Washington 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Passed House 7 D cosponsors

HB 1492 — Providing relief for persons affected by State v. Blake.

Last action — House Rules "X" file.

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This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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The amendments to HB 1492 clarified the definition of "legal financial obligation" and removed terms like "collection cost" and "document-verified collateral cost." This change broadens the scope of what financial obligations can include, ensuring that various types of fees related to criminal charges are accounted for. It matters because it helps create a more comprehensive understanding of the financial burdens placed on individuals with criminal convictions and aims to promote fairer financial practices within the justice system.

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H-1396.1 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1492 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By House Civil Rights & Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Simmons, Peterson, Santos, Doglio, Pollet, Macri, and Reed) READ FIRST TIME 02/17/23.
H-0212.3 HOUSE BILL 1492 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session By Representatives Simmons, Peterson, Santos, Doglio, Pollet, Macri, and Reed Read first time 01/23/23.
Referred to Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary.
(2) "Collection cost" means any fee or cost paid to a collection agency as a result of a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction.
(2) "Legal financial obligation" means any financial obligation that a person is required to pay as a result of a charge or conviction for the offense, regardless of whether the amount is required to be paid to the court, a governmental entity, or a private entity, including but not limited to:
A collection cost is "readily ascertainable" if the clerk or collection agency maintains a record or accounting of the collection cost or the defendant has provided documentation of the collection cost.
Restitution;
(3) "Cost of supervision" means any supervision fee or cost paid to the department of corrections.
fines, fees, penalties, and assessments for the criminal offense;
(4) "Document-verified collateral cost" means any fee or cost paid for a person's participation in a program or activity resulting from a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction, including p.
costs including court costs, costs of incarceration, and costs of supervision;
1 SHB 1492 but not limited to electronic home monitoring costs, work release fees, costs of drug evaluations, cost of treatment, probation costs, and jail time in lieu of legal financial obligations, the payment of which is verified by documentation carrying sufficient indicia of reliability per guidance issued by the administrative office of the courts.
fees or costs assessed in connection with a diversion, deferred prosecution, deferred sentence, or participation in a therapeutic court;
A fee or cost paid to a collection agency is not considered a document-verified collateral cost.
fees or costs assessed for court-ordered electronic monitoring or court-ordered treatment;
(5) "Legal financial obligation" means a sum of money that is ordered by a superior, district, or municipal court of the state of Washington for legal financial obligations, which may include restitution to the victim, court costs, county or interlocal drug funds, court-appointed attorneys' fees, accrued interest, costs of defense, fines, and any other financial obligation that is assessed on the defendant as a result of a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction.
and all fees, interest, or other moneys p.
A legal financial obligation does not include any fee related to reissuing or reinstating a driver's license under chapter 46.20 RCW.
1 HB 1492 related to the collection or enforcement of a legal financial obligation.
A nonconviction legal financial obligation is "readily ascertainable" if the clerk, adult or juvenile court, prosecuting authority, or any diversion unit administered by the jurisdiction maintains a record or accounting of the nonconviction legal financial obligation or the defendant has provided documentation of the nonconviction legal financial obligation.
(3) "Prosecuting attorney" means any prosecuting attorney as defined in RCW 36.27.005 and any city attorney.
(6) "Prosecuting authority" means any prosecuting attorney as defined in RCW 36.27.005 or 35.23.111 or any attorney authorized to prosecute cases in courts of limited jurisdiction.
(4) "Qualifying conviction" means any conviction or juvenile adjudication of a qualifying offense.
(7) "Qualifying conviction" means any conviction or juvenile adjudication of a qualifying offense.
(5) "Qualifying nonconviction" means any adult or juvenile charge for a qualifying offense that was dismissed or not filed following successful completion of a diversion program, deferred prosecution, therapeutic court, or similar program.
(8) "Qualifying nonconviction" means any adult or juvenile charge for a qualifying offense that was dismissed or not filed following successful completion of a diversion program, deferred prosecution, therapeutic court, or similar program.
(6) "Qualifying offense" includes:
However, if the person was participating in the diversion program, deferred prosecution, therapeutic court, or other program, for multiple charges on an indictment, information, or affidavit where one or more charged offenses were not qualifying offenses, then the charge for the qualifying offense does not constitute a qualifying nonconviction under this chapter.
(a) Any of the following offenses where possession of a substance is criminalized without proof that the person knowingly possessed the substance:
(9) "Qualifying offense" includes:
(a) Any of the following offenses where possession of a substance is criminalized without proof that the person knowingly possessed the p.
2 SHB 1492 substance:
RCW 69.50.412 (use of drug paraphernalia to inject, ingest, inhale, or otherwise introduce a controlled substance into the human body, 1981-2021);
RCW 69.50.412(2) (possession of drug paraphernalia, 1981-2021);
(b) Any offense under any municipal code that criminalizes possession of a controlled substance, legend drug, counterfeit substance, or drug paraphernalia without proof that the person knowingly possessed the controlled substance, legend drug, or counterfeit substance or drug paraphernalia;
(b) Any offense under any municipal code that criminalizes possession of a controlled substance, legend drug, or counterfeit substance or drug paraphernalia without proof that the person knowingly possessed the controlled substance, legend drug, or counterfeit substance or drug paraphernalia;
(d) Any of the following offenses when such an offense was predicated solely on a conviction of any offense under (a), (b), or (c) of this subsection:
(d)(i) Any of the following offenses when such an offense was predicated on an arrest, charge, conviction, or sentence of any offense under (a), (b), or (c) of this subsection:
RCW 9A.76.170 (bail jumping, 1975-2020);
RCW 9A.76.170 (bail jumping for trial, 2020-2021);
RCW 9A.76.190 (failure to appear or surrender, 2020-2021);
RCW 9.31.010 (escape, 1909-1975);
RCW 9A.76.110 (escape 1st degree, 1975-2021);
RCW 9A.76.120 (escape 2nd degree, 1975-2021);
RCW 9A.76.130 (escape 3rd degree, 1975-2021);
RCW 9.69.040 (resisting public officer, 1909-1975);
RCW 9A.76.040 (resisting arrest, 1975-2021);
RCW 72.09.310 (community custody violator, 1988-2021);
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2 HB 1492 (ii) Any of the following offenses when such an offense was predicated on a conviction of any offense under (a), (b), or (c) of this subsection:
and (e) Any offense that the state supreme court rules unconstitutional in light of State v.
and (e) Any offense that Washington courts rule unconstitutional in light of State v.
Any person with a qualifying conviction is eligible to have such conviction vacated by the sentencing court under this chapter.
As a result of the Washington state supreme court decision in State v.
Blake, No.
96873-0 (decided February 25, 2021), any person with a qualifying conviction is eligible to have such conviction vacated by the sentencing court under this chapter.
Any person with a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction is eligible for a refund of all legal financial obligations, collection costs, and document-verified collateral costs paid as a result of the qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction as provided in this chapter.
Any person with a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction is eligible for a refund of all legal financial obligations paid as a result of the qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction as provided in this chapter.
(1) Upon receipt of a report from the clerk under section 10 of this act, a prosecuting authority shall p.
(1) Upon receipt of a report from the clerk under section 9 of this act, a prosecuting attorney shall review all qualifying convictions and nonconvictions within his or her jurisdiction.
3 SHB 1492 review all qualifying convictions and qualifying nonconvictions within his or her jurisdiction.
(a) For each qualifying conviction and qualifying nonconviction, the prosecuting attorney shall:
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(a) For each qualifying conviction and qualifying nonconviction, the prosecuting authority shall:
(i) Coordinate with the appropriate clerk and other appropriate entities to develop a list of all legal financial obligation amounts paid as a result of the qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction.
(i) Coordinate with the appropriate clerk and other appropriate entities to develop a list of all legal financial obligation amounts and readily ascertainable collection cost amounts paid as a result of the qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction;
The prosecutor shall include legal financial obligation amounts paid to private, third-party agencies with whom the courts or local jurisdictions have contractual relationships for the collection of legal financial obligations, the department of corrections, and other private entities to the extent those amounts are known or readily ascertainable, or if the person subject to the qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction has provided the prosecutor with documentation of legal financial obligation amounts paid to private entities;
and (ii) Determine whether the person is currently serving a sentence for any offense under the supervision of the department of corrections, and in such case, notify the office of public defense that the person may be eligible for resentencing under section 6 of this act.
and (ii) Determine whether the person is currently serving a sentence for any offense under the supervision of the department of corrections, and in such case, notify the state office of public p.
(b) For each qualifying conviction, the prosecuting authority shall file an ex parte motion by January 1, 2026, with the applicable sentencing court to dismiss and vacate the conviction under this chapter.
3 HB 1492 defense that the person may be eligible for resentencing under section 6 of this act.
(c) For each qualifying nonconviction where legal financial obligations or readily ascertainable collection costs were paid as a result of the qualifying nonconviction, the prosecuting authority shall file an ex parte motion by January 1, 2026, with the applicable sentencing court to refund the legal financial obligations and readily ascertainable collection costs under this chapter.
(b) For each qualifying conviction, the prosecuting attorney shall file an ex parte motion by January 1, 2026, with the applicable sentencing court to dismiss and vacate the conviction under this chapter.
(d) A motion under this section may include documentation of the amount of legal financial obligations and readily ascertainable collection costs paid by the person as a result of the qualifying conviction or nonconviction.
(c) For each qualifying nonconviction where legal financial obligations were paid as a result of the qualifying nonconviction, the prosecuting attorney shall file an ex parte motion by January 1, 2026, with the applicable sentencing court to refund the legal financial obligations under this chapter.
The prosecuting authority is not required to notify the defendant of the motion, and the court shall consider a motion under this section without requiring the presence of the parties or counsel.
(d) A motion under this section must include documentation of the amount of legal financial obligations paid by the person as a result of the qualifying conviction or nonconviction.
(2)(a) The clerk must conduct an objectively reasonable search for collection cost records and nonconviction legal financial obligation records.
The prosecuting attorney is not required to notify the defendant of the motion, and the court shall consider a motion under this section without requiring the presence of the prosecuting attorney or defendant.
The adequacy of a search is judged by the standard of reasonableness.
(2) By July 1, 2023, prosecuting attorneys shall submit to clerks in their respective jurisdictions a report on the status of all filed motions required under this section, including all filed motions to vacate pursuant to State v.
A reasonable search usually begins with the clerk or designated employee deciding where the records are likely to be and who is likely to know where they are.
Blake since the decision was issued.
(b) In conducting an objectively reasonable search for collection cost records, in addition to searching the clerk's own records, the clerk shall issue a written request to any current or past contracted collection agency to provide all records and allocations of payments p.
The report shall be in a format that includes, but is not limited to, cause level information in a searchable, tabulated file format which includes individual cause numbers, individual names, case outcomes, and legal financial reimbursement amounts for all cases.
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Beginning October 1, 2023, through January 1, 2026, prosecuting attorneys shall submit to the clerks on a quarterly basis a report in the same format with the same data points on the status of motions required under this section.
After issuing a written request, the clerk shall also make substantial efforts to obtain the requested records from the collection agency.
Clerks shall forward these reports to the administrative office of the courts.
The administrative office of the courts shall share these reports with the state office of public defense and the state office of civil legal aid.
(3) The clerk shall identify all legal financial obligation refund amounts which have been ordered by the court as a result of a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction beginning from the date of the mandate in State v.
Blake, to the effective date of this section, and determine any additional legal financial amounts not previously refunded or ordered to be refunded, but entitled to be refunded, in accordance with the determination in subsection (1)(a)(i) of this section.
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The prosecuting attorney shall seek amended orders for the refund of legal financial obligation amounts identified under this subsection.
A person with a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction may file a motion with the sentencing court for a vacation of the conviction and a refund of legal financial obligation, collection cost, or document-verified collateral cost amounts, or a refund of nonconviction legal financial obligation, collection cost, or document-verified collateral cost amounts, regardless of whether a prosecuting authority is expected to file a motion under section 3 of this act.
(1) A person with a qualifying conviction or nonconviction may apply to the sentencing court for a vacation of the conviction or a refund of nonconviction legal financial obligations under this chapter, regardless of whether a prosecuting attorney is expected to file a motion under section 3 of this act.
A person moving for a vacation of a conviction or a refund under this section shall set the motion for hearing in accordance with local court rules, but in no case sooner than 30 days from the date of filing, unless the court finds good cause to shorten the time.
If a person applies under this section, the prosecuting attorney shall respond to the application within 30 days.
For a motion for a refund brought under this section, the prosecuting authority shall furnish the applicant with the amount paid by the applicant for any legal financial obligations and readily ascertainable collection costs 14 court days in advance of the hearing.
The prosecuting attorney may object to the application only on the basis that the conviction or nonconviction is not a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction under this chapter and may otherwise provide clarifying documentation as to the legal financial obligations paid as a result of the qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction.
The movant may also demonstrate payment of legal financial obligations, collection costs, and document-verified collateral costs by submitting copies of records demonstrating payment and by sworn declaration.
(2) A person may challenge the amount of any legal financial obligation refund ordered by the court under section 5 or 7 of this act in the court that issued the order by bringing a motion to amend the order's refund amount.
The prosecuting authority may object to a motion for vacation of the conviction only on the basis that the conviction is not a qualifying conviction.
The person has a right to the assistance of counsel in reviewing the refund determination and in bringing a motion to amend the refund amount in the court that issued the order.
(3) By January 1, 2024, the administrative office of the courts shall develop pattern forms for applications for a pro se vacation of qualifying convictions, motion to amend a legal financial obligation refund amount, and applications for assistance of counsel in bringing the motion to amend the refund amount under this section.
(1) Upon a determination by the court to vacate any qualifying conviction under this chapter, the court shall:
(1) Upon a determination by the court of any valid motion to vacate any qualifying conviction under this chapter, the court shall:
(a) Set aside each guilty plea or verdict, dismiss with prejudice the count or counts in the information, indictment, complaint, or citation that relates to the qualifying conviction or convictions, and vacate the judgment and sentence;
(a) Set aside each guilty plea or verdict, dismiss the information, indictment, complaint, or citation with prejudice, and vacate the judgment and sentence;
(d) Prohibit the qualifying conviction from being included in a person's criminal history for the purposes of determining bail in a subsequent prosecution or a sentence in any subsequent conviction;
5 SHB 1492 (e) Direct the clerk to notify the department of licensing to reinstate the person's privilege to drive, if suspended due to the qualifying conviction;
5 HB 1492 (d) Prohibit the qualifying conviction from being included in a person's criminal history for the purposes of determining bail in a subsequent prosecution or a sentence in any subsequent conviction;
(e) Direct the clerk to notify the department of licensing to reinstate the person's privilege to drive, if suspended due to the qualifying conviction;
(g) Order the administrative office of the courts to refund any documented legal financial obligation, collection cost, and document- verified collateral cost amounts paid as a result of the qualifying conviction;
(g) Provide the clerk with an approved itemized and totaled amount of legal financial obligations to be refunded, and direct the clerk to certify the itemized and totaled amounts;
(h) Include in the order a statement informing the person of the right to challenge the amount refunded under the order and that if the person is indigent, the person may request publicly funded counsel, subject to available funding for this purpose, to assist in reviewing the refund determination and bringing a motion to amend the refund amount, as provided in section 8 of this act;
(h) Order the administrative office of the courts to refund any legal financial obligations paid as a result of the qualifying conviction;
and (i) Include in the order a statement that the defendant's conviction is vacated as unconstitutional pursuant to State v.
(i) Include in the order a statement informing the person of the right to challenge the amount of legal financial obligations refunded under the order and the right to the assistance of counsel in reviewing the refund determination and bringing a motion to amend the refund amount, as provided in section 4 of this act;
and (j) Include in the order a statement that the defendant's conviction is vacated as unconstitutional pursuant to State v.
(2) Upon receipt of a court order to vacate a qualifying conviction under this section, the clerk shall transmit notice of the vacate order to the Washington state patrol identification section, and shall transmit the certification, and all documentation in support of the certified amount to the administrative office of the courts refund bureau.
(2) Upon receipt of a court order to vacate a qualifying conviction under this section, the clerk shall transmit the order to the Washington state patrol identification section;
(3) Upon receipt of notice of a court order to vacate a qualifying conviction under this section, the Washington state patrol shall have no more than seven working days to update their records to reflect the vacation of the qualifying conviction, and shall transmit the order vacating the conviction to the federal bureau of investigation.
the local police agency, if any, which holds criminal history information for the person, and shall transmit the order, the certification, and all documentation in support of the certified amount to the administrative office of the courts refund bureau.
A qualifying conviction that has been vacated under this section may not be disseminated or disclosed by the state patrol, prosecuting authority, or local law enforcement agency to any person, except other criminal justice enforcement agencies.
(3) Upon receipt of a court order to vacate a qualifying conviction under this section, the Washington state patrol and any such local police agency shall have no more than seven working days to update their records to reflect the vacation of the qualifying conviction, and shall transmit the order vacating the conviction to the federal bureau of investigation.
(4) A qualifying conviction vacated under this chapter may not be included in the person's criminal history for purposes of determining bail in a subsequent prosecution or a sentence in any subsequent conviction, and the person must be released from all penalties and p.
A qualifying conviction that has been vacated under this section may not be disseminated or disclosed p.
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6 HB 1492 by the state patrol, prosecuting attorney, or local law enforcement agency to any person.
(4) A qualifying conviction vacated under this chapter may not be included in the person's criminal history for purposes of determining bail in a subsequent prosecution or a sentence in any subsequent conviction, and the person must be released from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the offense.
For any qualifying conviction vacated under this section, a prosecuting authority may not refile any charges for acts alleged in the original indictment, information, or affidavit of probable cause filed in relation to the qualifying conviction, and may not file new or additional charges based on acts alleged in any law enforcement report from which the qualifying conviction arose.
For any qualifying conviction vacated under this section, a prosecuting attorney may not refile any charges for acts alleged in the original indictment, information, or affidavit of probable cause filed in relation to the qualifying conviction, and may not file new or additional charges based on acts alleged in any law enforcement report from which the qualifying conviction arose.
(1) If the vacation of a qualifying conviction under this chapter affects a sentence imposed for a separate conviction by altering the person's criminal history as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, then the person may file a motion to be resentenced in the applicable sentencing court.
(1) If the vacation of a qualifying conviction under this chapter affects a sentence imposed for a separate conviction by altering the person's offender score under RCW 9.94A.525, then the person may file a motion to be resentenced in the applicable sentencing court.
Any person with a qualifying conviction who is serving a current or pending sentence under the supervision of the department of corrections has a right to court-appointed counsel for resentencing proceedings under this section consistent with the provisions set forth in chapter 10.101 RCW.
Any person with a qualifying conviction who is currently serving a sentence under the supervision of the department of corrections has a right to the assistance of counsel for resentencing proceedings under this section.
For the purposes of this chapter, individuals incarcerated under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections are presumed indigent.
(2) A prosecuting attorney may not file or refile previously dismissed charges contained in any indictment, information, or affidavit of probable cause filed in relation to the conviction for which the person qualifies for resentencing under this section, and may not file new or additional charges based on acts alleged in any law enforcement report from which the conviction arose for which the person is being resentenced.
(2) A prosecuting authority may not file or refile previously dismissed charges contained in any indictment, information, or affidavit of probable cause filed in relation to the conviction for which the person qualifies for resentencing under this section, and may not file new or additional charges based on acts alleged in any law enforcement report from which the conviction arose for which the person is being resentenced.
(a) Direct the clerk to cancel any unpaid balances of legal financial obligations imposed upon the person as a result of the qualifying nonconviction, and direct the clerk to remove the legal financial obligations from collection if collection of legal financial obligations was assigned to a private collection agency;
(a) Direct the clerk to cancel any unpaid balances of legal financial obligations imposed upon the person as a result of the qualifying nonconviction, and direct the clerk to remove the legal p.
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7 HB 1492 financial obligations from collection if collection of legal financial obligations was assigned to a private collection agency;
7 SHB 1492 (b) Provide the clerk with an approved itemized and totaled amount of documented legal financial obligation, collection cost, and document-verified collateral cost amounts to be refunded;
(b) Provide the clerk with an approved itemized and totaled amount of legal financial obligations to be refunded, and direct the clerk to certify the itemized and totaled amounts;
and (c) Order the administrative office of the courts to refund any documented legal financial obligation, collection cost, and document- verified collateral cost amounts paid as a result of the qualifying nonconviction.
and (c) Order the administrative office of the courts to refund any legal financial obligations paid as a result of the qualifying nonconviction.
(2) The clerk shall transmit the certification to the administrative office of the courts refund bureau.
(2) The clerk shall transmit the order and certification to the administrative office of the courts refund bureau.
(1) Within three years of issuance of a refund amount from the refund bureau, a person may challenge the amount of any legal financial obligation or collection cost refund ordered by the court under section 5 or 7 of this act if the order resulted from a motion brought under section 3 of this act by bringing a motion to amend the order's refund amount in the court that issued the order.
(1)(a) Legal financial obligations refunded as a result of a vacated qualifying conviction shall not be reallocated to any other legal financial obligations the person is required to pay under other cause numbers or to legal financial obligations owed on other convictions under the same cause number.
A person may also move to amend the refund amount to include document-verified collateral costs paid as a result of the qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction.
(b) The clerk shall identify all legal financial obligations from qualifying convictions which have been paid and previously reallocated to other counts or cause numbers and the amount reallocated.
Any motion to challenge or amend the refund amount must include documentation to support any additional refund amounts sought.
This information shall be provided to the prosecuting attorney's office and the administrative office of the courts.
A person bringing a motion to challenge the refund amount must notify the refund bureau of the challenge.
The previously reallocated amount shall be refunded.
(2) If the person is indigent, and if the refund amount was ordered as a result of a motion brought under section 3 of this act, the person may request the services of counsel, subject to funding appropriated for this specific purpose to the office of civil legal aid or the office of public defense, to review the refund determination and to assist in bringing a good-faith motion to amend the refund amount in the court that issued the order.
(2) When the only crime of conviction under a cause number is a qualifying conviction, the court shall vacate all legal financial obligations imposed under the conviction and order the refund of any legal financial obligation amounts paid.
The provision of publicly funded counsel under this section will be coordinated by the office of public defense and the office of civil legal aid.
(3) If the person whose qualifying conviction is vacated has multiple convictions under the cause number, the following standards apply for determining the allocation of legal financial obligations and the amount the person is entitled to be refunded under the vacated qualifying conviction:
For the purpose of this section, "indigent" has the same meaning given in RCW 10.101.010.
(3) A motion to amend the refund amount brought under this section is not a collateral attack as defined under RCW 10.73.090.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting a person's right to appeal a court order under applicable Washington court rules.
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(1) Legal financial obligations refunded as a result of a vacated qualifying conviction shall not be reallocated to any other legal financial obligations the person is required to pay under other cause numbers or to legal financial obligations owed on other convictions under the same cause number.
(2) When the only crime of conviction under a cause number is a qualifying conviction, the court shall vacate all legal financial obligations imposed under the conviction and order the refund of any documented legal financial obligation, collection cost, and document- verified collateral cost amounts paid.
(3) If the person whose qualifying conviction is vacated has multiple convictions under the cause number, the following standards apply for determining the allocation of legal financial obligation, collection cost, and document-verified collateral cost amounts the person is entitled to be refunded under the vacated qualifying conviction:
(ii) If all other nonvacated counts are misdemeanors, but one of those counts was originally charged as a felony, $250 of the victim penalty assessment principal amount shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded;
(ii) If all other nonvacated counts are misdemeanors, but one of those counts was originally charged as a felony, $250 of the victim penalty assessment principal amount, and any associated interest and collection fees, shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded;
(iii) If all other nonvacated counts are misdemeanors, and none of those counts were originally charged as a felony, the victim penalty assessment shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
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8 HB 1492 (iii) If all other nonvacated counts are misdemeanors, and none of those counts were originally charged as a felony, the victim penalty assessment and any associated interest and collection fees shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
(ii) If none of the nonvacated counts are crimes specified in RCW 43.43.754, the DNA collection fee shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
(ii) If none of the nonvacated counts are crimes specified in RCW 43.43.754, the DNA collection fee and any associated interest and collection fees shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
(c) The crime laboratory analysis fee imposed under RCW 43.43.690 shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded, unless the fee was imposed for a conviction that is not a qualifying conviction.
(c) Costs of a court appointed attorney imposed under RCW 10.101.020(5) shall be reduced and, if paid, refunded, based on the proportion of the vacated counts under the cause number.
(d) For a fine imposed under RCW 69.50.430:
The proportionate reduction and refund shall be computed by dividing the number of vacated counts by the original total counts of conviction under the cause number.
(d) The crime laboratory analysis fee imposed under RCW 43.43.690 and any associated interest and collection fees shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded, unless the fee was imposed for a conviction that is not a qualifying conviction.
(e) For a fine imposed under RCW 69.50.430:
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(ii) If none of the nonvacated counts are crimes specified in RCW 69.50.430, the fine and any associated interest and collection fees shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
9 SHB 1492 (ii) If none of the nonvacated counts are crimes specified in RCW 69.50.430, the fine shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
(f) For any fee imposed for a county or interlocal drug fund:
(e) For any fee imposed for a county or interlocal drug fund:
(ii) If none of the nonvacated counts are drug offenses, as defined under RCW 9.94A.030, the drug fund fee shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
(ii) If none of the nonvacated counts are drug offenses, as defined under RCW 9.94A.030, the drug fund fee and any associated interest and collection fees shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
(f) Drug court costs shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
(g) The public safety and education assessment imposed under RCW 3.62.090, and any associated interest and collection fees, shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded, in proportion to the percentage of other legal financial obligations vacated for the qualifying conviction.
(g) All costs of chemical dependency evaluation or treatment shall be refunded where either was ordered as a condition of the judgment and sentence.
(h) Drug court costs and any associated interest and collection fees shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
Upon presentation of proof of document- verified collateral costs associated with a chemical dependency evaluation or treatment, the court shall order a refund amount equaling the proof of payment presented.
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(h) If any legal financial obligation is reduced, vacated, or refunded pursuant to (a) through (f) of this subsection, accrued interest and collection costs shall be vacated and, if paid, refunded.
9 HB 1492 (i) All costs of chemical dependency evaluation or treatment shall be refunded in the amount of $250 where either was ordered as a condition of the judgment and sentence.
Accrued interest and collection costs shall be reduced and, if paid, refunded, based on the proportion of the vacated counts under the cause number.
Upon presentation of proof of payment exceeding the amount in this subsection (3)(i), the court shall order a refund amount equaling the proof of payment presented.
The proportionate reduction and refund shall be computed by dividing the number of vacated counts by the original total counts of conviction under the cause number.
Nothing in this section precludes a person with a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction from seeking legal financial obligations in excess of this amount where proof of payment is presented to a court.
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The administrative office of the courts shall indicate any period of time where court records are unavailable.
10 SHB 1492 The administrative office of the courts shall indicate any period of time where court records are unavailable.
The clerk of the court shall develop a similar report of all sealed cases of persons with qualifying convictions and qualifying nonconvictions.
This report must be kept confidential and may only be shared with the administrative office of the courts, except as otherwise provided in this section.
This must be kept confidential and may only be shared with the administrative office of the courts, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(3) Upon availability, the administrative office of the courts shall provide completed installments of the report of qualifying convictions and qualifying nonconvictions to clerks in the superior, district, and municipal courts, and to the office of public defense and the office of civil legal aid.
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10 HB 1492 (3) Upon availability, the administrative office of the courts shall provide completed installments of the report of qualifying convictions and qualifying nonconvictions to clerks in the superior, district, and municipal courts, and to the state office of public defense and the office of civil legal aid.
(4) The administrative office of the courts shall complete the report for all qualifying convictions and nonconvictions under section 1(9) (a), (b), and (c) of this act by January 1, 2024.
(4) The administrative office of the courts shall complete the report for all qualifying convictions and nonconvictions under section 1(6) (a), (b), and (c) of this act by January 1, 2024.
The administrative office of the courts shall complete the report for all qualifying convictions and qualifying nonconvictions under section 1(9)(d) of this act by July 1, 2024.
The administrative office of the courts shall complete the report for all qualifying convictions and nonconvictions under section 1 (6)(d) of this act by July 1, 2024.
Reports compiled, received, and shared under this section are exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW.
No public agency, public official, or custodian shall be liable, nor shall a cause of action exist, for any loss or damage based upon a release of a report under this section if the public agency, public official, or custodian acted in good faith in attempting to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
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(1) All reports compiled, received, and shared under this chapter are exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW.
(1) The administrative office of the courts shall create and administer a refund bureau to provide direct refunds to persons who are entitled to a refund of legal financial obligations paid pursuant to a vacated qualifying conviction or a qualifying nonconviction based on certifications of legal financial obligations received from clerks in the superior, district, or municipal courts.
(2) No public agency, public official, or custodian shall be liable, nor shall a cause of action exist, for any loss or damage based upon a release of a report under this chapter if the public agency, public official, or custodian acted in good faith in attempting to comply with the provisions of this chapter.
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(1) The administrative office of the courts shall create and administer a refund bureau to provide direct p.
11 SHB 1492 refunds to persons who are entitled to a refund of legal financial obligations, collection costs, and document-verified collateral costs paid pursuant to a vacated qualifying conviction or a qualifying nonconviction based on certifications of legal financial obligations received from clerks in the superior, district, or municipal courts, or the department of corrections.
The refund bureau shall also provide direct refunds to persons who made payments towards the costs of supervision as a result of a qualifying conviction based on the list certified by the department of corrections under subsection (2) of this section.
(2) The department of corrections shall provide the administrative office of the courts with a certified list of all qualifying convictions in which the defendant paid any amount towards the cost of supervision.
(2) The administrative office of the courts shall provide a notice to all persons who are entitled to a refund of legal financial obligations paid under a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction of their right to the refund and the process for applying for the refund.
This list shall contain the defendant's name, case number, and the amount paid.
(3) The notice must include notice that the person has the right to bring a motion to amend the refund amount if the person believes the refund amount is inaccurate and the right to counsel to assist in p.
The department of corrections shall provide this list to the administrative office of the courts by January 1, 2024.
11 HB 1492 reviewing the determination, and bringing a nonfrivolous motion to amend the refund amount in the court that issued the order.
(3) The administrative office of the courts shall provide a notice to all persons who are entitled to a refund of legal financial obligations, collection costs, document-verified collateral costs, or costs of supervision paid under a qualifying conviction or qualifying nonconviction of their right to the refund and the process for applying for the refund.
The notice must provide information on the process to bring a motion to amend the refund amount and how to contact the state office of public defense and the office of civil legal aid if the person wishes to obtain an attorney.
(4)(a) Upon the issuance of a refund, the administrative office of the courts refund bureau must also notify the person that:
(4) The administrative office of the courts shall create a searchable online database to allow persons to search and determine whether they have a qualifying conviction that has been vacated and whether they are entitled to a refund of legal financial obligations paid as a result of a vacated qualifying conviction or a qualifying nonconviction.
(i) The person has the right to bring a motion to amend the refund amount if the person believes the refund amount is inaccurate;
(ii) The person must bring the motion within three years after issuance of the refund;
and (iii) If the person is indigent, the person may request publicly funded counsel, subject to available funding for this purpose, to review the determination and assist in bringing a good-faith motion to amend the refund amount in the court that issued the order.
(b) The notice must provide information on the process to bring a motion to amend the refund amount and how to contact the office of public defense and the office of civil legal aid if the person is indigent and wishes to obtain the assistance of an attorney.
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12 SHB 1492 (5) The administrative office of the courts shall create a searchable online database to allow persons to search and determine whether they have a qualifying conviction that has been vacated and whether they are entitled to a refund of legal financial obligations, collection costs, or document-verified collateral costs paid as a result of a vacated qualifying conviction or a qualifying nonconviction.
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Nothing in this chapter is intended to modify or have any affect on the procedures or requirements for, or the consequences of, a vacation of a criminal offense under other provisions of law.
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Reports compiled, received, and shared under chapter 9.--- RCW (the new chapter created in section 18 of this act) are exempt from disclosure under this chapter.
Reports compiled, received, and shared under section 9 of this act are exempt from disclosure under this chapter.
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(ii) assault in the third p.
(ii) assault in the third degree under RCW 9A.36.031 when not committed against a law p.
13 SHB 1492 degree under RCW 9A.36.031 when not committed against a law enforcement officer or peace officer;
12 HB 1492 enforcement officer or peace officer;
For all purposes, including responding to questions on p.
For all purposes, including responding to questions on employment applications, an offender whose conviction has been p.
14 SHB 1492 employment applications, an offender whose conviction has been vacated may state that the offender has never been convicted of that crime.
13 HB 1492 vacated may state that the offender has never been convicted of that crime.
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15 SHB 1492 (d) The offense was a violation of RCW 46.61.502 (driving while under the influence), 46.61.504 (actual physical control while under the influence), 9.91.020 (operating a railroad, etc.
14 HB 1492 (d) The offense was a violation of RCW 46.61.502 (driving while under the influence), 46.61.504 (actual physical control while under the influence), 9.91.020 (operating a railroad, etc.
16 SHB 1492 financial obligations and successful completion of any treatment ordered as a condition of sentencing;
15 HB 1492 financial obligations and successful completion of any treatment ordered as a condition of sentencing;
17 SHB 1492 (a) The applicant is a member of a tribe that may exercise treaty Indian fishing rights at the location where the offense occurred;
16 HB 1492 (a) The applicant is a member of a tribe that may exercise treaty Indian fishing rights at the location where the offense occurred;
18 SHB 1492 vacated conviction in a later criminal prosecution unless the conviction was for:
17 HB 1492 vacated conviction in a later criminal prosecution unless the conviction was for:
(8) The clerk of the court in which the vacation order is entered shall immediately transmit the order vacating the conviction to the Washington state patrol identification section(( and to the local police agency, if any, which holds criminal history information for the person who is the subject of the conviction)).
(8) The clerk of the court in which the vacation order is entered shall immediately transmit the order vacating the conviction to the Washington state patrol identification section and to the local police agency, if any, which holds criminal history information for the person who is the subject of the conviction.
The Washington state patrol ((and any such local police agency)) shall immediately update their records to reflect the vacation of the conviction, and shall transmit the order vacating the conviction to the federal bureau of investigation.
The Washington state patrol and any such local police agency shall immediately update their records to reflect the vacation of the conviction, and shall transmit the order vacating the conviction to the federal bureau of investigation.
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19 SHB 1492 services and supplies as may be necessary for the maintenance and support of the inmate while in the custody of the department, based on the average per inmate costs established by the department and the office of financial management.
18 HB 1492 services and supplies as may be necessary for the maintenance and support of the inmate while in the custody of the department, based on the average per inmate costs established by the department and the office of financial management.
20 SHB 1492 (5) The amount deducted from an inmate's funds under subsection (2) of this section shall not exceed the department's total cost of incarceration for the inmate incurred during the inmate's minimum or actual term of confinement, whichever is longer.
19 HB 1492 (5) The amount deducted from an inmate's funds under subsection (2) of this section shall not exceed the department's total cost of incarceration for the inmate incurred during the inmate's minimum or actual term of confinement, whichever is longer.
RCW (the new chapter created in section 18 of this act) are exempt from the deductions requirements in subsection (2) of this section when the defendant is in custody in a correctional facility.
RCW (the new chapter created in section 15 of this act) are exempt from the deductions requirements in subsection (2) of this section when the defendant is in custody in a correctional facility.
21 SHB 1492 (10) Inmates sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of release or sentenced to death under chapter 10.95 RCW receives funds, deductions are required under subsection (2) of this section, with the exception of a personal inmate savings account under subsection (2)(b) of this section.
20 HB 1492 (10) Inmates sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of release or sentenced to death under chapter 10.95 RCW receives funds, deductions are required under subsection (2) of this section, with the exception of a personal inmate savings account under subsection (2)(b) of this section.
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Sections 1 through 13 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 9 RCW.
Sections 1 through 10 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 9 RCW.
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Action History

  1. House Rules "X" file.

  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.

  3. Referred to Rules 2 Review.

  4. Minority; without recommendation.

  5. Minority; do not pass.

  6. APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  7. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 9:00 AM.

  8. Public hearing in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.

  9. Referred to Appropriations.

  10. Minority; without recommendation.

  11. CRJ - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.

  12. Executive action taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  13. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  14. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  15. Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 10:30 AM.

  16. Public hearing in the House Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary at 8:00 AM.

  17. First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary.

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Who sponsors HB 1492?
HB 1492 is sponsored by Julia Reed (Democrat), Nicole Macri (Democrat), Gerry Pollet (Democrat), Beth Doglio (Democrat), Sharon Tomiko Santos (Democrat), Strom Peterson (Democrat), and Tarra Simmons (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 1492?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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