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RCW 43.43.010: Patrol created.

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Washington Code › Title 43 › Chapter 43 › Section 010

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There shall be a department of state government known as the "Washington state patrol." The chief thereof shall be known as the chief of the Washington state patrol, and members thereof shall be known as Washington state patrol officers.

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