What is a deferral?
The opportunity for a deferral was created by the legislature and is outlined in RCW 46.63.070. One deferral is allowed every seven years for a non-moving violation and one deferral is allowed every seven years for a moving violation. Please note that this statute allows a judge to grant you a deferral but does not require a judge to grant a deferral. Each judge is allowed to follow their own criteria in offering a deferred finding. A judge or commissioner MAY allow you to keep the infraction off your traffic record that gets reported to insurers and employers IF: 1) you have a traffic record that the judge feels is deserving of this option (some judges will allow anyone to get a deferral, some judges require that you have NEVER had a traffic infraction – most judges are somewhere in the middle); 2) you pay a fee (generally $100 to $200) to the court to monitor your record; 3) you do not commit another infraction for a set period (usually six months to one year) and 4) you are not a co
A student who has failed the CPE for the first time may request permission from the appeals committee to defer taking the next required test. After consulting with the CPE Liaison, students seeking a deferral must state in writing to the appeals committee the reason for the request and agree to take the CPE at the next administration. If the committee grants the appeal, the student will be notified of the conditions governing the deferral. For specific information on deferrals, please contact: the York College Testing Center.
RDF8 Processing times for referrals and deferrals UKBA headquarters will confirm receipt of a referral or deferral within 2 working days. They will give the following information: • date of receipt; • UKBA number; • expected date of reply; and • contact details of a UKBA rep to be contacted under exceptional or urgent circumstances not for routine chasers. UKBA headquarters will deal with a referral within 20 days and a deferral within 10 days from confirming receipt as long as Post has given all the necessary information. For deferrals, headquarters will note in the ‘decision section’ of the pro forma when the documents were sent to Post. For referrals, they will note in the ‘decision section’: • when action was taken; and • what action was taken (grant, refusal). UKBA headquarters will send replies by e-mail to Posts’ referrals mailbox. Posts must therefore regularly check these accounts. Posts should use the ‘Bring Up’ option on Proviso, and send a chaser email to the HO Referrals m
