Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 36.16.060 (2026)

Place of filing oaths and bonds

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Every county officer, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall file his or her oath of office in the office of the county auditor and his or her official bond in the office of the county clerk: PROVIDED, That the official bond of the county clerk, after first being recorded by the county auditor, shall be filed in the office of the county treasurer.

Oaths and bonds of deputies shall be filed in the offices in which the oaths and bonds of their principals are required to be filed.

[ 2009 c 549 s 4008; 1963 c 4 s 36.16.060. Prior: 1955 c 157 s 8; prior: (i) 1895 c 53 s 2, part; RRS s 71, part. (ii) 1890 p 35 s 5, part; RRS s 9934, part.]

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1986–2024 · leading case: In re the Recall of Sandhaus, 134 Wash. 2d 662 (Wash. 1998).

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In re the Recall of Sandhaus, 134 Wash. 2d 662 (Wash. 1998). “In the third charge, respondents alleged that when Sandhaus took office, he failed to secure a performance bond as required by RCW 36.16.060. As a consequence, respondents claimed, no bond existed when the Board first sought to file a claim to recover Sandhaus’ over expenditures.”

In Re Recall of Sandhaus, 953 P.2d 82 (Wash. 1998). “In the third charge, respondents alleged that when Sandhaus took office, he failed to secure a performance bond as required by RCW 36.16.060. As a consequence, respondents claimed, no bond existed when the Board first sought to file a claim to recover Sandhaus' overexpenditures.”

Lee v. Jasman, 332 P.3d 1106 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “¶70 RCW 36.16.060, the preceding statute, reads: Every county officer, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall file his or her oath of office in the office of the county auditor and his or her official bond in the office of the county clerk: PROVIDED, That…”

Chelan Cnty. Deputy Sheriffs' Ass'n v. Cnty. of Chelan, 725 P.2d 1001 (Wash. Ct. App. 1986). “RCW 36.16.060, .070. Based upon these two criteria, the Attorney General's office concluded sheriffs' deputies hold appointive offices and are therefore excluded from the MWA.”

In re Recall of Weyrich, 554 P.3d 1202 (Wash. 2024). · cites it 3× “” Further, RCW 36.16.060 provides that “[e]very county officer, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall file his or her oath of office in the office of the county auditor and his or her official bond in the office of the county clerk.”

Safadi v. Snohomish Cnty. (W.D. Wash. 2024). “Plaintiff alleges 26 27 the warrants were invalid because the signing judge did not have her oath of office filed in 1 accordance with RCW 36.16.060, which requires all county officers to file “his or her oath 2 of office in the office of the county auditor and his or her…”

D. Angus Lee v. Jerry Jasman (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). “RCW 36.16.060, the succeeding statute, reads: Every county officer, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall file his or her oath of office in the office of the county auditor and his or her official bond in the office of the county clerk: PROVIDED, That the…”

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