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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.

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.

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.