State Of Washington, Respondent V. Shakur Oneal Harris, Appellant

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FILED
5/28/2024
Court of Appeals
Division |
State of Washington

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

DIVISION ONE
STATE OF WASHINGTON,
No. 85347-3-I
Respondent.
DIVISION ONE

V.
UNPUBLISHED OPINION
SHAKUR O’NEAL HARRIS,

Appellant.

PER CurRIAM — Shakur Harris filed an appeal challenging the imposition of a $500
Victim Penalty Assessment (VPA) as a provision of his judgment and sentence. When
Harris was sentenced in May 2023, the VPA was a mandatory condition of sentence.
Former RCW 7.68.035 (2018). Effective July 1, 2023, the legislature added a
subsection to RCW 7.68.035 that prohibits trial courts from imposing the VPA on
indigent defendants as defined in RCW 10.01.160(3). State v. Ellis, 27 Wn. App. 2d 1,
16, 530 P.3d 1048 (2023). Further, courts are statutorily required to waive the VPA,
even if imposed prior to the 2023 amendment, on the defendant’s motion. /d.; RCW
7.68.035(5)(b). The State does not dispute that Harris is indigent and concedes that
this matter should be remanded to strike the VPA from Harris’s judgment and sentence.

We accept the State’s concession and remand to the superior court to strike the
VPA provision from the judgment and sentence entered in King County Superior Court

Cause No. 22-1-03271-1 SEA.

No. 85347-3-I/2
FOR THE COURT:
Chung, J.
Colon, J.
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