Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 36 Counties - Chapter 36.16 County Officers -- General

36.16.010 Time of election
The election of county and precinct officers shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 1922; and every four years ...

36.16.020 Term of county and precinct officers
The term of office of all county and precinct officers shall be four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and assume office ...

36.16.030 Elective county officers enumerated
Except as provided elsewhere in this section, in every county there shall be elected from among the qualified voters of the county a county assessor, ...

36.16.032 Offices of auditor and clerk may be combined in counties with populations of less than five thousand -- Salary
The office of county auditor may be combined with the office of county clerk in each county with a population of less than five thousand ...

36.16.040 Oath of office
Every person elected to county office shall before he enters upon the duties of his office take and subscribe an oath or affirmation that he ...

36.16.050 Official bonds
Every county official before he or she enters upon the duties of his or her office shall furnish a bond conditioned that he or she ...

36.16.060 Place of filing oaths and bonds
Every county officer, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall file his oath of office in the office of the county auditor and ...

36.16.070 Deputies and employees
In all cases where the duties of any county office are greater than can be performed by the person elected to fill it, the officer ...

36.16.087 Deputies and employees -- County treasurer -- Prior deeds validated
In all cases in which the county treasurer of any county in the state of Washington shall have executed a tax deed or deeds prior ...

36.16.090 Office space
The boards of county commissioners of the several counties of the state shall provide a suitable furnished office for each of the county officers in ...

36.16.100 Offices to be open certain days and hours
All county and precinct offices shall be kept open for the transaction of business during such days and hours as the board of county commissioners ...

36.16.110 Vacancies in office
The county legislative authority in each county shall, at its next regular or special meeting after being appraised of any vacancy in any county, township, ...

36.16.115 Vacancy in partisan elective office -- Appointment of acting official
Where a vacancy occurs in any partisan county elective office, other than a member of the county legislative authority, the county legislative authority may appoint ...

36.16.120 Officers must complete business
All county officers shall complete the business of their offices, to the time of the expiration of their respective terms, and in case any officer, ...

36.16.125 Elected officials -- Abandonment of responsibilities -- Declaratory judgment -- Compensation denied during abandonment
The county legislative authority of a county may cause an action to be filed in the superior court of that county for a declaratory judgment ...

36.16.130 Group false arrest insurance for law enforcement personnel
Any county may contract with an insurance company authorized to do business in this state to provide group false arrest insurance for its law enforcement ...

36.16.136 Liability insurance for officers and employees
The board of county commissioners of each county may purchase liability insurance with such limits as they may deem reasonable for the purpose of protecting ...

36.16.138 Liability insurance for officers and employees of municipal corporations and political subdivisions authorized
Any board of commissioners, council, or board of directors or other governing board of any county, city, town, school district, port district, public utility district, ...

36.16.139 Insurance and workers' compensation for offenders performing community restitution
The legislative authority of a county may purchase liability insurance in an amount it deems reasonable to protect the county, its officers, and employees against ...

36.16.140 Public auction sales, where held
Public auction sales of property conducted by or for the county shall be held at such places as the county legislative authority may direct.[1991 c ...