THURSTON COUNTY v. CITY OF OLYMPIA

No. 95586-7.

440 P.3d 988 (2019)

193 Wn.2d 102

THURSTON COUNTY, EX REL., John SNAZA, Thurston County Sheriff, Appellants, v. CITY OF OLYMPIA, City of Lacey, City of Tumwater, and City of Yelm, Respondents, City of Tenino, Respondent Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed March 14, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon Tunheim , Donald R. Peters Jr. , Thurston County Prosecutor's Office, 2000 Lakeridge Drive SW, Building 2, Olympia, WA 98502-6045, for Appellants.

David S. Schneider , Schneider Law Office, 4438 Pacific Avenue SE, Lacey, WA 98503-1119, Karen Elsa Kirkpatrick , City of Turnwater, 555 Israel Road SW, Tumwater, WA 98501-6515, Michael R. Kenyon , Kenyon Disend PLLC, 11 Front Street S, Issaquah, WA 98027-3820, Mark Edward Barber , City of Olympia, 601 4th Avenue E, P.O. Box 1967, Olympia, WA 98507-1967, Brent Frederick Dille , Dille Law, PLLC, 2010 Caton Way SW, Suite 101, Olympia, WA 98502, for Respondents.

Richard L. Hughes , Law Office of Richard L. Hughes, PLLC, 324 W Bay Dr. NW Ste. 201, Olympia WA 98502-4926, for Respondent Intervenor (City of Tenino).

John Charles Purves , Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office, 614 Division St., MS 35, Port Orchard, WA 98366-4614, for Amicus Curiae (Washington State Association of Counties).

Darcey Julia Eilers , City of Bothell, 18415 101st Avenue NE, Bothell, WA 98011-3499, Daniel G. Lloyd , Vancouver City Attorney's Office, P.O. Box 1995, 415 W. 6th Street, Vancouver, WA 98668-1995, for Amicus Curiae (Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys).


¶1 We are asked to decide whether, in the absence of a prior interlocal agreement, a county is entitled to seek reimbursement from cities for the cost of medical services provided to jail inmates who were (1) arrested by city officers and (2) held in the county jail on felony charges. We conclude it is not and accordingly...

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