Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.43.070 Discharge of probationary officers—Discharge, demotion, or suspension of nonprobationary officers—Complaint—Hearing.
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Discharge of any officer with probationary status and discharge, demotion, or suspension of any officer with nonprobationary status shall be only for cause, which shall be clearly stated in a written complaint, sworn to by the person preferring the charges, and served upon the of…
RCW 43.43.080 Criminal complaint—Authority to suspend officer—Hearing.
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When the complaint served upon an officer is of a criminal nature calling for the discharge of the officer, the chief of the patrol may immediately suspend the officer without pay pending a trial board hearing. The board shall be convened no later than forty-five days from the da…
RCW 43.43.090 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, an…
RCW 43.43.100 Review of order.
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Any officer subjected to disciplinary action may, within ten days after the service of the order upon the officer, apply to the superior court of Thurston county for a writ of review to have the reasonableness and lawfulness of the order inquired into and determined.The superior …
RCW 43.43.110 Reinstatement on acquittal.
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If as a result of any trial board hearing, or review proceeding, an officer complained of is found not guilty of the charges against him or her, he or she shall be immediately reinstated to his or her former position, and be reimbursed for any loss of salary suffered by reason of…
RCW 43.43.111 Patrol officer vehicle accidents.
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To ensure transparency, integrity, and credibility during Washington state patrol vehicle accident investigations, the agency will continue to review and reform the agency policies and procedures regarding Washington state patrol officers that are involved in vehicle accidents. T…
RCW 43.43.112 Private law enforcement off-duty employment—Guidelines.
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Washington state patrol officers may engage in private law enforcement off-duty employment, in uniform or in plainclothes for private benefit, subject to guidelines adopted by the chief of the Washington state patrol. These guidelines must ensure that the integrity and profession…
RCW 43.43.115 Real property—Sale or disposal of surplus—Distribution of proceeds.
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Whenever real property owned by the state of Washington and under the jurisdiction of the Washington state patrol is no longer required, it may be sold at fair market value, or otherwise disposed as permitted under RCW 39.33.015. Any such sale or disposal must be in accordance wi…
RCW 43.43.120 Patrol retirement system—Definitions.
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As used in this section and RCW 43.43.130 through 43.43.320, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:(1) "Actuarial equivalent" shall mean a benefit of equal value when computed upon the basis of such mortality table as may be adopted and such interest rate …
RCW 43.43.130 Retirement fund created—Membership.
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(1) A Washington state patrol retirement fund is hereby established for members of the Washington state patrol which shall include funds created and placed under the management of a retirement board for the payment of retirement allowances and other benefits under the provisions …
RCW 43.43.135 Membership in more than one retirement system.
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In any case where the Washington state patrol retirement system has in existence an agreement with another retirement system in connection with exchange of service credit or an agreement whereby members can retain service credit in more than one system, an employee holding member…
RCW 43.43.137 Reestablishment of service credit by former members who are members of the public employees' retirement system—Conditions.
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Former members of the retirement system established under this chapter who are currently members of the retirement system governed by chapter 41.40 RCW are permitted to reestablish service credit with the system subject to the following:(1) The former member must have separated a…
RCW 43.43.138 Establishing, restoring service credit.
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Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, persons who fail to:(1) Establish allowable membership service not previously credited;(2) Restore all or a part of that previously credited membership service represented by withdrawn contributions; or(3) Restore service credit repr…
RCW 43.43.139 Membership while serving as state legislator—Conditions.
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Any member of the retirement system who, on or after January 1, 1995, is on leave of absence for the purpose of serving as a state legislator, may elect to continue to be a member of this retirement system. The member shall continue to receive service credit subject to the follow…
RCW 43.43.142 Retirement board abolished—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
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The retirement board established by this chapter is abolished. All powers, duties, and functions of the board are transferred to the director of retirement systems.[ 1982 c 163 s 18.]Notes:Severability—Effective date—1982 c 163: See notes following RCW 2.10.052.
RCW 43.43.165 Board may receive contributions from any source.
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Contributions may be received by the Washington state patrol retirement board from any public or private source for deposit into the Washington state patrol retirement fund, and said contributions shall be dealt with in the same manner as other state patrol retirement funds and s…
RCW 43.43.220 Retirement fund—Expenses.
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The Washington state patrol retirement fund shall be the fund from which shall be paid all retirement allowances or benefits in lieu thereof which are payable as provided herein. The expenses of operating the retirement system shall be paid from appropriations made for the operat…
RCW 43.43.230 Total service credit.
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Subject to the provisions of RCW 43.43.260, at retirement, the total service credited to a member shall consist of all the member's current service and accredited prior service.[ 1982 1st ex.s. c 52 s 25; 1965 c 8 s 43.43.230. Prior: 1953 c 262 s 3; 1947 c 250 s 12; Rem. Supp. 19…
RCW 43.43.233 Purchase of additional service credit—Costs—Rules.
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(1) A member eligible to retire under RCW 43.43.250 may, at the time of filing a written application for retirement with the department, apply to the department to make a one-time purchase of up to five years of additional service credit.(2) To purchase additional service credit …
RCW 43.43.235 Service credit for paid leave of absence.
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(1) A member who is on a paid leave of absence authorized by a member's employer shall continue to receive service credit as provided under the provisions of RCW 43.43.120 through 43.43.310.(2) A member who receives compensation from an employer while on an authorized leave of ab…
RCW 43.43.240 Legal adviser.
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The attorney general shall be the legal adviser of the retirement board.[ 1965 c 8 s 43.43.240. Prior: 1947 c 250 s 13; Rem. Supp. 1947 s 6362-93.]
RCW 43.43.250 Retirement of members.
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(1)(a) Until July 1, 2007, any member who has attained the age of sixty years shall be retired on the first day of the calendar month next succeeding that in which the member has attained the age of sixty. However, the requirement to retire at age sixty does not apply to a member…
RCW 43.43.260 Benefits—Military service credit.
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Upon retirement from service as provided in RCW 43.43.250, a member shall be granted a retirement allowance which shall consist of:(1) A prior service allowance which shall be equal to two percent of the member's average final salary multiplied by the number of years of prior ser…
RCW 43.43.263 Effect of certain accumulated vacation leave on retirement benefits.
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RCW 43.01.044 shall not result in any increase in retirement benefits. The rights extended to state officers and employees under RCW 43.01.044 are not intended to and shall not have any effect on retirement benefits under this chapter.[ 1983 c 283 s 5.]
RCW 43.43.264 Benefit calculation—Limitation.
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(1) The annual compensation taken into account in calculating retiree benefits under this system shall not exceed the limits imposed by section 401(a)(17) of the federal internal revenue code for qualified trusts.(2) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this…
RCW 43.43.270 Retirement allowances—Survivors of disabled members—Members commissioned before January 1, 2003.
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For members commissioned prior to January 1, 2003:(1) The normal form of retirement allowance shall be an allowance which shall continue as long as the member lives.(2) If a member should die while in service, or a member leaves the employ of the employer due to service in the na…
RCW 43.43.271 Retirement allowances—Members commissioned on or after January 1, 2003—Court-approved property settlement.
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(1) A member commissioned on or after January 1, 2003, upon retirement for service as prescribed in RCW 43.43.250 shall elect to have the retirement allowance paid pursuant to the following options, calculated so as to be actuarially equivalent to each other.(a) Standard allowanc…
RCW 43.43.274 Minimum retirement allowance—Annual adjustment.
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Effective January 1, 2003, the minimum retirement allowance under RCW 43.43.260 and 43.43.270(2) in effect on January 1, 2002, shall be increased by three percent. Each January 1st thereafter, the minimum retirement allowance of the preceding year shall be increased by three perc…
RCW 43.43.278 Retirement option.
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By July 1, 2000, the department of retirement systems shall adopt rules that allow a member to select an actuarially equivalent retirement option that pays the member a reduced retirement allowance and upon death shall be continued throughout the life of a lawful surviving spouse…
RCW 43.43.280 Repayment of contributions on death or termination of employment—Election to receive reduced retirement allowance at age fifty-five.
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(1) If a member dies before retirement, and has no surviving spouse or domestic partner or children under the age of eighteen years, all contributions made by the member, including any amount paid under RCW 41.50.165(2), with interest as determined by the director, less any amoun…
RCW 43.43.285 Special death benefit—Course of employment—Occupational disease or infection—Annual adjustment.
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(1) A two hundred fourteen thousand dollar death benefit shall be paid to the member's estate, or such person or persons, trust or organization as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department. If there be no such designated pe…
RCW 43.43.286 Rights reserved to the legislature—No future contractual rights.
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The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal the reimbursement provisions of chapter 488, Laws of 2007 in the future and no member or beneficiary has a contractual right to receive any distribution not granted prior to that time.[ 2007 c 488 s 4.]Notes:Short title—2007 c…
RCW 43.43.290 Status in case of disablement.
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A person receiving benefits under RCW 43.43.040 will be a nonactive member. If any person who is or has been receiving benefits under RCW 43.43.040 returns or has returned to active duty with the Washington state patrol, the person shall become an active member of the retirement …
RCW 43.43.295 Accumulated contributions—Payment upon death of member.
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(1) For members commissioned on or after January 1, 2003, except as provided in RCW 11.07.010, if a member or a vested member who has not completed at least ten years of service dies, the amount of the accumulated contributions standing to such member's credit in the retirement s…
RCW 43.43.310 Benefits exempt from taxation and legal process—Assignability—Exceptions—Deductions for group insurance premiums or for state patrol memorial foundation contributions.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 6346-S.SL) ***(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the right of any person to a retirement allowance or optional retirement allowance under the provisions hereof and all moneys and investments and income thereof are exempt…
RCW 43.43.315 Optional actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit.
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(1) At the time of retirement, members may purchase an optional actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit from the Washington state patrol retirement fund established in RCW 43.43.130. A minimum payment of twenty-five thousand dollars is required.(2) Subject to rules adopted by…
RCW 43.43.320 Penalty for falsification.
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Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record or records of the Washington state patrol retirement fund in any attempt to defraud such fund shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.[ 1965 c 8 s 43.43.320. Prior: 1947 c 250 s 2…
RCW 43.43.330 Examinations for promotion.
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Appropriate examinations shall be conducted for the promotion of commissioned patrol officers to the rank of sergeant and lieutenant. The examinations shall be prepared and conducted under the supervision of the chief of the Washington state patrol, who shall cause at least thirt…
RCW 43.43.340 Eligible list, and promotions therefrom—Affirmative action.
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(1) The names of all officers who have passed examinations satisfactorily shall be placed on an eligible list in the order of the grade attained in the examinations. The chief, or the committee mentioned in RCW 43.43.330 at the chief's request, may determine the lowest examinatio…
RCW 43.43.350 Determination of eligibility for examination for promotion.
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Eligibility for examination for promotion shall be determined as follows:Patrol officers with one year of probationary experience, in addition to three years experience as a regular patrol officer before the date of the first examination occurrence, shall be eligible for examinat…
RCW 43.43.360 Probationary period.
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All newly appointed or promoted officers shall serve a probationary period of one year after appointment or promotion, whereupon their probationary status shall terminate, and they shall acquire regular status in the particular grade, unless given notice in writing to the contrar…
RCW 43.43.370 Staff or technical officers.
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The chief of the Washington state patrol may appoint such staff or technical officers as he or she deems necessary for the efficient operation of the patrol, and he or she may assign whatever rank he or she deems necessary to such staff or technical officers for the duration of t…
RCW 43.43.380 Minimum salaries—Report.
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(1)(a) The minimum monthly salary paid to state patrol troopers and sergeants must be competitive with law enforcement agencies within the boundaries of the state of Washington, guided by the results of a survey undertaken in the collective bargaining process during each biennium…
RCW 43.43.385 Expedited recruitment incentive program.
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(1) The Washington state patrol shall develop and implement a state trooper expedited recruitment incentive program for the purpose of recruiting and filling vacant trooper positions. Recruitment must redouble the effort to create a more diverse workforce and must also provide an…
RCW 43.43.386 Annual longevity bonus.
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(1) Beginning July 1, 2024, an eligible commissioned employee completing 26 or more years of service shall qualify for an annual state trooper longevity bonus of $15,000 on the employee's anniversary date of state employment, which shall be paid in four equal quarterly payments.(…
RCW 43.43.390 Bicycle awareness program—Generally.
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Bicycling is increasing in popularity as a form of recreation and as an alternative mode of transportation. To make bicycling safer, the various law enforcement agencies should enforce traffic regulations for bicyclists. By enforcing bicycle regulations, law enforcement officers …
RCW 43.43.395 Ignition interlock devices—Standards—Compliance.
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(1) The state patrol shall by rule provide standards for the certification, installation, repair, maintenance, monitoring, inspection, and removal of ignition interlock devices, as defined under RCW 46.04.215, and equipment as outlined under this section, and may inspect the reco…
RCW 43.43.3952 Ignition interlock devices—Officer required to report violations—Liability.
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(1) Any officer conducting field inspections of ignition interlock devices under the ignition interlock program shall report violations by program participants to the court.(2) The Washington state patrol may not be held liable for any damages resulting from any act or omission i…
RCW 43.43.396 Ignition interlock devices—Fee schedule and fee collection—Report—Fee deposit.
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(1) As part of the state patrol's authority to provide standards for certification, installation, repair, maintenance, monitoring, inspection, and removal of ignition interlock devices, the state patrol shall by rule establish a fee schedule and collect fees from ignition interlo…
RCW 43.43.400 Aquatic invasive species inspection and training.
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(1) Money in the aquatic invasive species management account created in RCW 77.135.200 may be used by the Washington state patrol for aquatic invasive species inspection training and to inspect for the presence of aquatic invasive species on aquatic conveyances that are required …