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County prosecutors and court staff review DWL third data; consider changing direct-filing practices
Summary
At the Aug. 12 meeting, staff presented preliminary counts of driving-without-license and related low-level offenses and discussed options to reduce administrative burden by requiring agencies to send potential charges to the prosecutor’s office for review before filing.
Whatcom County legal and justice stakeholders reviewed preliminary data on driving-with-license-suspended third-degree and related offenses and discussed shifting filing practices so law-enforcement agencies send suspected low-level traffic-related offenses to prosecutors for screening before filing.
Jake, a court staff member, and Caleb, a county data/facilities staff member, reported on counts the county is compiling and on options used by other jurisdictions. "The number of bookings for 2024 that had at least one of those offenses was 78. So far in 2025 the number of bookings that we have that have at least one of those…
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