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RCW 36.28.020

Powers of deputies, regular and special.

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 105 Wash. 2d 499 - Boyles v. Department of Retirement Systems (1986)

Most recently applied in Yakima County Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Board of Commissioners (January 1989)

2009 c 549 s 4051; 1963 c 4 s 36.28.020

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Every deputy sheriff shall possess all the power, and may perform any of the duties, prescribed by law to be performed by the sheriff, and shall serve or execute, according to law, all process, writs, precepts, and orders, issued by lawful authority.

Persons may also be deputed by the sheriff in writing to do particular acts; including the service of process in civil or criminal cases, and the sheriff shall be responsible on his or her official bond for their default or misconduct.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.