++ Indicates if an FTA or Warrant can be/may have been issued.
Finding/Judgment Type
Finding/Judgment Codes
Guilty or Committed
Committed After Deferral (Traffic Infractions only)
Guilty, Def Pros Revoked
Guilty, Other Deferral Revoked or Reduced
Guilty Deferred Sent. Revoked (Obsolete as of 11-1-1994)
Guilty – DV Pled and Proved
Guilty – DV Pled and Proved Revoked Deferral/DP
Guilty – Youth in Vehicle
Guilty – Youth in Vehicle Revoked Deferral/DP
Not Guilty or Not Committed
Not Guilty – Reason of Insanity
Dismissed After Deferral (Traffic Infractions only)
Change of Venue
Deferred Finding (Traffic Infractions only)
Used on the PLS screen in the Plea/Response field for IN, IT or PR charges.
Description
DEF asserts he/she has committed an infraction as charged and pays the monetary penalty, requests a hearing to explain the mitigating circumstances, or submits a written statement explaining the circumstances (as authorized by local court rule).
DEF asserts he/she has not committed an infraction as charged and requests a hearing to contest the commission of the infraction or submits a written statement contesting the infraction (as authorized by local court rule).
Used on the PLS screen in the Fnd/Jdgmnt field for IN, IT or PR charges.
++ Indicates an FTA may be issued.
Description
Original charge has been amended to a different charge.
DEF found to have committed an infraction and awaits sentencing by the court. Replaces "PI - Presentence Investigation" as of 4-1-1994.
DEF found to have committed an infraction as charged. Note: This code is entered by the system when the Accounts Receivable is in a potential state and full payment is receipted on RCP or an FTA is issued.
Committed After Deferral
(Effective June 8, 2000) A court may defer findings regarding traffic infractions for up to one year and impose conditions on the DEF. During or after the deferral period if the conditions are not complied with, the DEF is found to have committed the infraction.
Change of Venue
Issue transferred to a court in another area
Charge dismissed. A Dismissal Reason code is required in the F/J Reason field.
Dismissed After Deferral
(Effective June 8, 2000) A court may defer findings regarding traffic infractions for up to one year and impose conditions on the DEF. At the end of the deferral period if the DEF complies, the charges are dismissed.
(Effective June 8, 2000) A court may defer findings regarding traffic infractions for up to one year and impose conditions on the DEF. At the end of the deferral period, the charges are dismissed if the DEF complies. If the DEF fails to comply, a finding of Committed After Deferral (CD) is entered.
Dismissed Without Prejudice
Charge dismissed without prejudice. No rights or privileges of the party are waived or lost. A Dismissal Reason code is required in the F/J Reason field. No FTA may be issued UNLESS this is not the only charge on the case.
Dismissed to be Refiled
(Effective April 6, 2015) Charge was dismissed and has been or will be refiled, possibly under a different case or name. A Dismissal Reason code is required in the F/J Reason field. ***
Dismissed With Prejudice
Charge dismissed with prejudice. The rights of the parties are concluded and further proceedings are not permitted. A Dismissal Reason code is required in the F/J Reason field. An infraction not brought to hearing within the time period specified in IRLJ 2.6(e) may be dismissed with prejudice.
DEF found not to have committed an infraction as charged.
The court orders or allows the parties to enter into a pre-trial stipulated agreement, which imposes specific conditions on the DEF. Upon completion or adherence to the conditions, the court may dismiss or amend the charge, or the defendant may enter a response of Not Committed (NC). This is known as a deferred finding, agreed continuance, or court accepted diversion program. This code replaced "DS - Deferred Sentence" as of 11-1-1994. An Other Deferral Reason code is also required in the F/J Reason field.
Note :
With a blank or NG plea code and OD as a Finding/Judgment code, the charge will NOT be sent to Washington State Patrol (WSP) as a conviction. Only if this OD code is used with a GUILTY plea will the charge be reported to WSP as conviction data
DEF found to have committed the infraction as charged, pays the penalty in full and does not contest the charge nor ask for a hearing to explain. Note: This code is automatically entered on PLS when full payment is receipted on RCP with a Trans Type of PP (Penalty Payment).
Used on the PLS screen in the Plea/Response field for CN, CT or CF charges.
