Any port district operating an airport with a police department as authorized by RCW 14.08.120 or designated as a port of entry by the federal government is authorized to appoint police officers with full police powers to enforce all applicable federal, state, or municipal statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances upon any port-owned or operated properties or operations: PROVIDED, That such police officers must have successfully graduated from a recognized professional police academy or training institution.
RCW 53.08.280
Police officers—Appointment authorized—Jurisdiction.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 92 Wash. 2d 415 - Automobile Drivers & Demonstrators Union Local No. 882 v. Department of Retirement Systems (1979)
Most recently applied in Farrare v. City of Pasco (December 1992)
1981 c 97 s 1; 1974 ex.s. c 62 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.