County prosecutors and court staff review DWL third data; consider changing direct-filing practices
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.
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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.
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