Other LanguagesLaw enforcement agencies can use the net proceeds of asset forfeitures under RCW 10.105.010 for accreditation, reaccreditation, and necessary associated training which serves to improve law enforcement activity, provided that such funding does not supplant existing funding sources. However, assets forfeited pursuant to other statutes for which the use of funds is more tightly restricted can only be used for accreditation and training purposes, if the subject matter is closely related to the purposes of the applicable forfeiture statute.
1. Community corrections officers, corrections officers, and other Department of Corrections employees who qualify as limited authority Washington peace officers are exempt from the prohibition against carrying a concealed pistol without a license to the extent that they are authorized to do so by the Department in order to carry out the law enforcement duties the Department authorizes them to perform. 2. Limited authority Washington peace officers who have retired are not authorized to carry a concealed pistol without a license.