A. Indigent defense services shall be provided to all clients in a professional, skilled manner consistent with the standards set forth by the Washington State Bar Association and Standards for Indigent Defense Services (June 3, 2011), as such standards may be hereafter amended.

B. The Washington State Rules of Professional Conduct, as such rules may be hereafter amended.

C. The decision of the honorable Robert S. Lasnik, Western District of Washington, in Wilbur et al. v. Mt. Vernon et al., Case No. 2:11-cv-01100.

D. All providers of indigent defense services shall comply with all federal, state and local nondiscrimination laws or ordinances in the provision of services to indigent defendants as well as with respect to the hiring and employment practices of their employees.

E. City staff shall propose revisions to the above standards as needed to city council. (Ord. 3429-15 § 2, 2015.)