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Stopped for no mud flaps... ticket for no insurance WASHINGTON STATE

If you are asking whether or not you should lie to the court ("would they know"), the answer is NO. A resounding no. Get insurance and request a mitigation hearing.

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WA laws regarding a 15 year old dating a 19 year old, possible criminal consequences

You would really have to check the dates of birth for both parties. While the two hypothetical persons can surely "date," sexual intercourse between a fifteen year old and another person 48 months older is considered Rape of a Child 3rd degree.

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DWLS 3

The question is more aptly posed as what the prosecutor might offer. Typically, with no history, when one obtains a vaid license after being charged with DWLS 3rd, the state moves to amend to an infraction, ie No Valid Operator's License 2nd degree.

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Pursuing a possible legal malpractice lawsuit in WA state

I have guts to answer your question: No. Despite your unhappiness with him, your attorney's actions are not the proximate cause of your injuries, not to mention the fact that your condition (fibromyalgia) was pre-exisiting. Half of all litigants feel they got taken to the cleaners; move on and let it go.

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Under WA law can a speeding ticket be dismissed for not having the amount of the ticket and wrong date

If the date on the face of the citation does not line up with the date alleged in the officer's narrative, chances are good you can get it tossed.

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Shoplifting

If you are correct in the total amount of damages, you will most likely be charged with Theft 2nd Degree.

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Tickets

In the vast majority of jurisdictions, once an unpaid ticket has been referred for collection, any payment must be paid to the collection agency. SOme courts will "pull it from collections," upon request, but I'm finding more and more that don't bother.

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Home owners association violation

So long as the Association's CCR's are valid, then said Association can, indeed, assess a financial penalty against those parcels not in compliance.

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Spouses testifing against each other

A spouse may prevent the other from testifying against him/her in a criminal matter, so long as the charge is not domestic violence related. But the privilege must be asserted by the defendant.

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Custody/child support

Using your children to "teach him a lesson," is not legally advisable.

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