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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4229

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Granlund, Kiskaddon, Talmadge, Johnson, Stratton, Conner and McManus

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.

AN ACT Relating to juveniles; and adding a new section to chapter 13.04 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 13.04 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) A juvenile shall not be confined in a jail or holding facility for adults, except:

          (a) For a period not exceeding twenty-four hours excluding weekends and holidays and only for the purpose of an initial court appearance in a county where no juvenile detention facility is available, a juvenile may be held in an adult facility provided that the confinement is separate from the sight and sound of adult inmates; and

          (b) For not more than six hours and pursuant to a lawful detention in the course of an investigation, a juvenile may be held in an adult facility provided that the confinement is separate from the sight and sound of adult inmates.

          (2) For purposes of this section a juvenile is an individual under the chronological age of eighteen years who has not been transferred previously to adult courts.

          (3) The corrections standards board, in exercise of the powers of the state jail commission, shall monitor and enforce compliance with this section.

          (4) This section shall not be construed to expand or limit the authority to lawfully detain juveniles.