RCW 7.80.050
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(1)A civil infraction proceeding is initiated by the issuance, service, and filing of a notice of civil infraction.
(2)A notice of civil infraction may be issued by an enforcement officer when the civil infraction occurs in the officer's presence.
(3)A court may issue a notice of civil infraction if an enforcement officer files with the court a written statement that the civil infraction was committed in the officer's presence or that the officer has reasonable cause to believe that a civil infraction was committed.
(4)Service of a notice of civil infraction issued under subsection
(2)or
(3)of this section shall be as provided by court rule. Until such a rule is adopted, service shall be as provided in *JTIR 2.2(c)(1) and (3), as applicable.
(5)A notice of infraction shall be filed with a court having jurisdiction within forty-eight hours of issuance, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. A notice of infraction not filed within the time limits prescribed in this section may be dismissed without prejudice.
[ 1987 c 456 s 13 .]
Notes:
*Reviser's note: The Justice Court Traffic Infraction Rules
(JTIR)were replaced by the Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (IRLJ), effective September 1, 1992.