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                                      3.1
                            PRE-HEARING PROCEDURES


	(a) Request For Subpoena.  Any request for a subpoena to be issued by the
court must be filed in writing at least fourteen (14) days before the hearing, or
such lesser time as the court deems proper. The request may not be combined
with a Notice of Appearance or any other pleading.

	(b)  Infractions Discovery.  Discovery requests for material other than a
copy of the infraction, the officer's report and the speed measuring device
certification must be by written Motion and set for hearing to determine the
relevance of such requests.

	(c)  Motions. Respondent's motions shall be made in writing and served on
the Prosecutor for the City, and filed with the Clerk of the Court, at least
fourteen (14) days before the infraction hearing.  Untimely motions will be
denied.  Motions challenging the authority of the Court, the constitutionality
of the Court, the constitutionality of any statute, ordinance or court rule
pertaining to an infraction, the suppression of evidence, the authority of the
prosecuting attorney prosecuting an infraction, and/or the authority of the law
enforcement agency or officer filing an infraction must be made with citations
to authority and legal argument, and will be decided by the Court without oral
argument, as per Washington State's IRLJ 3.5.

	(d)  Officer Witnesses.  In any case where the City intends to call or to
rely upon the sworn statement of a local law enforcement officer, the duty to
provide a list of witnesses to the Respondent may be met by providing a copy of
the citing officer's sworn statement on which the officer is identified.

	(e)  Dismissal by Suppression.  No motion to dismiss or to suppress evidence
for failure to provide discovery not required by IRLJ 3.1(b) may be heard by
the Court unless the moving party has previously obtained an order from the
Court compelling production of the additional discovery.
	

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