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Judge grants deferred finding on cellphone ticket and reduces two photo fines
Summary
In a July 23 mitigation, the court entered a six‑month deferred finding for a driver charged with holding an electronic device, reduced two associated photo speeding fines to $90 each, and informed the defendant of payment and compliance terms.
During the Lake Forest Park Municipal Court July 23 infraction calendar, a defendant who received an officer-issued electronic device citation asked for mitigation. Judge Jennifer Grant entered a deferred finding on the moving violation and reduced the two related photo speeding fines.
Judge Grant described the deferred-finding terms on the record: a six-month continuance without a finding, a $175 administrative fee payable within 30 days, and a requirement of six months without moving-traffic violations to obtain a dismissal. She said the remedy is allowed "once every seven years," based on the court's application of eligibility rules.
The judge told the defendant that the two photo tickets would be reduced to $90 each (a $55 reduction per ticket) and that the defendant could request a time-payment plan. She cautioned that if the defendant failed to comply with the deferred-finding terms, the original $145 penalty would be imposed and the deferred finding would convert to a committed violation.
The defendant accepted the deferred finding and the reductions. The court also noted that the earlier payment the defendant made was pending processing and that the clerk would mail the necessary forms and a payment schedule to the address on file.
Judge Grant referenced the defendant's prior deferred finding from King County District Court in 2017 when assessing eligibility for another deferred finding in 2025.
