Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 2 Courts Of Record - Chapter 2.70 Office Of Public Defense

  • 2.70.005 Office of public defense established
    In order to implement the constitutional and statutory guarantees of counsel and to ensure effective and efficient delivery of indigent defense services funded by the ...
  • 2.70.010 Director -- Appointment -- Qualifications -- Salary
    The supreme court shall appoint the director of the office of public defense from a list of three names submitted by the advisory committee created ...
  • 2.70.020 Director -- Duties -- Limitations
    The director shall: (1) Administer all state-funded services in the following program areas: (a) Trial court criminal indigent defense, as provided in chapter 10.101 RCW; ...
  • 2.70.030 Advisory committee -- Membership -- Duties -- Travel and other expenses
    (1) There is created an advisory committee consisting of the following members: (a) Three persons appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court, who ...
  • 2.70.040 Employees -- Civil service exemption
    All employees of the office of public defense shall be exempt from state civil service under chapter 41.06 RCW.[1996 c 221 § 5.] ...
  • 2.70.050 Transfer to office of appellate indigent defense powers, duties, functions, information, property, appropriations, employees, rules, and pending business -- Apportionment -- Effect on collective bargaining
    (1) All powers, duties, and functions of the supreme court and the administrative office of the courts pertaining to appellate indigent defense are transferred to ...

Last modified: April 7, 2009