Judge Grant resolves traffic and photo-ticket cases Oct. 13; deferred findings, reduced fines, one dismissal

Judge Jennifer Grant presided over an infraction calendar held remotely Oct. 13, 2025, resolving a slate of traffic and automated-camera citations that included speeding, red-light and school-walk-zone photo tickets, cell-phone-while-driving citations and an equipment violation. Cases were handled individually; outcomes included deferred findings, reduced fines, a dismissal for an incorrectly cited statute and default findings for absent defendants.

The most consequential outcomes included deferred findings that, if the defendants comply, will lead to dismissal after six months. Judge Grant offered a deferred finding to Peter Grimm (case 580731492) for a speeding citation that recorded him 26 mph over the limit; Grimm accepted the deferred finding and must pay a $175 administrative fee and maintain a clean driving record for six months for the charge to be dismissed. The judge also granted a deferred finding covering two infractions for Michael Lubbering (case 580657220) — the pair will be deferred together for a single $175 fee provided no new violations are recorded during the six-month period.

Judge Grant described the deferred option on the record as “a wonderful option” and explained the conditions and statutory limits: deferred findings are limited to once every seven years and are conditioned on staying violation-free during…