Title 70 — Title 70 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
98 chapters · 1,450 sections in this title.
RCW 70.123.010 Legislative findings.
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(1) The legislature finds that domestic violence is an issue of serious concern at all levels of society and government and that there is a pressing need for innovative strategies to address and prevent domestic violence and to strengthen services which will ameliorate and reduce…
RCW 70.123.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Community advocate" means a person employed or supervised by a community-based domestic violence program who is trained to provide ongoing assistance and advocacy for …
RCW 70.123.030 Departmental duties and responsibilities.
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The department of social and health services, in consultation with relevant state departments, the domestic violence coalition, and individuals or groups having experience and knowledge of the prevention of, and the problems facing victims of domestic violence, including those wi…
RCW 70.123.040 Department to establish minimum standards.
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(1) The department shall establish minimum standards that ensure that community-based domestic violence programs provide client-centered advocacy and services designed to enhance immediate and longer term safety, victim autonomy, and security by means such as, but not limited to,…
RCW 70.123.070 Duties and responsibilities of community-based domestic violence programs and emergency shelter programs.
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(1) Community-based domestic violence programs receiving state funds under this chapter shall:(a) Provide a location to assist victims of domestic violence who have a need for community advocacy or support services;(b) Make available confidential services, advocacy, and preventio…
RCW 70.123.075 Client records.
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(1) Client records maintained by domestic violence programs shall not be subject to discovery in any judicial proceeding unless:(a) A written pretrial motion is made to a court stating that discovery is requested of the client's domestic violence records;(b) The written motion is…
RCW 70.123.076 Disclosure of recipient information.
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(1) Except as authorized in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, or pursuant to court order under RCW 70.123.075, a domestic violence program, an individual who assists a domestic violence program in the delivery of services, or an agent, employee, or volunteer of a domestic …
RCW 70.123.078 Disclosure of information.
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(1)(a) No court or administrative body may compel any person or domestic violence program as defined in RCW 70.123.020 to disclose the name, address, or location of any domestic violence program, including a shelter or transitional housing facility location, in any civil or crimi…
RCW 70.123.080 Department to consult.
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The department shall consult in all phases with key stakeholders in the implementation of this chapter, including relevant state departments, the domestic violence coalition, individuals or groups who have experience providing culturally appropriate services to populations that h…
RCW 70.123.090 Department authorized to make available grants to certain entities.
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The department is authorized, under this chapter and the rules adopted to effectuate its purposes, to make available grants awarded on a contract basis to public or private nonprofit agencies, organizations, or individuals providing community-based domestic violence services, eme…
RCW 70.123.100 Funding for shelters.
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The department shall seek, receive, and make use of any funds which may be available from federal or other sources in order to augment state funds appropriated for the purpose of this chapter, and shall make every effort to qualify for federal funding.[ 1997 c 160 s 1; 1979 ex.s.…
RCW 70.123.110 Assistance to families in shelters.
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Aged, blind, or disabled assistance benefits, essential needs and housing support benefits, pregnant women assistance benefits, or temporary assistance for needy families payments shall be made to otherwise eligible individuals who are residing in a secure shelter, a housing netw…
RCW 70.123.120 Liability for withholding services.
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A shelter shall not be held liable in any civil action for denial or withdrawal of services provided pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.[ 1979 ex.s. c 245 s 12.]
RCW 70.123.140 Technical assistance grant for county plans.
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(1) A county or group of counties may apply to the department for a technical assistance grant to develop a comprehensive county plan for dealing with domestic violence. The county authority may contract with a local nonprofit entity to develop the plan.(2) County comprehensive p…
RCW 70.123.150 Domestic violence prevention account.
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The domestic violence prevention account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from fees imposed for deposit in the domestic violence prevention account under RCW 36.18.016 must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. E…