What are my options for contesting a speeding ticket in Snohomish County court (South Div)?

Your best option is to hire an experienced traffic ticket attorney who can review the citation and determine whether there is a procedural basis to contest the ticket. The cop may have thought he was doing you a favor, but you can't tell until you get his statement. For slightly more than the cost of the citation, you can try to make it never show up on your record. Cannot tell from your facts whether that is worth it or not, but it will keep your insurance rates down. Hope this helps. Elizabeth Powell

First of all, to contest a speeding ticket you will have to mark the box on the ticket requesting to contest it, then you must mail it within 15 days of the date you were ticketed. The court will mail you a date for your contested hearing. Even though the officer "reduced" the ticket, because it is a speeding ticket it may still affect your automobile insurance. For that reason alone, it is best to hire an experienced traffic attorney to handle the ticket for you. An experienced attorney can review the officer's notations on the ticket and determine whether there are technical legal arguments that might persuade a judge to dismiss the ticket, or the prosecutor to reduce it to a different violation that won't affect your insurance. Most people who fight their own tickets are not knowledgeable enough about the court rules, and the statutes to know how best to defend themselves. Good luck.