The executive secretary of the Washington state association of elected county officials, upon written approval of a majority of the sheriffs in the state, shall file with the secretary of state a description of a standard uniform which may be withdrawn or modified by re-filing in the same manner as originally filed. A uniform of the description so filed shall thereafter be reserved exclusively for the use of sheriffs and their deputies: PROVIDED, That the filing of a standard uniform description shall not make mandatory the adoption of said uniform by any county sheriff or his or her deputies.
RCW 36.28.170
Standard uniform for sheriffs and deputies.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case West v. STATE, ASS'N OF COUNTY OFFICIALS (2011)
Most recently applied in West v. STATE, ASS'N OF COUNTY OFFICIALS (June 2011)
2009 c 549 s 4059; 1963 c 50 s 1.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.