13.32A.128 - Child admitted to secure facility -- Limitations. - Washington Statutes

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.]