqwmcAzQ3z9GJnBWCSiqUiJPmTDQNp6pfO6Qc~RpYVndLhNtrclOxnZUtBhSIqBD3zFROipg~vxRE9b~piM51fUI3vZku59YjMtKqXFlr0NWlg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Judge Jennifer Grant handled a string of photo-enforcement and school-zone cases during the Lake Forest Park Municipal Court's Jan. 30 afternoon infraction calendar, reducing penalties in many instances and offering deferred findings for eligible moving violations.

The reductions and options mattered because the citations involved active school zones and photo-enforcement cameras used to cite speeds and red-light violations, areas the judge said the court treats with public-safety concern.

In several mitigation hearings the judge reduced penalties rather than imposing the full amounts listed on the citations. For example, the judge reduced a red-light photo enforcement fine for Dr. Bruce Olsen to $90 after he acknowledged the violation and described a brief pause before proceeding. Harold Brandt's school-zone speed violation was reduced to $75 after he acknowledged speeding in a 25-mph school zone. Christine Marshall's school-zone photo enforcement citation was reduced to $80; David Hopper's photo ticket was reduced to $85. Companies and commercial drivers received mixed outcomes: Willard's Pest Control had one school-zone case dismissed and a second reduced to $90.

The judge explained procedural context for photo-enforcement evidence and calibration records, saying the speed-measuring device and maintenance records are posted as public records on the court's or police department's website and include credentials of personnel who calibrate the devices. \"Those records are posted as public records on the court's website,\" Judge Grant said when a defendant asked how often the machines are calibrated.

Where appropriate, Grant offered deferred findings: a six-month continuance, a $175 fee and a requirement to avoid new moving violations during the period, after which the charge may be dismissed. She warned that violations during the deferred period would lead to imposition of the underlying penalty.

The court also dismissed at least one photo-enforcement case after a defendant (Alimu Mika) swore the defendant was not the driver at the time the photo was taken; the judge dismissed that citation after the sworn statement.

The judge instructed defendants that reduced amounts and payment instructions would be mailed, and that some defendants could set up time-payment plans where available.

Several people who mitigated were informed the reductions would not be recorded on their state driving records for certain nonmoving infractions; for moving violations the deferred finding was the primary method the court offered to avoid a record entry.

Ending: The Jan. 30 calendar continued with other civil infractions and administrative matters after the court completed the bulk of photo-enforcement and school-zone cases. Follow-up mailings and invoices were to be sent to addresses on file for each defendant.","At a Jan. 30 remote infraction calendar, Judge Jennifer Grant reduced or dismissed multiple photo-enforcement and school-zone citations, offered deferred findings for eligible moving violations and cited the court's public records for device calibration information.","actionData","errors"]

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Lake Forest Park court clarifies remote hearing procedures, payment options and evidence submission

Proofs of insurance and registration lead to dismissals or reduced penalties at Lake Forest Park court

Lake Forest Park judge reduces dozens of photo-enforcement and school-zone fines, offers deferred findings