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Anyone know of someone that has made a mistake and turned themselves in and what the repercussions were?... sorry don't mean to jack this thread...
Quote from: Payne on October 15, 2014, 09:47:58 PMAnyone know of someone that has made a mistake and turned themselves in and what the repercussions were?... sorry don't mean to jack this thread... WA has no "accidental take" law. Several bills have been introduced over the years to enact a law but none have ever even gotten out of committee. One of the bills was because a state legislator shot an illegal deer/elk and self reported, WDFW shows up and issues him the full illegal take citation which at the time was $2,540.Realistically all an officer could do is a) press charges, there are no longer "tickets" for criminal offenses in WA you MUST go to court) b) written/verbal warning.There are stories of people getting "smaller" tickets for these types of things where basically the officer make a handshake deal with the hunter where the officer will write a citation for some random offense and the hunter will just pay it off. Problem is for some reason there is a spike of "yes sir I will pay it" and then suddenly the guy fights the ticket and wins because the guy didn't actually commit the offense the officer wrote them for. So those handshake deals are gone.It would be something like this: Officer contacts guy fishing without a license (mandatory court offense) Officer says: I'll make you a deal and give you a $99 ticket for barbed hook even though you don't have a barbed hook and you won't face the mandatory court appearanceViolator: Yes sir I'll be sure to pay it, thanks so muchViolator then fights the citation which since it is an infraction the officer won't receive notifiction they are fighting it, and won't need to appear. Violator goes before the judge and says your honor I didn't have a barbed hook/I wasn't in a barbed hook required area. Judge says I agree and dismisses the case. Guy doesn't have to pay a dime.The days of those handshake deals are gone and it's a shame, but we can only blame society for this
At least the animal didnt go to waste the warden gave it to and older guy that was camped in the area
Nice job turning that guy in. How do the points work? Do you choose what species they go towards or do you get 10 additional points toward every species you put in for?
Quote from: Huntinsparky on October 19, 2014, 03:23:32 PMAt least the animal didnt go to waste the warden gave it to and older guy that was camped in the areaThats a cool way to handle that.