Next year, the fine for most Seattle parking violations will increase. Currently, most parking fines range from $29 to $53, depending on the type of violation. The new fines will range from $43 to $78. The full list of parking violations with a new fine amount is located here: https://www.seattle.gov/courts/for-attorneys/local-court-rules#smclir6.2monetarypenaltyscheduleforinfractions… [ Keep reading ]
Last month, SMC introduced a new blog series—essentially a “Who’s Who at SMC” —that lets you get to know the people behind the scenes who make the day-to-day interactions at the court function. Our second person for you to meet is Noah Weil, a magistrate at the court. Click here to… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Municipal Court and social service providers are coming together to provide a Community Relief Day: Seattle Tickets & Social Services Event on Friday, December 1, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm at the Public Health/Chinook Building, 401 5th Avenue, Seattle. Community members can address unpaid Seattle tickets, Seattle Municipal Court warrants, and access a range of supportive services from partnering organizations.
Beginning December 1, 2023, Seattle Municipal Court will reinstate a $3.60 transaction fee for payments made by credit or debit card by phone or via the court’s website to recoup associated payment processing expenses including bank fees. This transaction fee has been suspended since March 2020 to help individuals during… [ Keep reading ]
Seattle Municipal Court (SMC) has developed three explainer videos as additional tools for guiding court-involved individuals through court processes and procedures. At SMC, we understand that receiving a ticket or being summoned to court can be a stressful time, and that court processes may be difficult to navigate. We are… [ Keep reading ]
In March 2023, the Seattle Municipal Court (SMC or Court) completed a research report entitled, “Analysis of Seattle Municipal Court Imposed Criminal Fines and Fees.” The report is in response to a Seattle City Council Statement of Legislative Intent (SLI) SMC-001-A-002 and a recommendation in a Seattle City Auditor 2021… Filed Under: Equity and Accessibility, Fines and Fees, Racial Equity
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
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፡ 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 ]
A partir del 30 de enero de 2023, el Tribunal Municipal de Seattle reiniciará recargos por retraso en el pago de multas por infracciones, esto es, despues de la fecha limite. Se suspendió el recargo por multas sin pagar desde el inicio de la pandemia del COVID-19 en marzo del… [ Keep reading ]
