Full text of Washington Revised Code of Washington § 43.89.010 — Communications network — Establishment — Use — Charges — Duties of chief of state patrol., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43.89.010. Communications network — Establishment — Use — Charges — Duties of chief of state patrol.
The chief of the Washington state patrol is hereby authorized to establish a communications network which will inter-connect the law enforcement agencies of the state and its political subdivisions into a unified written communications system. The chief of the Washington state patrol is authorized to lease or purchase such facilities and equipment as may be necessary to establish and maintain the communications network.
(1) The communications network shall be used exclusively for the official business of the state, and the official business of any city, county, city and county, or other public agency.
(2) This section does not prohibit the occasional use of the state's communications network by any other state or public agency thereof when the messages transmitted relate to the enforcement of the criminal laws of the state.
(3) The chief of the Washington state patrol shall fix the monthly operational charge to be paid by any department or agency of state government, or any city, county, city and county, or other public agency participating in the communications network: PROVIDED, That in computing charges to be made against a city, county, or city and county the state shall bear at least fifty percent of the costs of such service as its share in providing a modern unified communications network to the law enforcement agencies of the state. Of the fees collected pursuant to this section, one-half shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund and one-half shall be deposited in the state patrol highway account. However, for the 2009-2011 fiscal biennium the fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.
(4) The chief of the Washington state patrol is authorized to arrange for the connection of the communications network with the law enforcement communications system of any adjacent state, or the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
Notes
Effective date—2010 1st sp.s. c 37: See note following RCW
13.06.050.
Effective dates—2000 2nd sp.s. c 4 ss 4-10: "(1) Sections 4 and 7 through 10 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect July 1, 2000.
(2) Section 5 of this act takes effect September 1, 2000.
Effective dates—1993 sp.s. c 23: "This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [May 28, 1993], except for sections 60 and 61, which shall take effect January 1, 1994." [
1993 sp.s. c 23 s 65.]
Effective date—1965 ex.s. c 60: "This 1965 amendatory act shall take effect on July 1, 1965." [
1965 ex.s. c 60 s 6.]
Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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