Judge Jennifer Grant presided over the Lake Forest Park Municipal Court infraction calendar on Nov. 19, 2025, handling photo-enforcement and moving-violation matters and explaining the court's deferred-finding option to defendants. The court granted deferred findings in multiple cases, dismissed a handful of matters when the registered owner swore they were not the driver, and mitigated fines in other matters.

The court described the deferred-finding option and its terms early in the calendar. "A deferred finding is a disposition that is allowed by the legislature," Judge Grant said, explaining that in Lake Forest Park the court sets a six-month probation period and a $175 administrative fee; if the defendant has no new traffic infractions during the period and complies with conditions, "your ticket would be dismissed and it would not be reported to the Department of Licensing." The judge added, "I always think a deferred is a bit of legislative grace," and advised defendants the court can offer the option once every seven years.

Several motorists accepted that option. Rebecca Young accepted a deferred finding and was told the court would mail the deferred-finding order and payment instructions. Andrew Gifford and Cornelius Thomas likewise accepted deferred findings with the standard six-month compliance period and the $175 administrative fee; the court offered time-payment options where requested.

The calendar also included contested hearings and routine mitigation requests. In one contested matter, Christopher Ramos challenged a school-walk-zone photo ticket issued for 33 mph in a posted 25 mph area. Ramos said he was from out of the area and had not seen signage; Judge Grant reviewed the city's photos and video and found the violation proven by a preponderance of the evidence, entered a committed finding and imposed the $145 penalty.

In other contested or mitigation matters the judge reduced fines after considering drivers' explanations: Susan Watts' school-zone photo penalty was cut to $75; Michael Kelly's school-zone photo was reduced to $175; Kevin Greenman's penalty was reduced to $75 after he described a family medical emergency that distracted him; and Cynthia Saunders' nonmoving expired-registration infraction was mitigated to $100 with a monthly payment option for the senior defendant.

The court dismissed several citations where the person on the line swore they were not the driver or where the citation contained an evidentiary error. In the Auggie/Chrissy Moyer matter, Chrissy Moyer testified she was not the driver and the court dismissed the photo ticket. Christine Wilson's citation was dismissed after the judge noted the ticket listed an "aircraft" speed-measuring method rather than a valid device used in the jurisdiction.

Judge Grant routinely told defendants the city's photo-enforcement materials, equipment maintenance and calibration records are public and posted on the court's website. In response to a question about calibration, the judge said the cameras "self-calibrate every day" and that maintenance records are routinely maintained and available for review.

The calendar concluded with default findings for defendants who failed to appear. For cases where notice of the hearing was mailed to the address on file but the defendant did not appear (for example Cortez Salinas, Ephraim Debrecian, Jennifer George and Megan Blomquist), the court entered failures-to-appear and imposed the corresponding penalties by default.

The municipal court ordered updated invoices, deferred-finding paperwork, and notices where applicable and adjourned the calendar. Defendants were instructed on payment methods, time-payment options and how to submit a declaration of nonresponsibility if they were not the driver.