Upon a preliminary finding of indigence by a judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Tacoma a defendant, before receiving free legal counsel from the Tacoma-Pierce County Department of Assigned Counsel, shall be required to complete an affidavit provided by that department attesting to the financial worth of the defendant, to determine whether the defendant is indigent and without sufficient funds to obtain private counsel.
(Ord. 23083 § 1, 1983-12-20)
Any person knowingly making false statements in the affidavit provided for under Section 8.75.010 hereof to obtain legal services without cost shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in a sum not exceeding $500.00 or imprisoned in the Pierce County Jail for a term not exceeding 180 days, or both so fined and imprisoned.
(Ord. 23083 § 1, 1983-12-20)