State v. T.K.

The question presented by these three consolidated cases is whether the 1997 amendments to *323RCW 13.50.050, relating to vacation and sealing of juvenile court records, apply to the records of defendants who were eligible for expungement before the amendments were adopted but who moved for relief after the amendments became effective. In State v. D.V., No. 93-8-06285-2 (King County Super. Ct. Aug. 10, 1998), and State v. C.C., No. 91-8-01326-0 (King County Super. Ct. Oct. 20, 1998), the State Patrol appeals directly from a superior court order granting defendants’ motions to seal juvenile files.…