Lincoln County District Court will allow you to submit an E-mailed written statement to mitigate or contest a ticket. If you proceed electronically in lieu of appearing in person before a judge, you are acknowledging the fact that no appeal may be made. You are required to provide an email address so the COURT'S RESPONSE can be sent to you. THE COURT WILL SEND A REPLY VIA EMAIL!! Certain restrictions apply:

DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE COURT IS UNABLE (BY LAW) TO REDUCE ANY PENALTY FOR SCHOOL ZONE, SCHOOL CROSS WALK ZONE OR CONSTRUCTION ZONE  THESE CAN ONLY BE SET FOR  A CONTESTED HEARING IN COURT.  THESE HEARINGS CANNOT BE CONDUCTED VIA THE INTERNET.

  • IF YOU HAVE NOT SCHEDULED A HEARING WITH THE COURT, THIS FORM MUST BE SENT PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY FROM THE ISSUE DATE ON THE TICKET.

  • IF YOU HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A HEARING DATE, THIS FORM MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 1 WEEK  PRIOR TO YOUR SCHEDULED HEARING

  • IF YOU DO NOT WANT THIS TICKET ON YOUR RECORD, PLEASE RETURN TO THE "DEFERRED INFRACTION" PORTION OF THE WEBSITE.
  • DO NOT USE THIS FORM FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO SUBMIT A HEARING.

 ON-Line Mitigation / Contested  Form

you must choose one of the following by clicking on the appropriate radio button

  MITIGATION HEARING:  I agree I have committed the infraction (s) and I want to explain the circumstances.

CONTESTED HEARING: I want to contest the infraction (s) I did not commit the Infraction (s).

First Name
Last Name
Middle Initial
Street Address
Address (cont.)
City
State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

  
Country
E-mail Please re-enter your E-mail address, make sure it is COMPLETE, we can not accept this form if we can not reply to you. WE MUST HAVE YOUR FULL E-MAIL ADDRESS!!!!!!!!!!
Date of Birth
Sex Male Female

Enter your Ticket Number: 

If you received a citation for NO INSURANCE you can fax proof of insurance(insurance card only) to the court. The card should show coverage for date of violation for dismissal($25 administration fee) or coverage after violation for possible reduction in fine. If you received a citation for EXPIRED REGISTRATION (tabs) you can fax a copy of the current registration only to the court.  Prior to faxing or emailing any other information or photos, please contact the clerk.  Phone 509-725-2281  Fax 509-725-6481

Please type a  Statement: (Required).  Please NOTE:  maximum of 1000 characters.

I promise that if it is determined that I committed the infraction for which I was cited, I will pay the monetary penalty authorized by law and assessed by the court. I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct. I understand that if this form is submitted electronically my typed name on the signature line will qualify as my signature for purposes of the above.

Signature (Typed Name)

Date and Place of Signature:

Please make sure the E-mail address you submitted is correct, we can not respond to you if we do not get total and accurate information. The message will come from (someone)@co.lincoln.wa.us. If you have e-mail blocking or filtering software, please enable it to accept our messages 

After you have completed and submitted this form a confirmation page will appear showing the information you have supplied. Print this page for your records, and proof you have completed and submitted said form. The information you supply will be emailed to the District Court clerk and will be Time and Date stamped from the time and date of the web server. The time will be CST so any time sensitive correspondence will be adjusted to reflect Pacific Time.

IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE TO THIS HEARING WITHIN 15 DAYS CONTACT THE COURT BY PHONE.

                                           

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