State of Washington v. Melinda Ann Elwell

FILED MAY 4, 2021 In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 37528-5-III Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ) MELINDA ANN ELWELL, ) PUBLISHED OPINION ) Respondent. ) STAAB, J. — This is a statutory construction case. Melinda Elwell was convicted of allowing an unauthorized person to drive her vehicle under RCW 46.16A.520. The statute provides that “It is unlawful for any person in whose name a vehicle is registered knowingly to permit another person to drive the vehicle when the…