Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2023- Annual Report
Parents Representation Program
1999 Cost of Defense and Children’s Representation in Dependency and Termination Cases [PDF]
2011-Follow Up to Parents Representation Program Case Resolution Study [PDF]
Personal Restraint Petition Representation
As directed by the Washington Legislature, the Office of Public Defense reports on its implementation of SB 5046. This report identifies systemic barriers and recommends reforms to improve access to justice through the personal restraint petition (PRP) process.
SB 5046 implementation report [PDF]
Public Defense Improvement Program
Status Report on Public Defense in Washington State
The Status Report discusses recent trends in criminal public defense services, highlights annual accomplishments of OPD's Defense Improvement Program, and lists counties' cities' statistics relating to public defense services.
2024 Status Report - City [PDF]
2023 Status Report - City [PDF]
2022 Status Report - City [PDF]
2021 Status Report - City [PDF]
2020 Status Report - City [PDF]
2024 Status Report - County [PDF]
2023 Status Report - County [PDF]
2022 Status Report - County [PDF]
2021 Status Report - County [PDF]
2020 Status Report - County [PDF]
Criteria and Standards for Determining and Verifying Indigency
2014 Determining and Verifying Indigency for Public Defense [PDF]
RCW 71.09
2023 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program [PDF]
2022 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program [PDF]
2021 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program [PDF]
2020 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program [PDF]
2019 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program [PDF]
2018 -Chapter 71.09 RCW Indigent Defense Representation Program [PDF]
Additional OPD reports are available at the Washington State Digital Archives.
Record Series: "Publications, State Government Agencies"
Title: "Public Defense, Office of"
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