Posted by Mitchell Jacobs on Mar 7, 2013
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Vacating Disclosure
9.92.066 (for those who got a suspended sentence)….the statute says:
“(b) 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. A conviction that has been vacated under
this section may not be disseminated or disclosed by the state patrol or
local law enforcement agency to any person, except other criminal justice
enforcement agencies.”
9.95.240 (for those who have completed probation)…the statute contains
identical language as above.
9.96.060 (for those convicted of misdemeanors)…the statute contains
identical language as above.
9.94A.640 (for those, including felons, discharged under 9.94A.637)….the
statute does NOT contain that language; however, Washington appellate courts
have held that an offense that is vacated/dismissed under this section must
not be disseminated to the public either….so it has the same effect as the
other vacating statutes above.
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Posted by Mitchell Jacobs on Mar 7, 2013
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Posted by Mitchell Jacobs on Mar 7, 2013
Vacating or expunging a negligent driving case in Washington can get tricky. The district attorneys often oppose these cases. Here are notes from an attorney who successfully argues for his client to have his misdemeanor for negligent driving (pled down from Driving Under The Influence) vacated (expunged):
Notes for hearing on motion to vacate (RCW. 9.96.060) a negligent driving (RCW 46.61.5249) conviction (misdemeanor) in Washington from eight years ago. The district attorney is opposing the motion to vacate on grounds that the petitioner is not eligible and must meet a 10-year waiting period.
NOTES FOR LEGAL ARGUMENTS THAT AFFECT ELIGIBLITY
The prosecution’s argument that Petitioner ineligible under 2 (c) requires two elements to be met, neither are met in this case.
First, the offense has to be a priorable under 46.61.5055. Petitioner’s offense is only a priorable under that section for 7 years. So, currently, it is not priorable. If I understand the prosecution’s argument, it is that section 61.502 can make it priorable if Petitioner has 3 more alcohol related offenses within the next 2 years, that is condition-precedent that has not occurred and therefore this single offense is not a priorable. Even if Petitioner were to get 3 related offenses in two years, the court granting this order would not affect the prosecution’s ability to use this offense as a prior.
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