HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 0746 - Defense Attorney (Repealed by Ord 1472)ORDINANCE NO 746
REPEALED BY 1472
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING EMPLOYMENT OF A
PUBLIC DEFENDER TO REPRESENT INDIGENTS
TRIED IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
WHEREAS, The law as presently interpreted by the
courts requires that indigent defendants charged with violation
of certain municipal ordinances shall be provided with legal
counsel at the expense of the municipality,
NOW, THEREFORE, The City Council of the City of
Tukwila, Washington, do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That the Judge of the Municipal Court of
the City of Tukwila be and he is hereby authorized to appoint,
on a case to case basis, as may be required, an attorney licensed
to practice before the courts of the State of Washington, to act
as public defender in representing indigent persons charged with
offenses tryable in the Municipal Court and cases appealed
therefrom.
Section 2. The attorney appointed to act as public
defender shall, after first securing the approval of the
Municipal Judge as to the reasonableness of his charges,
present his statement for services to the City, and the same
shall be paid in the same manner as the other obligations of
the City.
Section 3. The charges submitted by the Public
Defender and approved by the City Council shall be paid from the
contingency fund.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Tukwila,
Washington, and approved by the Mayor this �jC c day of
f ouem 1972.
Mayor
Approved as to Form:
Published: /4
City Attorney
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