Washington State

Office of the Attorney General

Attorney General

Bob Ferguson

AGO 1962 NO. 184 >

The chief of police of third class cities may not represent the city as its attorney in the prosecution of ordinance violations before a police judge but must act through the city attorney in actual prosecution.

AGO 1950 NO. 401 >

Where the county has not been certified as a local milk inspection service unit, the State Uniform Milk Fluid Act does not deprive the county appeal board of its powers to review degrading orders of the local health officer made in compliance with the local ordinance and not inconsistent with the provisions of the State Act.

AGO 1953 NO. 491 >

An ordinance requiring persons previously convicted of certain specified crimes to register with police upon coming within a city is constitutional.