RCW 9.94A.260
Clemency and pardons board -- Petitions for review -- Hearing.

The clemency and pardons board shall receive petitions from individuals, organizations, and the department for review and commutation of sentences and pardoning of offenders in extraordinary cases, and shall make recommendations thereon to the governor.

The board shall receive petitions from individuals or organizations for the restoration of civil rights lost by operation of state law as a result of convictions for federal offenses or out-of-state felonies. The board may issue certificates of restoration limited to the elective rights to vote and to engage in political office. Any certifications granted by the board must be filed with the secretary of state to be effective. In all other cases, the board shall make recommendations to the governor.

[1989 c 214 § 2; 1981 c 137 § 26. Recodified in 2001 as RCW 9.94A.885.]

NOTES:

Effective date -- 1981 c 137: See RCW 9.94A.905.