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   A Guide to Washington's Medical Marijuana Law (Separate Website)
Information for patients, caregivers, doctors, and the public regarding medical marijuana use in Washington State.
By: ACLU
  
   
   Criminal History/Records: When and How to Seal/Vacate Non-Violent Class B or C Felony Convictions This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
This publication provides information and forms on how to vacate and seal records concerning certain non-violent Class B or C felony convictions in Washington State occurring on/after July 1, 1984. Download the pdf file to use the forms.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
  
   
   Frequently Asked Questions - Civil Rights Division (Separate Website)
Frequently asked questions and answers about many topics such as employment and housing discrimination, disability rights, civil rights appeals, educational opportunities and voting rights.
By: U.S. Department of Justice - Civil Rights Division
  
   
   How Citizens with Felony Convictions Can Restore Their Right to Vote in Washington This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Under current law, persons convicted of a felony in Washington lose their right to vote until they have completed all the conditions of their sentence, including their legal financial obligations (LFOs).
By: ACLU

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Know Your Rights When Encountering Law Enforcement This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This booklet addresses what rights you have when you are stopped, questioned, arrested, or searched by law enforcement officers. This booklet is for citizens and non-citizens with extra information for non-citizens in a separate section. Another section covers what can happen to you at airports and other points of entry into the United States. The last section discusses concerns you may have related to your charitable contributions and religious or political beliefs.
By: ACLU
  
   
   Know Your Rights: What to do When You're Questioned or Searched By Government Officials This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
If any governmental official (police officer, FBI agent, IMMIGRATION official) wishes to engage you in conversation, all persons, citizens and non-citizens, have the constitutional right to remain silent and request a lawyer.
By: Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Public Accommodations: Laws and Enforcement Agencies in WA State (Separate Website)
Listing of all public accommodations enforcement agencies in the state.
By: King County Office of Civil Rights
  
   
   Sealing Juvenile Court Records in Washington State This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
In Washington, juvenile court records do not automatically disappear when an individual turns 18. In fact, almost all your juvenile records remain open for the public to view unless you ask a court to ?seal? them. This packet contains the forms and instructions necessary to help you do this on your own.
By: Columbia Legal Services
  
   
   Street Speech: Your Rights in Washington to Parade, Picket and Leaflet (Separate Website)
This pamphlet provides general information about your right to parade, picket, leaflet, circulate petitions and otherwise express your political beliefs in public. It describes the kinds of regulations on speech activities that the government may enforce and the kinds of restrictions which are not permitted by the United States and Washington Constitutions.
By: ACLU
  
   
   What to do If Your Vehicle Has Been Towed
General information about your rights and responsibilities when your vehicle has been towed.
By: Northwest Justice Project
 
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