Fill and Sign the Obtaining a Certificate of Discharge Washington State Courts Form

Obtaining a Certficate of Discharge - Page 1 of 2WPF 08.0670 (7/2007) RCW 9.94A.637 OBTAININGOBTAINING AA CERTIFICATECERTIFICATE OFOF DISCHARGEDISCHARGE This This packet packet will will assist assist you you if if you you are are a a person person convicted convicted of of a a felony felony offense, offense, and and desire desire to to obtain obtain a a Certificate Certificate of of Discharge Discharge in in order order to to restore restore your your civil civil rights. rights. Please Please note: note:1.) 1.) You You must must file file a a separate separate Petition Petition for for Discharge Discharge on on each each criminal criminal case case in in which which there there is is a a conviction. conviction. You You must must use use the the case case number number for for that that specific specific conviction. conviction. You You must must file file the the original original with with the the County County Clerk/Department Clerk/Department of of Judicial Judicial Administration. Administration. 2.) 2.) You You can can only only file file the the Petition Petition for for Discharge Discharge for for Adult Adult cases cases filed filed in in this this County County Superior Superior Court. Court. If If your your case case is is in in another another county, county, you you must must go go to to that that county. county. 3.) 3.) A A Certificate Certificate only only restores restores civil civil rights rights such such as as the the right right to to vote vote or or the the right right to to serve serve on on a a jury. jury. It It is is not not a a certificate certificate of of rehabilitation. rehabilitation. It It does does not not restore restore your your right right to to possess possess firearms firearms or or ammunition ammunition under under state state and and federal federal law. law. 4.) 4.) A A Certificate Certificate does does not not remove remove a a conviction conviction from from your your record. record.5.) 5.) A A Certificate Certificate does does not not remove remove any any domestic domestic violence violence restrictions restrictions such such as as no no contact contact provisions provisions in in the the sentence. sentence. 6.) 6.) A A Certificate Certificate does does not not relieve relieve any any obligations obligations you you have have to to register register as as a a sex sex offender. offender. 7.) 7.) In In order order to to show show that that you you have have completed completed all all of of the the conditions conditions of of your your sentence, sentence, such such as as community community service service hours, hours, substance substance abuse abuse treatment, treatment, etc. etc. you you may may have have to to go go to to the the Department Department of of Corrections Corrections office office where where your your Community Community Custody Custody or or Community Community Supervision Supervision was was handled. handled. If If you you cannot cannot obtain obtain the the signature signature of of a a Department Department of of Corrections Corrections officer, officer, you you may may submit submit other other proof proof that that you you have have completed completed your your conditions conditions (example: (example: certificate certificate of of completion completion of of substance substance abuse abuse treatment treatment program). program). (continued) (continued) Obtaining a Certficate of Discharge - Page 2 of 2WPF 08.0670 (7/2007) RCW 9.94A.6378.) 8.) If If your your sentence sentence required required you you to to pay pay fines, fines, costs, costs, restitution restitution or or other other legal legal financial financial obligations, obligations, you you must must obtain obtain a a signature signature from from the the County County Clerk/Department Clerk/Department of of Judicial Judicial Administration Administration Financial Financial Dept. Dept. confirming confirming that that you you have have paid paid all all outstanding outstanding principal, principal, interest interest and and any any applicable applicable collection collection fees. fees.9.) 9.) You You must must obtain obtain the the signature signature of of the the County County Prosecuting Prosecuting Attorney Attorney on on the the Proposed Proposed Certificate Certificate of of Discharge. Discharge. If If the the Prosecutor Prosecutor refuses refuses to to sign, sign, you you must must note note a a hearing hearing with with the the County County Superior Superior Court Court Department Department in in which which your your conviction conviction was was entered. entered. You You must must serve serve the the Prosecutor Prosecutor with with a a Notice Notice of of Hearing. Hearing.10.) 10.) After After the the Superior Superior Court Court Judge Judge has has signed signed your your Certificate Certificate and and Order Order of of Discharge, Discharge, you you must must file file the the original original with with the the County County Clerk/Department Clerk/Department of of Judicial Judicial Administration Administration of of the the sentencing sentencing county, county, and and if if you you wish wish to to register register to to vote, vote, you you may may need need to to give give a a copy copy to to the the County County Auditor. Auditor. You You may may wish wish to to obtain obtain a a copy copy for for your your personal personal records. records. The The County County Clerk/Department Clerk/Department of of Judicial Judicial Administration Administration will will collect collect from from you you all all applicable applicable copying copying fees. fees.