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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.22 - Juvenile Solitary Confinement. › 13.22.010 - Definitions.

RCW 13.22.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Department" means the department of children, youth, and families.
(2) "Detention facility" means:
(a) Any detention facility as defined under RCW 13.40.020; and
(b) Any juvenile correctional facility under alternative administration operated by a consortium of counties under RCW 13.04.035.
(3) "Imminent harm" means immediate and impending threat of a person causing bodily injury to self or others.
(4) "Institution" has the same meaning as in RCW 13.40.020.
(5) "Isolation" means confinement that occurs (a) when a youth is separated from the youth population and placed in a room for longer than fifteen minutes for the purpose of discipline, behavior modification, or due to an imminent threat to the safety of the youth or others; and (b) in a room other than the room assigned to the youth for sleeping. Juveniles are in isolation from the moment they are separated from others until they have rejoined the population. Juveniles who are pregnant shall not be put into isolation. Maintaining appropriate gender separation does not constitute isolation.
(6) "Juvenile" means:
(a) Any individual who is under the chronological age of eighteen years; and
(b) Any individual under the chronological age of twenty-five years who is confined in an institution, including an individual confined in an institution under RCW 72.01.410.
(7) "Juvenile court administrator" means an administrator appointed pursuant to RCW 13.04.035.
(8) "Room confinement" means a juvenile is separated from the youth population and placed in a room or cell that the juvenile is assigned to for sleeping, other than during normal sleeping hours or interim rest hours. "Room confinement" does not include time a youth requests to spend in his or her room or rest periods in between facility programming. Juveniles are in room confinement from the moment they are separated from others until they are permitted to rejoin the population.
(9) "Solitary confinement" means a youth is involuntarily separated from the youth population and placed in a room or cell other than the room assigned to the youth for sleeping for longer than fifteen minutes for punitive purposes. Different terminology does not exempt practice from being "solitary confinement."
[ 2020 c 333 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.22 - Juvenile Solitary Confinement. › 13.22.030 - Model policy.

RCW 13.22.030
Model policy.
(1) The department shall, by July 1, 2021, adopt a model policy prohibiting the use of solitary confinement of juveniles in detention facilities and institutions, with the goal of also limiting the use and duration of isolation and room confinement. In determining the model policy, the department must consult with appropriate stakeholders including, but not limited to, juvenile court administrators, impacted youth, and representatives of staff. At a minimum, the model policy must include:
(a) Isolation. Isolation may only be used as a last resort when less restrictive methods have not been effective. Where needed, medical professionals must assess or evaluate any juvenile in isolation as soon as possible after the juvenile is placed in isolation, and qualified mental health professionals must evaluate and develop a care plan for juveniles placed in isolation to prevent self-harm as soon as possible after the juvenile is placed in isolation. The model policy must include measures to prevent the use of isolation, while protecting the safety and security of incarcerated juveniles and their peers, the staff of the detention facilities and institutions, other persons who work in the detention facilities and institutions, and visitors.
(b) Room confinement. Room confinement is the preferred option for maladaptive or negative behavior. Staff will use the least amount of time to meet the purpose of the intervention. The model policy must include measures to prevent the use of room confinement, while protecting the safety and security of incarcerated juveniles and their peers, the staff of the detention facilities and institutions, other persons who work in the detention facilities and institutions, and visitors.
(2) By December 1, 2021, the detention facility or institution shall review and either (a) adopt the model policy established in this section or (b) notify the department of the reasons the detention facility or institution will not adopt the model policy, including how the detention facility or institution's policies and procedures differ from the model policy.
[ 2020 c 333 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.22 - Juvenile Solitary Confinement. › 13.22.040 - Reporting requirements for the department.

RCW 13.22.040
Reporting requirements for the department.
(1) The department must compile, on a monthly basis until November 1, 2022, the following information with respect to juveniles confined in all state institutions and facilities used for juvenile rehabilitation for whom isolation or room confinement was used in excess of one hour:
(a) The number of times isolation and room confinement were used;
(b) The circumstances leading to the use of isolation and room confinement;
(c) The duration of each use of isolation and whether, for each instance of isolation, the use of isolation lasted more than four hours within a twenty-four hour period;
(d) Whether or not supervisory review occurred and was documented for each instance of isolation and room confinement;
(e) The race and age of the juvenile for each instance of isolation and room confinement;
(f) Whether or not a medical assessment or review and a mental health assessment or review were conducted and documented for each instance of isolation; and
(g) If the affected juvenile was not afforded access to medication, meals, and reading material during the term of confinement for each instance of isolation and room confinement.
(2) Until November 1, 2022, information collected under subsection (1) of this section must be compiled into a report and submitted in compliance with RCW 13.22.060(1).
(3) After November 1, 2022, the department must annually compile the information collected under subsection (1) of this section. The information collected must be posted on the department's website.
[ 2020 c 333 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.22 - Juvenile Solitary Confinement. › 13.22.050 - Reporting requirements for a county.

RCW 13.22.050
Reporting requirements for a county.
(1) A county operating a detention facility must compile, on a monthly basis until November 1, 2022, the following information with respect to the detention facility for whom isolation or room confinement was used in excess of one hour:
(a) The number of times isolation and room confinement were used;
(b) The circumstances leading to the use of isolation and room confinement;
(c) The duration of each use of isolation and whether, for each instance of isolation, the use of isolation lasted more or less than four hours within a twenty-four hour period, and, for instances lasting more than four hours, the length of time the juvenile remained in isolation;
(d) Whether or not supervisory review occurred and was documented for each instance of isolation and room confinement;
(e) The race and age of the juvenile for each instance of isolation and room confinement;
(f) Whether or not a medical assessment or review and a mental health assessment or review were conducted and documented for each instance of isolation; and
(g) If the affected juvenile was not afforded access to medication, meals, and reading material during the term of confinement for each instance of isolation and room confinement.
(2) Until November 1, 2022, information collected under subsection (1) of this section must be compiled into a report and submitted in compliance with RCW 13.22.060(1).
(3) After November 1, 2022, a county operating a detention facility must annually compile the information collected under subsection (1) of this section. The information collected must be posted on the detention facility's website.
[ 2020 c 333 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.22 - Juvenile Solitary Confinement. › 13.22.060 - Information reporting—Data report to the legislature.

RCW 13.22.060
Information reporting—Data report to the legislature.
(1) Information collected under RCW 13.22.040(2), 13.22.050(2), and 13.04.116(1)(c) must be reported to the department of children, youth, and families by December 1, 2021, and an updated report must be submitted to the department by November 1, 2022. The department must compile the reported data and, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, provide a data report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2022.
(2) Beginning in January 2023, the department shall conduct periodic reviews of policies, procedures, and use of solitary confinement, isolation, and room confinement in juvenile detention facilities and institutions. Every three years, the department shall prepare a report to the legislature summarizing its reviews.
[ 2020 c 333 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.22 - Juvenile Solitary Confinement. › 13.22.900 - Conflict with federal requirements—2020 c 333.

RCW 13.22.900
Conflict with federal requirements—2020 c 333.
If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.
[ 2020 c 333 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.24 - Interstate Compact for Juveniles. › 13.24.021 - Designation of state council.

RCW 13.24.021
Designation of state council.
Pursuant to the compact created in RCW 13.24.011, the governor is hereby authorized and empowered to designate a state council as required in Article IX of the compact.
[ 2003 c 180 § 2.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2003 c 180: See note following RCW 13.24.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.24 - Interstate Compact for Juveniles. › 13.24.030 - Supplementary agreements.

RCW 13.24.030
Supplementary agreements.
The compact administrator is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to the compact. In the event that such supplementary agreement shall require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provision of any service by this state, said supplementary agreement shall have no force or effect until approved by the head of the department or agency under whose jurisdiction said institution or facility is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the rendering of such service.
[ 1955 c 284 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.24 - Interstate Compact for Juveniles. › 13.24.035 - Governor authorized and directed to execute supplementary compact—Contents.

RCW 13.24.035
Governor authorized and directed to execute supplementary compact—Contents.
(1) The governor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact amending and supplementing the interstate compact on juveniles on behalf of this state with any other state or states legally joining therein in the form substantially as set forth in subsection (2) of this section.
(2)(a) All provisions and procedures of Articles V and VI of the interstate compact on juveniles shall be construed to apply to any juvenile charged with being a delinquent by reason of a violation of any criminal law. Any juvenile charged with being a delinquent by reason of violating any criminal law, shall be returned to the requesting state upon a requisition to the state where the juvenile may be found. A petition in such case shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in the requesting state where the violation of criminal law is alleged to have been committed. The petition may be filed regardless of whether the juvenile has left the state before or after the filing of the petition. The requisition described in Article V of the compact shall be forwarded by the judge of the court in which the petition has been filed.
(b) This amendment provides additional remedies and shall be binding only as among and between those party states which substantially execute the same.
[ 1979 c 155 § 36.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.24 - Interstate Compact for Juveniles. › 13.24.040 - Financial arrangements.

RCW 13.24.040
Financial arrangements.
The compact administrator, subject to the approval of the office of financial management, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 86 § 1; 1955 c 284 § 4.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 86: "If any provision of this 1979 act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1979 ex.s. c 86 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.24 - Interstate Compact for Juveniles. › 13.24.050 - Fees.

RCW 13.24.050
Fees.
Any judge of this state who appoints counsel or guardian ad litem pursuant to the provision of the compact may, in his or her discretion, fix a fee to be paid out of funds available for disposition by the court but no such fee shall exceed twenty-five dollars.
[ 2010 c 8 § 4005; 1955 c 284 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.24 - Interstate Compact for Juveniles. › 13.24.060 - Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers.

RCW 13.24.060
Responsibilities of state departments, agencies and officers.
The courts, departments, agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions shall enforce this compact and shall do all things appropriate to the effectuation of its purposes and intent which may be within their respective jurisdictions.
[ 1955 c 284 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.015 - At-risk youth services—Intent.

RCW 13.32A.015
At-risk youth services—Intent.
It is the intent of the legislature to:
(1) Preserve, strengthen, and reconcile families experiencing problems with at-risk youth;
(2) Provide a legal process by which parents who are experiencing problems with at-risk youth can request and receive assistance from juvenile courts in providing appropriate care, treatment, and supervision to such youth; and
(3) Assess the effectiveness of the family reconciliation services program.
The legislature does not intend by this enactment to grant any parent the right to file an at-risk youth petition or receive juvenile court assistance in dealing with an at-risk youth. The purpose of chapter 276, Laws of 1990 is to create a process by which a parent of an at-risk youth may request and receive assistance subject to the availability of juvenile court services and resources. Recognizing that these services and resources are limited, the legislature intends that counties have the authority to impose reasonable limits on the utilization of juvenile court services and resources in matters related to at-risk youth. Any responsibilities imposed upon the department under chapter 276, Laws of 1990 shall be contingent upon the availability of funds specifically appropriated by the legislature for such purpose.
[ 1990 c 276 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.020 - Short title.

RCW 13.32A.020
Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the family reconciliation act.
[ 1990 c 276 § 2; 1979 c 155 § 16.]
NOTES:
Conflict with federal requirements—1990 c 276: "If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. The rules under this act shall meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state." [ 1990 c 276 § 19.]
Severability—1990 c 276: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1990 c 276 § 20.]
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.040 - Family reconciliation services.

RCW 13.32A.040
Family reconciliation services.
(1) The department, or a designated contractor of the department, shall:
(a) Offer family reconciliation services to families or youth who are experiencing conflict and who may be in need of services upon request from the family or youth and subject to the availability of funding appropriated for this specific purpose; and
(b) Offer family reconciliation services to families or youth after receiving a report that a youth is away from a lawfully prescribed residence or home without parental permission under RCW 13.32A.082(1). If the family or youth is being served by the community support team created under RCW 43.330.726, the department or designated contractor of the department must:
(i) Still offer family reconciliation services; and
(ii) Coordinate with the community support team created in RCW 43.330.726.
(2) The department may involve a local multidisciplinary team in its response in determining the services to be provided and in providing those services. Such services shall be provided to alleviate personal or family situations which present a serious and imminent threat to the health or stability of the child or family and to maintain families intact wherever possible.
[ 2023 c 151 § 1; 2020 c 51 § 2; 2000 c 123 § 3; 1995 c 312 § 5; 1994 c 304 § 3; 1990 c 276 § 4; 1981 c 298 § 1; 1979 c 155 § 18.]
NOTES:
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
Effective date—1994 c 304: See note following RCW 28A.635.060.
Intent—1990 c 276: See RCW 13.32A.015.
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1990 c 276: See notes following RCW 13.32A.020.
Severability—1981 c 298: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1981 c 298 § 20.]
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.045 - Family reconciliation services—Data.

RCW 13.32A.045
Family reconciliation services—Data.
(1) Beginning December 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, the department shall make data available on the use of family reconciliation services which includes:
(a) The number of requests for family reconciliation services;
(b) The number of referrals made for family reconciliation services;
(c) The demographic profile of families and youth accessing family reconciliation services including race, ethnicity, housing status, child welfare history, existence of an individualized education program, eligibility for services under 29 U.S.C. Sec. 701, or eligibility for other disability-related services;
(d) The nature of the family conflict;
(e) The type and length of the family reconciliation services delivered;
(f) Family outcomes after receiving family reconciliation services; and
(g) Recommendations for improving family reconciliation services.
(2) If the department cannot provide the information specified under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall identify steps necessary to obtain and make available the information required under subsection (1) of this section.
[ 2020 c 51 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.080 - Unlawful harboring of a minor—Penalty—Defense—Prosecution of adult for involving child in commission of offense.

RCW 13.32A.080
Unlawful harboring of a minor—Penalty—Defense—Prosecution of adult for involving child in commission of offense.
(1)(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful harboring of a minor if the person provides shelter to a minor without the consent of a parent of the minor and after the person knows that the minor is away from the home of the parent, without the parent's permission, and if the person intentionally:
(i) Fails to release the minor to a law enforcement officer after being requested to do so by the officer; or
(ii) Fails to disclose the location of the minor to a law enforcement officer after being requested to do so by the officer, if the person knows the location of the minor and had either taken the minor to that location or had assisted the minor in reaching that location; or
(iii) Obstructs a law enforcement officer from taking the minor into custody; or
(iv) Assists the minor in avoiding or attempting to avoid the custody of the law enforcement officer.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant had custody of the minor pursuant to a court order.
(2) Unlawful harboring of a minor is punishable as a gross misdemeanor.
(3) Any person who provides shelter to a child, absent from home, may notify the department's local community service office of the child's presence.
(4) An adult responsible for involving a child in the commission of an offense may be prosecuted under existing criminal statutes including, but not limited to:
(a) Distribution of a controlled substance to a minor, as defined in RCW 69.50.406;
(b) Promoting prostitution as defined in chapter 9A.88 RCW; and
(c) Complicity of the adult in the crime of a minor, under RCW 9A.08.020.
[ 2000 c 123 § 9; 1994 sp.s. c 7 § 507; 1981 c 298 § 6; 1979 c 155 § 22.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Severability—1994 sp.s. c 7: See notes following RCW 43.70.540.
Severability—1981 c 298: See note following RCW 13.32A.040.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.084 - Providing shelter to minor—Immunity from liability.

RCW 13.32A.084
Providing shelter to minor—Immunity from liability.
If a person provides the notice required in RCW 13.32A.082, he or she is immune from liability for any cause of action arising from providing shelter to the child. The immunity shall not extend to acts of intentional misconduct or gross negligence by the person providing the shelter.
[ 1995 c 312 § 36.]
NOTES:
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.085 - Unlicensed youth shelter or unlicensed runaway and homeless youth program—Private right of action or claim.

RCW 13.32A.085
Unlicensed youth shelter or unlicensed runaway and homeless youth program—Private right of action or claim.
A private right of action or claim on the part of a parent is created against an unlicensed youth shelter or unlicensed runaway and homeless youth program that fails to meet the reporting requirements in RCW 13.32A.082(1) (a), (b), and (c).
[ 2013 c 4 § 3; 2010 c 229 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—2010 c 229: See note following RCW 13.32A.082.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.086 - Duty of law enforcement agencies to identify runaway children under RCW 43.43.510.

RCW 13.32A.086
Duty of law enforcement agencies to identify runaway children under RCW 43.43.510.
Whenever a law enforcement agency receives a report from a parent that his or her child, or child over whom the parent has custody, has without permission of the parent left the home or residence lawfully prescribed for the child under circumstances where the parent believes that the child has run away from the home or the residence, the agency shall provide for placing information identifying the child in files under RCW 43.43.510.
[ 1995 c 312 § 37.]
NOTES:
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.100 - Family reconciliation services for child in out-of-home placement.

RCW 13.32A.100
Family reconciliation services for child in out-of-home placement.
Where a child is placed in an out-of-home placement pursuant to *RCW 13.32A.090(3)(d)(ii), the department shall make available family reconciliation services in order to facilitate the reunification of the family. Any such placement may continue as long as there is agreement by the child and parent.
[ 2000 c 123 § 13; 1996 c 133 § 16; 1981 c 298 § 8; 1979 c 155 § 24.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 13.32A.090 was recodified as RCW 43.185C.280 pursuant to 2015 c 69 § 30.
Findings—Short title—Intent—Construction—1996 c 133: See notes following RCW 13.32A.197.
Severability—1981 c 298: See note following RCW 13.32A.040.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.110 - Interstate compact to apply, when.

RCW 13.32A.110
Interstate compact to apply, when.
If a child who has a legal residence outside the state of Washington is admitted to a crisis residential center or is released by a law enforcement officer to the department, and the child refuses to return home, the provisions of *RCW 13.24.010 shall apply.
[ 1996 c 133 § 17; 1979 c 155 § 25.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 13.24.010 was repealed by 2003 c 180 § 3, effective August 26, 2008.
Findings—Short title—Intent—Construction—1996 c 133: See notes following RCW 13.32A.197.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
Interstate compact on juveniles: Chapter 13.24 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.120 - Out-of-home placement—Agreement, continuation—Petition to approve or continue.

RCW 13.32A.120
Out-of-home placement—Agreement, continuation—Petition to approve or continue.
(1) Where either a child or the child's parent or the person or facility currently providing shelter to the child notifies the center that such individual or individuals cannot agree to the continuation of an out-of-home placement arrived at pursuant to *RCW 13.32A.090(3)(d)(ii), the administrator of the center shall immediately contact the remaining party or parties to the agreement and shall attempt to bring about the child's return home or to an alternative living arrangement agreeable to the child and the parent as soon as practicable.
(2) If a child and his or her parent cannot agree to an out-of-home placement under *RCW 13.32A.090(3)(d)(ii), either the child or parent may file a child in need of services petition to approve an out-of-home placement or the parent may file an at-risk youth petition.
(3) If a child and his or her parent cannot agree to the continuation of an out-of-home placement under *RCW 13.32A.090(3)(d)(ii), either the child or parent may file a child in need of services petition to continue an out-of-home placement or the parent may file an at-risk youth petition.
[ 2000 c 123 § 14; 1996 c 133 § 18; 1995 c 312 § 11; 1990 c 276 § 7; 1979 c 155 § 26.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 13.32A.090 was recodified as RCW 43.185C.280 pursuant to 2015 c 69 § 30.
Findings—Short title—Intent—Construction—1996 c 133: See notes following RCW 13.32A.197.
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
Intent—1990 c 276: See RCW 13.32A.015.
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1990 c 276: See notes following RCW 13.32A.020.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.125 - Temporary out-of-home placement in semi-secure crisis residential center.

RCW 13.32A.125
Temporary out-of-home placement in semi-secure crisis residential center.
In approving a petition under this chapter, a child may be placed in a semi-secure crisis residential center as a temporary out-of-home placement under the following conditions: (1) No other suitable out-of-home placement is available; (2) space is available in the semi-secure crisis residential center; and (3) no child will be denied access for a five-day placement due to this placement.
Any child referred to a semi-secure crisis residential center by a law enforcement officer, the department, or himself or herself shall have priority over a temporary out-of-home placement in the facility. Any out-of-home placement order shall be subject to this priority, and the administrator of the semi-secure crisis residential center shall transfer the temporary out-of-home placement youth to a new out-of-home placement as necessary to ensure access for youth needing the semi-secure crisis residential center.
[ 1995 c 312 § 44.]
NOTES:
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.128 - Child admitted to secure facility—Limitations.

RCW 13.32A.128
Child admitted to secure facility—Limitations.
The department may take a runaway youth to a secure facility after attempting to notify the parent of the child's whereabouts. The department may not take a child to a secure facility if the department has reasonable cause to believe that the reason for the child's runaway status is the result of abuse or neglect.
[ 2009 c 569 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.150 - Out-of-home placement—Child in need of services petition by child or parent.

RCW 13.32A.150
Out-of-home placement—Child in need of services petition by child or parent.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the juvenile court shall not accept the filing of a child in need of services petition by the child or the parents or the filing of an at-risk youth petition by the parent, unless verification is provided that the department, or a community-based entity under contract with the department, has completed a family assessment. The family assessment shall involve the multidisciplinary team if one exists. The family assessment or plan of services developed by the multidisciplinary team shall be aimed at family reconciliation, reunification, and avoidance of the out-of-home placement of the child.
(2) A child or a child's parent may file with the juvenile court a child in need of services petition to approve an out-of-home placement for the child before completion of a family assessment. The department shall, when requested, assist either a parent or child in the filing of the petition. The petition must be filed in the county where the parent resides. The petition shall allege that the child is a child in need of services and shall ask only that the placement of a child outside the home of his or her parent be approved. The filing of a petition to approve the placement is not dependent upon the court's having obtained any prior jurisdiction over the child or his or her parent, and confers upon the court a special jurisdiction to approve or disapprove an out-of-home placement under this chapter.
(3) A petition may not be filed if the child is the subject of a proceeding under chapter 13.34 RCW.
[ 2020 c 51 § 3; 2019 c 312 § 10; 2000 c 123 § 17; 1996 c 133 § 20; 1995 c 312 § 16; 1992 c 205 § 208; 1990 c 276 § 10; 1989 c 269 § 1; 1981 c 298 § 11; 1979 c 155 § 29.]
NOTES:
Effective date—Findings—Intent—2019 c 312: See notes following RCW 7.21.080.
Findings—Short title—Intent—Construction—1996 c 133: See notes following RCW 13.32A.197.
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
Part headings not law—Severability—1992 c 205: See notes following RCW 13.40.010.
Intent—1990 c 276: See RCW 13.32A.015.
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1990 c 276: See notes following RCW 13.32A.020.
Severability—1981 c 298: See note following RCW 13.32A.040.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.152 - Child in need of services petition—Service on parents—Notice to department—Petitions regarding Indian children.

RCW 13.32A.152
Child in need of services petition—Service on parents—Notice to department—Petitions regarding Indian children.
(1) Whenever a child in need of services petition is filed by: (a) A youth pursuant to RCW 13.32A.150; (b) the child or the child's parent pursuant to RCW 13.32A.120; or (c) the department pursuant to RCW 13.32A.140, the filing party shall have a copy of the petition served on the parents of the youth. Service shall first be attempted in person and if unsuccessful, then by certified mail with return receipt.
(2) Whenever a child in need of services petition is filed by a youth or parent pursuant to RCW 13.32A.150, the court shall immediately notify the department that a petition has been filed.
(3) When a child in need of services petition is filed by the department, and the court or the petitioning party knows or has reason to know that an Indian child is involved, the provisions of chapter 13.38 RCW apply.
[ 2011 c 309 § 21; 2004 c 64 § 5; 2000 c 123 § 18; 1996 c 133 § 21; 1995 c 312 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Intent—Construction—1996 c 133: See notes following RCW 13.32A.197.
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.170 - Out-of-home placement—Fact-finding hearing.

RCW 13.32A.170
Out-of-home placement—Fact-finding hearing.
(1) The court shall hold a fact-finding hearing to consider a proper child in need of services petition, giving due weight to the intent of the legislature that families have the right to place reasonable restrictions and rules upon their children, appropriate to the individual child's developmental level. The court may appoint legal counsel and/or a guardian ad litem to represent the child and advise parents of their right to be represented by legal counsel. At the commencement of the hearing, the court shall advise the parents of their rights as set forth in RCW 13.32A.160(1). If the court approves or denies a child in need of services petition, a written statement of the reasons must be filed.
(2) The court may approve an order stating that the child shall be placed in a residence other than the home of his or her parent only if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence, including a departmental recommendation for approval or dismissal of the petition, that:
(a) The child is a child in need of services as defined in RCW 13.32A.030(5);
(b) If the petitioner is a child, he or she has made a reasonable effort to resolve the conflict;
(c) Reasonable efforts have been made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child from the child's home and to make it possible for the child to return home; and
(d) A suitable out-of-home placement resource is available.
The court may not grant a petition filed by the child or the department if it is established that the petition is based only upon a dislike of reasonable rules or reasonable discipline established by the parent.
The court may not grant the petition if the child is the subject of a proceeding under chapter 13.34 RCW.
(3) Following the fact-finding hearing the court shall: (a) Approve a child in need of services petition and, if appropriate, enter a temporary out-of-home placement for a period not to exceed fourteen days pending approval of a disposition decision to be made under RCW 13.32A.179(2); (b) approve an at-risk youth petition filed by the parents and dismiss the child in need of services petition; or (c) dismiss the petition.
At any time the court may order the department to review the case to determine whether the case is appropriate for a dependency petition under chapter 13.34 RCW.
[ 2000 c 123 § 20; 1996 c 133 § 23; 1995 c 312 § 18; 1989 c 269 § 3; 1987 c 524 § 1; 1985 c 257 § 10; 1984 c 188 § 1; 1981 c 298 § 12; 1979 c 155 § 31.]
NOTES:
Findings—Short title—Intent—Construction—1996 c 133: See notes following RCW 13.32A.197.
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
Severability—1985 c 257: See note following RCW 13.34.165.
Severability—1981 c 298: See note following RCW 13.32A.040.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.175 - Out-of-home placement—Contribution to child's support—Enforcement of order.

RCW 13.32A.175
Out-of-home placement—Contribution to child's support—Enforcement of order.
In any proceeding in which the court approves an out-of-home placement, the court shall inquire into the ability of parents to contribute to the child's support. If the court finds that the parents are able to contribute to the support of the child, the court shall order them to make such support payments as the court deems equitable. The court may enforce such an order by execution or in any way in which a court of equity may enforce its orders. However, payments shall not be required of a parent who has both opposed the placement and continuously sought reconciliation with, and the return of, the child. All orders entered in a proceeding approving out-of-home placement shall be in compliance with the provisions of RCW 26.23.050.
[ 1995 c 312 § 19; 1987 c 435 § 13; 1981 c 298 § 15.]
NOTES:
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
Effective date—1987 c 435: See RCW 26.23.900.
Severability—1981 c 298: See note following RCW 13.32A.040.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.177 - Out-of-home placement—Determination of support payments.

RCW 13.32A.177
Out-of-home placement—Determination of support payments.
A determination of support payments ordered under RCW 13.32A.175 shall be based upon chapter 26.19 RCW.
[ 1995 c 312 § 22; 1988 c 275 § 14.]
NOTES:
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
Effective dates—Severability—1988 c 275: See notes following RCW 26.19.001.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.178 - Out-of-home placement—Child support—Exceptions.

RCW 13.32A.178
Out-of-home placement—Child support—Exceptions.
The department shall promulgate rules that create good cause exceptions to the establishment and enforcement of child support from parents of children in out-of-home placement under chapter 13.34 or 13.32A RCW that do not violate federal funding requirements.
[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 418; 2001 c 332 § 8.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 102, 104-115, 201-227, 301-337, 401-419, 501-513, 801-803, and 805-822: See note following RCW 43.216.025.
Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.180 - Out-of-home placement—Court order—No placement in secure residence.

RCW 13.32A.180
Out-of-home placement—Court order—No placement in secure residence.
(1) If the court orders a three-month out-of-home placement for the child, the court shall specify the person or agency with whom the child shall be placed, those parental powers which will be temporarily awarded to such agency or person including but not limited to the right to authorize medical, dental, and optical treatment, and parental visitation rights. Any agency or residence at which the child is placed must, at a minimum, comply with minimum standards for licensed family foster homes.
(2) No placement made pursuant to this section may be in a secure residence as defined by the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
[ 1995 c 312 § 23; 1979 c 155 § 32.]
NOTES:
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
Effective date—Severability—1979 c 155: See notes following RCW 13.04.011.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.191 - At-risk youth—Petition by parent.

RCW 13.32A.191
At-risk youth—Petition by parent.
(1) A child's parent may file with the juvenile court a petition in the interest of a child alleged to be an at-risk youth. The department shall, when requested, assist the parent in filing the petition. The petition shall be filed in the county where the petitioner resides. The petition shall set forth the name, age, and residence of the child and the names and residence of the child's parents and shall allege that:
(a) The child is an at-risk youth;
(b) The petitioner has the right to legal custody of the child;
(c) Court intervention and supervision are necessary to assist the parent to maintain the care, custody, and control of the child; and
(d) Alternatives to court intervention have been attempted or there is good cause why such alternatives have not been attempted.
(2) The petition shall set forth facts that support the allegations in this section and shall generally request relief available under this chapter. The petition need not specify any proposed disposition following adjudication of the petition. The filing of an at-risk youth petition is not dependent upon the court's having obtained any prior jurisdiction over the child or his or her parent and confers upon the court the special jurisdiction to assist the parent in maintaining parental authority and responsibility for the child.
(3) A petition may not be filed if a dependency petition is pending under chapter 13.34 RCW.
[ 2000 c 123 § 22; 1995 c 312 § 25.]
NOTES:
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders › Chapter 13.32A - Family Reconciliation Act. › 13.32A.192 - At-risk youth petition—Prehearing procedures.

RCW 13.32A.192
At-risk youth petition—Prehearing procedures.
(1) When a proper at-risk youth petition is filed by a child's parent under this chapter, the juvenile court shall:
(a)(i) Schedule a fact-finding hearing to be held: (A) For a child who resides in a place other than his or her parent's home and other than an out-of-home placement, within five calendar days unless the last calendar day is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, in which case the hearing shall be held on the preceding judicial day; or (B) for a child living at home or in an out-of-home placement, within ten days; and (ii) notify the parent and the child of such date;
(b) Notify the parent of the right to be represented by counsel at the parent's own expense;
(c) Appoint legal counsel for the child;
(d) Inform the child and his or her parent of the legal consequences of the court finding the child to be an at-risk youth; and
(e) Notify the parent and the child of their rights to present evidence at the fact-finding hearing.
(2) Unless out-of-home placement of the child is otherwise authorized or required by law, the child shall reside in the home of his or her parent or in an out-of-home placement requested by the parent or child and approved by the parent.
(3) If upon sworn written or oral declaration of the petitioning parent, the court has reason to believe that a child has willfully and knowingly violated a court order issued pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, the court may issue an order directing law enforcement to take the child into custody and place the child in a juvenile detention facility or in a secure facility within a crisis residential center. If the child is placed in detention, a review shall be held as provided in *RCW 13.32A.065.
(4) If both a child in need of services petition and an at-risk youth petition have been filed with regard to the same child, the petitions and proceedings shall be consolidated as an at-risk youth petition. Pending a fact-finding hearing regarding the petition, the child may be placed in the parent's home or in an out-of-home placement if not already placed in a temporary out-of-home placement pursuant to a child in need of services petition. The child or the parent may request a review of the child's placement including a review of any court order requiring the child to reside in the parent's home.
[ 1997 c 146 § 8; 1996 c 133 § 26; 1995 c 312 § 26; 1990 c 276 § 12.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 13.32A.065 was recodified as RCW 43.185C.270 pursuant to 2015 c 69 § 30. RCW 43.185C.270 was subsequently repealed by 2019 c 312 § 18.
Findings—Short title—Intent—Construction—1996 c 133: See notes following RCW 13.32A.197.
Short title—1995 c 312: See note following RCW 13.32A.010.
Intent—1990 c 276: See RCW 13.32A.015.
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1990 c 276: See notes following RCW 13.32A.020.