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WA Rev Code § 26.28.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.28 - Age of Majority.|26.28.050 - Satisfaction of minor's contract for services.

RCW 26.28.050 Satisfaction of minor's contract for services.When a contract for the personal services of a minor has been made with him or her alone, and those services are afterwards performed, payment made therefor to such minor in accordance with the terms of the contract, is a full satisfaction for those services, and the parents or guardian cannot recover therefor.[ 2011 c 336 § 696; 1866 p 93 § 4; RRS § 5831.]
WA Rev Code § 26.28.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.28 - Age of Majority.|26.28.060 - Child labor—Penalty.

RCW 26.28.060 Child labor—Penalty.(1) Every person who shall employ, and every parent, guardian or other person having the care, custody or control of such child, who shall permit to be employed, by another, any child under the age of fourteen years at any labor whatever, in or in connection with any store, shop, factory, mine or any inside employment not connected with farm or house work, without the written permit thereto of a judge of a superior court of the county wherein such child may live, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to children employed as:(a) Actors or performers in film, video, audio, or theatrical productions; or(b) Youth soccer referees who have been certified by a national referee certification program.[ 2007 c 464 § 1; 1994 c 62 § 1; 1973 1st ex.s. c 154 § 39; 1909 c 249 § 195; RRS § 2447.]NOTES:Severability—1973 1st ex.s. c 154: See note following RCW 2.12.030.Child labor: Chapter 49.12 RCW.Employment permits: RCW 28A.225.080.
WA Rev Code § 26.28.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.28 - Age of Majority.|26.28.070 - Certain types of employment prohibited—Penalty.

RCW 26.28.070 Certain types of employment prohibited—Penalty.Every person who shall employ, or cause to be employed, exhibit or have in his or her custody for exhibition or employment any minor actually or apparently under the age of eighteen years; and every parent, relative, guardian, employer, or other person having the care, custody, or control of any such minor, who shall in any way procure or consent to the employment of such minor:(1) In begging, receiving alms, or in any mendicant occupation; or,(2) In any indecent or immoral exhibition or practice; or,(3) In any practice or exhibition dangerous or injurious to life, limb, health, or morals; or,(4) As a messenger for delivering letters, telegrams, packages, or bundles, to any known house of prostitution or assignation;Shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 2011 c 336 § 697; 1909 c 249 § 194; RRS § 2446.]NOTES:Juvenile courts and juvenile offenders: Title 13 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 26.28.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.28 - Age of Majority.|26.28.080 - Selling or giving tobacco to minor—Belief of representative capacity, no defense—Penalty.

RCW 26.28.080 Selling or giving tobacco to minor—Belief of representative capacity, no defense—Penalty.(1) A person who sells or gives, or permits to be sold or given, to any person under the age of twenty-one years any cigar, cigarette, cigarette paper or wrapper, tobacco in any form, or a vapor product is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.(2) It is not a defense to a prosecution for a violation of this section that the person acted, or was believed by the defendant to act, as agent or representative of another.(3) For the purposes of this section, "vapor product" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 70.345.010.[ 2019 c 15 § 1; 2016 sp.s. c 38 § 1; 2013 c 47 § 1; 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 437. Prior: 1987 c 250 § 2; 1987 c 204 § 1; 1971 ex.s. c 292 § 37; 1919 c 17 § 1; 1911 c 133 § 1; 1909 ex.s. c 27 § 1; 1909 c 249 § 193; 1901 c 122 § 1; 1895 c 126 §§ 1, 3 and 4; RRS § 2445. Formerly RCW 26.08.080, 26.08.090, and 26.08.100.]NOTES:Effective date—2019 c 15: "This act takes effect January 1, 2020." [ 2019 c 15 § 12.]Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.Effective date—1994 sp.s. c 7 §§ 401-410, 413-416, 418-437, and 439-460: See note following RCW 9.41.010.Severability—1971 ex.s. c 292: See note following RCW 26.28.010.Juvenile courts and juvenile offenders: Title 13 RCW.Minors, access to tobacco, role of liquor and cannabis board: Chapter 70.155 RCW.Raising the minimum legal age of sale in certain compacts, consultations with federally recognized Indian tribes: RCW 43.06.468.
WA Rev Code § 26.28.085 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.28 - Age of Majority.|26.28.085 - Applying tattoo to a minor—Penalty.

RCW 26.28.085 Applying tattoo to a minor—Penalty.Every person who applies a tattoo to any minor under the age of eighteen is guilty of a misdemeanor. It is not a defense to a violation of this section that the person applying the tattoo did not know the minor's age unless the person applying the tattoo establishes by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she made a reasonable, bona fide attempt to ascertain the true age of the minor by requiring production of a driver's license or other picture identification card or paper and did not rely solely on the oral allegations or apparent age of the minor.For the purposes of this section, "tattoo" includes any permanent marking or coloring of the skin with any pigment, ink, or dye, or any procedure that leaves a visible scar on the skin. Medical procedures performed by a licensed physician are exempted from this section.[ 1995 c 373 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 26.28.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.28 - Age of Majority.|26.28.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 26.28.900 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.[ 2009 c 521 § 69.]
WA Rev Code § 26.30.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.30 - Uniform Minor Student Capacity to Borrow Act.|26.30.010 - Definitions.

RCW 26.30.010 Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Person" means individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity.(2) "Educational institution" means any university, college, community college, junior college, high school, technical, vocational, or professional school, or similar institution, wherever located, which has been accredited by the Northwest Association of Higher and Secondary Institutions or approved by the state agency having regulatory powers over the class of schools to which the school belongs, or accredited or approved by the appropriate official, department, or agency of the state in which the institution is located.(3) "Educational loan" means a loan or other aid or assistance for the purpose of furthering the obligor's education at an educational institution.[ 1970 ex.s. c 4 § 1.]NOTES:Student financial aid program: Chapter 28B.92 RCW.
WA Rev Code § 26.30.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.30 - Uniform Minor Student Capacity to Borrow Act.|26.30.020 - Minors—Contracts—Educational purposes—Enforceability.

RCW 26.30.020 Minors—Contracts—Educational purposes—Enforceability.Any written obligation signed by a minor sixteen or more years of age in consideration of an educational loan received by him or her from any person is enforceable as if he or she were an adult at the time of execution, but only if prior to the making of the educational loan an educational institution has certified in writing to the person making the educational loan that the minor is enrolled, or has been accepted for enrollment, in the educational institution.[ 2011 c 336 § 698; 1970 ex.s. c 4 § 2.]NOTES:Contracts of minors, disaffirmance: RCW 26.28.030.
WA Rev Code § 26.30.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.30 - Uniform Minor Student Capacity to Borrow Act.|26.30.900 - Uniformity of interpretation.

RCW 26.30.900 Uniformity of interpretation.This chapter shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.[ 1970 ex.s. c 4 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 26.30.910 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.30 - Uniform Minor Student Capacity to Borrow Act.|26.30.910 - Short title.

RCW 26.30.910 Short title.This chapter may be cited as the "Uniform Minor Student Capacity to Borrow Act."[ 1970 ex.s. c 4 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 26.30.920 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.30 - Uniform Minor Student Capacity to Borrow Act.|26.30.920 - Effective date—1970 ex.s. c 4.

RCW 26.30.920 Effective date—1970 ex.s. c 4.This chapter shall take effect on July 1, 1970.[ 1970 ex.s. c 4 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.010 - Intent.

RCW 26.33.010 Intent.The legislature finds that the purpose of adoption is to provide stable homes for children. Adoptions should be handled efficiently, but the rights of all parties must be protected. The guiding principle must be determining what is in the best interest of the child. It is the intent of the legislature that this chapter be used only as a means for placing children in adoptive homes and not as a means for parents to avoid responsibility for their children unless the department, an agency, or a prospective adoptive parent is willing to assume the responsibility for the child.[ 1984 c 155 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.030 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.030 - Petitions—Place of filing—Consolidation of petitions and hearings.

RCW 26.33.030 Petitions—Place of filing—Consolidation of petitions and hearings.(1) A petition under this chapter may be filed in the superior court of the county in which the petitioner is a resident or of the county in which the adoptee is domiciled.(2) A petition under this chapter may be consolidated with any other petition under this chapter. A hearing under this chapter may be consolidated with any other hearing under this chapter.[ 1984 c 155 § 3.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.040 - Petitions—Application of federal Indian child welfare act—Requirements—Federal servicemembers civil relief act statement and findings.

RCW 26.33.040 Petitions—Application of federal Indian child welfare act—Requirements—Federal servicemembers civil relief act statement and findings.(1)(a) Every petition filed in proceedings under this chapter shall contain a statement alleging whether the child is or may be an Indian child as defined in RCW 13.38.040. If the child is an Indian child, chapter 13.38 RCW shall apply.(b) Every order or decree entered in any proceeding under this chapter shall contain a finding that the federal Indian child welfare act or chapter 13.38 RCW does or does not apply. Where there is a finding that the federal Indian child welfare act or chapter 13.38 RCW does apply, the decree or order must also contain a finding that all notice, consent, and evidentiary requirements under the federal Indian child welfare act, chapter 13.38 RCW, and this section have been satisfied.(c) In proceedings under this chapter, the adoption facilitator shall file a sworn statement documenting efforts to determine whether an Indian child is involved.(d) Whenever the court or the petitioning party knows or has reason to know that an Indian child is involved in any termination, relinquishment, or placement proceeding under this chapter, the petitioning party shall promptly provide notice to the child's parent or Indian custodian and to the agent designated by the child's Indian tribe to receive such notices. Notice shall be by certified mail with return receipt requested. If the identity or location of the parent or Indian custodian and the tribe cannot be determined, notice shall be given to the secretary of the interior in the manner described in 25 C.F.R. 23.11. If the child may be a member of more than one tribe, the petitioning party shall send notice to all tribes the petitioner has reason to know may be affiliated with the child.(e) The notice shall: (i) Contain a statement notifying the parent or custodian and the tribe of the pending proceeding; and (ii) notify the tribe of the tribe's right to intervene and/or request that the case be transferred to tribal court.(f) No termination, relinquishment, or placement proceeding shall be held until at least ten days after receipt of notice by the tribe. If the tribe requests, the court shall grant the tribe up to twenty additional days to prepare for such proceeding.(2) Every petition filed in proceedings under this chapter shall contain a statement alleging whether the federal servicemembers civil relief act of 2004, 50 U.S.C. Sec. 501 et seq. applies to the proceeding. Every order or decree entered in any proceeding under this chapter shall contain a finding that the federal servicemembers civil relief act of 2004 does or does not apply.[ 2011 c 309 § 32; 2004 c 64 § 2; 1991 c 136 § 1; 1984 c 155 § 4.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.045 - Delay or denial of adoption on basis of race, color, or national origin prohibited—Consideration in placement—Exception—Training.

RCW 26.33.045 Delay or denial of adoption on basis of race, color, or national origin prohibited—Consideration in placement—Exception—Training.(1) An adoption shall not be delayed or denied on the basis of the race, color, or national origin of the adoptive parent or the child involved. However, when the department or an agency considers whether a placement option is in a child's best interests, the department or agency may consider the cultural, ethnic, or racial background of the child and the capacity of prospective adoptive parents to meet the needs of a child of this background. This provision shall not apply to or affect the application of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978, 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.(2) The department shall create standardized training to be provided to all department employees involved in the placement of a child to assure compliance with Title IV of the civil rights act of 1964 and the multiethnic placement act of 1994, as amended by the interethnic adoption provisions of the small business job protection act of 1996. Such training shall be open to agency employees.[ 2006 c 248 § 1; 1995 c 270 § 8.]NOTES:Finding—1995 c 270: See note following RCW 74.13A.040.
WA Rev Code § 26.33.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.050 - Validity of consents, relinquishments, or orders of termination from other jurisdictions—Burden of proof.

RCW 26.33.050 Validity of consents, relinquishments, or orders of termination from other jurisdictions—Burden of proof.Any consent, relinquishment, or order of termination that would be valid in the jurisdiction in which it was executed or obtained, and which comports with due process of law, is valid in Washington state, but the burden of proof as to validity and compliance is on the petitioner.[ 1984 c 155 § 5.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.060 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.060 - Hearings—Procedure—Witnesses.

RCW 26.33.060 Hearings—Procedure—Witnesses.All hearings under this chapter shall be heard by the court without a jury. Unless the parties and the court agree otherwise, proceedings of contested hearings shall be recorded. The general public shall be excluded and only those persons shall be admitted whose presence is requested by any person entitled to notice under this chapter or whom the judge finds to have a direct interest in the case or in the work of the court. Persons so admitted shall not disclose any information obtained at the hearing which would identify the individual adoptee or parent involved. The court may require the presence of witnesses deemed necessary to the disposition of the petition, including persons making any report, study, or examination which is before the court if those persons are reasonably available. A person who has executed a valid waiver need not appear at the hearing. If the court finds that it is in the child's best interest, the child may be excluded from the hearing.[ 1984 c 155 § 6.]
WA Rev Code § 26.33.070 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.070 - Appointment of guardian ad litem—When required—Payment of fees.

RCW 26.33.070 Appointment of guardian ad litem—When required—Payment of fees.(1) The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for any parent or *alleged father under eighteen years of age in any proceeding under this chapter. The court may appoint a guardian ad litem for a child adoptee or any incompetent party in any proceeding under this chapter. The guardian ad litem for a parent or *alleged father, in addition to determining what is in the best interest of the party, shall make an investigation and report to the court concerning whether any written consent to adoption or petition for relinquishment signed by the parent or *alleged father was signed voluntarily and with an understanding of the consequences of the action. If the child to be relinquished is a dependent child under chapter 13.34 RCW and the minor parent is represented by an attorney or guardian ad litem in the dependency proceeding, the court may rely on the minor parent's dependency court attorney or guardian ad litem to make a report to the court as provided in this subsection.(2) The court in the county in which a petition is filed shall direct who shall pay the fees of a guardian ad litem or attorney appointed under this chapter and shall approve the payment of the fees. If the court orders the parties to pay the fees of the guardian ad litem, the fees must be established pursuant to the procedures in RCW 26.12.183.[ 2011 c 292 § 3; 1984 c 155 § 7.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 26.33.020 was amended by 2019 c 46 § 5034, changing the definition of "alleged father" to "alleged genetic parent."
WA Rev Code § 26.33.080 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.080 - Petition for relinquishment—Filing—Written consent required.

RCW 26.33.080 Petition for relinquishment—Filing—Written consent required.(1) A parent, an *alleged father, the department, or an agency may file with the court a petition to relinquish a child to the department or an agency. The parent's or *alleged father's written consent to adoption shall accompany the petition. The written consent of the department or the agency to assume custody shall be filed with the petition.(2) A parent, *alleged father, or prospective adoptive parent may file with the court a petition to relinquish a child to the prospective adoptive parent. The parent's or *alleged father's written consent to adoption shall accompany the petition. The written consent of the prospective adoptive parent to assume custody shall be filed with the petition. The identity of the prospective adoptive parent need not be disclosed to the petitioner.(3) A petition for relinquishment, together with the written consent to adoption, may be filed before the child's birth. If the child is an Indian child as defined in 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903(4), the petition and consent shall not be signed until at least ten days after the child's birth and shall be recorded before a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1913(a).[ 1987 c 170 § 3; 1985 c 421 § 1; 1984 c 155 § 8.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 26.33.020 was amended by 2019 c 46 § 5034, changing the definition of "alleged father" to "alleged genetic parent."Severability—1987 c 170: See note following RCW 13.04.030.
WA Rev Code § 26.33.090 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 26 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 26.33 - Adoption.|26.33.090 - Petition for relinquishment—Hearing—Temporary custody order—Notice—Order of relinquishment.

RCW 26.33.090 Petition for relinquishment—Hearing—Temporary custody order—Notice—Order of relinquishment.(1) The court shall set a time and place for a hearing on the petition for relinquishment. The hearing may not be held sooner than forty-eight hours after the child's birth or the signing of all necessary consents to adoption, whichever is later. However, if the child is an Indian child, the hearing shall not be held sooner than ten days after the child's birth, and no consent shall be valid unless signed at least ten days after the child's birth and recorded before a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1913(a). Except where the child is an Indian child, the court may enter a temporary order giving custody of the child to the prospective adoptive parent, if a preplacement report has been filed, or to the department or agency to whom the child will be relinquished pending the court's hearing on the petition. If the child is an Indian child, the court may enter a temporary custody order under this subsection only if the requirements of 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1913(a) regarding voluntary foster care placement have been satisfied.(2) Notice of the hearing shall be served on any relinquishing parent or *alleged father, and the department or agency in the manner prescribed by RCW 26.33.310. If the child is an Indian child, notice of the hearing shall also be served on the child's tribe in the manner prescribed by RCW 26.33.310.(3) The court may require the parent to appear personally and enter his or her consent to adoption on the record. However, if the child is an Indian child, the court shall require the consenting parent to appear personally before a court of competent jurisdiction to enter on the record his or her consent to the relinquishment or adoption. The court shall determine that any written consent has been validly executed, and if the child is an Indian child, such court shall further certify that the requirements of 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1913(a) have been satisfied. If the court determines it is in the best interests of the child, the court shall approve the petition for relinquishment.(4) If the court approves the petition, it shall award custody of the child to the department, agency, or prospective adoptive parent, who shall be appointed legal guardian. The legal guardian shall be financially responsible for support of the child until further order of the court. The court shall also enter an order pursuant to RCW 26.33.130 terminating the parent-child relationship of the parent and the child.(5) An order of relinquishment to an agency or the department shall include an order authorizing the agency to place the child with a prospective adoptive parent.[ 1987 c 170 § 4; 1985 c 421 § 2; 1984 c 155 § 9.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 26.33.020 was amended by 2019 c 46 § 5034, changing the definition of "alleged father" to "alleged genetic parent."Severability—1987 c 170: See note following RCW 13.04.030.