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Wash. Rev. Code § 46.63.120 (2026)

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(1) An order entered after the receipt of a response which does not contest the determination, or after it has been established at a hearing that the infraction was committed, or after a hearing for the purpose of explaining mitigating circumstances is civil in nature.
(2) The court may include in the order the imposition of any penalty authorized by the provisions of this chapter for the commission of an infraction. The court may, in its discretion, waive, reduce, or suspend the monetary penalty prescribed for the infraction. At the person's request the court may order performance of a number of hours of community restitution in lieu of a monetary penalty, at the rate of the then state minimum wage per hour.
[ 2002 c 175 s 37; 1979 ex.s. c 136 s 14.]

Notes:

Effective date—2002 c 175: See note following RCW 7.80.130.
Effective date—Severability—1979 ex.s. c 136: See notes following RCW 46.63.010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2014–2014 · leading case: State v. Johnson, 315 P.3d 1090 (Wash. 2014).
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State v. Johnson, 315 P.3d 1090 (Wash. 2014). · cites it 2× “See former RCW 46.63.120 (1979). ¶25 Johnson also claims that the related statutes providing meaning for the phrase “failed to comply with the terms of a notice of traffic infraction or citation,” former RCW 46.”
State v. Johnson (Wash. 2014). · cites it 2× “See former RCW 46.63.120 (1979). Johnson also claims that the related statutes providing meanmg for the phrase "failed to comply with the terms of a notice of traffic infraction or citation," former RCW 46.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 46.63.120(1) — 1 case
State v. Johnson, 315 P.3d 1090 (Wash. 2014). “See former RCW 46.63.120 (1979). ¶25 Johnson also claims that the related statutes providing meaning for the phrase “failed to comply with the terms of a notice of traffic infraction or citation,” former RCW 46.”
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