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Wash. Rev. Code § 41.20.040 (2026)

Additional powers of board

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The board shall, in addition to other powers herein granted, have power:
(1) To compel witnesses to attend and testify before it upon all matters connected with the administration of this chapter, in the same manner as provided by law for the taking of testimony in courts of record in this state, and its president or any member of the board may administer oaths to such witnesses.
(2) To provide for the payment from the fund of all necessary expenses and printing.
No compensation or emolument shall be paid to any member of the board for any duty required or performed under this chapter.
Each board may make all needful rules and regulations for its guidance in the administration of and in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.
[ 1955 c 69 s 2; 1909 c 39 s 12; RRS s 9590.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1954–1985 · leading case: Jeffers v. City of Seattle, 597 P.2d 899 (Wash. Ct. App. 1979).
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Jeffers v. City of Seattle, 597 P.2d 899 (Wash. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 3× “110 which suggests that any of the powers of the then existing board were in any way limited. Rather, they were expanded to include determinations as to the eligibility for benefits pursuant to RCW 41.”
Rayburn v. City of Seattle, 709 P.2d 399 (Wash. Ct. App. 1985). “060, and in making this determination it has the power to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, RCW 41.20.040(1), and is required to enter written decisions accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law, RCW 41.”
Augustine v. Bd. of Police Pension Fund Commissioners, 270 P.2d 475 (Wash. 1954). “) The board of trustees of the fund of the city of Aberdeen, ostensibly pursuant to its authority to administer the fund and the power granted it by RCW 41.20.040, “ . . . [to] make all needful rules and regulations for its guidance in conformity with the provisions of this…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 41.20.040(1) — 1 case
Rayburn v. City of Seattle, 709 P.2d 399 (Wash. Ct. App. 1985). “060, and in making this determination it has the power to compel the attendance and testimony of witnesses, RCW 41.20.040(1), and is required to enter written decisions accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law, RCW 41.”
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