State Of Washington, V. G.m.c. ( 2023 )

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
DIVISION ONE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
No. 84963-8-I
Respondent.
DIVISION ONE
v.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
G.C.,
Appellant.
PER CURIAM — G.C. filed an appeal challenging the imposition of a $100 Victim
Penalty Assessment (VPA) as part of his disposition order. While G.C.’s appeal was
pending, the legislature amended the applicable statute and withdrew the juvenile
court’s authority to require juveniles to pay any legal financial obligations apart from
restitution. See Former RCW 7.68.035(1)(b) (2018); Laws of 2023, ch 449 § 1. The
State concedes that although the statutory amendment did not take effect until after
G.C. was sentenced, it applies retroactively to G.C.’s case because the matter is
pending on direct appeal. See State v. Ellis, 27 Wn. App. 2d 1, 16, 530 P.3d 1048(2023).
We accept the State’s concession and remand to the superior court to strike the
VPA provision from the disposition order entered in Snohomish County Superior Court
Cause No. 20-8-00501-31.
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