So just recently I just got a ticket in Edmonds, Washington...which is Snohomish county. Anyways, I was at a stop light and he was right behind me. As soon as I turned right, he turned his lights on and pulled me over. It turns out that my license tabs were suppose to be renewed in March. He cited me with a RCW 46.16.010.0. Well I can only find RCW 45.16.010---I couldn't find the last zero. So I actually read that and it said
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(1) It is unlawful for a person to operate any vehicle over and along a public highway of this state without first having obtained and having in full force and effect a current and proper vehicle license and display vehicle license number plates therefor as by this chapter provided.
(2) Failure to make initial registration before operation on the highways of this state is a traffic infraction, and any person committing this infraction shall pay a penalty of five hundred twenty-nine dollars, no part of which may be suspended or deferred.
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Ok so operating it without initial registration and on a public highway is a TRAFFIC infraction. But what does initial registration mean and I wasn't operating on a highway...from what I understand, highways don't have stoplights. Furthermore, when I was stopped, I asked the cop if it was a traffic infraction, and he responded with a "no." But on the front of my ticket, it is marked as a traffic infraction. So I'm really confused right now. If it does end up being a traffic infraction, is it one where it will be on my driving record for the insurance companies to look at? If it ends up being a non-traffic infraction, what should I do next? Should I subpeona the officer to appear? If I do subpeona the officer to appear, can I get the recorded conversation he had with me when he pulled me over? If I am able to get that conversation and prove that he did indeed say that this was NOT a traffic infraction, would it be of any relevance to my case?
Another thing, and under the VIOLATION/STATUTE CODE where he cited my RCW 46.16.010.0, there looks like there is another statute written there but I can't read the middle word(s). It looks like E_C 8.06.010.
Or am I just confusing a non-traffic violation with non-moving violation and they infact cannot be used interchangebly?
Thanks in advance for any advice