SPECIAL ADJUDICATION FOR ENFORCEMENT (SAFE). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Special Adjudication for Enforcement (SAFE) Project was designed to demonstrate the feasibility of using informal parajudicial hearings for adjudication of non-mandatory moving traffic violations (those offenses not requiring mandatory appearance in court). The SAFE procedures were intended to simplify the administrative tasks associated with the traditional arraignment/trial process. Evaluation based on fifteen months of operations has indicated that the project was easily and quickly incorporated into the existing District Courts system and reduced the administrative and judicial burden on the courts. The SAFE Project was continued with local funds after the NHTSA demonstration project was concluded.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 1, PB80-179872. Report on King County District Courts. Also available as set of 3 reports PC E08, PB80-179856.
• Corporate Authors:

  Washington State Off of the Admin for the Courts

  Temple of Justice
  Olympia, WA  United States  98504

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1979-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 18 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adjudication; Courts; Demonstration projects; Evaluation; Hearings; Law enforcement; Traffic regulations; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Traffic laws; Violations
• Geographic Terms: Washington (State)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00314062
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-805-304, Annual Report
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-343-3-682
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Aug 5 2002 12:00AM