LATERAL CORRECTIONS (CUSTODY) OFFICER

Police Custody Officer

The incumbent of this position is responsible for the safe care and secure custody of individuals confined in the Lynnwood City Jail. The employee is also responsible for transporting individuals to and from court and other jails. The position is located in the Police Department and is under the direct supervision of a Custody Sergeant. Incumbents are placed on the salary range depending on their experience.

Special Incentives: Lateral Custody Officers hired by the Lynnwood Police Department will receive a twenty five thousand dollar ($25,000) incentive. Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) will be paid upon successful completion of Phase 1 of the jail's field training (FTO) process. Five thousand ($5,000) will be paid upon upon successful completion of the field training program (FTO). Five thousand ($5,000) will be paid upon successful completion of their probationary period. Five thousand ($5,000) will be paid upon successful completion of their second year of service. Lateral custody officers are only eligible to participate in the incentive program once. Lateral custody officers will be credited with vacation accrual consistent with their prior experience up to seven (7) years of service.

Custody Officer Salary (2026 Base Wages)

Step 1 - Step 2 - Step 3 - Step 4 - Step 5

Hourly Rate - $42.5573 - $43.7633 - $45.2824 - $46.5463 - $47.9959

Per Pay Period - $3,404.58 - $3,501.06 - $3,622.59 - $3,723.70 - $3,839.67

Annual Salary - $88,519.18 - $91,027.66 - $94,187.39 - $96,816.30 - $99,831.47

Are you interested in becoming a Custody Officer but do not qualify as a Lateral Custody Officer? To learn how to become an entry Custody officer click this link to Public Safety Testing.

Essential Functions

Includes but is not limited to such essential functions as listed below:

• Books prisoners that are brought into the jail facility using supplied computer equipment.
• Fingerprints, photographs and searches prisoners.
• Maintains jail security, insuring that prisoners are properly cared for and supervised. Issues clothing and personal care items. Responsible for feeding prisoners, supervising work details and insuring that their medical needs are met. Monitors prisoner physical and mental health.
• Serves as security for the court; monitors and searches entrants as appropriate, maintains court conduct rules and removes participants if required.
• Releases prisoners from custody when told to do so by the proper authority.
• Supervises trustees assigned to cleaning the jail, police station, yard area, and any other work project performed by inmates.
• Transports prisoners to and from court and other jail facilities in the surrounding area.
• Arranges with state and adjacent counties for transport of prisoners by other agencies and completes necessary documents for prisoner transfers.
• Maintains proper security of all records stored in the jail.
• Communicates court dates to prisoners.
• Completes fingerprint requests made by the public.
• Maintains equipment used in day-to-day work and jail operations.
• Responds to internal alarms at the municipal court and front desk.
• Serves warrants and takes into custody persons who have warrants issued against them; maintains a current warrant file.
• Completes the reports and forms necessary to insure the proper accountability of evidence property including stolen, retrieved and confiscated property. Prepares forms necessary to return property to rightful owners, disposal or for police auction via the property rooms.
• Orders and maintains jail supplies and food for prisoners.
• Maintains files of fingerprint cards, inmate health records, and other prisoner records.
• Assists with work at the counter by answering questions and providing information over the phone and in person. Accepts incident reports at the counter and accepts bail money.
• Maintains correct records in the computer for each prisoner for billing, UCR, or other statistics as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Maintains regular attendance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Successful completion of the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission Corrections Officer's Academy or an equivalent out-of-state course.
• Currently working in that field (no minimum) or have worked in corrections for 12 consecutive months in the past 36 months and high school diploma or GED.

Additional Information

AUTOMATIC DISQUALIFIERS FOR POSITION OF CUSTODY OFFICER

INTEGRITY 1. Any material misstatement of fact or significant admission during the application or background process shall be disqualifying, including inconsistent statements made during the initial background interview or polygraph examination or discrepancies between this background investigation and other investigations conducted by other law enforcement agencies. In addition, any disclosures revealed by active law enforcement applicants (laterals) that reveal criminal actions or potentially damaging information to their employing agency may be revealed to their current employer. 2. Any forgery, alteration, or intentional omission of material facts on an official employment application document or sustained episodes of academic cheating. 3. As an adult, being convicted of any crime, felony or misdemeanor, involving perjury, false statements, or a crime of moral turpitude. 4. Recent or ongoing affiliation with, and/or support of, an organization or group which advocates the violent overthrow of the United States government, or whose professed goals are contrary to the interests of public safety.

ACADEMIC DISMISSAL 1. Being under current academic dismissal from any college or university where such dismissal is still in effect and was initiated within the past two years prior to the date of application. 2. Having been academically dismissed from any CJTC certified basic law enforcement academy wherein no demonstrated effort has been made to improve in the deficient areas, except: subsequent successful completion of another CJTC basic law enforcement academy shall rescind this requirement.

JUDGMENT UNDER PRESSURE 1. Admission(s) of administrative conviction or criminal convictions for any act amounting to assault under color of authority or any other violation of federal or state Civil Rights laws. 2. Any admission(s) of administrative conviction or criminal conviction for failure to properly report witnessed criminal conduct committed by another law enforcement officer.

ILLEGAL USE OR POSSESSION OF DRUGS 1. Any adult use or possession of a drug classified as a hallucinogenic within seven years prior to application for employment. 2. Any other illegal adult use or possession of a drug not mentioned above (including cocaine) within three years prior to application for employment. 3. Any illegal adult use or possession of a drug while employed in any law enforcement or military police capacity. 4. Any adult manufacture or cultivation of a drug or illegal substance. 5. Failure to divulge to the Department any information about personal illegal use or possession of drugs. 6. Any drug test of the applicant, during the course of the hiring process, where illegal drugs are detected.

*The following is a link to policy 1000 Recruitment and Selection that includes further details regarding disqualifiers.