Public Defender - DAC offered at Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel
Public Defender - DAC offered at Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel
Provides mandated legal services to indigent persons - accused of crimes in the Pierce County Superior Court; Pierce County District Court; Municipal Courts in Tacoma, Fircrest, and Ruston; - and Pierce County Juvenile Court delinquency proceedings. Also provides constitutionally mandated legal services to indigent - parents involved in Juvenile Court dependency and termination proceeding and - to persons detained for involuntary civil commitment proceedings at Western State Hospital and other evaluation and treatment facilities. Examples include: - Criminal matters which could result in jail time: Felony offenses, Gross Misdemeanor, Misdemeanors, and Probation Violations. - Juvenile delinquency which could result in jail time. - Juvenile Dependency: where parents have had their child/children removed from their custody.
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Physical Address
949 Market Street, Tacoma, WA 98402
Hours
M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm
Application process
Call for more information.
Fee
No fees if qualified as indigent.
Eligibility
Determined by pre-trial services.
Service area
Pierce, WA
Agency info
Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel
Provides legal counsel to indigent persons accused in Pierce County Superior and District Courts, contracted city courts; to persons in dependency proceedings; to juveniles in criminal matters; to persons in civil commitment matters; in contempt proceedings; and those confined to Western State Hospital.