Can someone who takes a photo of your license plate after you accidentally run a stop sign have a ticket issued?

RCW 46.63.030 (Notice of traffic infraction — Issuance — Abandoned vehicles) provides: (1) A law enforcement officer has the authority to issue a notice of traffic infraction: (a) When the infraction is committed in the officer's presence; (b) When the officer is acting upon the request of a law enforcement officer in whose presence the traffic infraction was committed; (c) If an officer investigating at the scene of a motor vehicle accident has reasonable cause to believe that the driver of a motor vehicle involved in the accident has committed a traffic infraction; (d) When the infraction is detected through the use of a photo enforcement system under RCW 46.63.160; (e) When the infraction is detected through the use of an automated school bus safety camera under RCW 46.63.180; or (f) When the infraction is detected through the use of an automated traffic safety camera under RCW 46.63.170. ***** Your facts do not seem to fit any of the specified circumstances . So, you likely would not be getting a ticket for running the stop sign. However, your interaction with the woman may lead to something else if she reports feeling threatened by you. Frankly, if you have to be familiar with the roads to drive properly, you are a danger to yourself and others. As a driver, you have a duty to pay attention. Driving on that road the first time is never an excuse to any traffic violation. If you are not familiar with the road, arguably, you reasonably should be even more careful.