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Council hears proposed updates to automated traffic-camera rules after state law changes; implementation largely at court level
Summary
Deputy Chief Patrick Fagan briefed the council on state-driven updates being folded into Lynnwood Municipal Code 11.18: expanded reviewer authority, a $145 maximum citation (doubling in school zones), and a court-administered 50% reduction option for people on public assistance or WIC; many operational decisions rest with courts and vendors.
Deputy Chief Patrick Fagan told the Lynnwood City Council on May 15 that the proposed ordinance to amend Lynnwood Municipal Code 11.18 would incorporate verbatim changes from recent state legislation (House Bill 2384) governing automated traffic safety cameras.
Fagan said the changes fall into three primary areas. First, the legislation allows trained, authorized civilian employees of a law-enforcement agency or designated employees of a city’s public-works or transportation departments to review and issue automated-traffic citations, expanding beyond commissioned officers. "So they added that into the law," Fagan said, and he clarified…
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