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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.43.010 (2025)

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There shall be a department of state government known as the "Washington state patrol." The chief thereof shall be known as the chief of the Washington state patrol, and members thereof shall be known as Washington state patrol officers.
[ 1965 c 8 s 43.43.010. Prior: 1933 c 25 s 1; RRS s 6362-59.]
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Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1956–2025 · leading case: State v. Ryan, 293 P.2d 399 (Wash. 1956).
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State v. Ryan, 293 P.2d 399 (Wash. 1956). · cites it 2× “After the state had put in part of its evidence, appellant orally moved for a dismissal of the action on the ground that the arrest, by a member of the Washington state patrol, was unlawful because the statute (RCW 43.43.010 et seq. [ cf. Rem. Rev. Stat.”
State of Washington v. Tim McManis, 565 P.3d 577 (Wash. Ct. App. 2025). “RCW 43.43.010 describes the WSP as a department of state government.”
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