Police forces for universities and The Evergreen State College—Authorized.
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 77 Wash. App. 934 - Johnson v. State (1995)
Most recently applied in 90 Wash. App. 501 - Washington Federation of State Employees v. Department of Social & Health Services (March 1998)
1977 ex.s. c 169 s 24; 1969 ex.s. c 223 s 28B.10.550
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The boards of regents of the state universities, and the boards of trustees of the regional universities or of The Evergreen State College, acting independently and each on behalf of its own institution:
(1) May each establish a police force for its own institution, which force shall function under such conditions and regulations as the board prescribes; and
(2) May supply appropriate badges and uniforms indicating the positions and authority of the members of such police force.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.