§ 43.06C.005 Intent
§ 43.06C.010 Definitions
§ 43.06C.020 Office created — Purpose
§ 43.06C.030 Appointment of ombuds — Term — Other employees
§ 43.06C.040 Duties — Investigations — Complaints
§ 43.06C.050 Access to facilities, inmates, records
§ 43.06C.060 Confidentiality of correspondence, communications, investigations
§ 43.06C.070 Civil immunity — Retaliatory actions
§ 43.06C.080 Unexpected fatality review team — Duties
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 43.06C - Office of the corrections ombuds

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.