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Wash. Rev. Code § 43.43.090 (2026)

Procedure at hearing

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At the hearing, an administrative law judge appointed under chapter 34.12 RCW shall be the presiding officer, and shall make all necessary rulings in the course of the hearing, but shall not be entitled to vote.
The complainant and the officer complained of may submit evidence, and be represented by counsel, and a full and complete record of the proceedings, and all testimony, shall be taken down by a stenographer.
After hearing, the findings of the trial board shall be submitted to the chief. Such findings shall be final if the charges are not sustained. In the event the charges are sustained the chief may determine the proper disciplinary action and declare it by written order served upon the officer complained of.
[ 1989 c 28 s 2; 1984 c 141 s 3; 1965 c 8 s 43.43.090. Prior: 1943 c 205 s 5; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 6362-70.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1986–1999 · leading case: Jackstadt v. Washington State Patrol, 976 P.2d 190 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999).
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Jackstadt v. Washington State Patrol, 976 P.2d 190 (Wash. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 20× “The question presented here is whether the chief may disqualify and substitute the assistant chief, a person of similar though not equal rank, when the chief has a conflict of interest.”
Sherman v. Moloney, 725 P.2d 966 (Wash. 1986). · cites it 3× “5 The chief of the patrol, Neil Moloney, was the presiding officer at the hearing, pursuant to RCW 43.43.090. 6 *878 The trial board heard 2 days of testimony from witnesses presented by the patrol in support of the charges and witnesses presented by Sherman in his defense.”
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