State of Washington v. Ronald Aaron Malone

Price, J.*

¶1 Ronald Malone pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine. At sentencing the judge imposed both mandatory and discretionary legal financial obligations (LFOs) on Malone. On appeal, Malone presents four arguments: (1) the trial court erred when it imposed discretionary LFOs without an on-the-record inquiry into Malone’s ability to pay, (2) the mandatory DNA1 collection fee violates substantive due process, (3) the mandatory DNA collection fee violates equal protec*764tion, and (4) the trial court abused its discretion by ordering Malone to submit a DNA sample.…