§ 41.14.010 Declaration of purpose
§ 41.14.020 Terms defined
§ 41.14.030 Civil service commission — Appointment, terms, qualifications, compensation, etc
§ 41.14.040 Combined system authorized in counties with populations of less than forty thousand
§ 41.14.050 Commission — Organization, meetings — Chief examiner, qualifications, duties
§ 41.14.060 Powers and duties of commission
§ 41.14.065 Delegation of powers and duties of commission in county with a population of one million or more
§ 41.14.070 Classified and unclassified service designated — Procedures
§ 41.14.080 Classified service — Appointment, promotion, transfer, suspension, discharge
§ 41.14.090 Status of existing employees in classified service
§ 41.14.100 Qualifications of applicants for position — Law enforcement agencies
§ 41.14.110 Tenure — Grounds for deprivation
§ 41.14.120 Removal, suspension, demotion, or discharge — Procedure — Appeal
§ 41.14.130 Filling vacancies in classified service — Eligibility list — Probation
§ 41.14.140 Power to fill positions — Consent of county commissioners — Salaries and compensation
§ 41.14.150 Procedure for payment of compensation — Refusal to pay
§ 41.14.160 Leaves of absence
§ 41.14.170 Actions to enforce chapter — Duties of prosecuting attorneys
§ 41.14.180 Prohibited acts relating to registration, examination, certification — Discrimination prohibited
§ 41.14.190 Political activities regulated
§ 41.14.200 Cooperation and aid by other county officers and employees
§ 41.14.210 Funds for commission in counties with populations of two hundred ten thousand or more — County budget — Surplus
§ 41.14.220 Penalty — Jurisdiction
§ 41.14.250 City contracts to obtain sheriff’s office law enforcement services — Transfer of police department employees
§ 41.14.260 City contracts to obtain sheriff’s office law enforcement services — Transfer of police department employees into county civil service for sheriff’s office — Seniority for employment
§ 41.14.270 City contracts to obtain sheriff’s office law enforcement services — Layoffs — Notice — Time limitation for transfers
§ 41.14.280 City contracts to obtain sheriff’s office law enforcement services — Rules and regulations
§ 41.14.290 Appointment of classified employee to exempt position — Return to regular position

Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 41.14 - Civil service for sheriff's office

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.