The conviction of a public officer of any felony or malfeasance in office shall entail, in addition to such other penalty as may be imposed, the forfeiture of his or her office, and shall disqualify him or her from ever afterward holding any public office in this state.
RCW 9.92.120
Conviction of public officer forfeits trust.
Applied in 14 court decisions — leading case 74 Wash. 2d 231 - Matsen v. Kaiser (1968)
Most recently applied in 3 Wash. 3d 743 - U.S. Sportsmen's All. Found. v. Smith (October 2024)
2011 c 336 s 333; 1909 c 249 s 37; RRS s 2289.
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