# RCW 41.14.020: RCW 41.14.020: Terms defined

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S020

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 41.14.020
- **Heading:** RCW 41.14.020: Terms defined
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 020

## Text

Definition of terms: (1) "Appointing power" means the county sheriff who is invested by law with power and authority to select, appoint, or employ any deputy, deputies, or other necessary employees subject to civil service; (2) "Appointment" includes all means of selecting, appointing, or employing any person to any office, place, position, or employment subject to civil service; (3) "Commission" means the civil service commission, or combined county civil service commission, herein created, and "commissioner" means any one of the members of any such commission; (4) "County" means any county of the state, or any counties combined pursuant to RCW 41.14.040 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter; (5) "Deputy sheriff or other members of the office of county sheriff" means all persons regularly employed in the office of county sheriff either on a part time or full time basis.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 41.14.010 RCW 41.14.010: Declaration of purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S010.md)
- [RCW 41.14.020 RCW 41.14.020: Terms defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S020.md)
- [RCW 41.14.030 RCW 41.14.030: Civil service commission—Appointment, terms, qualifications, compensation, etc.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S030.md)
- [RCW 41.14.040 RCW 41.14.040: Combined system authorized in counties with populations of less than forty thousand.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S040.md)
- [RCW 41.14.050 RCW 41.14.050: Commission—Organization, meetings—Chief examiner, qualifications, duties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S050.md)
- [RCW 41.14.060 RCW 41.14.060: Powers and duties of commission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S060.md)
- [RCW 41.14.065 RCW 41.14.065: Delegation of powers and duties of commission in county with a population of one million or more.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S065.md)
- [RCW 41.14.070 RCW 41.14.070: Classified and unclassified service designated—Procedures.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S070.md)
- [RCW 41.14.080 RCW 41.14.080: Classified service—Appointment, promotion, transfer, suspension, discharge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S080.md)
- [RCW 41.14.090 RCW 41.14.090: Status of existing employees in classified service.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S090.md)
- [RCW 41.14.100 RCW 41.14.100: Qualifications of applicants for position—Law enforcement agencies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S100.md)
- [RCW 41.14.110 RCW 41.14.110: Tenure—Grounds for deprivation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S110.md)
- [RCW 41.14.120 RCW 41.14.120: Removal, suspension, demotion, or discharge—Procedure—Appeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S120.md)
- [RCW 41.14.130 RCW 41.14.130: Filling vacancies in classified service—Eligibility list—Probation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T41_C14_S130.md)

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