Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

Use of Force Policy Disclaimer

The Use of Force Policy and accompanying information below are provided as-is by the law enforcement agency

Agency's use-of-force policy is consistent with the AGO model policy:
No
Why agency's use-of force policy departs from the AGO model policy:
Lauguage used in several of the model policies were not in line with our manual or practice of operations. We adopted some of the language in the AG's model policy, but not all of it. The deviation changes are listed in the additional sheet attached at the back of the scanned document.
How agency's use-of-force policy is consistent with RCW 10.120.020:
We adopted all RCW changes as were issued and they are included in each policy update.
Date policy last updated: