Washington Code — 13
Browse 760 sections in division 13 of the Washington code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 13.04.005. Short title.
- § 13.04.011. Definitions.
- § 13.04.021. Juvenile court — How constituted — Cases tried without jury.
- § 13.04.030. Juvenile court — Exclusive original jurisdiction — Exceptions.
- § 13.04.033. Appeal of court order — Procedure — Priority, when.
- § 13.04.035. Administrator of juvenile court, probation counselor, and detention services — Appointment.
- § 13.04.037. Administrator — Adoption of standards for detention facilities for juveniles — Revision and inspection.
- § 13.04.040. Administrator — Appointment of probation counselors and persons in charge of detention facilities — Powers and duties, compensation — Collection of fines.
- § 13.04.043. Administrator — Obtaining interpreters.
- § 13.04.047. Administrator or staff — Health and dental examination and care — Consent.
- § 13.04.050. Expenses of probation officers.
- § 13.04.093. Hearings — Duties of prosecuting attorney or attorney general.
- § 13.04.116. Juvenile not to be confined in jail or holding facility for adults, exceptions — Enforcement.
- § 13.04.135. Establishment of house or room of detention.
- § 13.04.145. Educational program for juveniles in detention facilities — Application of chapter 28A.190 RCW.
- § 13.04.155. Notification to designated recipient of adjudication or conviction — Information exempt from disclosure.
- § 13.04.160. Fees not allowed.
- § 13.04.180. Board of visitation.
- § 13.04.240. Court order not deemed conviction of crime.
- § 13.04.300. Juvenile may be both dependent and an offender.
- § 13.04.450. Chapters 13.04 and 13.40 RCW as exclusive authority for adjudication and disposition of juvenile offenders — Chapter 10.22 RCW does not apply to proceedings under chapter 13.40 RCW.
- § 13.04.800. Report to legislature — 2021 c 206 ss 2 and 3; 2019 c 322 ss 2-6; 2018 c 162.
- § 72.05.170. Counseling and consultative services.
- § 72.05.210. Juvenile court law — Applicability — Synonymous terms.
- § 46.20.293. Minor's record to juvenile court, parents, or guardians.
- § 26.33.090. Petition for relinquishment — Hearing — Temporary custody order — Notice — Order of relinquishment.
- § 72.05.130. Powers and duties of department — "Close security" institutions designated.
- § 13.06.010. Intention.
- § 13.06.020. State to share in cost.
- § 13.06.030. Rules — Standards — "Consolidated juvenile services" defined.
- § 13.06.040. Application by county or counties for state financial aid.
- § 13.06.050. Conditions for receiving state funds — Criteria for distribution of funds.
- § 13.04.300. Juvenile may be both dependent and an offender.
- § 13.16.020. Lack of detention facilities constitutes emergency.
- § 13.16.030. Mandatory function of counties.
- § 13.16.040. Counties authorized to acquire facilities and employ adequate staffs.
- § 13.16.050. Federal or state aid.
- § 13.16.060. Statutory debt limits may be exceeded.
- § 13.16.070. Bonds may be issued without vote of electors.
- § 13.16.080. Allocation of budgeted funds.
- § 13.16.100. Motion pictures.
- § 13.40.038. County juvenile detention facilities — Policy — Detention and risk assessment standards.
- § 18.29.056. Employment by health care facilities authorized — Limitations — Requirements for services performed in senior centers.
- § 13.20.010. Board of managers — Appointment authorized — Composition.
- § 13.20.020. Terms of office — Removal — Vacancies.
- § 13.20.030. Chair — Quorum — Organization — Rules of procedure.
- § 13.20.040. Powers and duties of board.
- § 13.20.050. Compensation of members.
- § 13.20.060. Transfer of administration of juvenile court services to county executive — Authorized — Advisory board — Procedure.
- § 18.29.056. Employment by health care facilities authorized — Limitations — Requirements for services performed in senior centers.
- § 13.22.005. Finding — Intent — 2020 c 333.
- § 13.22.010. Definitions.
- § 13.22.020. Juvenile solitary confinement prohibited — Exceptions.
- § 13.22.030. Model policy.
- § 13.22.040. Reporting requirements for the department.
- § 13.22.050. Reporting requirements for a county.
- § 13.22.060. Information reporting — Data report to the legislature.
- § 13.22.900. Conflict with federal requirements — 2020 c 333.
- § 13.24.011. Execution of compact.
- § 13.24.021. Designation of state council.
- § 13.24.030. Supplementary agreements.
- § 13.24.035. Governor authorized and directed to execute supplementary compact — Contents.
- § 13.24.040. Financial arrangements.
- § 13.24.050. Fees.
- § 13.24.060. Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers.
- § 13.24.900. Short title.
- § 13.34.010. Short title.
- § 13.34.020. Legislative declaration of family unit as resource to be nurtured — Rights of child.
- § 13.34.025. Child dependency cases — Coordination of services — Remedial services.
- § 13.34.030. Definitions.
- § 13.34.035. Standard court forms — Rules — Administrative office of the courts to develop and establish — Failure to use or follow — Distribution.
- § 13.34.040. Petition to court to deal with dependent child — Application of federal Indian child welfare act.
- § 13.34.045. Educational liaison — Identification.
- § 13.34.046. Educational liaison — Responsibilities — Background checks.
- § 13.34.050. Court order to take child into custody, when — Hearing.
- § 13.34.055. Custody by law enforcement officer — Release from liability.
- § 13.34.060. Shelter care — Placement — Custody — Duties of parties.
- § 13.34.062. Shelter care — Notice of custody and rights.
- § 13.34.065. Shelter care — Hearing — Recommendation as to further need — Release.
- § 13.34.067. Shelter care — Case conference — Service agreement.
- § 13.34.069. Shelter care — Order and authorization of health care and education records.
- § 13.34.070. Summons when petition filed — Service procedure — Hearing, when — Contempt upon failure to appear — Required notice regarding Indian children.
- § 13.34.080. Summons when petition filed — Publication of notice.
- § 13.34.090. Rights under chapter proceedings.
- § 13.34.092. Rights under chapter proceedings — Appointment of counsel — Notice.
- § 13.34.094. Description of services provided to parents.
- § 13.34.096. Right to be heard — Notice.
- § 13.34.100. Appointment of guardian ad litem — Background information — Rights — Notification and inquiry — Review and removal.
- § 13.34.102. Guardian ad litem — Training — Registry — Selection — Substitution — Exception.
- § 13.34.105. Guardian ad litem — Duties — Immunity — Access to information.
- § 13.34.107. Guardian ad litem — Ex parte communications — Removal.
- § 13.34.108. Guardian ad litem — Fees.
- § 13.34.110. Hearings — Fact-finding and disposition — Time and place, notice.
- § 13.34.115. Hearings — Public excluded when in the best interests of the child — Notes and records — Video recordings.
- § 13.34.120. Social study and reports made available at disposition hearing — Contents — Notice to parents.
- § 13.34.125. Voluntary adoption plan — Consideration of preferences for proposed placement.
- § 13.34.130. Order of disposition for a dependent child, alternatives — Petition seeking termination of parent-child relationship — Placement with relatives, foster family home, group care facility, qualified residential treatment program, or other suitable persons — Placement of an Indian child in out-of-home care — Contact with siblings.
- § 13.34.132. Petition seeking termination of parent-child relationship — Requirements.
- § 13.34.134. Permanent placement of child.
- § 13.34.136. Permanency plan of care.
- § 13.34.138. Review hearings — Findings — Duties of parties involved — In-home placement requirements — Housing assistance.
- § 13.34.141. Entry, order of disposition — Parent, guardian, or custodian of child to engage in services and maintain contact with child — Notice.
- § 13.34.142. Current placement episode — Calculation.
- § 13.34.145. Permanency planning hearing — Purpose — Time limits — Goals — Review hearing — Petition for termination of parental rights — Guardianship petition — Agency responsibility to provide services to parents — Due process rights.
- § 13.34.147. Case review panel — Creation — Duties.
- § 13.34.150. Modification of orders.
- § 13.34.155. Concurrent jurisdiction over nonparental actions for child custody — Establishment or modification of parenting plan.
- § 13.34.160. Order of support for dependent child.
- § 13.34.161. Order of support for dependent child — Noncompliance — Enforcement of judgment.
- § 13.34.165. Civil contempt — Grounds — Motion — Penalty — Detention review hearing.
- § 13.34.174. Order of alcohol or substance abuse diagnostic investigation and evaluation — Treatment plan — Breach of plan — Reports.
- § 13.34.176. Violation of alcohol or substance abuse treatment conditions — Hearing — Notice — Modification of order.
- § 13.34.180. Order terminating parent and child relationship — Petition — Filing — Allegations.
- § 13.34.190. Order terminating parent and child relationship — Findings.
- § 13.34.200. Order terminating parent and child relationship — Rights of parties when granted.
- § 13.34.210. Order terminating parent and child relationship — Custody where no one has parental rights.
- § 13.34.212. Court-appointed attorney for a child in a dependency proceeding.
- § 13.34.215. Petition reinstating terminated parental rights — Notice — Achievement of permanency plan — Effect of granting the petition — Hearing — Child support liability — Retroactive application — Limitation on liability.
- § 13.34.232. Guardianship for dependent child — Order, contents — Rights and duties of dependency guardian.
- § 13.34.233. Guardianship for dependent child — Modification or termination of order — Hearing — Termination of guardianship.
- § 13.34.234. Guardianship for dependent child — Dependency guardianship subsidies.
- § 13.34.235. Guardianship for dependent child — Review hearing requirements not applicable — Exception.
- § 13.34.237. Guardianship for dependent child — Subject to dependency and termination of parent-child relationship provisions — Exceptions — Request to convert dependency guardianship to guardianship — Dismissal of dependency.
- § 13.34.240. Acts, records, and proceedings of Indian tribe or band given full faith and credit.
- § 13.34.245. Voluntary consent to foster care placement for Indian child — Validation — Withdrawal of consent — Termination.
- § 13.34.260. Foster home placement — Parental preferences — Foster parent contact with birth parents encouraged.
- § 13.34.265. Foster home placement — Considerations.
- § 13.34.267. Extended foster care services — Maintenance of dependency proceeding — Placement, care of youth — Appointment of counsel — Case plan.
- § 13.34.268. Extended foster care services — Voluntary placement agreement — Decline — Petition for dependency.
- § 13.34.270. Child with developmental disability — Out-of-home placement — Permanency planning hearing.
- § 13.34.300. Relevance of failure to cause juvenile to attend school to neglect petition.
- § 13.34.315. Health care — Evaluation and treatment.
- § 13.34.320. Inpatient mental health treatment — When parental consent required — Hearing.
- § 13.34.330. Inpatient mental health treatment — Placement.
- § 13.34.340. Release of records — Disclosure to treating physician.
- § 13.34.350. Dependent children — Information sharing — Guidelines.
- § 13.34.360. Transfer of newborn to qualified person — Criminal liability — Notification to child protective services — Definitions.
- § 13.34.370. Evaluation of parties — Selection of evaluators.
- § 13.34.380. Visitation policies and protocols — Development — Elements.
- § 13.34.385. Petition for visitation — Relatives of dependent children — Notice — Modification of order — Effect of granting the petition — Retroactive application.
- § 13.34.390. Comprehensive services for drug-affected and alcohol-affected mothers and infants.
- § 13.34.400. Child welfare proceedings — Placement — Documentation.
- § 13.34.410. Psychosexual evaluation.
- § 13.34.420. Qualified residential treatment program — Requirements.
- § 13.34.425. Qualified residential treatment program — Placement — Hearing.
- § 13.34.430. Social study — Required information.
- § 13.34.435. Washington state center for court research — Attorney-client privilege.
- § 13.34.440. Federal waivers.
- § 13.34.800. Drug-affected and alcohol-affected infants — Model project.
- § 13.34.801. Rules — Definition of "drug-affected infant."
- § 13.34.802. Rules — Definition of "alcohol-affected infant."
- § 13.34.820. Permanency for dependent children — Annual report.
- § 13.34.830. Child protection and child welfare — Racial disproportionality — Evaluation — Report.
- § 13.34.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 13.34.901. Construction — Prevention services.
- § 74.13.036. Implementation of chapters 13.32A and 13.34 RCW.
- § 26.44.100. Information about rights — Legislative purpose — Notification of investigation, report, and findings.
- § 26.44.120. Information about rights — Notice to noncustodial parent.
- § 13.04.300. Juvenile may be both dependent and an offender.
- § 74.13.065. Out-of-home care — Social study required.
- § 74.13.170. Therapeutic family home program for youth in custody under chapter 13.34 RCW.
- § 74.13.037. Transitional living programs for youth in the process of being emancipated — Rules.
- § 13.36.010. Finding — Intent.
- § 13.36.020. Definitions.
- § 13.36.030. Guardianship petition — Requirements — Contents — Application of Indian child welfare act, federal servicemembers civil relief act, Washington service members' civil relief act.
- § 13.36.040. Hearing — Establishing guardianship — Exceptions — Conversion of dependency guardianship to guardianship.
- § 13.36.050. Court order to establish guardianship — Contents — Custody, rights, and duties — Funds, benefits — Dismissal of dependency — Letter.
- § 13.36.060. Guardianship modification — Attorneys' fees, court costs.
- § 13.36.070. Guardianship termination — Petition, affidavit.
- § 13.36.080. Appointment of guardian ad litem or attorney for the child.
- § 13.36.090. Guardianship subsidies — Eligibility.
- § 13.38.010. Short title.
- § 13.38.020. Application.
- § 13.38.030. Findings and intent.
- § 13.38.040. Definitions.
- § 13.38.050. Determination of Indian status.
- § 13.38.060. Jurisdiction.
- § 13.38.070. Notice — Procedures — Determination of Indian status.
- § 13.38.080. Transfer of jurisdiction.
- § 13.38.090. Right to intervene.
- § 13.38.100. Full faith and credit.
- § 13.38.110. Right to counsel.
- § 13.38.120. Right to examine reports, other documents.
- § 13.38.130. Involuntary foster care placement, termination of parental rights — Determination — Qualified expert witness.
- § 13.38.140. Emergency removal or placement of Indian child — Notice.
- § 13.38.150. Consent to foster care placement or termination of parental rights — Withdrawal.
- § 13.38.160. Improper removal of Indian child.
- § 13.38.170. Removal of Indian child from adoptive or foster care placement.
- § 13.38.180. Placement preferences.
- § 13.38.190. Review of cases — Standards and procedures — Compliance.
- § 13.40.010. Short title — Intent — Purpose.
- § 13.40.020. Definitions.
- § 13.40.030. Security guidelines — Legislative review — Limitations on permissible ranges of confinement.
- § 13.40.0351. Equal application of guidelines and standards.
- § 13.40.0357. Juvenile offender sentencing standards.
- § 13.40.038. County juvenile detention facilities — Policy — Detention and risk assessment standards.
- § 13.40.040. Taking juvenile into custody, grounds — Detention of, grounds — Detention pending disposition — Release on bond, conditions — Bail jumping.
- § 13.40.042. Detention of juvenile suffering from mental disorder or substance use disorder.
- § 13.40.043. Prison riot offenses — Relief from disposition.
- § 13.40.044. Infraction — Prison riot offenses vacated.
- § 13.40.045. Escapees — Arrest warrants.
- § 13.40.050. Detention procedures — Notice of hearing — Conditions of release — Consultation with parent, guardian, or custodian.
- § 13.40.054. Probation bond or collateral — Modification or revocation of probation bond.
- § 13.40.058. Fines, administrative fees, costs, and surcharges prohibited.
- § 13.40.060. Jurisdiction of actions — Transfer of case and records, when — Change in venue, grounds.
- § 13.40.070. Complaints — Screening — Filing information — Diversion — Modification of community supervision — Notice to parent or guardian — Probation counselor acting for prosecutor — Referral to community-based, restorative justice, mediation, or reconciliation programs.
- § 13.40.077. Recommended prosecuting standards for charging and plea dispositions.
- § 13.40.080. Diversion agreement — Scope — Limitations — Restitution orders — Divertee's rights — Diversion unit's powers and duties — Interpreters — Modification.
- § 13.40.082. Diversion agreements — Applicability — Underlying offense.
- § 13.40.087. Youth who have been diverted — Alleged prostitution or prostitution loitering offenses — Services and treatment.
- § 13.40.090. Prosecuting attorney as party to juvenile court proceedings — Exception, procedure.
- § 13.40.100. Summons or other notification issued upon filing of information — Procedure — Order to take juvenile into custody — Contempt of court, when.
- § 13.40.110. Hearing on question of declining jurisdiction — Held, when — Findings.
- § 13.40.120. Hearings — Time and place.
- § 13.40.127. Deferred disposition.
- § 13.40.130. Procedure upon plea of guilty or not guilty to information allegations — Notice — Adjudicatory and disposition hearing — Disposition standards used in sentencing.
- § 13.40.135. Sexual motivation special allegation — Procedures.
- § 13.40.140. Juveniles entitled to usual judicial rights — Notice of — Open court — Privilege against self-incrimination — Waiver of rights, when.
- § 13.40.150. Disposition hearing — Scope — Factors to be considered prior to entry of dispositional order.
- § 13.40.160. Disposition order — Court's action prescribed — Disposition outside standard range — Right of appeal — Special sex offender disposition alternative.
- § 13.40.162. Special sex offender disposition alternative.
- § 13.40.165. Substance use disorder or mental health disposition alternative.
- § 13.40.180. Single disposition order — Consecutive terms when two or more offenses — Limitations — Separate disposition order — Concurrent period of community supervision.
- § 13.40.185. Disposition order — Confinement under departmental supervision or in juvenile facility, when.
- § 13.40.190. Disposition order — Restitution for loss or damage — Modification of restitution order.
- § 13.40.192. Restitution and other legal financial obligations — Enforceability — Treatment of obligations upon age of eighteen or conclusion of juvenile court jurisdiction — Extension of judgment.
- § 13.40.193. Firearms — Length of confinement.
- § 13.40.196. Firearms — Special allegation.
- § 13.40.200. Violation of order of restitution, community supervision, or confinement — Modification of order after hearing.
- § 13.40.205. Release from physical custody, when — Authorized leaves — Leave plan and order — Notice.
- § 13.40.210. Setting of release date — Administrative release authorized, when — Parole program, revocation or modification of, scope — Intensive supervision program — Parole officer's right of arrest.
- § 13.40.212. Intensive supervision program — Elements.
- § 13.40.213. Juveniles alleged to have committed a prostitution loitering offense — Diversion.
- § 13.40.215. Juveniles found to have committed violent or sex offense or stalking — Notification of discharge, parole, leave, release, transfer, or escape — To whom given — School attendance — Definitions.
- § 13.40.217. Juveniles adjudicated of sex offenses — Release of information authorized.
- § 13.40.219. Arrest for prostitution or prostitution loitering — Alleged offender — Victim of severe form of trafficking, commercial sex abuse of a minor.
- § 13.40.230. Appeal from order of disposition — Jurisdiction — Procedure — Scope — Release pending appeal.
- § 13.40.240. Construction of RCW references to juvenile delinquents or juvenile delinquency.
- § 13.40.250. Traffic infraction, transit infraction, and civil infraction cases — Diversion agreements.
- § 13.40.265. Firearm, alcohol, and drug violations.
- § 13.40.280. Transfer of juvenile to department of corrections facility — Grounds — Hearing — Term — Retransfer to a facility for juveniles.
- § 13.40.285. Juvenile offender sentenced to terms in juvenile and adult facilities — Transfer to department of corrections — Term of confinement.
- § 13.40.300. Commitment of juvenile beyond age 21 prohibited — Exceptions — Commitment up to age 25 permitted under certain circumstances — Jurisdiction of juvenile court after juvenile's 18th birthday.
- § 13.40.301. Department to protect younger children in confinement from older youth confined pursuant to 2018 c 162.
- § 13.40.305. Juvenile offender adjudicated of theft of motor vehicle, possession of stolen vehicle, taking motor vehicle without permission in the first degree, taking motor vehicle without permission in the second degree — Local sanctions — Evaluation.
- § 13.40.308. Juvenile offender adjudicated of taking motor vehicle without permission in the first degree, theft of motor vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle, taking motor vehicle without permission in the second degree — Minimum sentences.
- § 13.40.310. Transitional treatment program for gang and drug-involved juvenile offenders.
- § 13.40.320. Juvenile offender basic training camp program.
- § 13.40.400. Applicability of RCW 10.01.040 to chapter.
- § 10.01.040. Statutes — Repeal or amendment — Saving clause presumed.
- § 13.40.430. Disparity in disposition of juvenile offenders — Data collection.
- § 13.40.460. Juvenile rehabilitation programs — Administration.
- § 13.40.462. Reinvesting in youth program.
- § 13.40.464. Reinvesting in youth program — Guidelines.
- § 13.40.468. Juvenile rehabilitation administration — State quality assurance program.
- § 13.40.470. Vulnerable youth committed to residential facilities — Protection from sexually aggressive youth — Assessment process.
- § 13.40.480. Student records and information — Reasons for release — Who may request.
- § 13.40.500. Community juvenile accountability programs — Findings — Purpose.
- § 13.40.510. Community juvenile accountability programs — Establishment — Proposals — Guidelines.
- § 13.40.511. Community juvenile accountability programs — Stop loss policy — Funding for juvenile courts — Report to legislature.
- § 13.40.520. Community juvenile accountability programs — Grants.
- § 13.40.530. Community juvenile accountability programs — Effectiveness standards.
- § 13.40.540. Community juvenile accountability programs — Information collection — Report.
- § 13.40.550. Community juvenile accountability programs — Short title.
- § 13.40.570. Sexual misconduct by state employees, contractors.
- § 13.40.580. Youth courts — Diversion.
- § 13.40.590. Youth court programs.
- § 13.40.600. Youth court jurisdiction.
- § 13.40.610. Youth court notification of satisfaction of conditions.
- § 13.40.620. Appearance before youth court with parent, guardian, or legal custodian.
- § 13.40.630. Youth court dispositions.
- § 13.40.650. Use of restraints on pregnant youth in custody — Allowed in extraordinary circumstances.
- § 13.40.651. Use of restraints on pregnant youth in custody — Provision of information to staff and pregnant youth in custody.
- § 13.40.660. Exchange of intimate images by minors — Findings — Work group.
- § 13.40.720. Imposition of legal financial obligations — City, town, or county authority.
- § 13.40.730. Community transition services program.
- § 13.40.735. Planned release — Notice to health care insurance provider.
- § 13.40.740. Juvenile access to an attorney.
- § 13.40.745. Program grants — Sex offender evaluation and treatment programs.
- § 13.40.900. Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521.
- § 13.04.047. Administrator or staff — Health and dental examination and care — Consent.
- § 13.04.300. Juvenile may be both dependent and an offender.
- § 13.50.010. Definitions — Conditions when filing petition or information — Duties to maintain accurate records and access — Confidential child welfare records.
- § 13.50.050. Records relating to commission of juvenile offenses — Maintenance of, access to, and destruction.
- § 13.50.100. Records not relating to commission of juvenile offenses — Maintenance and access — Release of information for child custody hearings — Disclosure of unfounded allegations prohibited.
- § 13.50.140. Disclosure of privileged information to office of the family and children's ombuds — Privilege not waived as to others.
- § 13.50.150. Confidential records — Expungement to protect due process rights.
- § 13.50.160. Disposition records — Provision to schools.
- § 13.50.200. Records of motor vehicle operation violation forwarded.
- § 13.50.250. Records chapter applicable to.
- § 13.50.260. Sealing hearings — Sealing of records.
- § 13.50.270. Destruction of records.
- § 13.50.280. Court and judicial agency records — Use for research or data gathering purposes.
- § 13.60.010. Missing children and endangered person clearinghouse — Hotline — Distribution of information — Amber alert plan, endangered missing person advisory plan, silver alert and missing indigenous person alert designations.
- § 13.60.020. Entry of information on missing children or endangered persons into missing person computer network — Access.
- § 13.60.030. Information and education regarding missing children — Plan.
- § 13.60.040. Children receiving services from department of children, youth, and families — Reporting by the department — Notification of child's whereabouts.
- § 13.60.050. Endangered missing person advisory plan.
- § 13.60.100. Task force on missing and exploited children — Findings, intent.
- § 13.60.110. Task force on missing and exploited children — Establishment — Activities.