Opinion ID: 2785777
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Heading: State v. Blazina

Text: A jury convicted Blazina of one count of second degree assault, and the trial court sentenced him to 20 months in prison. The State also recommended that the court impose a $500 victim penalty assessment, $200 filing fee, $100 DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sample fee, $400 for the Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel, and $2,087.87 in extradition costs. Blazina did not object, and the trial court accepted the State's recommendation. The trial court, however, did not examine Blazina's ability to pay the discretionary fees on the record. Instead, Blazina's judgment and sentence included the following boilerplate language: 2 No. 89028-5 (consol. wiNo. 89109-5) 2.5 ABILITY TO PAY LEGAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS The court has considered the total amount owing, the defend[ant]'s past, present and future ability to pay legal financial obligations, including the defendant's financial resources and the likelihood that the defendant's status will change. The court finds that the defendant has the ability or likely future ability to pay the legal financial obligations imposed herein. RCW 9.94A.753 Clerk's Papers at 29. Blazina appealed and argued that the trial court erred when it found him able to pay his LFOs. The Court of Appeals declined to consider this claim because Blazina did not object at his sentencing hearing to the finding of his current or likely future ability to pay these obligations. State v. Blazina, 174 Wn. App. 906, 911, 301 P.3d 492 (2013). We granted review. State v. Blazina, 178 Wn. App. 1010, 311 P.3d 27 (2013).