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King County District Court

As a court of limited jurisdiction, the District Court is responsible for the following types of matters: Civil litigation matters up to $75,000; Small claims matters up to $5,000; Nuisance violations; False alarm hearings; Vehicle tow and impound hearings; Anti-harassment orders; Domestic violence protection orders; Infractions (traffic, non-traffic and parking); Misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor criminal cases; Felony expedited cases; Felony preliminary hearings; Search warrants; Death inquests.

King County Crime Victims Assistance Program

It is the mission of the Victim Assistance Unit to provide thoughtful, nonjudgmental outreach and response to the needs of crime victims and witnesses and to ensure the protection of their rights and interests.To support their mission, they have the following goals: To follow statutory requirements so that the rights of victims and witnesses are known and observed; to ensure that all victims have an avenue for participation in their case and are accommodated and made comfortable to the fullest extent possible; and to provide notification to victims of options, case status, services, the restitution process and court practices.

King County Bar Association

King County Bar Association is focused on improving community access to legal services.

King County Free Legal Assistance

The  King County Bar Association Pro Bono Services department works with volunteer attorneys, paralegals, and law students to provide free legal services to low-income King County residents.

King County Bar Association - Neighborhood Legal Clinics

The purpose of the Neighborhood Legal Clinics program is to offer free, limited legal advice and referrals to King County residents with legal issues who might otherwise have no access to the legal system.

Washington State Department of Transportation

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Washington State Patrol Collision Reports

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Parents awarded for the loss of their teenage children after head-on motorcycle accident

Accident Type: 
Motorcycle Accident
Result Date: 
Tuesday, May 25, 1993
Monetary Result: 
$1,100,000
Topics: 
A seventeen-year-old high school student was killed instantly when his motorcycle struck a car head-on when the car was on the wrong side of the street due to construction. An eighteen-year-old passenger on the motorcycle was also killed. Each surviving parent was awarded $550,000. No economic loss was claimed by the deceased's parents. The surviving family of the passenger settled for a confidential amount.