Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 10 Criminal Procedure - Chapter 10.101 Indigent Defense Services
- 10.101.005 Legislative finding
The legislature finds that effective legal representation must be provided for indigent persons and persons who are indigent and able to contribute, consistent with the ...
- 10.101.010 Definitions
The following definitions shall be applied in connection with this chapter: (1) "Indigent" means a person who, at any stage of a court proceeding, is: ...
- 10.101.020 Determination of indigency -- Provisional appointment -- Promissory note
(1) A determination of indigency shall be made for all persons wishing the appointment of counsel in criminal, juvenile, involuntary commitment, and dependency cases, and ...
- 10.101.030 Standards
Each county or city under this chapter shall adopt standards for the delivery of public defense services, whether those services are provided by contract, assigned ...
- 10.101.040 Selection of defense attorneys
City attorneys, county prosecutors, and law enforcement officers shall not select the attorneys who will provide indigent defense services.[1989 c 409 § 5.] ...
- 10.101.050 Appropriated funds -- Application, reports
The Washington state office of public defense shall disburse appropriated funds to counties and cities for the purpose of improving the quality of public defense ...
- 10.101.060 Appropriated funds -- Use requirements
(1)(a) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, the office of public defense shall disburse to applying counties that meet the requirements ...
- 10.101.070 County moneys
The moneys shall be distributed to each county determined to be eligible to receive moneys by the office of public defense as determined under this ...
- 10.101.080 City moneys
The moneys under RCW 10.101.050 shall be distributed to each city determined to be eligible under this section by the office of public defense. Ten ...
Last modified: April 7, 2009