Community Service Workers Coverage Legislation
RCW 51.12.045 Offenders performing community service.
Offenders
performing community services pursuant to court order or under RCW 13.40.080
may be deemed employees and/or workers under this title at the option
of the state, county, city, town, or non profit organization under whose
authorization the services are performed. Any premiums or assessments
due under this title for community services work shall be the obligation
of and be paid for by the state agency, county, city, town, or non profit
organization for which the offender performed the community services.
Coverage commences when a state agency, county, city, town, or non profit
organization has given notice to the director that it wishes to cover
offenders performing community services before the occurrence of an injury
or contraction of an occupational disease.
[1986 c 193 § 1; 1984 c 24 § 4; 1981 c 266 § 1.]
RCW 35.21.209 Liability insurance and workers' compensation for offenders performing court-ordered community service.
The
legislative authority of a city or town may purchase liability insurance
in an amount it deems reasonable to protect the city or town, its officers,
and employees against liability for the wrongful acts of offenders or
injury or damage incurred by offenders in the course of court-ordered
community service, and may elect to treat offenders as employees and/or
workers under Title 51 RCW.
[1984 c 24 § 1.]
RCW 35A.21.220 Liability insurance and workers' compensation for offenders performing court-ordered community service.
The
legislative authority of a code city may purchase liability insurance
in an amount it deems reasonable to protect the code city, its officers,
and employees against liability for the wrongful acts of offenders or
injury or damage incurred by offenders in the course of court-ordered
community service, and may elect to treat offenders as employees and/or
workers under Title 51 RCW.
[1984 c 24 § 2.]
RCW 36.16.139 Liability insurance and workers' compensation for offenders performing court-ordered community service.
The
legislative authority of a county may purchase liability insurance in
an amount it deems reasonable to protect the county, its officers, and
employees against liability for the wrongful acts of offenders or injury
or damage incurred by offenders in the course of community service imposed
by court order or pursuant to RCW 13.40.080. The legislative authority
of a county may elect to treat offenders as employees and/or workers under
Title 51 RCW.
[1984 c 24 § 3.]