WSR 15-23-042
RULES OF COURT
STATE SUPREME COURT
[November 4, 2015]
IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO RAP 15.4—CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF EXPENSE FOR INDIGENT PARTY
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ORDER
NO. 25700-A-1128
The Office of Public Defense, having recommended the expeditious adoption of the proposed amendment to RAP 15.4—Claim for Payment of Expense for Indigent Party, and the Court having considered the amendments and comments submitted thereto, and having determined that the proposed amendments will aid in the prompt and orderly administration of justice;
Now, therefore, it is hereby
ORDERED:
(a) That the new rules as shown below are adopted.
(b) That the new rules will be published expeditiously in the Washington Reports and will become effective upon publication.
DATED at Olympia, Washington this 4th day of November, 2015.
 
 
Madsen, C.J.
Johnson, J.
 
Wiggins, J.
Owens, J.
 
Gonzalez, J.
Fairhurst, J.
 
Gordon McCloud, J.
Stephens, J.
 
Yu, J.
RAP 15.4
CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF EXPENSE FOR INDIGENT PARTY
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(d) Invoice of Court Reporter or Typist.
(1) An invoice submitted by the court reporter should be titled "Invoice of Court Reporter or Typist—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 must be charged for as though reproduced by the most economical method available to the reporter. The superior court clerk shall certify the reporter's invoice as follows:
I hereby certify that the amount claimed in this invoice is for that portion of the verbatim report of proceedings ordered by the trial court; that the typing of the report is in accordance with appellate rule 9.2 (e) and (g); and that the bill is computed at the current rate per page set by the Supreme Court for the original and one copy, namely $______ per page.