RCW 1.16.065'Officer.'Whenever any term indicating an officer is used it shall be construed, when required, to mean any person authorized by law to discharge the duties of such officer.[Code 1881 s 755; 1854 p 221 s 501; RRS s 147.]NOTES:Reviser's note: This section was formerly a part of RCW 42.04.010. It first appeared in 'An Act to regulate the practice and proceedings in civil actions' (1854 p 221 s 501), as part of chapter LIV, 'Construction'. It also appeared as Code of 1881 s 755 in chapter LXVII, 'Of Construction', as part of the code of civil procedure.Criminal code, officer defined: RCW 9A.04.110.
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