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Wash. Rev. Code § 41.22.030 (2025)

Local law enforcement agencies—Volunteer chaplains authorized

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The legislature authorizes local law enforcement agencies to use the services of volunteer chaplains associated with an agency.
[ 1985 c 223 s 3.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2021 · leading case: Malyon v. Pierce Cnty., 903 P.2d 475 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995).
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Malyon v. Pierce Cnty., 903 P.2d 475 (Wash. Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 6× “[32] Plaintiff points to the legislative history of RCW 41.22.030, which authorizes volunteer chaplains for law enforcement agencies, arguing that this supports the interpretation that the constitution prohibits the expenditure of public monies for law enforcement chaplains.”
Malyon v. Pierce Cnty., 935 P.2d 1272 (Wash. 1997). “223, §§ 3, 4, codified as RCW 41.22.030 and.040, respectively. [7] The record also includes testimonial examples of the chaplains' work including: "Principal: As principal of Spanaway Junior High School I wasn't at all prepared for what I discovered when I arrived at the school…”
State Of Washington, V. Pita Dalla Ili, No. 54135-1 (Wash. Ct. App. May 11, 2021). “Additionally, later in the proceedings, juror 29 stated that he was a volunteer chaplain.”
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