2020 Revised Code of Washington
Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders
Chapter 13.40 - Juvenile Justice Act of 1977.
13.40.301 Department to protect younger children in confinement from older youth confined pursuant to 2018 c 162.

RCW 13.40.301 Department to protect younger children in confinement from older youth confined pursuant to 2018 c 162.

The department must take appropriate actions to protect younger children in confinement from older youth who may be confined pursuant to chapter 162, Laws of 2018, recognizing both the potential for positive mentorship and the potential risks relating to victimization and the exercise of negative influence. The court may exercise oversight if needed to accomplish the goals of this section.

[ 2018 c 162 § 8.]

NOTES:

Report to legislature—2019 c 322 §§ 2-6; 2018 c 162: See RCW 13.04.800.

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