The general purpose of this chapter is to establish a merit system of employment for county deputy sheriffs and other employees of the office of county sheriff, thereby raising the standards and efficiency of such offices and law enforcement in general.
RCW 41.14.010
Declaration of purpose.
Applied in 9 court decisions — leading case Davis v. Mason County (1991)
Most recently applied in 192 Wash. App. 270 - Wayne Goding, Resp/cross-app v. King County Sheriff's Office, App/cross-resp. (December 2015)
1987 c 251 s 1; 1985 c 429 s 3; 1959 c 1 s 1 (Initiative Measure No. 23, approved November 4, 1958).
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.