RCW 72.23.050
Superintendent as witness—Exemptions from military duty.
The superintendent shall not be required to attend any court as a witness in a civil or juvenile court proceedings, but parties desiring his or her testimony can take and use his or her deposition; nor shall he or she be required to attend as a witness in any criminal case, unless the court before which his or her testimony shall be desired shall, upon being satisfied of the materiality of his or her testimony require his or her attendance; and, in time of peace, he, she, and all other persons employed at the hospital shall be exempt from performing military duty; and the certificate of the superintendent shall be evidence of such employment.
[ 2012 c 117 § 464; 1979 ex.s. c 135 § 5; 1959 c 28 § 72.23.050. Prior: 1951 c 139 § 9. Formerly RCW 71.02.520.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 135: See note following RCW 2.36.080.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 72.23 - Public and Private Facilities for Mentally Ill.
72.23.020 - State hospitals designated.
72.23.030 - Superintendent—Powers—Direction of clinical care, exception.
72.23.035 - Background checks of prospective employees.
72.23.050 - Superintendent as witness—Exemptions from military duty.
72.23.080 - Voluntary patients—Legal competency—Record.
72.23.100 - Voluntary patients—Policy—Duration.
72.23.110 - Voluntary patients—Limitation as to number.
72.23.120 - Voluntary patients—Charges for hospitalization.
72.23.125 - Temporary residential observation and evaluation of persons requesting treatment.
72.23.130 - History of patient.
72.23.160 - Escape—Apprehension and return.
72.23.170 - Escape of patient—Penalty for assisting.
72.23.180 - Discharge, parole, death, escape—Notice—Certificate of discharge.
72.23.190 - Death—Report to coroner.
72.23.200 - Persons under eighteen—Confinement in adult wards.
72.23.210 - Persons under eighteen—Special wards and attendants.
72.23.230 - Patient's property—Superintendent as custodian—Management and accounting.
72.23.240 - Patient's property—Delivery to superintendent as acquittance—Defense, indemnity.
72.23.250 - Funds donated to patients.
72.23.260 - Federal patients—Agreements authorized.
72.23.280 - Nonresidents—Hospitalization.
72.23.290 - Transfer of patients—Authority of transferee.
72.23.390 - Safe patient handling.
72.23.400 - Workplace safety plan.
72.23.410 - Violence prevention training.
72.23.420 - Record of violent acts.
72.23.430 - Noncompliance—Citation under chapter 49.17 RCW.
72.23.440 - Technical assistance and training.
72.23.451 - Annual report to the legislature.
72.23.460 - Provisions applicable to hospitals governed by chapter.
72.23.900 - Construction—Purpose—1959 c 28.
72.23.920 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.