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RCW 2.70.005 Office of public defense established.
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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 state of Washington, an office of public defense is established as an independent agency of the judicial branch. …
RCW 2.70.010 Director—Appointment—Qualifications—Salary.
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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 under RCW 2.70.030. Qualifications shall include admission to the practice of law in this state for at least five years, experience …
RCW 2.70.020 Director—Duties—Limitations.
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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; (b) Appellate indigent defense, as provided in this chapter and RCW 10.73.150; (c) Representation of indigent…
RCW 2.70.023 Direct representation of clients.
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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the office of public defense shall not provide direct representation of clients. (2) In order to protect and preserve client rights when administering the office's statutory duties to provide initial telephonic or video consultati…
