My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: Washington
Hello,
I was on my way back to Seattle this morning, driving south on I-5 just a little north of Lynnwood when I got pulled over for a seatbelt violation. I had been out since about 7 that morning and was wearing a jacket since it was cold. Around 10:25, when I got pulled over, it was considerably warmer and so I decided to take my jacket off. In order to do this I had to take my seatbelt off for about 30 seconds, and that is when the cop saw me. First of all, I think this is totally ridiculous, but that aside, here are my questions.
I already know that a seatbelt violation won't be reported to insurance companies in Washington, but the problem is, I had a speeding ticket deferred last June. So, will a seatbelt violation screw up the deferral? It would seem incredibly unfair to me if that is the case, I wasn't "endangering" anyone but myself. If it does, I would have to pay the original speeding ticket as well as the seatbelt ticket, with the speeding ticket then being reported to my insurance company, right? Is there any way to find out if my deferral is still active, or if it has already been cleared? I have heard of deferral times being anywhere from six months to a year.
If the deferral is clear, then I will probably just request a mitigation hearing to try and get the ticket cost lowered. Otherwise, would I stand any chance trying to get the case dismissed on the pretense that I was taking my jacket off? The officer did say that he would put that note in the report for me. Thanks for your help.

