Arends v. State

FILE THIS OPINION WAS FILED FOR RECORD AT 8 A.M. ON AUGUST 14, 2025 IN CLERK’S OFFICE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON AUGUST 14, 2025 SARAH R. PENDLETON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DARREN LEE ARENDS, ) ) Petitioner, ) No. 103068-1 ) v. ) En Banc ) STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) Filed: August 14, 2025 Respondent. ) ) MADSEN, J.—Prior to 2023, Washington’s firearm restoration statute contained two venue provisions: a person could file a petition in the county where they reside or in the county that prohibited them from possessing firearms. Former RCW…