Personal Restraint Petition Of Scott Allen Bowler ( 2017 )

Filed
Washington State
Court of Appeals
Division Two
December 12, 2017
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
DIVISION II
In the Matter of the No. 50558-4-II
Personal Restraint Petition of
SCOTT ALLEN BOWLER
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
BJORGEN, C.J. — Scott Bowler seeks relief from personal restraint resulting from his 2016
plea of guilty to second degree burglary. We grant the petition in part and deny the remainder.
In Bowler’s judgment and sentence, the trial court found that Bowler “is indigent and disabled
and is not anticipated to be able to pay financial obligations in the future.” Resp. to Personal Restraint
Pet., App. A, at 4. The trial court then imposed the following legal financial obligations (LFOs):
$500 victim assessment, $100 domestic violence assessment, $200 criminal filing fee, and $100
deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) collection fee.
Bowler argues that the trial court erred in imposing any LFOs because of his physical
disabilities and his lack of vocation. But the victim assessment, criminal filing fee, and DNA
collection fee are mandatory LFOs that the trial court must impose. State v. Clark, 191 Wn. App.
369, 373, 362 P.3d 309 (2015). As to domestic violence assessment, the State concedes that it is
a discretionary LFO and that the trial court erred in imposing it. We accept the State’s concession.
No. 50558-4-II
We grant Bowler’s petition in part and remand to the trial court for correction by striking
the $100 domestic violence assessment from Bowler’s judgment and sentence. As to the
mandatory LFOs, we deny the petition.
A majority of the panel having determined that this opinion will not be printed in the
Washington Appellate Reports, but will be filed for public record in accordance with RCW 2.06.040,
it is so ordered.
BJORGEN, C.J.
We concur:
JOHANSON, J.
SUTTON, J.
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