4.1  APPEARANCE OF DEFENDANT


Pursuant to CrRLJ 3 and 4, an attorney may enter an
appearance and/or plea of not guilty on behalf of a defendant in any
criminal non-traffic or criminal  traffic offense, if said appearance or
plea is made in writing or made in open court.  However,
if the defendant is charged with Driving Under the Influence,
Driver Under Twenty-one Consuming Alcohol, or Physical Control
of Vehicle Under the Influence, as defined in R.C.W. 46.61.502,
503 and 504, or any Domestic Violence offense as defined
in R.C.W. 10.99.020 as enacted or hereinafter amended,
the defendant must appear personally before the Court for arraignment.


{ Adopted effective September 1, 2002 }