If a citing officer in King County, Washington puts an address that does not exist on notice of infraction is that grounds for

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Is that grounds for dismissal?

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Alexander F SavojniCriminal Defense AttorneySeattle, WA ·
Depends on what the address was listed for. If the address is where the infraction supposedly took place, you will have to make a good explanation as to why this is a material error otherwise the judge will probably consider it a "scrivener's error" and will think it does not materially alter the underlying basis for the infraction - thus, will not dismiss. Basically, how does the address change/disprove the facts claimed by the officer? If the address is your supposed address, then the Judge also will not consider it a problem. .
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Howard Clifford HoytDUI / DWI AttorneyLees Summit, MO ·
Generally, small errors do not cause a dismissal. As a Prosecutor, I corrected minor problems like this all the time. I would not count on it working as a defense. I would talk to a local attorney about the speeding ticket to avoid points and potential insurance rate increases. Find one here on by using the FInd a Lawyer tab at the top of this page.
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David Dastrup ·
It sounds like a typo. A typo might undermine notice, but if you were otherwise served and promised to appear, it's probably just a typo issue.
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Scott Lawrence ·
Hard to say without further information. The information provided by the officer needs to establish that the officer had jurisdiction and the case is filed in the proper court. If there is other information on the face of the ticket or other documents filed by the officer to establish these things then this won't get you much. There is no way to know what information the officer has filed simply by looking at the face of the ticket.
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