16 chapters · 345 sections in this title.
RCW 13.16.020 Lack of detention facilities constitutes emergency.
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The attention of the legislature having been called to the absence of juvenile detention facilities in the various counties of the state, the legislature hereby declares that this situation constitutes an emergency demanding the invocation by the several counties affected of the …
RCW 13.16.030 Mandatory function of counties.
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The construction, acquisition and maintenance of juvenile detention facilities for dependent, wayward and delinquent children, separate and apart from the detention facilities for adults, is hereby declared to be a mandatory function of the several counties of the state. [ 1945 c…
RCW 13.16.040 Counties authorized to acquire facilities and employ adequate staffs.
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Boards of county commissioners in the various counties now suffering from a lack of adequate detention facilities for dependent, delinquent and wayward children shall, in the manner provided by law, declare an emergency and appropriate, in the manner provided by law, sufficient f…
RCW 13.16.050 Federal or state aid.
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In connection with the financing of facilities and the employment of a staff of juvenile officers for dependent, delinquent and wayward children, the various boards of county commissioners affected shall attempt to secure such advances, loans, grants in aid, donations as gifts as…