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Wash. Rev. Code § 1.16.065 (2025)

"Officer."

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Whenever any term indicating an officer is used it shall be construed, when required, to mean any person authorized by law to discharge the duties of such officer.
[Code 1881 s 755; 1854 p 221 s 501; RRS s 147.]

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Reviser's note: This section was formerly a part of RCW 42.04.010. It first appeared in "An Act to regulate the practice and proceedings in civil actions" (1854 p 221 s 501), as part of chapter LIV, "Construction". It also appeared as Code of 1881 s 755 in chapter LXVII, "Of Construction", as part of the code of civil procedure.
Criminal code, officer defined: RCW 9A.04.110.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1989–2024 · leading case: Grant Cnty. Prosecuting Attorney v. Jasman, 354 P.3d 846 (Wash. 2015).
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Grant Cnty. Prosecuting Attorney v. Jasman, 354 P.3d 846 (Wash. 2015). · cites it 6× “54, § 501, at 221 (currently codified as RCW 1.16.065). ¶16 We also have no common law definition of “public officer” in the context of the forfeiture statute, RCW 9.”
State v. Hopson, 778 P.2d 1014 (Wash. 1989). · cites it 2× “It is clear, however, from former RCW 2.36.140 and RCW 2.”
Grant Cnty. Prosecuting Att'y v. Jasman, No. 90827-3 (Wash. July 16, 2015). · cites it 6× “54,§ 501, at 221 (currently codified as RCW 1.16.065). We also have no common law definition of "public officer" in the context of the forfeiture statute, RCW 9.”
U.S. Sportsmen's All. Found. v. Smith, 557 P.3d 254 (Wash. 2024). “” RCW 1.16.065. This guidance is not helpful to our analysis.”
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