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Panel Debates Venue and Eligibility Changes in HB 1118 on Restoration of Firearm Rights
Summary
House Bill 1118 would broaden where petitioners may file a superior-court petition to restore firearm rights — allowing filing in the county that entered the prohibition, in a petitioner’s Washington county of residence when the underlying conviction was outside the state, or in Thurston County for nonresidents — and would remove certain class B nonviolent drug offenses from the list of disqualifying convictions.
House Bill 1118 would change where a person may petition a superior court for restoration of firearm rights and would narrow some offenses that permanently bar a petition. Currently, a person seeking restoration must file in the county that entered the prohibition; HB 1118 would allow filing in any county that entered the prohibition, in the petitioner’s county of residence if the prohibiting conviction did not occur in Washington, or in Thurston County if the petitioner is not a Washington resident. The bill would also exclude certain class B nonviolent drug offenses from the list of offenses that prohibit a…
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