Legal Question in Criminal Law in Washington

Re: Reinstating rights after conviction

The right to vote, along with serving as a juror and holding elected office, is restored with the issuance of a Certificate and Order of Discharge upon successful completion of supervision (probation). If there are remaining obligations, e.g. financial or a continuing restraining order when probation is scheduled to end, supervision is terminated without a Certificate. In such cases, the offender has the burden of obtaining a Certificate.

Restoration of the right to possess firearms requires a separate petition and order, and certain eligibility requirements must be met. You can find a summary of the requirements at www.washrecord.com.

Essentially, if the offender has spent more than 5 years in the community since being discharged from supervision, and has not been convicted of ANY subsequent criminal offense, s/he should be eligible.

Note that the Certificate and Order of Discharge is necessary to remove firearm prohibitions under federal law.