Any correctional employee, while acting in the supervision and transportation of prisoners, and in the apprehension of prisoners who have escaped, shall have the powers and duties of a peace officer.
RCW 9.94.050
Correctional employees.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 37 Wash. App. 255 - McLean v. Department of Corrections (1984)
Most recently applied in 89 Wash. App. 226 - State v. Dane (December 1997)
1992 c 7 s 22; 1955 c 241 s 5.
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.