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 constitutional requirements of fairness, equal protection, and due process in all cases where the right to counsel attaches.
RCW 10.101.005
Legislative finding.
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 127 Wash. 2d 221 - In Re Dependency of Grove (1995)
Most recently applied in In Re The Dependency Of A.l.f. Floyd A. Fox v. Dshs (February 2016)
2005 c 157 s 1; 1989 c 409 s 1.
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.