{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-10.73.090","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 10.73.090","heading":"Collateral attack—One year time limit.","body":"(1) No petition or motion for collateral attack on a judgment and sentence in a criminal case may be filed more than one year after the judgment becomes final if the judgment and sentence is valid on its face and was rendered by a court of competent jurisdiction.\n(2) For the purposes of this section, \"collateral attack\" means any form of postconviction relief other than a direct appeal. \"Collateral attack\" includes, but is not limited to, a personal restraint petition, a habeas corpus petition, a motion to vacate judgment, a motion to withdraw guilty plea, a motion for a new trial, and a motion to arrest judgment.\n(3) For the purposes of this section, a judgment becomes final on the last of the following dates:\n(a) The date it is filed with the clerk of the trial court;\n(b) The date that an appellate court issues its mandate disposing of a timely direct appeal from the conviction; or\n(c) The date that the United States Supreme Court denies a timely petition for certiorari to review a decision affirming the conviction on direct appeal. The filing of a motion to reconsider denial of certiorari does not prevent a judgment from becoming final.","path":["Title 10","Chapter 10.73"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=10.73.090","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:32:14Z","sha256":"9adff3c0463600f680f2e9351ddbed1e94864b9fa4024c7e8366dd6415eb73fc","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-10.73.040","next":"us-wa/rcw-10.73.100"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}