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Courts offering debt reduction / relicensing program in May

April 27, 2009

Courts offering fine debt reduction/relicensing program during the month of May

             In an effort to help citizens regain their driving licenses and reduce debt owed to collection agencies for unpaid fines and fees, 110 district and municipal courts in Washington State are participating in a “Debt Reduction Program” throughout the month of May. 
 
             “Everyone has financial problems at some time or another,” said Skagit County District Court Administrator Pam Springer, organizer of the program. “In these difficult economic times, we hope this program allows individuals to remedy their fines, and ultimately regain their driving privileges.”
 
             Designed to help those with outstanding traffic tickets and fines, the courts will be offering reductions as agreed upon with their collection agencies. Many courts are also offering reductions on outstanding fines not yet sent to collections. 
 
             Courts are offering the 30-day program from May 1 through May 31, 2009, with some extending the program into June. Those with outstanding tickets or court fines should contact the court where their fine originated.  A full listing of courts participating follows.
 
             Once tickets are paid in full and reported to the court, the court will notify the Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) to clear the driving record. The driver may be able to obtain a valid driver’s license 48 hours later if no other offense on the driving record prevents it.  Drivers can confirm their driving privilege is clear by visiting https://fortress.wa.gov/dol/dolprod/dsdDriverStatusDisplay/ and entering their driver license number.
 
             Washington’s district and municipal courts held a similar program back in October of 2002, closing more than 10,000 cases and collecting $1,850,000 in revenue.

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COURTS PARTICIPATING IN THE DEBT REDUCTION PROGRAM
 
For contact information, please visit the online court directory:   http://www.courts.wa.gov/court_dir/
 
 
ADAMS COUNTY:
Ritzville District Court
Othello District Court
 
CHELAN COUNTY:
Chelan County District Court
 
CLALLAM COUNTY:
Clallam County District Court II
 
CLARK COUNTY:
Clark County District Court
Battle Ground Municipal Court
 
DOUGLAS COUNTY:
Douglas County District Court
Douglas County District Court/Bridgeport Branch
East Wenatchee Municipal Court
 
FERRY COUNTY:
Ferry County District Court
 
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
Franklin County District Court
Pasco Municipal Court
 
GRANT COUNTY:
Grant County District Court
 
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY:
Aberdeen Municipal Court
Hoquiam Municipal Court
Montesano Municipal Court
Oakville Municipal Court
Ocean Shores Municipal Court
 
ISLAND COUNTY:
Island County District Court
Coupeville Municipal Court
Langley Municipal Court
Oak Harbor Municipal Court
 
JEFFERSON COUNTY:
Jefferson District Court
 
 KING COUNTY DISTRICT COURT:

King County District Court
      includes: Bellevue, Burien, Issaquah
      Kent, Redmond, Seattle, Shoreline
 
KING COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURTS:
Auburn Municipal
Black Diamond Municipal
Bothell Municipal
Tukwila Municipal
Des Moines Municipal 
Federal Way Municipal
Issaquah Municipal
Kent Municipal
Kirkland Municipal
Lake Forest Park Municipal
Mercer Island Municipal
Newcastle Municipal
Pacific Municipal
Renton Municipal
SeaTac Municipal (also offering Warrant Amnesty)
Seattle Municipal

KITSAP COUNTY:
Kitsap County District Court
Bainbridge Island Municipal Court
Bremerton Municipal Court
Port Orchard Municipal Court
Poulsbo Municipal Court
 
KITTITAS COUNTY:
Upper Kittitas District Court
Lower Kittitas District Court
Cle Elum Municipal Court
Roslyn Municipal Court
 
KLICKITAT COUNTY:
East Klickitat District Court
West Klickitat District Court
Bingen Municipal
White Salmon Municipal
 
LEWIS COUNTY:
Vader Municipal Court
 
LINCOLN COUNTY:
Lincoln County District Court
 
OKANOGAN COUNTY:
Okanogan County District Court
Brewster Municipal Court
 
PACIFIC COUNTY:
Pacific County District Court, South Pacific Division
 
PEND OREILLE COUNTY:
Pend Oreille County District Court
 
PIERCE COUNTY:
Pierce County District Court
Bonney Lake Municipal Court
Buckley Municipal Court
Eatonville Municipal Court
Fife Municipal Court
Fircrest Municipal Court
Gig Harbor Municipal Court
Lakewood Municipal Court
Milton Municipal Court
Orting Municipal Court
Puyallup Municipal Court
Roy Municipal Court
Ruston Municipal Court
South Prairie Municipal Court
Steilacoom Municipal Court
Sumner Municipal Court
Tacoma Municipal Court
 
SAN JUAN COUNTY:
San Juan County District Court
 
SKAGIT COUNTY:
Skagit County District Court
Anacortes Municipal Court
Burlington Municipal Court
Mount Vernon Municipal Court
Sedro Woolley Municipal Court
 
SKAMANIA COUNTY:
Skamania County District Court
 
SNOHOMISH COUNTY:
 Snohomish County District Court
Includes Cascade, Evergreen, South and Everett Divisions
 
Edmonds Municipal Court
Everett Municipal Court
 
 
 
 
Lynnwood Municipal Court
Marysville Municipal Court
 
SPOKANE COUNTY:
Airway Heights Municipal Court
Medical Lake Municipal Court
 
STEVENS COUNTY:
Stevens County District Court
 
THURSTON COUNTY:
Thurston County District Court
Olympia Municipal Court
Rainier Municipal Court
Tenino Municipal Court
Tumwater Municipal Court
Yelm Municipal Court
 
 
WHATCOM COUNTY:
Whatcom County District Court
Bellingham Municipal Court
Blaine Municipal Court
Everson-Nooksack Municipal Court
Ferndale Municipal Court
Lynden Municipal Court
 
WHITMAN COUNTY:
Whitman County District Court
 
YAKIMA COUNTY:
Yakima County District Court
Toppenish Municipal Court
Yakima Municipal Court
 

  

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