Please Support adding #NoMorePoliceSexualAbuse 2-WA STATE HOUSE BILL1825 WA Legislation 2015

HOUSE BILL 1825 WILL HELP STOP THE "BAD" POLICE FROM ABUSING US! And gain back the public's trust & respect our "Good" Police have earned. 
Sponsors: Representatives Parker, Goodman, Hawkins, Kretz, Kagi, Fagan, Warnick

Rep. Kevin Parker(R)  

6th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT 

Olympia Office: 421 John L. O'Brien Building

PO Box 40600 Olympia, WA 98504-0600

(360) 786-7922
District Office: 10 N Post St Ste 648 Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 455-7225

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HOUSE BILL 1825 Lists many reasons for actions to be taken against a "misconduct" officer. Now it's time for "Sexual Misconducts" to be added to the list. 
For Example:

1. Using power of their badge for the Purposes of Sexual Nature!

2. Making Threats of ARREST for the Purposes of Sexual Nature!

3. Using Sexual Favors as a "trade off" for NO Criminal Arrest!

4. LYING for the purposes of "Covering Up" Sexual Abuse of our Citizens.

5. POLICE INTIMIDATION for the Purposes of Sexual Nature!

6. Using ANY POLICE Equipment for the Purposes of Sexual Nature!

Senator Mike Padden (R)  4th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT District Office: 11707 E Sprague Ave Ste #305 Spokane Valley, WA 99206 (509) 921-2460 Olympia Office: 105 Irv Newhouse Building PO Box 40404 Olympia, WA 98504-0404 (360) 786-7606 E-mail History of the Bill| 1 AN ACT Relating to the removal and discharge of peace officers; 2 amending RCW 41.12.080, 41.14.110, and 43.43.070; and adding a new 3 section to chapter 43.101 RCW. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

5 Sec. 1. RCW 41.12.080 and 2007 c 218 s 13 are each amended to read 

6 as follows: 

7 (1) The tenure of everyone holding an office, place, position or 

8 employment under the provisions of this chapter shall be only during 

9 good behavior, and except as provided in subsection (2) of this 

10 section, any such person may be removed or discharged, suspended 

11 without pay, demoted, or reduced in rank, or deprived of vacation 

12 privileges or other special privileges for any of the following 

13 reasons: 

14 (((1))) (a) Incompetency, inefficiency or inattention to or 

15 dereliction of duty; 

16 (((2))) (b) Dishonesty, intemperance, immoral conduct, 

17 insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public, or a fellow 

18 employee, or any other act of omission or commission tending to injure 

19 the public service; or any other willful failure on the part of the 

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1 employee to properly conduct himself or herself; or any willful 

2 violation of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulation 

3 to be adopted hereunder; 

4 (((3))) (c) Mental or physical unfitness for the position which the 

5 employee holds; 

6 (((4))) (d) Dishonest, disgraceful, immoral or prejudicial conduct; 

7 (((5))) (e) Drunkenness or use of intoxicating liquors, narcotics, 

8 or any other habit forming drug, liquid or preparation to such extent 

9 that the use thereof interferes with the efficiency or mental or 

10 physical fitness of the employee, or which precludes the employee from 

11 properly performing the function and duties of any position under civil 

12 service; 

13 (((6))) (f) Conviction of a felony, or a misdemeanor, involving 

14 moral turpitude; 

15 (((7))) (g) Any other act or failure to act which in the judgment 

16 of the civil service commissioners is sufficient to show the offender 

17 to be an unsuitable and unfit person to be employed in the public 

18 service. 

19 (2) If an employer removes or discharges a person who holds an 

20 office, place, position, or employment under this chapter for 

21 committing an illegal act or an act of dishonesty or untruthfulness, 

22 and an arbitrator finds that the employer established that the person 

23 engaged in the act or acts by clear and convincing evidence, the 

24 employer is deemed to have had just cause for the  removal or discharge, 

25 and the arbitrator may not overturn the removal or discharge. 

26 (3) For purposes of this section, "illegal act" and an "act of 

27 dishonesty or untruthfulness" mean the same as defined in section 4 of 

28 this act. 

29 Sec. 2. RCW 41.14.110 and 2012 c 117 s 14 are each amended to read 

30 as follows: 

31 (1) The tenure of every person holding an office, place, position, 

32 or employment under the provisions of this chapter shall be only during 

33 good behavior, and except as provided in subsection (2) of this 

34 section, any such person may be removed or discharged, suspended 

35 without pay, demoted, or reduced in rank, or deprived of vacation 

36 privileges or other special privileges for any of the following 

37 reasons: 

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1 (((1))) (a) Incompetency, inefficiency, or inattention to, or 

2 dereliction of duty; 

3 (((2))) (b) Dishonesty, intemperance, immoral conduct, 

4 insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public, or a fellow 

5 employee, or any other act of omission or commission tending to injure 

6 the public service; or any other willful failure on the part of the 

7 employee to properly conduct himself or herself; or any willful 

8 violation of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and 

9 regulations to be adopted hereunder; 

10 (((3))) (c) Mental or physical unfitness for the position which the 

11 employee holds; 

12 (((4))) (d) Dishonest, disgraceful, or prejudicial conduct; 

13 (((5))) (e) Drunkenness or use of intoxicating liquors, narcotics, 

14 or any other habit forming drug, liquid, or preparation to such extent 

15 that the use thereof interferes with the efficiency or mental or 

16 physical fitness of the employee, or which precludes the employee from 

17 properly performing the function and duties of any position under civil 

18 service; 

19 (((6))) (f) Conviction of a felony, or a misdemeanor involving 

20 moral turpitude; 

21 (((7))) (g) Any other act or failure to act which in the judgment 

22 of the civil service commission is sufficient to show the offender to 

23 be an unsuitable and unfit person to be employed in the public service. 

24 (2) If an employer removes or discharges a person who holds an 

25 office, place, position, or employment under this chapter for 

26 committing an illegal act or an act of dishonesty or untruthfulness, 

27 and an arbitrator finds that the employer established that the person 

28 engaged in the act or acts by clear and convincing evidence, the 

29 employer is deemed to have had just cause for the  removal or discharge, 

30 and the arbitrator may not overturn the  removal or discharge. 

31 (3) For purposes of this section, "illegal act" and an "act of 

32 dishonesty or untruthfulness" mean the same as defined in section 4 of 

33 this act. 

34 Sec. 3. RCW 43.43.070 and 1984 c 141 s 2 are each amended to read 

35 as follows: 

36 (1) Discharge of any officer with probationary status and 

37 discharge, demotion, or suspension of any officer with nonprobationary 

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1 status shall be only for cause, which shall be clearly stated in a 

2 written complaint, sworn to by the person preferring the charges, and 

3 served upon the officer complained of. 

4 (2)  Femoval or discharge of any officer for committing an illegal 

5 act or an act of dishonesty or untruthfulness established by clear and 

6 convincing evidence shall be deemed to satisfy the reasonableness and 

7 lawfulness standard set forth in RCW 43.43.100. 

8 (3) Upon being ((so)) served with a written complaint, any such 

9 officer shall be entitled to a public hearing before a trial board 

10 consisting of two Washington state patrol officers of the rank of 

11 captain, and one officer of equal rank with the officer complained of, 

12 who shall be selected by the chief of the Washington state patrol by 

13 lot from the roster of the patrol. In the case of complaint by an 

14 officer, such officer shall not be a member of the trial board. 

15 (4) For purposes of this section, "illegal act" and an "act of 

16 dishonesty or untruthfulness" mean the same as defined in section 4 of 

17 this act. 

18 NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 43.101 RCW 

19 to read as follows: 

20 (1) If an employer removes or discharges a person who holds an 

21 office, place, position, or employment under this chapter for 

22 committing an illegal act or an act of dishonesty or untruthfulness, 

23 and an arbitrator finds that the employer established that the person 

24 engaged in the act or acts by clear and convincing evidence, the 

25 employer is deemed to have had just cause for the  removal or discharge, 

26 and the arbitrator may not overturn the  removal or discharge. 

27 (2) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 

28 following meanings: 

29 (a) "Illegal act" means the commission of a crime involving moral 

30 turpitude in the discharge of the person's official duties, including 

31 but not limited to: A violent offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030; a 

32 sex offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030; theft, as defined in RCW 

33 9A.56.030 through 9A.56.050; fraud under chapter 9A.60 RCW; malicious 

34 mischief, as defined in RCW 9A.48.070 through 9A.48.090; and indecent 

35 exposure, as defined in RCW 9A.88.010. 

36 (b) "An act of dishonesty or untruthfulness" means intentionally 

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1 making a false statement in response to a direct question in an 

2 official investigation or disciplinary process or intentionally making 

3 a false statement in an official public document. 

4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. If any provision of this act or its 

5 application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 

6 remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other 

7 persons or circumstances is not affected.