Certification of Compliance

As amended throough October 10, 2024

For criminal and juvenile offender cases, and civil commitment proceedings under Chapter 71.05 RCW, a signed Certification of Compliance with Applicable Standards must be filed by an appointed attorney by separate written certification on a quarterly basis in each court in which the attorney has been appointed as counsel.

The certification must be in substantially the following form:

SEPARATE CERTIFICATION FORM

[ ] SUPERIOR COURT [ ] JUVENILE DEPARTMENT [ ] DISTRICT COURT [ ] MUNICIPAL COURT

FOR

[ ] CITY OF [ ] COUNTY OF, STATE OF_______________________ WASHINGTON

[ ] Administrative Filing

CERTIFICATION BY:

[NAME], [WSBA#]

FOR THE:

[1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH] CALENDAR QUARTER OF [YEAR]

CERTIFICATION OF APPOINTED COUNSEL OF COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS REQUIRED BY CrR 3.1/CrRLJ 3.1/JuCR 9.2/MPR 2.1

The undersigned attorney hereby certifies:

1. I am familiar with the Standards for Indigent Defense adopted by the Supreme Court which apply to attorneys appointed to represent indigent clients.

2. I file certification forms in each court in which I provide indigent defense representation.

3. Approximately _____ % of my total practice time is devoted to indigent defense cases.

Approximately _____ % of my total practice time is devoted to indigent defense cases in this court.

4. I am appointed in other courts to provide indigent defense representation. My practice time in each is approximately as follows: ___ Not Applicable

Court: _________________________ % of total practice: __________

5.Caseload: I limit the number of cases and mix of case types to the caseload limits required by Standards 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4. My caseload is prorated to the percentage of my practice devoted to indigent defense.

6.Qualifications: I meet the minimum basic professional qualifications in the revised WSBA Standards for Indigent Defense Services. I am familiar with the specific case qualifications in the WSBA Standards for Indigent Defense Services and accept appointment as lead counsel only when I meet the qualifications for that case.

7.Office: I have access to an office that accommodates confidential meetings, a postal address, and adequate telephone and communication services as required by Standard 5.2.

8.Investigators: I have investigators available to me and use investigative services as appropriate, as required by Standard 6.1.

_______________________

Attorney Signature

_______________________

WSBA#

_______________________

Date

Amended effective 2/1/2021; amended effective 10/3/2023; amended effective 6/7/2024.