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Community Resource Center Updates – March 6, 2023

In this week’s Community Corner newsletter: And more! Read the March 6, 2023 newsletter.

Community Resource Center Updates – February 27, 2023

In this week’s Community Corner newsletter: And more! Read the February 27, 2023 newsletter.

Community Resource Center Updates – February 21, 2023

In this week’s Community Corner newsletter: And more! Read the February 20, 2023 newsletter.

Seattle Municipal Court Will Resume Late Fees for Unpaid Parking, Camera, and Traffic Tickets on January 30, 2023 

Over 350,000 unpaid tickets are potentially affected Seattle Municipal Court will resume late fees for Seattle infraction tickets that are past their due date beginning January 30, 2023.   Late fees for unpaid tickets have been suspended since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. There are approximately 350,000 tickets that… Filed Under: Disputing Tickets, Fines and Fees, General, News Release, Tickets and Infractions

Hon. Pooja Vaddadi Sworn-In For First Judicial Term on Seattle Municipal Court Bench

On Monday, January 9, 2023, Hon. Pooja Vaddadi was sworn-in for her first judicial term on the Seattle Municipal Court bench. Judge Vaddadi was elected in November 2022 for a four-year term, January 2023 – January 2027. Prior to joining the Seattle Municipal Court bench, Judge Vaddadi practiced law for… Filed Under: General, News ReleaseTagged With: , ,

Seattle Municipal Court Judges Issue En Banc Ruling Denying Defense Motion to Suppress Breath Alcohol Readings Obtained from Draeger Alcotest 9510

Seattle Municipal Court (SMC) judges have denied a motion from defense to suppress breath alcohol (BAC) readings obtained from the Draeger Alcotest 9510 in a ruling issued on January 3, 2023. Having determined this to be an issue of citywide significance pursuant to SMC Local Rule 8.2.4, a panel consisting… Filed Under: en banc ruling, General, News ReleaseTagged With: , ,

Seattle Municipal Court Closed To Public on Friday, December 23, 2022, Except In-Custody Arraignments

Due to threats of severe weather and impacts on travel conditions in the Seattle area and to ensure the safety of all court participants including jurors, attorneys, and staff, Seattle Municipal Court will be closed to the public on Friday, December 23, 2022, except for in-custody arraignments at the King… [ Keep reading ]

Hon. Faye R. Chess Elected Seattle Municipal Court Presiding Judge Effective January 1, 2023, Hon. Andrea Chin to Serve as Assistant Presiding Judge

On Friday, December 2nd, a majority of the Seattle Municipal Court (SMC) judges elected Honorable Faye R. Chess to serve as Presiding Judge and Honorable Andrea Chin to serve as Assistant Presiding Judge for a two-year term, effective January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2024. Honorable Willie Gregory remains the… [ Keep reading ]

Vào ngày 30 tháng 1 năm 2023 Tòa án thành phố Seattle sẽ tái tục tính phí trả trễ cho các giấy phạt đậu xe chưa trả, máy ảnh và giấy phạt giao thông

Vào ngày 30 tháng 1 năm 2023 Tòa án Thành phố Seattle sẽ tái tục tính phí trả trễ đối với các giấy phạt Seattle đã quá hạn. Phí trễ hạn đối với giấy phạt chưa thanh toán đã bị đình chỉ kể từ khi đại dịch COVID-19 bắt đầu… [ Keep reading ]

ምምሕዳር ቤት ፍርዲ ከተማ ሲያትል ካብ (January) 30, 2023 ጀሚሩ ንዘይትኽፍለ ናይ ፓርኪንግን: ናይ ካሜራን፡ ትራፊክ ቲኬትን ናይ ደንጒኻ ምኽፋል መቕጻዕቲ ክጅምር ኢዩ።

ምምሕዳር ቤት ፍርዲ ከተማ ሲያትል፡ ንዝረኸብኩሞ ቲኬት ናይ ክፍሊት ግዜኡ እንተሓሊፉ፡ ናይ ደንጒኻ ምኽፋል መቕጻዕቲ ካብ (January) 30, 2023 ክጅምሮ ኢዩ። ናይ ደንጒኻ ምኽፋል መቕጻዕቲ ለበዳ COVID-19 ኣብ መጋቢት (March) 2020 ካብ ዝጅምር ጠጠው ኢሉ ኔሩ። ክሳብ ሎሚ እንተዘይተኽፊሎም ክሳብ 295,000 ቲኬታት ይጽለው ኢዮም። ኣባላት ሕብረተሰብ ዘይከፈሎዎ ቲኪት ክኸፍሉ ይተባብዑ… [ Keep reading ]