WA · rules
Wash. R. App. P. 15.6
Recovery of Public Funds
If a case on review is returned to the trial court for further proceedings and the case
involves a claim for a money judgment for the party on whose behalf public funds have been
expended, the Clerk of the Supreme Court will indicate the amount of public funds expended on
behalf of the party in the mandate or in a supplemental judgment. The amount indicated in the
mandate and supplemental judgment is a lien on any settlement or judgment obtained by the
party on whose behalf public funds have been expended. This lien must be satisfied prior to the
payment of any other amounts to the party. If a judgment is entered, the judgment should reflect
the lien imposed by this rule. The amount of the lien must be paid to the clerk of the superior
court. The clerk of the superior court shall forward all funds recovered to the director of the
Office of Public Defense, who will credit these funds to the Indigent Appeal Allotment.
References
Rule 14.3, Expenses Allowed as Costs, (c) Special rule for indigent review.
History
[Adopted effective July 1, 1976; Amended July 2, 1976; July 2, 1996.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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