Criminal Division of the Seattle City Attorney’s Office

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The Criminal Division of the Seattle City Attorney’s Office is the municipal prosecutorial unit responsible for handling misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic offenses, and related public safety matters within the City of Seattle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency division ⓘ
municipal prosecutorial agency ⓘ
aimsTo hold offenders accountable for municipal-level crimes ⓘ
promote public safety within the City of Seattle ⓘ
caseCategory DUI and impaired driving misdemeanors ⓘ
domestic violence misdemeanors ⓘ
non-felony traffic offenses ⓘ
property crime misdemeanors ⓘ
quality-of-life and public order misdemeanors ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
employs assistant city attorneys ⓘ
legal support staff ⓘ
paralegals ⓘ
felonyCasesHandledBy King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
focusesOn misdemeanor-level public safety issues ⓘ
traffic safety enforcement through prosecution ⓘ
fundedBy City of Seattle budget ⓘ
governedBy Seattle City Attorney NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentLevel municipal ⓘ
handles criminal traffic offenses ⓘ
gross misdemeanor criminal cases ⓘ
infractions related to public safety ⓘ
misdemeanor criminal cases ⓘ
traffic offenses ⓘ
hasRole advising city departments on criminal enforcement issues related to municipal code ⓘ
representing the City of Seattle in criminal proceedings for covered offenses ⓘ
jurisdiction City of Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalAuthorityFrom Seattle Municipal Code NERFINISHED ⓘ
Washington state law governing municipal courts and prosecutions ⓘ
location Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentAgency City of Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Seattle City Attorney’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction criminal prosecution of municipal-level offenses ⓘ
responsibleFor prosecution of gross misdemeanors occurring within Seattle city limits ⓘ
prosecution of misdemeanors occurring within Seattle city limits ⓘ
prosecution of violations of the Seattle Municipal Code ⓘ
public safety–related criminal enforcement at the municipal level ⓘ
sector public sector ⓘ
state Washington ⓘ
typeOfCasesExcluded felony criminal cases GENERATED ⓘ
usesForum Seattle Municipal Court for prosecutions ⓘ
worksWith Seattle Municipal Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
Seattle Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ

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City Attorney of Seattle → subordinateOrganization → Criminal Division of the Seattle City Attorney’s Office ⓘ