Traffic Camera Ticket Information

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By Washington state law, violations detected by traffic safety cameras are processed like parking tickets. A conviction on a traffic camera violation will not appear on your state driving record.

Pay Your Ticket Online       

Payments can also be made:

• Over the phone by calling (206) 233-7000
• In person at the Courthouse
• At one of the Neighborhood Service Centers
• Or by mailing to address shown on the ticket

You may request a magistrate hearing to mitigate or contest your traffic camera ticket.

Before you request a hearing, please view the still pictures and the video clip of the alleged violation at www.violationinfo.com . You must have the citation number and PIN number provided on the citation to access the videos and still photos of your incident.

To view the video clip, your PC must have a DivX codec installed. Without DivX, you will be able to see the still photos, but not the video clip. The DivX codec can be downloaded and installed for free using a link from www.violationinfo.com .

If you prefer, you may view the video of your incident at a public PC at any branch of the Seattle Public Library, or any public PC at the Municipal Court of Seattle, downtown . The Court's public PCs are located in the main 1st floor lobby, in Room 335 (3rd floor), and in the elevator lobbies of floors 2, 3, 9, 10, and 11.

When you view the still photos, note the “RTIME” figure in the black bar above each photo. This is the amount of time, in seconds, that the light had been red when the photograph was taken.

NOTE: A complete stop is required before turning right at a red light. If you were ticketed while making a right turn, the police officer who reviewed the video and issued the ticket determined that you did not come to a complete stop before making the turn, as required by law.

If you were not driving the vehicle when the alleged violation occurred, you may submit, under penalty of perjury, a written statement swearing that the vehicle was not in your care, custody, or control. To do so, print and return the declaration of non-responsibility.
Return the form to the Court:

• In person at 600 5th Ave (1st floor),
• By fax to 206-684-8887, or
• By mail:
  Municipal Court of Seattle
  ATTN: Photo Enforcement Citations
  PO Box 34987
  Seattle, WA 98124-4987.

For more information on traffic camera tickets and Seattle's traffic camera program, visit our FAQ page.

If you have additional questions about traffic camera technology and violation processing, please contact American Traffic Solutions at 866-790-4111.

If you have questions your ticket, please contact Customer Service at 206-684-5600.

Security Notice

Your private information is safe on the Municipal Court of Seattle web site. When paying a ticket online, all your transactions are protected by powerful Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology. SSL encrypts your credit card number, expiration date, and zip code before they travel over the Internet. This makes business transactions over the Internet as secure as purchasing by telephone. SSL safe connection and secure transaction technology has effectively protected thousands of Municipal Court of Seattle customers who have transmitted their credit card numbers online and made ticket payments.