A. Contracts for public defense services should provide for or include administrative costs associated with providing legal representation. These costs should include but are not limited to travel; telephones; law library, including electronic legal research; financial accounting; case management systems; computers and software; office space and supplies; training; meeting the reporting requirements imposed by these standards; and other costs necessarily incurred in the day-to-day management of the contract.B. Public defense attorneys shall have (1) access to an office that accommodates confidential meetings with clients and (2) a postal address, and adequate telephone services to ensure prompt response to client contact.Wash. R. Ct. Lim. Juri., Criminal Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (CrRLJ), 3, r. CrRLJ 3.1 Stds, Standard 5, Standard 5.2
Adopted effective 10/1/2012.