RULE  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 client in any
criminal or traffic offense, if said appearance or plea is made in
writing or made in open court unless the defendant is charged with
Driving Under the Influence, Driver Under Twenty-one
Consuming Alcohol, Physical Control of Vehicle under the Influence or
Minor 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, in which instances the
defendant must appear personally before the court for
arraignment.


{ Adopted effective September 1, 2002 }