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To understand how long you must register and if your request to end your registration is likely to be granted, it is important to know the following:
- What is the statute and crime you were convicted of?
- What year where you convicted?
- For Washington State convictions only- was it a Class A felony, Class B felony, Class C felony, or gross misdemeanor?
- Since your original conviction, have you been convicted of any crimes? Including in other state, federal, tribal, military, or foreign courts.
- Your last date of confinement? This includes time served in county jails on probation violations.
You can find this information by looking at paperwork from your conviction, such as the judgment and sentence or guilty plea, looking your case up at the courthouse, obtaining a copy of your criminal history, or scheduling a free consultation with an attorney.
Law enforcement and prosecutors can see all out-of-state and federal criminal convictions, so it is important that you know all your criminal history before petitioning or asking for a change in registration.
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