Unfortunately, most people receive Washington speeding tickets and traffic tickets on public roads and highways. It is widely known these tickets are civil infractions which are fought in Municipal Courts and County District Courts. Most people, however, do not know what happens when you get traffic tickets in National Parks, on Federal land, or on Military Bases.
Incredibly, even though these traffic tickets are issued in Washington State, they are still considered crimes and must be fought in Federal court! If you receive one of these tickets, you must take them very seriously because you are actually being charged with a crime.
And, if you want to fight the ticket, you must go through the criminal process. Like all criminal cases, you will have to plead not guilty at an arraignment and then have a bench trial with a federal prosecutor present. If the ticket is on a military base, the prosecutor will be in the military! These Washington traffic tickets can still be successfully fought and resolved. But it is best to hire an experienced WA State speeding or traffic ticket lawyer to do so.