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Resident challenges photo-ticket mailing practice; judge says notice to address of record was adequate

Lake Forest Park Municipal Court · February 18, 2026
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Summary

Leif Kerchoff argued the city’s photo‑ticket vendor failed to use the Department of Licensing mailing address, delaying notice; Judge Portenoy ruled the notice was mailed to the address of record and denied relief, while Kerchoff said he will appeal.

Lake Forest Park, Wash. — At the end of the Feb. 17 calendar, Judge Portenoy (pro tem) heard a legal motion from resident Leif Kerchoff challenging the city’s photo-ticket mailing process and the vendor’s handling of Department of Licensing address fields.

Kerchoff told the court he repeatedly receives tickets after a delay because the vendor, VeriMobility, does not use the mailing-address field from the Department of Licensing records; he asked the court to subpoena city staff and vendor employees to…

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