State v. Everett District Justice Court

A citation was filed in Everett District Court, Snohomish County, charging the defendant Oliver Keith Jergensen with violation of Snohomish County Code 10.28.051, which prohibited operation of a motorboat on the waters of Lake Bosworth. Violation of this resolution was a misdemeanor. The defendant admitted that he had operated his boat in contravention of county regulations.

The defendant moved to dismiss alleging that the County did not have jurisdiction to prohibit the use of internal combustion engines on nonnavigable lakes in Snohomish County. The district court judge concluded that state…