Wash. Admin. Code § 446-105-180 – What will happen if I request a hearing to seek mitigation, to request a payment plan, or to contest the infraction solely on the basis that I was not in control of the vehicle at the time of the violation?

(1) Timely submitted hearing requests will proceed to a brief adjudicative proceeding as described in WAC 446-105-040.
(2) Once a hearing request has been received, a hearing notice will be mailed to the address at which the vehicle is registered, unless the mailing address was updated by the petitioner at the time the hearing was requested.
(3) If a petitioner has submitted a request to appear telephonically, the hearing notice will contain the date and time of the hearing, and instructions for participating.
1. (a) A petitioner who has requested to appear telephonically must attend the hearing.
2. (b) If the petitioner cannot attend a scheduled hearing, the petitioner is responsible for contacting the OAH at the phone number provided on the hearing notice to request a new hearing date.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.63.200. WSR 25-03-026, s 446-105-180, filed 1/7/25, effective 2/7/25.]