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Details Concerning Your Washington State
Stop Sign Traffic Ticket
It is important to understand the law when
it comes to your Washington stop sign
traffic ticket. There is often much
confusion regarding this particular type of
WA traffic ticket, so if you hope to beat it
is essential to know the facts.
Officers often like to sit just off of a
stop sign intersection and observe vehicles
traveling by. They are not only looking for
people who blow through the stop sign but
also people who did not come to a full and
complete stop. Rolling stops, aka
“California stops” do not fly in Washington
State. Washington stop sign traffic law
states that you must come to a complete
stop.
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However, the law
does not say you
must stop at the
stop sign. Instead,
just like with red
lights, you must
first stop at the
“stop line” which is
the big white bar
painted at some
intersections. If
there is not a stop
line, then you must
stop at the edge of
the crosswalk
furthest away from
the intersection, so
as not to block the
path of pedestrians.
If there is not a
stop line or a
painted cross walk,
then you must stop
at the point nearest
the intersection
roadway where you
have a view of
approaching traffic
on the intersecting
roadway.
So if you drove past
the stop line but
then came to a
complete stop and
the sign, you could
possibly get a
Washington ticket.
Furthermore, once
you stop, you must
yield the
right-of-way to any
vehicle in the
intersection or
approaching on
another road so
closely as to
constitute an
immediate hazard.
The bottom line is -
simply because you
stop doesn’t mean
you can then dart
into traffic.
A Washington red
light traffic ticket
might not seem like
a big deal, but the
reality is that a
conviction will most
often result in
expensive fines,
higher insurance
rates, and if you
have points against
your driving record
could lead to a
license suspension.
For these reasons it
makes sense to
consider fighting
your ticket. Our
Washington traffic
ticket attorneys
defend hundreds of
tickets issued all
over Western
Washington every
year. A qualified WA
traffic ticket
lawyer will work to
have the ticket
dismissed and keep
it off of your
driving record.
A Washington
State Traffic Ticket
Attorney Will Defend
Your Legal Rights
Many people think
it’s easier to
simply pay their
Washington stop sign
traffic ticket and
forget the whole
thing ever happened.
Others attempt to
fight the ticket
themselves, with
little to no
experience with
Washington traffic
ticket law or the
Courts. However,
retaining a
Washington State
traffic lawyer can
save you money in
the long run.
We offer a free case
evaluation that
takes the risk out
of making a
decision. We can
outline the
particulars of your
traffic infraction
case and answer all
of your questions,
leaving you free to
make an informed
judgment about how
you would like to
proceed with your
case.
If you choose to
hire a Washington
traffic lawyer from
one of our offices,
they will handle
every detail of your
case no matter how
small. Our
experienced legal
team has decades of
experience handling
complicated
Washington traffic
laws. They know
where to look in
most cases to find
technical omissions
made by the citing
Officer or the
Courts that could
lead to a dismissal
of your ticket. The
procedural rules
that govern the
ticketing process
are just as rigid as
traffic laws, and
mistakes are more
common than one
might think.
No matter what, our
Washington red light
traffic ticket
lawyers will fight
to have your ticket
reduced and keep it
off of your driving
record. Insurance is
already expensive
and we understand
that for many,
keeping those rates
from going up even
further is a
favorable outcome.
Contact us today for
your free case
evaluation. You can
call one of our
offices or simply
fill out our online
form. The Courts set
timetables for
filling paperwork
that cannot be late,
so don’t waste any
time. Call us as
soon as possible and
put us to work so
you can go about
your daily life
knowing an
aggressive
Washington traffic
ticket attorney is
defending your
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