Wash. R. App. P. 15.4

(a) Conditions for Payment. The expenses for an indigent party which are necessarily

incident to review by an appellate court will be paid from public funds only if:

(1) An order of indigency is included in the record on review; and

(2) An order properly authorizes the expense claimed; and

(3) The claim is made by filing an invoice in the form and manner provided by this rule and

procedures established by the Office of Public Defense.

The invoice of a court reporter may be submitted as soon as the report of proceedings has

been filed by the court reporter. The invoice of a superior court clerk may be submitted as soon

as the expense has been incurred. Invoices of counsel, court reporters, and superior court clerks

must be filed within 20 days after the filing of the decision terminating review or 30 days after

the denial of reconsideration, whichever is later.

(b) [Reserved.]

(c) Invoice of Counsel. An invoice submitted by counsel representing an indigent party

should be titled "Invoice of Counsel for Indigent Party." All invoices shall be submitted and

certified in a form and manner consistent with policies adopted and published by the Office of

Public Defense.

(1) The invoice must include a copy of the brief, a statement of the number of hours spent

by counsel preparing the review, the amount of compensation claimed, and the reasonable

expenses excluding normal overhead incurred by counsel for the review including travel

expenses of counsel incurred for argument in the appellate court. Travel expenses may not

exceed the amount allowable to state employees for travel by private vehicle. The invoice must

include an affidavit of counsel stating that the items listed are correct charges for necessary

services rendered and expenses incurred for proper consideration of the review.

(2) Providers who are under contract shall submit invoices in accordance with the terms of

their contract.

(d) Invoice of Court Reporter or Authorized Transcriptionist.

(1) An invoice submitted by the court reporter or authorized transcriptionist should be titled

"Invoice of Court Reporter or Authorized Transcriptionist--Indigent Case." The invoice must

state the number of pages transcribed and the billing rate per page. The billing rate must be at the

rate per page or line page equivalent set by the Supreme Court for the original and one copy of

that portion of the report of proceedings ordered by the superior court. Additional copies which

have been authorized and ordered from the reporter or authorized transcriptionist must be

charged for as though reproduced by the most economical method available to the reporter or

authorized transcriptionist.

(e) Invoice of Superior Court Clerk. An invoice submitted by the superior court clerk

should be titled "Invoice of Superior Court Clerk--Indigent Case." The invoice must itemize the

clerk's charges for the preparation of the record ordered by counsel for the indigent or the trial

court and list the actual expenses of the clerk for transmittal of those portions of the record. The

superior court clerk shall certify the clerk's invoice as follows:

I hereby certify that the items listed in this invoice are correct charges for the preparation of

those portions of the record ordered by counsel or the trial court and for the actual expense of

transmittal of those portions of the record.