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Wash. Rev. Code § 41.14.100 (2026)

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An applicant for a position of any kind under civil service under the provisions of this chapter, must be a citizen of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, or a deferred action for childhood arrivals recipient. An applicant for a position of any kind under civil service under the provisions of this chapter must be able to speak, read, and write the English language.
An application for a position with a law enforcement agency may be rejected if the law enforcement agency deems that it does not have the resources to conduct the background investigation required pursuant to chapter 43.101 RCW. Resources means materials, funding, and staff time. Nothing in this section impairs an applicant's rights under state antidiscrimination laws.
[ 2024 c 330 s 7; 2018 c 32 s 3; 1963 c 95 s 3; 1959 c 1 s 10 (Initiative Measure No. 23, approved November 4, 1958).]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1971–1978 · leading case: Hsieh v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of Seattle, 488 P.2d 515 (Wash. 1971).
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Hsieh v. Civil Serv. Comm'n of Seattle, 488 P.2d 515 (Wash. 1971). · cites it 2× “030); and civil service sheriff's personnel (RCW 41.14.100), and chief and deputy mine inspectors for the state.”
Green v. Cowlitz Cnty. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 577 P.2d 141 (Wash. Ct. App. 1978). “The legislative concern that the act be fairly and equally administered to all who qualify by citizenship and *217 by being conversant with the English language (RCW 41.14.100), is evidenced by RCW 41.14.”
O'Brien v. King Cnty. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 544 P.2d 1254 (Wash. Ct. App. 1976). “Other than to provide that “[a]n applicant for a position of any kind under civil service, must be a citizen of the United States who can read and write the English language” (RCW 41.14.100), the enactment prescribes no qualifications for employees of county sheriffs.”
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